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VOLUME 8, NUMBER 9

Bryan DelVecchio In the mid '90s, Irina* was unable to take care of Bryan and gave him up to foster care in San José. Meanwhile, in Colorado, a husband and wife were starting the international adoption process. By December 1997, Bryan was officially a DelVecchio. After Bryan’s high-school graduation this year, David and Gina agreed they should take Bryan and Ava to Costa Rica. So the first time Bryan DelVecchio can remember hearing his biological mother’s voice, it was coming through a phone outside a hotel in San José, Costa Rica.

Ora Reed Singer and pianist Ora Reed – who’s been at the keys since she was three and has performed in places like Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro and Dubai – has never pursued a career in music. “I never ‘decided’ to become a singer,” says Ora, who lives in Jackson when she’s not traveling for work. Instead, she says, opportunities just kept coming. She started lessons but her family realized she was a natural. “I could just do it. I started playing whatever I heard.” Singing was barely an afterthought for Ora at that time.

Thanksgiving at Sub Rosa Sub Rosa is the family home for Trent and Tricia Lott and Thanksgiving is always a favorite holiday. Sub Rosa is a beautiful serene place. The home is like stepping back in time, yet warm and inviting. It has become a great place to celebrate Thanksgiving because it is not far for the family to travel, and it has enough room for all of them to be together. Some of their favorite recipies for the holiday are included.

Chan Patterson From loving grandparents, parents, aunts and uncles to countless cousins, Chan Patterson grew up in the country surrounded by love. And food was always a major part of the family gatherings bringing the huge group to the table. Chan’s love affair with food deepened when she lived in Germany two years with her husband. Her training was in French cooking, which she believes is the basis of all cooking. Being in the kitchen and centering around food is something that will always be a major part of Chan’s life. Enjoy some of her favorite recipies.

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Departments

DEBUTANTE

CLUB

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Debutantes 2013

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PARTIES WEDDINGS/ENGAGEMENTS

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Ellen Estill Clarke/ Robert Taylor Sawyer Sarah Kathryn Sams/ Nicholas James Weyrens Anna Rebekah Wardlow/ Chester Alexander Lake Zora Diana Strickland/ Larry Dale Pittman Jr.

Engagement Party An engagement party honoring Anna Pollock and Wesley Rayner was held recently in the home of Martha and Davis Frye.

Amanda Wingfield Newman/ Nathaniel Bilbo Cameron Stephanie Lynn Harper/ Neil Faust Bass Bethany Grace Stanfill/ John Russell Penick III

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Wine With The Blind

Mississippi Kidney Foundation Annual Meeting

MCBL Coffee

A book signing event was held in the home of Cecil and Carolyn Heidelberg. The book, “A Stable Place: Where Cancer Meets God’s Grace,” was written by Mary Jane Finney with Brenda Edwards.

The Mississippi Kidney Foundation held the 48th annual meeting of the board of trustees.

The Madison County Business League and the Madison County Economic Development Authority hosted a Coffee with Gov. Barbour luncheon at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Ridgeland.

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Fondren Renaissance Foundation 13th Annual Symphony at Sunset

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Book Signing

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The Mississippi Industries for the Blind Foundation recently hosted “Wine with the Blind,” a wine-tasting fund-raiser at Bravo!.

Jackson Prep Class of 1983 30-year Reunion

Camille Elizabeth Covington/ Ethan Michael Smith Anna Catherine Pollock/ Wesley Holmes Rayner

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COLUMNS

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Tennis Advantage Jenny Markow

FoodWise Marlana Walters

EVENTS

Emily Elizabeth Ethridge/ Bradley Lawrence Grohovsky Anna Gregory Fiser/ Joseph Neal Stephens

Jackson Prep Class of 1983 held its 30-year reunion recently at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame.

Fondren Renaissance Foundation presented its 13th annual Symphony at Sunset recently at The Cedars.

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Horny Toad Rescue

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Dance with the Stars

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Bethany Christian Services Annual Banquet

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MS Hope Award

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The Masquerade Ball for Community Place

The Mississippi Symphony Orchestra’s Symphony Ball host party was held in the historic Woodland Hills home of Rebecca and Tom Tardy.

The Jackson Heart Foundation held its third annual Young at Heart Gala.

Mississippi Opera hosted Dance with the Stars at the Country Club of Jackson. The evening included celebrity dance competition, dinner and drinks, and dancing for all.

DAR Rebecca Cravat Chapter

Symphony Ball Host Party

Jackson Heart Foundation Young at Heart Gala

Community members gathered at Highland Village’s Buffalo Peak Outfitters for Horny Toad Rescue, a fund-raiser for CARA.

The DAR Rebecca Cravat Chapter celebrated their 50th anniversary at the Country Club of Jackson.

Southern Christian Bottom Line Southern Christian Services for Children and Youth (SCSCY) celebrated its 25th anniversary Bottom Line for Kids benefit dinner and auction at the Country Club of Jackson.

The Bethany Christian Services annual fund-raising banquet was held at The South. The evening included a silent auction, seated dinner and performance by featured guest George Dennehy.

The Alabama-Mississippi Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society honored William R. “Randy” James with the society’s highest award, the HOPE Award, at the 2013 MS Dinner of Champions held at the Country Club of Jackson.

The Masquerade Ball for Community Place was held at The South.

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Bryan

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he first time Bryan DelVecchio can remember hearing his biological mother’s voice, it was coming through a phone outside a hotel in San José, Costa Rica. “Dios mío!” the voice said. Though 19-year-old Bryan was American by adoption and had lived in the States for 16 years, he knew enough of his native tongue to translate: “She said, ‘Oh my God.’ ” BY

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In the mid '90s, Irina* was unable to take care of Bryan and gave him up to foster care in San José. Meanwhile, in Colorado, a husband and wife were starting the international adoption process. “We’d tried to have a family for a couple of years. My mom knew a lady who’d adopted from Costa Rica, and it had gone really well. We met her kids and everything,” said Gina Daniels Mulholland, who was Gina DelVecchio then. “So we put in an application. It was approved for two years, but we heard nothing. Costa Rica had had so many international adoptions, they’d stopped letting kids out of the country.” Finally, two weeks before Christmas 1996, Gina and her husband got the call. And on Mother’s Day 1997, they were on a plane to San José. Little Bryan was living in a foster home with several other children. The adults showed him pictures of his new parents to prepare him for their visit. “He claimed us right away,” Gina said. “He pushed all the other kids out of the way and wouldn’t let them near us. He said, ‘Mi mami, mi papi.’ ” november 2013

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On Monday - with the help of their hotel staff, PANI (the Costa Rican children’s welfare program), and a translator named Engelberth - they found Irina and arranged to meet her at a public park. Engelberth, Gina, David and the kids piled into a van at the hotel. Then the hotel’s security manager came outside with a phone. Irina was on the line. “Say hello to your mamá,” he told Bryan. “Hola, mamá.” “Dios mío!” Oh my God. When they arrived at the park, Engelberth got out of the van first to check Irina’s I.D. Then he motioned for the family to join them. Gina has a stack of photos of the entire scene. Irina, hand over her mouth, wallet falling to the ground as she watches her son approach. Their first hug. A kiss on the cheek. Bryan definitely knows who he looks like now. He and Irina have the same face. Everyone cried (even Engelberth), except Bryan. He just smiled and smiled. At a local cathedral, Irina and Bryan knelt and prayed together. Irina made the sign of the cross on Bryan’s forehead. She is Catholic and he is Baptist, but the cross was for both of them. And mother and son talked en español, with a little help from Engelberth. “If I didn't know [how to respond to what she said], then I would use Engelberth’s Spanish,” Bryan said. Irina, a former foster child herself, told her new family that her life had changed for the better in the years since she’d given Bryan up. She gave all the credit to God. And just two months earlier, Irina had been trying to find her son on Facebook. But her only source of information was a former PANI employee who didn’t know enough. The woman had tried to comfort her, saying, “I hope you can have peace about this.” Well, Irina had peace now.

Gina DelVecchio (now Gina Daniels Mulholland) holding her new son Bryan.

By December 1997, Bryan was officially a DelVecchio. A preschool language therapist helped him learn English quickly. In 1999, the family moved to Tennessee. Then in 2002, Ava came along. She was Gina’s fifth try at in vitro fertilization. “I worked really hard to have both of my children,” Gina said with a laugh. She and the kids moved to Mississippi, her native state, in 2003, after she and their father divorced. Bryan, talented in music and art, played in the marching band at Northwest Rankin High Bryan DelVecchio (foreground) meets his birth School and developed a love for drawing. He mother Irina. Engelberth, a translator, looks on. also learned some Spanish by talking with a friend from Mexico City. Gina married David Mulholland, a cardiologist with Jackson Heart Clinic, in April 2012. The family moved to Madison. David quickly became a loving stepfather. After Bryan’s high-school graduation this year, David and Gina agreed they should take Bryan and Ava to Costa Rica. “It was important to us for Bryan to see where he was born. He’s always said, ‘I wish I knew who I look like. I wish I knew more about my mom,’ ” Gina said. Before the trip, Gina started making calls in an attempt to find Bryan’s birth mother. But she didn’t get very far. The family landed in San José on a Saturday with plans to stay three days before vacationing in other parts of the country. All they knew about Irina was her full name and birth date. And they had to wait until Monday to really start looking. In the meantime, they spent the weekend touring the city and visiting the Bryan DelVecchio and his birth mother Irina pray at a cathedral in San José, Costa Rica. hospital where Bryan was born. 20

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“She asked how she could contact us, and we told her Facebook, e-mail, text, anything. We wanted to make sure she knew she wasn’t going to lose Bryan again, that we were always going to be part of each other’s lives,” Gina said. After spending a few hours together, the group parted ways, but not for long. They agreed to meet Irina again at the airport before Gina and David and the kids flew back to the States. “We had a two or three-hour drive to the beach that afternoon, and we were all just chattering all the way there. We were so excited. We could hardly believe it was real,” Gina said. At the airport, Irina met them with gifts: t-shirts displaying Bryan’s baby picture, which they had never seen, and a small tree branch on which she had carved hers and Bryan’s names, birthdates, and expressions of love for her son. Now Bryan and Gina talk to Irina on Facebook almost daily, and more inperson visits are in the works. Also, Bryan is a freshman at Hinds Community College this year, with scholarships in band and art. Every spring break, the art department takes a trip to - guess where Costa Rica. Bryan said meeting his mother hasn’t changed who he is. “But I’ve always felt empty, and now I have a free kind of feeling. “And I can possibly support her more. So that’s what I’m striving for, not just [to succeed] for my own benefit,” he said. That statement is typical of Bryan, a big-hearted, outgoing personality who hugs reporters (few people do), and makes faces at 11-year-old Ava across the table while Gina talks. They’ve been telling the Sun their story over lunch at a local restaurant. “The week after we got back from Costa Rica, Bryan went on a mission trip to Mexico, to a children’s home there. He came back and said, ‘Maybe God’s calling me to do this,’ ” Gina says. A calling to work with foster kids could even lead him back to Costa Rica on a more permanent basis. Ava says she’d prefer he not go that far. She thinks her brother is pretty cool. “He’s artistic. And he’s different. I don’t go to my friends’ houses and their brother or sister is from another country,” she says. Perhaps the person affected the most by these events is Irina.

