OAKLAND NEWS

OAKLAND NEWS

Written by Minnie Burns and Mother

Taken from Thursday, June 28, 196

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pipkin, of Sweetwater, Texas, their grandchildren, Kay and Phillip Haley, of Ft. Worth, Texas, visited with Minnie and me on Friday afternoon. They spent Friday night in a Motel of Grenada, then Saturday morning they came by and carried me up to the Pipkin old home with them where we were to meet Mrs. Louise Pipkin Hollaway, Littleton Pipkin and Morris Holloway and Mrs. Gene Kessler, of Boytown, Texas, who had come for the same purpose that Fred’s folks had to attend the Pipkin reunion Sunday. (Gene’s daughter, Karen, and her friend accompanied Mrs. Horris Holloway to Grenada Saturday on a shopping trip.) We enjoyed so much visiting in the old home of where our grandfathers, even our greatgrandfathers lived and reared our grandparents, parents and some of “us”. We had a picnic lunch, cold water, Colas, hot coffee, spread on the dining room table. On Sunday, June 24, we had our annual reunion (Pipkin family) in the grand old home of the Phil Shermans. Most everybody missed sister Sallie, Gilbert Stinson and Brother Bob, Sims and the Ross (Sarah Lee’s) family- this includes Sammie Tilghan also. We were so glad to have Mrs. Fred Pipkin and Phillip Haley who had never been able to be with us. As usual, singing in the afternoon was one of the highlights and the hight of this highlight was 5 year old Phillip Haley singing several songs- all memorized. We all got a kick and a shock from his performance- enjoyed him so much. Charlie you must coime next year to the reunion. (He says he likes a more common name than Phillip’. “Just call me Charlie.”, he told me Saturday. (Please excuse the ‘split’ in the reunion item.) Miss Fannie Sayle attended the wedding of Miss Louise Meyers and Edward Womble in Friars Point recently. Mrs. Ella Sayle returned to Jackson last week after a visit with Misses Luoise and Fannie Sayle. Recent guests of the Sayle ladies were Mrs. Lillie Henry, of Charleston and Mrs. Gene Henry of Muskogee, okla. Miss Mary Marshal, Mrs. Ida Barnes, Mrs. Dale Vause, Mrs. W. W. Buntin of Charlesto, visited the Sayles (Fannie and Louise). These relatives, friends who enjoyed Sunday (heat included) were the following: Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pipkin, Sweetwater, Texas, Their randchildren, Kay and Phillip (Charlie) Haley of Ft. Worth, Texas; Mrs. Gene Kessler, daughter, Karen and her friend Marcy Gallitin, Baytown, Texas; Mrs. Buck Dodd, Judy, Kathy and Vivian Lee, Hickory Flat, Tenn.; Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Phillips, Judy, John and Robert of Birmingham, Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Walker and Billy, Byhalia; Judy Flint, Batesville; Mr. and Mrs. Denson Taylor, Greenwood; Mrs. Mary Lou Ware and son, John T. of Duck Hill and Grenada; Mrs. Mary (Celeste) Doyle, Alexandria, La.; Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Doyle, Baton Rouge, La.; Mrs. Leland Rice, Mrs. Ammie Morgan, Mrs. Forrest Hight, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin McCullar and grandson, Jack Petite, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Johnson of Memphis and Whitehaven, Tenn.; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Barton Brasher, Pat and Allen, Charleston; Mrs. Jean Burns Baker, Shirley and Tom of Ford’s Well; Mrs. Bid (Sallie) Barton, Mr. Carroll Barton, Mr. and Mrs. Robert nelson, Fred Rowland, Mr. and Mrs. Otey Sherman, Mrs. Mary McKinney, Mrs. W. H. (Madie) Morgan, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Brasher, all of the vicinity of Charleston; Mr. and Mrs. James Barton, Indinola; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Pryor, Mr. and Mrs. Buck Little of Charleston; Mr. and Mrs. edgar Shields, Bobby, Jack and Elton, Mrs. Mary Shields Thorton and daughter, Mrs. Grace Jennings, Lynelle of Crowder; Mrs. E. M. Terry, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Brett, Sumner; Mr. and Mrs. David Byron, Mr. and Mrs. Weston Pipkin, Eugene and Frank, Oxford; Billy Brasher, Charleston; Mrs. Wayne Chapman and three daughters, Mrs. Lula (Burns) Porter, Teresa, Cindy, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. (Louise) Holloway, Morris, Mr. and Mrs. Horris Holloway, Jamie and Lisa; Harry DuVall, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Pipkin, Dorothy, Donnie, Mrs. Bessie Walker, Baker A. Pipkin, Mrs. Creekmore pIpkin, Edward, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stevens, Susan, Charlorette, and Ed, Sandra Snell, Littleton Pipkin, Maude Ellen and whit Hight, all of Coffeeville; Mrs. Betty (Hight) Hendricks, Memphis; Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Adams and baby, Dawn, of Water Valley; Mr. and Mrs. Dan Shumate and Ronald, Webb; Mrs. Marilin Owen, Leigh, James and Bill of Memphis; Mr., and Mrs. Milton Burns, Donnie, Debra, Karen, Mrs. Pearl Burns, Minnie P. Burns, Carson Burns, June Davidson, of Oakland; Mrs. Letha (Barton) Burns of Fords Well;Mr. and Mrs. Phil Sherman, Otey and Nick and Mrs. Maude Pipkin. Mr. and Mrs. Otey Sherman came in the afternoon. Mrs. Minnie Bailey has returned from from Benoit. Ben Townes and Doug Bailey came out this week-end to visit with their grandmother. Mrs. Ben Bailey is visiting her sister, Mrs. Harris of Jackson. Mrs. Leo Holland’s two nieces, Misses Barbara Tompkins of Memphis and Jeanette Denington, West Memphis, visited her for the past two weeks. Mrs. A. B. Patton accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Richard McCormack to Bruce last Tuesday and visited her sister. Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Bell visited Mrs. Ben Sturdivant of Glendora, Miss., on Wednesday, June 20th. Eddie Anne Boone and Dick Wallace left Oakland Tuesday a.m. with their uncle, Bud Wallace, and son, Gale, of Jackson, for a visit with the Jackson Wallace’s. Mrs. Walter Moore and granddaugter gave a hamburger outdoor supper honoring Ruth Moore’s (granddaughter) guests, Joan Wallace and Peggy Garner, of Jonestown. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gillisipe of Aberdeen, spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs. James Moore last week. Mr. Phonso Herron of Biloxi was a recent visitor of the Moore’s. (Janie Lee, if I have these last two vice versa please pardon me.) Mrs. authur McMurty and children, Nita, Mary, Mac and Gordon, of Memphis, spent a few days with her mother, Mrs. Gordin. Mr. McMurty came to carry them home Sunday. The David Gillets of Hickory, were at home for the week-end.