“You have to have your

heart open

She sent the Sun a Facebook message to be included in the story. Google Translate isn’t perfect, but here is an excerpt: “It's good to know that God helps us and in spite of my sadness and my childhood God has helped me and also loves me. “Bryan is my life and now I love Mommy Gina and realize that God exists. ... Now my life and my happiness [are] first God, Bryan and Mommy and I both. Mommy Gina [is the] mother [I] never had.” Mommy Gina herself is overjoyed about how everything has turned out. “You have to have your heart open to wherever God leads you to go. When you see the pieces fit together, it’s amazing.” *The Sun is withholding Irina’s full name for privacy reasons.

Bryan DelVecchio and his birth mother.

to wherever God leads you to go. When you see the pieces fit together, it’s

amazing.” Gina Daniels Mulholland

Ava DelVecchio, Irina, Bryan DelVecchio, Gina Daniels Mulholland and David Mulholland. november 2013

Ora R E E D PHOTO BY

inger and pianist Ora Reed – who’s been at the keys since she was three and has performed in places like Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro and Dubai – has never BY

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BETH BUCKLEY

pursued a career in music. “I never ‘decided’ to become a singer,” says Ora, who lives in Jackson when she’s not traveling for work. Instead, she says, opportunities just kept coming.

KATIE EUBANKS

“She said, ‘What speech did you do?’ because I know a lot of poetry.

“But I said, ‘I sang.’ ”

Still, Ora didn’t chase after a singing career.

After finishing her degree, she moved to Baltimore and taught junior-high music

for three years.

Then she was an administrative assistant for Verda Welcome, a senator in the

Maryland Legislature. That’s when opportunity knocked.

“A friend of mine named Bruce Westcott called and asked if I wanted to come to

Las Vegas for six weeks and sing with his band at Caesar’s Palace. Not play, just

sing,” Ora says.

“I trusted his musicality enough to say, ‘You think I could do that?’

“Then I had to ask my boss. I hadn’t been there six months.”

The senator let her go.

Ora went to Vegas, she sang, she enjoyed it, and she returned to Baltimore and

picked up right where she’d left off.

“I never gave a lot of thought to it.”

She continued her political involvement, traveling all over the country to work on

Jimmy Carter’s presidential campaign in 1976.

Her other jobs in Baltimore included working for a concert promotion company and

appearing as an entertainment critic on the area’s ABC affiliate. “I bore easily,” Ora says of her varied resumé.

“I love working on a project and seeing it come to fruition and then moving on to

the next thing.”

Meanwhile, she would sing at friends’ restaurants in Baltimore – again, not playing,

just singing.

In 1980, after 10 years in Baltimore, Ora moved home to care for her mother,

Annie. She would live another year and a half.

After Annie’s death, Ora wanted to stay in the South and be closer to her aunts and

Born in Greenville, Ora moved with her parents to Lexington, Miss., when she was

three years old. Around that time, she learned her ABCs and started taking piano

lessons from her godmother, Sophronia Moses.

“My mother told me I could take lessons as soon as I learned my alphabet,” Ora

says.

When she was five or six, her family realized she was a natural.

“I could just do it. I started playing whatever I heard. It was a little more than just

knowing [the notes].”

From age seven through college, Ora took piano from both her godmother and

Henry Nelson, an instructor at Jackson State University (JSU). She got her music

degree at JSU, with an emphasis in piano, in 1970.

Singing was barely an afterthought for Ora at that time.

She had sung on a local TV show at age seven, and she’d chosen singing as her tal-

ent in a campus pageant her freshman year at JSU. She’d sung the theme from

“Valley of the Dolls” and was second runner-up.

“I called my mother [after the pageant] and she asked, ‘Well, what did you play?’ I

uncles, none of whom had children.

She worked in Baton Rouge for three years as administrative assistant for the presi-

dent of the National Baptist Convention.

Then a vacation in Rio de Janeiro brought another opportunity, as she was invited

to sing at a jazz bar called People.

Ora lived and sang in Rio for a year.

In 1990, she moved to Jackson, where she did public relations for Mission

Mississippi, a Jackson-based nonprofit that promotes racial reconciliation. Mission

Mississippi board member Lee Paris and his wife Lisa have become the brother and

sister that Ora never had.

She also got involved with First Baptist Jackson and helped at the Power Academic

and Performing Arts Complex (APAC) school.

Sheila Evers Blackmon, niece of slain civil rights activist Medgar Evers, became one

of Ora’s best friends after the two were introduced in Jackson. They talk daily, shar-

ing prayers, laughs, tears, and a love for fashion and fine dining.

In 1996, a couple of months after Ora had finished accompanying an opera group

on a tour of Germany, her friend Bruce Westcott called again, this time with another

said, ‘I didn’t play.’

exotic gig - Tokyo, Japan.

too. I said, ‘I didn’t dance.’

thought, ‘Play and sing, hmmm.’

“Then she said, ‘Well, what dance did you do?’ because I had taken dance lessons,

“He asked if I’d go to the Tokyo Westin and play and sing for three months. I

“I tend to change direction based on who’s sitting in front of me. The music I do is primarily jazz standards, but I can throw in whatever I choose.” -Ora Reed november 2013

Ora R E E D Oraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 60th birthday party, Jackson 2009. With Henry and Lisa Paris, Ora, Rachel Paris Pritchett, Lee and Vivian Paris

2009 performance with Mississippi Symphony Orchestra; Ora made this ensemble by hand. 2011 with Sheila Evers Blackmon

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2007 with Emperor Akihitoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sister Takako Shimazu and Grand Prince Hotel staff, New Takanawa, Japan With Pat Fordice, former First Lady of Mississippi

“Que sera, sera. If something is meant to be, I believe it will be.” 2013, Simply Black and White album cover

“I called Westin Hotels and asked them to fax me a brochure of the place, and when

I saw the black marble staircase with brass, I said, ‘Yeah, I can live there for three

vived cancer three times in 2000 and 2001.

“I had breast cancer twice and mouth cancer once. I didn’t even get ill. I was on the

months.’ I ended up working there four years,” she says.

strongest kind of chemotherapy,” she says.

tent.”

here for surgery one spring, and I

Hotel New Takanawa in Tokyo, where she has worked for six years.

back that fall and did fine.”

“I’ve performed in [places like] Brazil and Dubai, but Japan has been very consis-

Currently, Ora performs five nights a week every spring and fall at Grand Prince

Ora’s career has connected her with a number of notable people.

Hanae Mori, Japan’s top name in fashion, designed the gown Ora wore on the cover

of her first album. (She self-produced, recorded and released all three of her albums

in Japan.) And Ora counts Takako Shimazu, one of Emperor Akihito’s sisters, as a

close friend.

Performing has also allowed Ora to reach an audience of various languages and

backgrounds.

“I tend to change direction based on who’s sitting in front of me. The music I do is

primarily jazz standards, but I can throw in whatever I choose,” she says.

“I might do a whole gospel set if I want to. Japanese people love gospel music, even

though many of them might not know the true meaning of it. Gospel chords tend to

touch people’s hearts.”

Gospel is more than chords for Ora, who relied on her faith in Christ as she sur-

“God really gave me favor there. I did stay

didn’t go to Japan. But I went

Her attitude was pretty fine too.

“[Cancer was] just something

that happened,” she says.

“That’s kind of how I deal with

everything: Que sera, sera. If

something is meant to be, I

believe it will be.”

It’s no coincidence that Ora’s

previous jobs lasted an average of

three years each, but her career

as a performer is going to stick. “I’m very grateful to be doing

what I’m doing.”

Fourth of July 1998, American baseball weekend at Tokyo Dome; Ora sang the U.S. National Anthem

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Sub Rosa is a beautiful serene place. The home is like stepping back in time, yet warm and inviting.

AT SUB ROSA BY J E N N Y W PHOTOGRAPHY BY

OODRUFF LONNIE KEES

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Thanksgiving AT SUB ROSA Tricia and Trent Lott were in Jackson visiting

with their daughter, Tyler Armstrong, and her

family in early 2004, when they decided to check the area for hunting land for Tyler’s husband, Matt, who is a big hunter.

“My mom found an ad for some land that had

an antebellum home on it and thought it would

be fun to go see what it was like,” Tyler said. Tricia saw the ad for Sub Rosa Plantation in Madison County and talked the senator into

checking it out. As they drove up the long beautiful driveway and saw the house standing in

front of them, she had a peaceful feeling and

knew right then this was going to be her home. The rest, as they say, is history.

“We still had our house on the beach in

Pascagoula, but our grandchildren were in

Jackson,” she said. “I thought we could use Sub

Rosa as a farm-type retreat.” Little did she know, their home in Pascagoula and all that they had in it was to be lost in Hurricane Katrina less than a year after they bought Sub Rosa. “At that time, we did not know this would be the saving grace for our family,” Tyler said. “Our house on the

coast was washed away, but we now had a beautiful new place to make our home.”

Today, Sub Rosa is the family home for the

Lotts and Thanksgiving is always a favorite holiday.

“Trent and I have really worked hard to make

the house a place where the grandchildren love to

visit and bring their friends, and where we can

have family gatherings at Thanksgiving,” Tricia

said. “The yard and grounds were very over-

grown and it has been a labor of love to gradually begin to get things cut back and new things

planted.”

Tyler’s fondest memories were at Thanksgiving

in Pascagoula. After Hurricane Katrina hit, they

moved the tradition to Sub Rosa. At

Thanksgiving this year, the family will have four of Tricia’s five brothers and sisters and their families for a total of 35.

“My mom is the oldest of six and all of her sib-

lings and their children get together once a year

and that is Thanksgiving,” Tyler said. “It’s usually mass confusion, but I can think of nothing

that makes me happier than spending time with

the whole family.” Tricia agrees Thanksgiving is

always crazy, but fun and exhausting at the same

time. “The decorating, planning menus, cooking,

setting the tables, and getting the hay wagon

ready for Trent to pull the children, are all part

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of the excitement,” she said.

One of Tyler’s more special memories was from

the first year they had Thanksgiving at Sub Rosa

when they made a thankful box. “Everyone had to

fill out a piece of paper and tell what they were

thankful for,” Tyler said. “Since so many of us had lost so much on the coast, it was a great reminder

of how blessed we are and how our family was really the thing we were all most thankful for.”

Another favorite memory is how every year the

family tells stories about Tyler’s grandfather, which is a guarantee of laughter. “He was a great man

who touched so many and lives on in our memories with love and laughter,” she said.

Sub Rosa is a beautiful serene place. The home is

like stepping back in time, yet warm and inviting. “My parents love to ride around the property and look at the wildlife and the animals we have out

there,” Tyler said. “At this time, we have chickens,

food.

always animals to be taken care of.”

ing, Aunt Libby Rae Watson’s fruit salad, Aunt

porch of their home on the coast, but now he loves

beans, and the most important part is the Smoked

goats, rabbits, donkeys and lots of cats, so there are Trent’s favorite place to sit was on the front

to sit out on the front porch of Sub Rosa and enjoy the land, or sit by the pond where they have a sit-

ting area set up called the Romance Stone. This is

Some of Tyler’s favorites include her mom’s stuff-

Mardra’s squash casserole, Aunt Di Di’s butter

Turkey and Paw Paw’s Yellow Rice Casserole made by her Uncle PA.

Dessert, too, is always a favorite. “Someone always

where the family enjoys a bonfire during

brings an assortment of petits fours, ginger bread

the adults catch up,” Tyler said. “Sometimes my

in Pascagoula, but my favorite is my Aunt Libby’s

Thanksgiving. “The kids fish and run around while brother Chet and Aunt Libby will play their guitars

and sing, which is always a treat.”

before when they begin the festivities at Tyler’s

house with gumbo, Matt’s great ribs or chili. The

After a late lunch, the family usually goes down

the land looking for wildlife, while some will sit

or just sit in a deer stand to see what may come out. To end the night, the family enjoys turkey sand-

wiches and more laughs before the evening comes to an end and everyone heads home.

“We are so thankful that we can all be together,

morning of Thanksgiving the family takes it easy

watching the children grow and see the glee in

ing. Once everyone arrives, the family usually sits

ture donkeys, rabbits, and six yard cats,” Tricia

and aims for everyone to gather around midmornout on the front porch and visits before they all

enjoy a hay ride on a wagon that Tyler’s father had made especially for gatherings. He pulls it around on his big tractor. “It’s always a joy to watch him and the big grin on his face,” Tyler said.

After everyone has enjoyed visiting, the family

their faces as they visit our chickens, goats, miniasaid. “We thank God for these special moments which we will all treasure for years to come.”

Tyler shared some of the family recipes enjoyed

over the holiday.

BREAKFAST PIE

goes into the big dining room and hold hands in a

INGREDIENTS

to give the blessing and it is always from the heart,”

1/8 cup minced onion

circle to receive Grace. “My Dad is usually the one

Tyler said. Everyone then takes a plate and rushes

to the buffet to serve themselves heaps of wonderful

peaceful feeling and knew to be her home.

around and watch football. Some may go hunting

typical Thanksgiving holiday usually begins the day

front of them, she had a

Chess Pie!”

travel, and it has enough room for all of them to be

is something all of my family enjoys,” Tyler said. A

saw the house standing in

right then this was going

Sub Rosa has become a great place to celebrate

together. “Everyone can enjoy the outdoors, which

beautiful driveway and

men and rainbow cookies from Anderson’s Bakery

to the pond and enjoys the bonfire or rides around

Thanksgiving because it is not far for the family to

As they drove up the long

3/4 pound breakfast sausage 1/8 cup minced green bell pepper 1 (12 ounce) can refrigerated biscuit dough

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Thanksgiving AT SUB ROSA

Trent Lott III, Trent Lott, Shields and Addison Armstrong, Tricia and Lucie Lott

3 eggs, beaten

2 t. vanilla extract

3 tablespoons milk

1 bag large marshmallows

1/2 cup shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese

DIRECTIONS Taste the mixture to see if it needs

DIRECTIONS

more spices, i.e., cinnamon/nutmeg/all-

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200

spice

degrees C). 2. In a large deep skillet over medi-

Tyler, Addison, Shields and Matt Armstrong

Preheat oven to 350. Cook potatoes until tender and then

um-high heat, combine sausage, onion

peel. Beat potatoes in a mixing bowl,

and green pepper. Cook until sausage

adding the remaining ingredients, with

is evenly brown. Drain, crumble, and

the exception of the marshmallows.

set aside. 3. Separate the dough into 10 individ-

Butter a 13 x 9 casserole dish and spoon in the potato mixture. Bake for

ual biscuits. Flatten each biscuit out,

about 45 minutes. Pull out of the oven

then line the bottom and sides of 10

and place large marshmallows on top

muffin cups. Evenly distribute sausage

in single rows. Change the oven tem-

mixture between the cups. Mix togeth-

perature to broil and place the dish

er the eggs and milk, and divide

back in the oven. Stand right there so

between the cups. Sprinkle tops with

you can watch the marshmallows

shredded cheese.

brown. Remove when they are a dark

4. Bake in preheated oven for 18 to 20

golden brown.

minutes, or until filling is set.

SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE

Addison Armstrong helping with table settings.

WHIPPING CREAM POUND CAKE INGREDIENTS

INGREDIENTS

3 cups sugar

3 lbs sweet potatoes

2 sticks butter, softened

1/3 cup packed brown sugar

6 eggs, room temperature

2 eggs beaten

3 cups sifted cake flour

1 stick butter â&#x20AC;&#x201C; cut into small

1/2 pint whipping cream

sections

2 teaspoons vanilla

1 1/2 t. ground cinnamon

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1/2 t. salt

DIRECTIONS

1/2 t. ground nutmeg

Cream sugar and butter. Add eggs,

1/2 t. allspice

one at a time. Add flour and cream

1/2 cup evaporated milk

alternately. Add vanilla. Pour in

greased and floured large pan. Place in cold oven and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes at 325 degrees.

YELLOW RICE CASSEROLE INGREDIENTS 1 pound of pork sausage 1 cup of half cooked rice 1/2 stick of oleo 1/2 green pepper, chopped 2 pods of garlic, chopped 1 medium white onion, chopped 4 green onions with tops, chopped 2 stalks celery, chopped 1/2 small jar of pimientos 1 large can of chicken broth or two bouillon cubes dissolved in hot water. 2 tablespoons of parsley 1 teaspoon of salt 1/8 teaspoon of pepper 1 tablespoon of yellow cake coloring DIRECTIONS Chop green pepper, garlic, onion, green onions and celery in oleo until tender or clear. Fry pork sausage (fried dove or squirrel can be used) until crisp. Drain oil from sausage and damp dry on a paper towel. Add sausage to cooked vegetables. Cook rice separately until half to three quarters done, wash and add to the above ingredients. Add chicken broth to cooked mixture and add yellow cake coloring. You may have to add more cake coloring to achieve a dark color. Put all ingredients into a large Pyrex casserole bowl. Add additional chicken broth if mixture is too dry. Stir in the pimiento and the parsley. Bake at 350째F for 20 minutes or until rice is done, serves 6-8.

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Chan Patterson SIMPLY CLASSIC

THANKSGIVING FEAST

JENNY WOODRUFF

PHOTOGRAPHY BY

BETH BUCKLEY

From loving grandparents, par-

playing or hunting, Chan would

ents, aunts and uncles to count-

sit on a stool in the kitchen and

less cousins, Chan Patterson

watch her grandparents prepare

grew up in the country (Florence) and cook the meals they would surrounded by love. And food was always a major part of the

eat. “My mom and eight aunts were

family gatherings bringing the

also the most wonderful cooks,”

huge group to the table.

she said. “We lived off the land.

Patterson’s grandparents doted

We always had so much food

on their only granddaughter.

because of the gardens. I have

While the grandsons were out

wonderful memories.”

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Chan Patterson SIMPLY CLASSIC Chan with Emeril in 1990 (above) and in 1993 (below)

Chan’s training is in French cooking, which she believes is the basis of all cooking.

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Much of her childhood was centered around cooking, eating and creating new recipes, and cooking meant family and friends. Her favorite memories were made on Thanksgiving Day at her grandparents’ home in Florence. “Everybody would bring something,” she said. “It was homemade cooking at its best.” The day was not formal and the boys would hunt for the food they would eat while the women would prepare and cook a wild turkey. “I remember we had one table designated for desserts and it was delicious. The whole day would revolve around food.” The oldest of four, Chan was graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi earning a degree in English. She began experimenting a little more with cooking after graduation when she lived with a friend in Jackson while her former husband was in Vietnam. Chan’s love affair with food deepened when she lived in Germany two years while he was in the Army. “At the German-American Wives Club, I met

an outstanding cook who connected me to work with a French-trained chef.” Her training was in French cooking, which she believes is the basis of all cooking. “If you can cook French, you can cook anything,” she said. She built on that education by taking a basic French cooking course when she returned to the United States. She learned how to flavor, how things should taste and she learned to shop fresh. When she moved back to Jackson, she began teaching classes out of her home. She took six students at a time and they would cook a meal in the kitchen and afterward discuss their techniques. She was a founding member of the first cooking school in the state at St. James Episcopal Church and taught cooking classes for the University of Southern Mississippi’s continuing education program. Once a year, she would bring in some famous chefs. The word spread and when Carol Puckett opened Everyday Gourmet in 1981, she asked Chan to teach

Arts Center locations. To say her resume is full is an understatement. And she also did all of this and raised two daughters, Heather and Mamie. So much has changed at holiday gatherings, but much also remains the same. Her children and grandchildren usually come home for Christmas and they enjoy her famous beef fondue, a Christmas favorite. Thanksgiving now is usually spent with dear friends with whom she enjoys making new memories. But being in the kitchen and centering around food is something that will always be a major part of Chan’s life. “I’m just most at ease when I’m cooking. This will never change.”

CRANAPPLE CRUNCH 3 cups sliced tart apples 2 cups cranberries 3/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup melted butter 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup pecans 1/2 cup oatmeal 1/3 cup flour Layer a 9x12 pan with apples and cranberries. Mix remaining ingredients and pour over cranberry/apple mixture. Add more butter and pecans if desired. Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes or until cranberries begin to open.

CORNBREAD DRESSING 6 cups crumbled cornbread 2 cups white bread or biscuits, crumbled 1 cup diced celery 1 cup chopped onion 1/2 cup chopped green onion 2 raw eggs 2 boiled eggs, chopped 1/2 cup melted butter Chicken broth

cooking classes. She served as cooking school director for the Everyday Gourmet for 19 years; teaching, writing classes, managing teachers, arranging for guest chefs, and creating newsletters and schedules. She scheduled Emeril Lagasse’s first cooking school class at The Everyday Gourmet when he was opening the restaurant. She also conducted a weekly cooking segment on WJTV in Jackson for 12 years. She was a charter member of the Mississippi chapter of the American Institute of Wine and Food, founded in Natchez, with Julia Child and Robert Mondavi. She was also culinary advisor to four of the “Great Chefs” television series, traveled with the “Great Chefs” crew for three years and co-authored the series companion cookbook, “The Louisiana New Garde.” She was a featured chef in Great Chefs, the Great Outdoors. Chan also coordinated caterers, celebrity chefs and cooking demonstrations for the Viking Culinary

Combine cornbread and bread/biscuits, celery, onion and chopped eggs. Whisk the raw eggs and add to the cornbread mixture with 3 cups broth and melted butter. When all is mixed, there should be plenty of broth to make the mixture very liquid. Add more broth if necessary. Bake at 350 for at least 30 minutes and check if done.

SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE 8 medium sweet potatoes, sliced 1 1/2 inch thick 1/2 half stick butter, at room temp 1 1/3 cups sugar 2 eggs, beaten 1 teaspoon vanilla extract TOPPING 1 stick butter 2 cups brown sugar 5 tablespoons flour Pecans, optional

Chan’s mother Grace.

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potatoes and put through a colander with the softened butter. Add sugar, eggs and vanilla. Pour mixture into the pie shell. Dot the pie with a few pats of butter. Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes or until firm.

STUFFED TURKEY BREAST

SIMPLY CLASSIC

1/2 half turkey breast Pancetta or prosciutto slices 4 tablespoons butter, melted 1/4 cup olive oil Salt and pepper 1 cup dry white wine

Boil potatoes for about 30 minutes or until soft. Let cool. Remove skin and put through a colander with softened butter. Combine potato mixture with sugar, eggs and vanilla. Place in a 9x12 casserole dish. Topping: Melt butter in pan, add brown sugar and flour. Cook slowly. When mixture thickens, pour over potatoes. Add toasted pecans if desired. Bake the casserole at 350 for about 30 minutes or until the brown sugar is bubbled on top.

Skin the breast and make a pocket by cutting slit in the bottom part. Place stuffing in the pocket. Wrap the breast with pancetta or prosciutto. Tie up the breast with kitchen string around. Combine butter and olive oil in baking dish. Add the turkey breast. Season with salt and pepper. Bake at 375 for 25 minutes, turning the meat four times. Add the wine and bake another 35 minutes, turning the meat twice. FOR THE SAUCE: 3 tablespoons butter 1 tablespoon flour 1/4 cup Marsala Pour the juices from the baking pan into a saucepan and place over low heat. Combine flour and butter and add to pan juices, stir in slowly. Reduce by half. Strain and serve over sliced turkey.

SWEET POTATO PIE 3 medium sweet potatoes 1 stick butter, room temp 1 cup sugar 4 eggs, beaten 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 10” pie shell Boil sweet potatoes with skin on until soft. Peel the

Chan’s favorite memories were made on Thanksgiving Day at her grandparents’ home. “Everybody would bring something. It was homemade cooking at its best.” Chan’s mother’s family

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FOR THE STUFFING: 3 slices white bread, crust removed 1 cup milk 8 ounces ground veal 4 ounces minced prosciutto 4 ounces ground beef 2 cloves garlic, minced 15 sprigs parsley, chopped

1/2 cup grated Parmesan Salt and pepper to taste 1/2 teaspoon marjoram 3 large eggs Soak bread in milk for 10 minutes. Add veal, prosciutto, beef, garlic and parsley. Add eggs, Parmesan and marjoram. Mix to combine.

CORNBREAD-OYSTER DRESSING 1 1/2 cups butter 2 8-ounce pkgs corn bread stuffing 1 1/2 pints fresh oysters, drained and cut in half 1/2 cup chopped onion 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper 1/2 cup chopped celery 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary 1/2 teaspoon cracked black pepper Chicken stock In a 6-quart Dutch oven, heat 1 cup water and 1 cup butter until butter is melted. Remove from heat. Add stuffing mix and toss. In the remaining ½ cup butter, sauté onions, green peppers and celery and sauté until the onions are golden. Stir in salt, rosemary, pepper and oysters. Mix all together and return to Dutch oven. Add chicken broth to ensure moistness. Bake at 350 for about 20 to 30 minutes, adding more stock if necessary to keep moist.

GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE This is something I would never eat but a traditional part of Thanksgiving growing up in the country. I abhor canned anything, preferring fresh, but this remains a favorite among my family. 2 cans green beans (save 1 cup juices from beans) 1 can cream of mushroom soup 1 small can sliced mushrooms, strained 1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese 1/4 cup bacon bits

1 can French fried onion rings 1 can slivered water chestnuts Place green beans in a 9x12 casserole. In a saucepan, heat mushroom soup, 1 cup liquid from beans, add cheese, stirring until cheese melts. Spread mushrooms and bacon bits over the beans. Pour cheese sauce over the beans. Cook for 30 minutes at 350. Crush onion rings and sprinkle on top. Heat for 5 minutes.

SAUSAGE STUFFED TURBAN SQUASH This recipe is one of my favorites due to the novelty. The turban squash is deemed a part of a fall decoration, with gourds and maize corn. I like to cook it and stuff it – it’s great for tailgate and football parties. 1 (3 pound) turban squash 1 pound ground sausage 1 cup chopped celery 1/4 cup chopped onion 1/2 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced 1 egg, slightly beaten 1/2 cup sour cream 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese 1/4 teaspoon salt Remove upper portion of squash, cutting down to seeds. Remove seeds. Sprinkle cavity with salt. Place the cut side of squash down in a baking pan with 1 inch water. Bake at 375 for 1 hour or until tender. Remove squash from pan and reserve water. Cook sausage, celery and onions in a saucepan for 5 minutes. Stir in mushrooms and continue to cook until sausage is browned. Drain the mixture. Combine egg, sour cream, cheese and salt. Add to sausage mixture, spoon into cavity of squash. Place stuffed sausage back into the reserved pan with water. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Serve with crackers of choice.

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DEBUTANTE CLUB OF MISSISSIPPI

2013 Debutantes T he Debutante Club of Mississippi Inc., announces the debutantes of 2013. The presentation will be Friday, November 2, at the Hilton Jackson. The announcement is made by Michelle Lynne Morris, chairman of the board of directors. Debutantes include Catherine Conner Archer, Mary Melissa Archer, Eva Mackenzie Carmody, Mary Annette Carpenter, Haley Kathleen Cox, Caroline McIntire Daggett, Helen Frances Fordice, Mary Hastings Garraway, Anna Lauren Gathings, Abby Lucille Horner, Sidney Elaine Lampton, Meredith Taylor Loper, Taylor Elizabeth McIntyre, Brenna Nicole McNeill, Madison Ruffin Newcomb, Julia Rollins Parker, Ashley Anne Peeples, Mary Landrum Pyron, Caitlyn Caruthers Sullivan, Shelby Neal Sumner, Mary Margaret Tardy, Morgan Elizabeth Teller, Brittany Meade Threadgill, Clara Elizabeth Tucker, Mary Garner Veazey, Emily Ann Warner, Mary Scott Wofford, Margee Medley Wohner, Anna Reid Wright, and Susan Elizabeth Gunner Yates. In the group of young ladies being presented this year, there are two third-generation debutantes whose mothers and both maternal and paternal grandmothers were presented by The Debutante Club of Mississippi. They are Mary Hastings

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Garraway, whose mother, Eliza Love McMillan Garraway, was presented in 1985, and grandmothers, Mary Eliza Love McMillan and Mary Anna Kendall Garraway, were presented in 1958 and 1954 respectively; and Mary Landrum Pyron, whose mother, Ann Courtney Graham Pyron, was presented in 1979, and grandmothers, Mary Ann Landrum Graham and Carlene Freiler Pyron, were presented in 1956 and 1952 respectively. Four debutantes are granddaughters of former debutantes. They are Taylor Elizabeth McIntyre whose grandmother, Carolyn Newman McIntyre, was presented in 1962; Julia Rollins Parker whose grandmother, Judy Lynn Parker, was presented in 1960; Anna Reid Wright, whose grandmother, Sarah Price Wright, was presented in 1942; and Susan Elizabeth Gunner Yates whose grandmother, Christine Bourgeois Yates, was presented in 1954. One debutante, Brittany Meade Threadgill, is the daughter of a former debutante. Her mother, Elizabeth Jane Lewis Threadgill, was presented in 1985.

THE DEBUTANTES OF 2013

Catherine Conner Archer is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Long Archer of Jackson. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. William Otho McIlwain of

Mary Melissa Archer

Jackson and the late Mr. McIlwain of Starkville and Jackson. Her paternal grandparents are the late Mr. and Mrs. Holland Nathaniel Archer of Jackson. Miss Archerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s twin sister, Mary Melissa Archer, is also making her debut. An honor graduate of Jackson Preparatory School, Miss Archer was a member of the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta and Service Club. She was a member of the Jackson Preparatory Pacer drill team for three years. She was elected to the homecoming court during her junior and senior years and was chosen a beauty during her senior year. Miss Archer was also a member of the Jackson Symphony League Sub-Debs and received the Head of School Service Award as a senior. She was active in the Covenant Presbyterian Church Youth Group and the Young Life organization. Miss Archer is a sophomore at Mississippi State University, where she is pursuing a double major in chemistry and kinesiology, and plans to attend graduate school in physical therapy. She is a member of Chi Omega social sorority, holding the office of new member educator. She was also selected as a member of Roadrunners, the student recruiting organization at Mississippi State. A recent inductee into the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Miss Archer is also active in Reformed University

Eva Mackenzie Carmody

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Mary Annette Carpenter Fellowship. Mary Melissa Archer is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Long Archer of Jackson. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. William Otho McIlwain of Jackson and the late Mr. McIlwain of Starkville and Jackson. Her paternal grandparents are the late Mr. and Mrs. Holland Nathaniel Archer of Jackson. Miss Archer is a graduate of Jackson Preparatory School, where she was a member of the high school soccer and track teams. She was chosen a beauty her senior year. Her love of the arts and literature inspired her interest in Jackson Prep’s award-winning literary magazine, Earthwinds, which she served as editor during her senior year. Miss Archer was the recipient of numerous art awards while in high school, and her photography was featured in exhibits at Jackson Prep and at The Cedars. She was also a member of the Jackson Symphony League Sub-Debs, and was active in the Covenant Presbyterian Church youth group and the Young Life organization. A sophomore at Mississippi State University, Miss Archer is majoring in communications with emphasis in public relations and journalism. She is an active member of Delta Gamma social sorority and attends Reformed University Fellowship. Eva Mackenzie Carmody is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen James Carmody of Jackson. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Carmody of Madison and Eva Conn Brister of Crystal Springs and the late Lowery Brister. Miss Carmody was graduated with honors from Jackson Academy. She was a member of Mu Alpha Theta, National Honor Society and a Magnolia Girl’s State delegate. She played varsity basketball, fast-pitch softball and track; winning numerous championships and awards. She was a member of the JA Annual Staff, Young Life, Habitat for

Haley Kathleen Cox Humanity and the Jackson Symphony League SubDebs. As a sophomore at the University of Southern Mississippi, Miss Carmody is an exercise science major. She is the recipient of the USM Leadership, Pierce Legacy and Central Mississippi Alumni Scholarships. She is a member of the President’s and Dean’s Honor Roll, Alpha Lambda Delta, Gamma Beta Phi, Phi Eta Sigma, and Lambda Sigma Honor Societies. Miss Carmody is a member of Chi Omega fraternity where she serves on the Cardinal Cabinet, Campus Crusade, the Student Eagle Club, The Legacy Southern Miss, and the Golden Eagle Welcome Week Crew. She attends Northminster Baptist Church. Mary Annette Carpenter is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Phillip Carpenter Sr. of Jackson. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Earl Andrews Jr. of Greenville, and the late Dr. and Mrs. William Neel Carpenter of Union City, Tenn. Miss Carpenter was graduated from Jackson Prep where she was a cheerleader, student honor roll, homecoming court, a beauty, community service award recipient, youth legislature representative, and National Spanish Club award winner. She was a big brother/big sister mentor, Neighborhood Christian Center tutor, Peru Missions team member, and a Peyton’s House volunteer. A sophomore at the University of Mississippi, Miss Carpenter is a hospitality management and Spanish major. She is a member of Phi Eta Sigma, the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Alpha Lambda Sigma, Gamma Beta Phi and Delta Delta Delta sorority. She volunteers at the Humane Society of Oxford, and at Manna. She is a member of the Chapel of the Cross Episcopal Church. Haley Kathleen Cox is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Oliver Cox IV of Ridgeland. She is the

Caroline McIntire Daggett granddaughter of Mrs. Avery Purcell Haynes Jr. of Brandon and the late Mr. Haynes, and Mr. and Mrs. Justin Lamar Cox Sr. of Jackson. Miss Cox was graduated with honors from Madison Ridgeland Academy, where she was selected into the Hall of Fame. She was a member of the Jackson Symphony League Sub-Debs, a National Honor Society officer and served as her senior class vice president. She was a Mississippi Association of Independent Schools state track champion and basketball All-Star, received the Wendy’s Heisman Award and was a Fellowship of Christian Athletes leader. Miss Cox volunteered for Wounded Warrior, Ronald McDonald House, Mustard Seed, Samaritan’s Purse, and was a Ridgeland Chamber of Commerce junior diplomat. A sophomore at the University of Mississippi, Miss Cox is a hospitality management major. She received an Ole Miss track scholarship, is a member of Cru, Ole Miss Ambassadors for Southern Hospitality, and Delta Delta Delta social sorority. She worked as a volunteer for the Big Event, St. Jude, and attends Madison Pinelake Church. Caroline McIntire Daggett is the daughter of Dr. William Abraham Daggett III and Dr. Brighid Ann McIntire. She is the granddaughter of Dr. and Mrs. Leon McIntire of Columbus, Ga., and Mr. and Mrs. William Abraham Daggett Jr. of Pascagoula. Miss Daggett was graduated with highest honors from Jackson Preparatory School where she was a member of the Cum Laude Society, National Honor Society, Head of School’s List, Mu Alpha Theta, cross-country and swim teams, received the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Award and the Bronze Service Medal for Community Service, was a superior medalist at the Bach Festival for Piano, and volunteered with the Madison Ark Animal Shelter, Stewpot, and Blair Batson Children’s Hospital. november 2013

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Helen Frances Fordice A sophomore at the University of Mississippi, Miss Daggett is a psychology major. She is the recipient of the Bledsoe Scholarship, Mississippi Scholars Grant, and Academic Excellence Scholarship, on the Chancellor’s Honor Roll, and a Provost Scholar. She is a member of Kappa Delta sorority, Gamma Beta Phi, Alpha Lambda Delta, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Phi Eta Sigma, Sigma Alpha Lambda, and Lambda Sigma, and volunteers with the Humane Society of Oxford, House of Grace, and Feed the Hunger. She is a member of St. Richard Catholic Church. Helen Frances Fordice is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Lloyd Fordice of Vicksburg. She is the granddaughter of the late governor of Mississippi, the Honorable Daniel Kirkwood Fordice Jr., and the late First Lady of Mississippi Patricia Owens Fordice, and Mrs. William Edgar Read of Morganton, N.C., and the late Maj. Gen. (retired) William Edgar Read. Her sisters, Lauren Virginia Fordice and Emily Louise Fordice, were presented by the Debutante Club of Mississippi in 2008 and 2010. Miss Fordice was graduated from St. Aloysius High School in Vicksburg and recipient of the University of Mississippi Warren County Alumni Scholarship. She was a member of Key Club, Leo Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, freshman mentor, varsity tennis team, varsity cheerleader for four years and co-captain her senior year. She is an active member of Crawford Street United Methodist Church and Campus Crusade for Christ. A sophomore at the University of Mississippi, Miss Fordice is a marketing and management major with an entrepreneur minor. She is a member of Delta Delta Delta social sorority, Chancellor’s Honor Roll, Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society, Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society, National Society of Collegiate Scholars Honor Society, UM Social Media 52

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Mary Hastings Garraway Team, and secretary for the Alpha Kappa Psi Business Fraternity. Additionally, Miss Fordice completed an internship in Dublin, Ireland, with Marketing Network. Mary Hastings Garraway is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick West Garraway Jr. of Jackson. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Frederick West Garraway of Jackson and the late Mr. Garraway, and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Lamar McMillan Jr. of Jackson. Miss Garraway’s mother, Eliza Love McMillan Garraway, was presented by the Debutante Club of Mississippi in 1985; her sister, Katherine Love Garraway, in 2010; and her aunt, Katherine Gaddis Garraway Browne, in 1983. Both grandmothers were also presented, Mary Anna Kendall Garraway in 1954, and Mary Eliza Love McMillan in 1958. Miss Garraway was graduated from Jackson Academy where she was active as an ambassador in the student council, manager of the varsity cheerleading squad, active in Habitat for Humanity, Jackson Symphony League Sub-Debs and Big Brother/Big Sisters, member of the yearbook staff, tutored at Casey Elementary School and volunteered at Mustard Seed. She was on the homecoming court, a class favorite and honored as a beauty her senior year. A sophomore at the University of Mississippi, Miss Garraway is a hospitality management major. She is a member of the Delta Delta Delta fraternity and a member of Northminster Baptist Church. Anna Lauren Gathings is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Morris Gathings of Ridgeland. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Milton Gathings Sr. of Ridgeland, and Byron Hines and the late Dixie Howse Hines of Carthage. Miss Gathings was graduated from Jackson Preparatory School with honors where she was a

Anna Lauren Gathings member of the Pacers dance team and Reveillion showchoir. She participated in the play, “Cinderella,” “The Beauty and the Beast,” and played Sandy in “Grease.” She was a member of the Community Service Club and Patriot League. She was elected Most Charming her senior year. She was a member of the Jackson Symphony League SubDebs and also volunteered at Blair E. Batson Children’s Hospital. A sophomore at Mississippi State University, Miss Gathings is a biological science major. She is a member of Lambda Sigma honorary society, Fashion Board, and Kappa Delta social sorority. She is a member of First Baptist Church of Jackson. Abby Lucille Horner is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Eugene Horner Jr. of Ridgeland. She is granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Ballard Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Eugene Horner, all of Jackson. The Debutante Club of Mississippi presented her sister, Heather Elizabeth Horner, in 2009. Miss Horner was graduated with honors from Jackson Academy. She was class favorite, annual staff photography editor, newspaper staff advertising manager, Raider Rowdy manager and FCA member. She also served as a House of Representatives page for Rep. Billy Denny and was a member of Jackson Symphony Sub-Debs. She volunteered for Habitat for Humanity, Race for the Cure, MS Blues Marathon, Big Brother Big Sisters, and active in Young Life. Miss Horner was a member of the Peru mission team for two summers. She and her team helped build a church in Peru and taught Bible school to Peruvian children. A sophomore at the University of Mississippi, Miss Horner is majoring in dietetics and nutrition. She is a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority. Miss Horner is involved in Campus Crusade for Christ, Humane Society, Young Life Cinco team leader, and

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Abby Lucille Horner a St. Jude volunteer. She is a member of Christ United Methodist Church. Sidney Elaine Lampton is the daughter of Mrs. Dunnica Ott Lampton of Jackson and the late Mr. Lampton. She is the granddaughter of Betty Templeton Mitchell of Hazlehurst and the late Royal Sidney Hood, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Percy Ford Lampton of Osyka. Miss Lampton was graduated with highest honors from Jackson Preparatory School where she was a member of the National Honor Society and served as treasurer. She received the DAR Good Citizenship Award, the American Legion Award and was the Laura Ann Clement AP Art Scholarship recipient. She was elected president of her senior class, the student council, Miss Senior Class and on the homecoming court. She was on the tennis team receiving the coach’s award, the basketball team and a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. She was chosen Christian Leaders of the Future by Metro Christian Living, received the Bronze Community Service Award and was a member of the Jackson Symphony League Sub-Debs. She was on the yearbook staff, participated in the Global Leadership Program, the YMCA Youth Legislature, and was a student ambassador to the Mississippi Children’s Museum. A sophomore at the University of Mississippi Sally Barksdale Honors College, Miss Lampton is an English major. She is on the Chancellor’s Honor Roll, a member of Gamma Beta Phi Honorary Society, the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, and Chi Omega social sorority. She is a Young Life leader at Oxford High School and attends Christ Presbyterian Church in Oxford. Meredith Taylor Loper is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. William Eugene Loper III of Ridgeland. She is the granddaughter of Dr. and Mrs. Jimmy Taylor of

Sidney Elaine Lampton Monroe, N.C., and the late Mr. and Mrs. William Eugene Loper Jr. of Jackson. Miss Loper was graduated with honors from Saint Joseph Catholic School in May 2012. While in high school, Miss Loper was a member of the cross country team, Spanish Club, Service Club, Latin Club, National Honor Society, Nicaragua mission trip team and the Jackson Symphony League Sub-Debs program. She was involved in the dramatic arts program as a dancer, actress, makeup artist and choreographer. She received numerous awards as a senior including the Service Award, Scholar Athlete Award and Best Smile. Miss Loper danced with Ballet Mississippi for 10 years in numerous productions including “The Nutcracker,” “Sleeping Beauty,” and “The Wizard of Oz.” A sophomore at Mississippi State University, Miss Loper is a kinesiology major. She is a member of Chi Omega social sorority and the student association homecoming committee. She is a member of the Cathedral of Saint Peter the Apostle where she volunteers as a lector and Sunday school teacher. Taylor Elizabeth McIntyre is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Sharpless McIntyre III of Ridgeland. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Sharpless McIntyre Jr. of Ridgeland and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Earl Taylor Jr. of Hattiesburg. Miss McIntyre’s grandmother, Carolyn Newman McIntyre, was presented by the Debutante Club of Mississippi in 1962. Miss McIntyre was graduated with honors from Jackson Academy where she was a member of National Honor Society, vice president of her senior class, co-captain of the varsity cheer squad, co-editor of the Images publication staff. She was a member of the annual staff, student council, and she also served as a Big Brother Big Sister of Jackson classroom mentor for three years. Miss McIntyre was

Meredith Taylor Loper voted senior class Friendliest by her peers and was a senior homecoming maid. A sophomore at the University of Mississippi, Miss McIntyre is a business marketing major. She is a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and Sigma Alpha Lambda National Leadership and Honors Society at Ole Miss. Miss McIntyre received the Ole Miss Alumni Scholarship. She is a member of the Delta Delta Delta sorority. Miss McIntyre was a freshman cheerleader and scholarship recipient. She teaches cheer and tumbling to young girls in Oxford during her free time. Miss McIntyre is a member of Christ United Methodist Church where she has been active in youth discipleship and a member of the mission team for four years. She enjoys fishing, hunting, and water skiing with her family and friends. Brenna Nicole McNeill is the daughter of Paul Frederick Leslie McNeill and Aileen Ferguson Thomas of Jackson. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Leslie McNeill of Jackson, and Dr. and Mrs. Robert Malcolm Ferguson of Houston, Texas. Miss McNeill was graduated from St. Andrew’s Episcopal School, where she was prefect of the St. Andrew’s honor council, co-captain of the varsity cheerleading squad, and secretary of the French Club. She volunteered for Operation Shoestring and was a member of both the St. Andrew’s activities committee and the Jackson Symphony League SubDebs. A sophomore at Tulane University, having completed her freshman year at Millsaps College, Miss McNeill is a business major. She is a recipient of the Collegiate Achievement Scholarship, as well as the ESF Get To College Essay Scholarship. During her freshman year, she was a Millsaps cheerleader, as well as a member of the Millsaps Honor Council, november 2013

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Taylor Elizabeth McIntyre Enactus Business Club, and Kappa Delta social sorority. She is also a member of Chapel of the Cross Episcopal Church. Madison Ruffin Newcomb is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don Christopher Newcomb of Jackson. She is the granddaughter of Dr. and Mrs. Don Newcomb of Oxford, and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jerry Ruffin of Madison. Miss Newcomb was graduated from Jackson Preparatory School and was listed on the honor roll. She participated in the Patriot League, Mississippi Children’s Museum Youth Ambassador Program, and the Italian Exchange Student Program. She was a member of the Community Service League, French Club and the Jackson Symphony League Sub-Debs. Miss Newcomb traveled to Peru to volunteer with Christ United Methodist Church youth mission trips. A sophomore at the University of Mississippi, Miss Newcomb is a marketing and business major. She is a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and a member of First Presbyterian Church of Jackson. Julia Rollins Parker is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Milburn Parker III. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Alvin Blackmon Jr. of Memphis, and Mr. and Mrs. Guy Milburn Parker Jr. of Jackson. Her grandmother, Judy Lynn Parker, was presented by the Debutante Club of Mississippi in 1960 and her sister, Anne McCaslin Parker, in 2009. Miss Parker was graduated with honors from Jackson Academy where she was elected homecoming queen. She was a member of the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Chi Alpha Mu and the Junior Classical Latin League. She served on both the junior high and varsity cheerleading squads. She was selected as a JA beauty and class favorite. Her senior year she was the recipient of Portico Magazine’s “25 Students Who Will Change 54

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Brenna Nicole McNeill the World.” Also, she was involved in the Big Brother / Big Sister program, Habitat for Humanity, president of Fellowship of Christian Athletes, member of the Jackson Symphony Sub-Debs and Young Life where she served two summers as a camp buddy for mentally challenged and disabled campers at Capernaum in Williams, Ariz. In addition, she was a member of Xpress Dance Company since fifth-grade and has studied at Broadway Dance Center in New York and the University of Colorado at Boulder. A sophomore at Chapman University in Orange, Calif., Miss Parker is seeking a double major in dance in the College of Performing Arts and public relations and communications in the Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. She was recently inducted into the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and is a member of Alpha Phi social sorority. She is the recipient of the Dean’s Scholarship and the Chapman Scholarship. This past summer she was selected to intern at Broadway Dance Center in New York and participated in the PULSE Dance Intensive. She attends Northminster Baptist Church. Ashley Anne Peeples is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lawrence Peeples Jr. of Madison. She is the granddaughter of Dr. and Mrs. Billy Bass Thames of Madison and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Lawrence Peeples of Brookhaven. Miss Peeples was graduated from Jackson Preparatory School where she was a varsity cheerleader and a class beauty. She was involved in many community service organizations earning silver and bronze awards each year for her service. She worked with organizations including Blair E. Batson Children’s Hospital, Operation Christmas Child, Neighborhood Christian Center, and Habitat for Humanity. A sophomore at the University of Mississippi, she

Madison Ruffin Newcomb is majoring in speech pathology. She is the recipient of the Central Mississippi Alumni Scholarship and the M-Club J.W. “Wobble” Davidson Scholarship. Miss Peeples is a member of Chi Omega sorority. She was named to the Chancellor’s Honor Roll and has been inducted into the honor organizations Alpha Lambda Delta, Gamma Beta Phi, and the National Collegiate Honor Society. She is active in Campus Crusade for Christ and Reformed University Fellowship. She has been involved with mission opportunities in Mexico and Botswana, Africa. Miss Peeples worked as a marketing intern at Mississippi Magazine. She is a member of the First Baptist Church of Jackson. Mary Landrum Pyron is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Craig Pyron of Crystal Springs. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. William Hemphill Pyron of Hazlehurst and the late Mr. Pyron, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Harold Graham of Crystal Springs. Miss Pyron’s mother, Courtney Graham Pyron, was presented by the Debutante Club of Mississippi in 1979, and her two grandmothers, Mary Ann Landrum Graham and Carlene Freiler Pyron, were presented in 1956 and 1952 respectively. Miss Pyron was graduated with honors from Copiah Academy, where she was inducted into the Hall of Fame, elected homecoming queen, class favorite, Best All-Around Senior, and MAIS secretary and treasurer. She was also elected governor of Magnolia Girl’s State and served as Crown Club and FCA president. As a sophomore at the University of Mississippi, Miss Pyron is a hospitality management major. She is a member of the Chancellor’s Leadership Class and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars as well as Sigma Alpha Lambda, Phi Eta Sigma, Lambda Sigma, and Alpha Lambda Delta honor

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Julia Rollins Parker societies. She was elected to the ASB Senate and is a member of Chi Omega fraternity, where she serves on the new member board and was elected Model Pledge. She is a member of Cardinal Club, OMASH, and was a Big Event leader. She is an active member of Crystal Springs United Methodist Church. Caitlyn Caruthers Sullivan is the daughter of John Magruder Sullivan II and Stacy Robinson Sullivan of Jackson. She is the granddaughter of Jerry Gaskins Robinson of Jackson and the late Robert Dent Robinson, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Camillus Caruthers Sullivan Jr. of Hattiesburg. Miss Sullivan was graduated from St. Andrew’s Episcopal School where she excelled in the areas of environmental sustainability, leadership and service. She served as the president of the Environmental Club, captain of the volleyball team, a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Chinese class representative and a member of Student Council’s Service Learning Committee. Miss Sullivan proved her dedication to service by mentoring disadvantaged children in afterschool programs with the Metro Jackson Big Brothers, Big Sisters and Mid-City Mentoring Program, and she actively participated with Stewpot Kitchen, Good Will Community Services, Jackson Public Library and the C.A.R.A. animal no-kill shelter. Immediately following her senior year, Miss Sullivan earned a scholarship from the Chinese Institute of New York to study six weeks of intensive Chinese at the East Normal College in Shanghai, China. A sophomore at the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Miss Sullivan is pursuing a major in Chinese. She is a member of the Delta Gamma fraternity. She remains active in her Episcopalian faith and is a member of Saint James Episcopal Church where she received a pewter cross for her diligent service to Christ as an acolyte through her senior

Ashley Anne Peeples year in high school. Since attending the University of Mississippi, Miss Sullivan’s photography has been featured on the cover of the University’s Venture online magazine while also receiving the overall award for art. She is actively involved in Green Grove and the University of Mississippi Food Action Team, both of which focus on making the university a more sustainable and earth friendly environment. She also continues her love for service by frequently volunteering for Emeritus’ Assisted Living Home, Oxford’s Habitat for Humanity, and the International Ministry on campus. Shelby Neal Sumner is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Morell Sumner Jr. of Jackson. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. David Marion Bryan of Batesville and the late Mr. Bryan, and Mr. and Mrs. John Morell Sumner Sr. of Oxford. Miss Sumner was graduated from Jackson Prep where she was cheerleader captain, a member of Spanish Club, and a member of the Community Service Club. She was a member of the Jackson Symphony League Sub-Debs and participated in Girl Scouts where she received the Gold Award. She also received a Gold Award for community service and graduated on the honor roll. A sophomore at the University of Mississippi, Miss Sumner is a speech pathology major and a member of the Chi Omega sorority. She is the recipient of the Academic Excellence Award, the Bledsoe Award, and is on the Chancellor’s Honor Roll. She is a member of Lambda Sigma, Student Alumni Council, Provost Scholars, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Phi Eta Sigma, Gamma Beta Pi, and Sigma Alpha Lambda. She enjoys exercising and being with friends. She is a member of First Presbyterian Church in Jackson. Mary Margaret Tardy is the daughter of Mr. and

Mary Landrum Pyron Mrs. Thomas Walter Tardy III of Jackson. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Walter Hathcock of Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Dixon Rodney Somerville of Owensville, Mo., and the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Walter Tardy Jr. of Winona. Miss Tardy was graduated from Jackson Academy where she was a member of the National Honor Society and served as a captain of the Accents dance team. She was elected to serve on the homecoming court and was selected as a class beauty. She was a member of the track, cross country and soccer teams and served as a diamond girl. Miss Tardy was awarded the Girl Scout Gold Award in 2012. In addition to Girl Scouts, she was also involved with the Jackson Symphony League Sub-Debs, Young Life, and Christ United Methodist Church Discipleship Group. A sophomore at the University of Mississippi, she is a member of Delta Delta Delta social sorority. She is a Provost Scholar and a recipient of the Academic Excellence Scholarship. Miss Tardy is a dietetics and nutrition major. She is a volunteer for the Oxford Humane Society and a fund-raiser for St. Jude Children’s Hospital. She is active in Campus Crusade and is a member of Christ United Methodist Church. Morgan Elizabeth Teller is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Barrett Blake Teller of Vicksburg. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Landman Teller Jr. of Vicksburg, and Thomas Lee Mills and the late Corinne Mills of Clinton. Miss Teller was a 4.0 high honor graduate from St. Aloysius High School where she received the President’s Academic Excellence Award, the Bishop Brunini Leadership Award, overall English Award, and Outstanding Creative Performing Arts Award. Miss Teller was president of her senior class, president of the Vicksburg Cotillion Club, treasurer of november 2013

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Caitlyn Caruthers Sullivan the Vicksburg Sub-Debs, page for the Mississippi Senate, four-year member and officer of the Flashette dance team, and freshman and senior homecoming maid. She was active in choral music and had several leading roles in the school musicals. She was a member of the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Retreat team, and voted most talented senior. She has been a featured dancer for the Miss Mississippi Pageant Corporation for five years. A sophomore at the University of Mississippi, Miss Teller is a broadcast journalism major. She is a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority where she was selected model pledge. Miss Teller is a member of the Chancellor’s Leadership Class, Student Alumni Council, Campus Crusade for Christ, Chancellor’s Honor Roll, Women’s chorus, and a writer for the Daily Mississippian. She holds memberships in Gamma Beta Phi, Alpha Lambda Delta, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, and is a Provost Scholar. Miss Teller attended a mission trip to the Dominican Republic and also volunteers with St. Jude’s Hospital, Keystone Ministries and Good Shepherd Community Center. She is a member of First Presbyterian Church in Vicksburg. Brittany Meade Threadgill is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Meade Threadgill of Jackson. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. William James Threadgill Sr. of Columbus, and Mr. Leon Eugene Lewis Jr. of Jackson, and the late Mrs. Lewis. Miss Threadgill’s mother, Elizabeth Jane Lewis Threadgill, was presented by the Debutante Club of Mississippi in 1985. Miss Threadgill was graduated from Jackson Preparatory School, where she was on the Honor Roll, a Community Service Club officer, a member of the Student Council, Patriot League and Fellowship of Christian Athletes. She has volunteered at Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children, read56

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Shelby Neal Sumner ing to and building relationships with patients on a weekly basis, and Neighborhood Christian Center. She received the Bronze and Silver Community Service Awards and was named “Top 20 Christian Leaders of the Future” by Metro Christian Living Magazine. She was also a member of the Jackson Symphony League Sub-Debs. Miss Threadgill is a sophomore at the University of Mississippi, where she is a communication sciences and disorders major and an active member of the Chi Omega sorority. She serves on the executive board for RebelTHON, an event benefiting Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis, as codirector of family relations. As director of family relations, she works with the staff and families of Le Bonheur organizing events for the families in Oxford area. Miss Threadgill is a member of First Presbyterian Church of Jackson and Reformed University Fellowship. Clara Elizabeth Tucker is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. James Martin Tucker. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Clifton Smith Jr. of Jackson, and Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Tucker of Aberdeen. Miss Tucker was graduated with honors from Jackson Academy where she was a member of the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, and the National Society of High School Scholars. A class beauty for three years, she was named Most Beautiful. Twice selected to the Winterfest Court, she was elected Winterfest Queen as a senior. She was a cheerleader for five years and a student council representative. A fast-pitch softball team captain, she received the Raider and Most Versatile Player awards and was selected first team All-Conference. A captain of the soccer team, she was voted Most Improved and named All-Star team Most Valuable Player. Miss Tucker received the Girl Scout Gold Award

Mary Margaret Tardy volunteering with Mustard Seed and Habitat for Humanity. She served as a Mississippi Senate page. A Chancellor’s List scholar at the University of Mississippi, she is a member of Gamma Beta Phi, Alpha Lambda Delta and Phi Eta Sigma honors societies and selected to the Student Alumni Council. She is a member of Chi Omega social sorority and Saint Richard of Chichester Catholic Church. Mary Garner Veazey is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Day Veazey Jr. of Madison. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Garner Watkins Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Day Veazey of Madison. Miss Veazey was graduated with honors from Madison Central High School where she was a member of the tennis team, yearbook and newspaper staffs. In addition to being a Soccer Sweetheart, she was involved in Young Life and Fellowship of Christian Athletes, as well as Spanish Club, Interact Club and Beta Club. She was active in her church youth group where she participated in numerous mission trips serving the Yakama Indians in Yakama, Wash. A sophomore at the University of Mississippi, Miss Veazey is an integrated marketing communications major. A recipient of the Academic Excellence Scholarship and a Provost Scholar, Miss Veazey is on the Chancellor’s Honor Roll and is a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society and Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society. She is a member of Delta Delta Delta social sorority and is active in Reformed University Fellowship. She is a member of Highlands Presbyterian Church. Emily Ann Warner is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Austin Warner of Madison. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Tillman Banks of Madison, and Mr. and Mrs. James William

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Morgan Elizabeth Teller Warner III of Nashville. Miss Warner was graduated with honors from Jackson Academy where she was a member of the National Honor Society and the National Latin Honor Society. She was a member of the Jackson Academy Accents varsity dance team, the annual staff, and a class officer for the student council. She was a member of Mu Alpha Theta, the Jackson Symphony League Sub-Debs, Junior Auxiliary of Madison-Ridgeland Crown Club, and an ambassador for the Mississippi Children’s Museum. A sophomore at the University of Mississippi, Miss Warner is a communications sciences and disorders major. She is the recipient of the Bledsoe Scholarship, on the Chancellor’s Honor Roll, a member of Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society, Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society, Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society, Campus Crusades, and Chi Omega social sorority. She is a Mississippi Children’s Museum volunteer and a member of Madison United Methodist Church. Mary Scott Wofford is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Eugene Wofford of Madison. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. William Z. Koby of Madison, the late Dr. Koby, Mrs. Ralph Scott Wofford and the late Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Scott Wofford, all of Starkville. Miss Wofford is a Jackson Preparatory School honor graduate where she was a member of Cum Laude Society, National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta Math Honorary. She was a Reveillon Show Choir charter member and Drama Club president. She attended Mississippi Governor’s School and participated in YMCA Youth Legislature and Model Security Council. Miss Wofford sang with the Mississippi Girlchoir for 11 years. She has attended Strong River Camp and Farm as a camper or counselor for 13 summers.

Brittany Meade Threadgill A sophomore at Louisiana State University, Miss Wofford is a member of the Honor’s College and is majoring in political science and international studies. She is a member of Phi Sigma Theta Honorary, the LSU Student Government Legislative Branch and the Greek Board of Directors Homecoming Committee. Miss Wofford is a member of Phi Gamma Chapter of Chi Omega social fraternity where she serves on the new member committee. She is a life-long member of St. Richard of Chichester Catholic Church. Margee Medley Wohner is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Collins Wohner Jr. of Jackson. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Joseph Collins Wohner Sr. of Canton and the late Mr. Wohner, and of Mrs. Donald Edward Killelea of Natchez and the late Dr. Killelea. Miss Wohner was graduated from Jackson Preparatory School, where she was a member of the Patriot League, Asian Club, Community Service Club, and Drama Club, and performed in school plays “Cinderella,” “Peter Pan” and “Grease.” She was a member of the Jackson Symphony Sub-Debs and achieved a Premio de Honor on the National Spanish Exam. A sophomore at Loyola University in New Orleans, Miss Wohner is an English major, a Recognition Award recipient, and a member of Delta Gamma social sorority. She volunteered for the New Orleans Voodoo Festival, the Loyno Best Buddies, and the stage crew of the Super Bowl halftime show. She is a member of the Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle in Jackson and Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church in New Orleans. She enjoys making films, creative writing, community service, playing the ukulele, skiing, kayaking, backpacking, and travel to Alaska, Italy, France, Germany, and Spain.

Clara Elizabeth Tucker Anna Reid Wright is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Richard Wright of Ridgeland. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Todd of Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hall of Richland, Sarah Price Wright and the late Mackey Mims Wright. Miss Wright’s grandmother, Sarah Price Wright, was presented by the Debutante Club of Mississippi in 1942. Her sister, Julia Hall Wright, was presented in 2011. Miss Wright was graduated with honors from Jackson Preparatory School where she was inducted into the Cum Laude Society, the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, and the National Spanish Honors Society and elected class favorite. She was a member of the Pacer drill team, the Spanish Club and the Community Service Club. Miss Wright was active in Young Life and served on Mississippi’s Model Security Council. A sophomore at the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College of the University of Mississippi, Miss Wright is a pre-pharmacy major and a member of the Chi Omega sorority. In Oxford, she volunteers as a tutor through the Leap Frog tutoring program. She is active in Campus Crusade and attends First Presbyterian Church of Jackson. Susan Elizabeth Gunner Yates is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Allan Yates Jr. of Ridgeland. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Allan Yates of Jackson, and Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Gunner Schull of Honolulu. Miss Yates’ grandmother, Christine Bourgeois Yates, was presented by the Debutante Club of Mississippi in 1954. Miss Yates was graduated with honors from Jackson Academy where she was an Academy Scholar and member of the National Honor Society. She was also a member of Mu Alpha Theta, a student ambassador, and the recipient of both the Citizenship and Danforth awards. She was a varsity november 2013

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cheerleader and member of both the track and tennis teams. She was the MAIS state singles champion six straight years and received the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame Popstar award three times. She was a member of Southernâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fed Cup team and Mississippiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s junior player of the year in 2010 and 2011. This summer, she represented the United States in tennis at the World University Games in Kazan, Russia. A sophomore at the University of California, she is pursuing a business major while playing tennis for the nationally ranked Trojans. She is a member of the Alpha Phi sorority and attends Northminster Baptist Church.

The Debutante Club of Mississippi Inc., was organized by Mrs. James Dorsey Ball in 1941 to continue the tradition of presenting debutantes to Jackson society established by the original University Club in 1933. The first presentation was held in the drawing room of the University Club on the second floor of the Lamar Life Building on Capitol Street. The event was followed by a long series of social entertaining that lasted through the winter season. When the University Club disbanded in 1941, the Debutante Club of Mississippi assumed the responsibility of the presentations, holding its first one on November 7, 1941 with a luncheon at the Robert E.

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Mary Scott Wofford Lee Hotel. Only the mothers of the debutantes and members of the Debutante Club were present at the events. At the end of World War II, festivities that had been curtailed during the war were resumed. The elaborate presentations and balls were held in the Victory Room of the Heidelberg Hotel and later at the Country Club of Jackson. The Debutante Club moved the presentations to the Hilton Jackson in 2007. The Debutante Club of Mississippi Inc., today, is comprised of debutantes who made their debuts with the original University Club and those who made their debuts with the Debutante Club of Mississippi.

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TRI-LEVEL DIVISIONS AT T H E R E G I O N A L C H A M P I O N S H I P

ississippi stormed the Tri-Level Regional Championship in Baton Rouge, September 27-29. Mississippi sent teams in eight divisions and won four of those. Out of the four winning teams, three hail from the Northside and one is from the Delta. “Tri-Level isn’t a USTA national program, so there is no national championship,” says Lindsey Sartain, director of adult programs, USTA Mississippi. The BNP Paribas Open, held each year in Indian Wells, Calif., invites all 17 USTA sections to send their men’s and women’s Tri-Level Regional champions, in the 18 and over, 3.5-4.5 division, to compete at the Open Tri-Level Championships, which is held during the final weekend of the BNP Paribas Open. The winning teams will receive a Fila product package, the official sportswear company of the BNP Paribas Open. Two teams will be going from Mississippi this year. Leah Warren from the Northside and Zane Jacobs from Greenville captain these two teams. Congratulations to our four champion teams: Leah Warren is captain for the 3.5-4.5 women’s 18 and over team; Zane Jacobs is the captain for the 3.5-4.5 men’s 18 and over team; Gayla Sanders is the captain for the women’s 40 and over team, 3.5-4.5; and Brian Tolley is the captain for the men’s 40 and over 3.5-4.5 team. Captain Leah Warren shares a little about her Tri-Level team. “Tri-Level has been a great experience. In Tri-Level, you play a 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5 doubles court. My team is special because we are a group of fun, hardworking, talented players who are also good athletes. Everybody plays a lot of tennis. Everyone has good attitudes, fosters teamwork and works to stay in shape. My players years of USTA league experience range from three and a half years to 34 years. Gayla Elliot has played 21 years USTA tennis. She actually started playing at seven which means she’s played tennis for 34 years. So there’s your tennis; a game for a lifetime. “One of our players, Laura Barnett, is eight months pregnant. Not only did she play our 4.0 court but she won at regionals. “An added advantage in Tri-Level is there is knowledge that newer players can gain from others with more tennis experience. We went into the regional tournament with confidence because we felt that we had a strong team. The tournament in Baton Rogue was great. We were blessed with good competitive matches on the court and with the great weather. Having the opportunity to play in conjunction with the BNP Paribus professional tournament takes the experience to even another level. Just being in the same town as the pros and playing simultaneously in a tourney is enough to send this tennis enthusiast over the moon.” The Southern Combo Doubles State Championships will be held in the Jackson area in November. The 18 and over and 55 and over age divisions will be held

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November 7-10, and the 40 and over and 65 and over will be held November 14-17. The tournament committee has been working for close to a year planning this championship and they are excited about the weekend events. “Southern Combo Doubles continues to grow in Mississippi,” says Lindsey Sartain. “We will have over 1,800 players coming to the Northside to compete during the four day event,” continues Sartain. Chairman of the committee is Carrie Starks and committee members are Terry Overcash, Mitch Peters, David Brister, Anita Stamps and Landon McCoy. Christine Blackmon with Jackson Convention and Visitors Bureau and Mina Thorgeson with Ridgeland Tourism Commission have put in countless hours assisting the committee during the year as well. The player party will be held at the Pelican Cove in Ridgeland. Volunteer members of the committee have worked hand in hand with Blackmon and Thorgeson as well as Lindsey. Host hotels are Cabot Lodge Ridgeland, Embassy Suites, The Drury Inn, Hampton Inn Briarwood, Courtyard Marriott Jackson and Jackson Hilton Hotel. They have worked with Starks in getting the best rates for traveling players. Play will be at Bridges Tennis Center, Ridgeland Tennis Center, Tennis Center South, Castlewoods Country Club, Country Club of Jackson and YMCA at the Reservior. Most of facilities are donating the use of the courts with no court fees charged. Obtaining sponsors is an ongoing opportunity, thanks to Capital City Beverage and Brown Bottling for their continued support. Stop by any of these facilities over the weekend to watch some outstanding tennis. The Mississippi Southern Junior Cup teams represented Mississippi well during the 2013 event in Chattanooga. During the first weekend, our Team Mississippi 12s had a great time. Although they didn’t win, they played like champions and were wonderful ambassadors for Mississippi. The Team Mississippi 14-18s had their best showing ever. Justyn Schelver was one of their coaches. “Anyone who was in Chattanooga will tell you that this weekend was a crucial stepping stone for Mississippi tennis. My understanding is that only one other team from Mississippi has won a head-to-head match in the history of the Southern Cup. Team Mississippi won a head-to-head match against Kentucky. More important than the win was the attitude, energy and overall belief that was established with our players, parents and coaches. Eighteen players from our state left Chattanooga with an overwhelming sense of pride, and I have no doubt that those 18 kids will be hungry to qualify for and represent our state next year,” Schelver said. “The work of USTA Mississippi and especially the Junior Tennis Council to raise funds and organize pre-tournament training was critical in making this a banner year for our state. Kevin Gillette and I are extremely

Team Championships 12s were held the weekend of September 13-15 and the 14-18s division was September 20-22. Congratulations on your great showing.

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Team Mississippi 14-18s (from left, back) Davis Owen, Nathaniel Pinkney, Chris Wilkins, Noah Rowell, Larry Qu, Mason Vise; (middle row) Coach Kevin Gillette, Megan Humphreys, Catherine Owen, Sylvia Viljoen, Stedman Strickland, Sebastian Rios, Gray Johnson, Coach Justyn Schelver; (front) Abbie Vaughn, Natalie Finch, Katie Reid, Meredith Roberts, Tori Roberts and Katie Lai

qbkkfp ^as^kq^db motivated to build on this year’s success and will touch base soon regarding ideas for 2014,” Shelver continued. Just like the Davis Cup for professional tennis, the Southern Junior Cup represents excellence among top-level, competitive junior players from the USTA Southern Section. The Mississippi Team consists of some of the top boys and girls in each age division, competing in singles, doubles and mixed doubles. Three boys and three girls make up a team. Not only is it quite an honor to be selected for this team, it is one of the most fun events in junior tennis because of the team spirit and camaraderie. The Tri-County Community Tennis Association (CTA) recently held a “Tri Tennis Day” at Metrocenter Mall. During the month of September, the USTA encouraged facilities and CTAs across the country to host a play day in conjunction with the Nickelodeon Worldwide Day of Play on September 21. Elizabeth Lyle and Angie Deleon organized the event at Metrocenter. “We had a nice crowd, lots of enthusiastic juniors enjoyed playing tennis,” says Lyle, marketing director for the CTA.

USTA Mississippi recently purchased a tennis sport court. “We are so excited about our new sport court,” reports Ann Brady, executive director for USTA Mississippi. “Our inaugural event during the Parents and Kids Fitness Fest at the Jackson Convention Center was fabulous,” Brady said. Recently, the staff took the sport court on the road to Delta State University during their annual Pig Pickin weekend. Members of the tennis team volunteered their time to help out; local tennis pros from Cleveland came over as well. “We worked with Jeffery Farris at the university to make this happen,” says Geoff Norton, tennis service representative for Mississippi. “We had kids and adults on the court all afternoon. We are looking forward to taking our sport court back next year,” Norton said. It’s hard to believe the holiday season is fast approaching; it seems like school just started. As you begin your shopping, don’t forget tennis attire, lessons and equipment for all your tennis family and friends. As always, for all of your tennis questions, go to www.mstennis.com or you can find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest; USTA Mississippi.

Mississippi Tri-Level teams traveled to Baton Rouge for the 2013 USTA Tri-Level Regional Championships. Four teams came out on top.

Leah Warren Tri-Level 3.5-4.5 Gayla Elliot, Audrey Thomas, Cindy Hannon, Leah Warren, Missy Turnbull, Laura Barnett, Rhonda Rhoden

Sanders Tri-Level Sectional Champs Hope Ladner, Lauree Davis and Kelly Loveless; (front) Cindi Beesley, Sabrina Sutherland, Gayla Sanders and Celia Coffey. Not pictured: Joanna Triplett, Leah Warren, Becca Dickerson, Kathy Morgan and Missy Turnbull

Tri-Level Tolley Team Michael Ward, Brian Tolley, Art Leis; (front) Rod Bell, Mike Batol, Joey Diaz, Ray Sears

Zane Jacobs Tri-Level team Zane Jacobs, Chris Hardman, Mark Hardin, Jeff Hardin, Tyler Morgan and Thomas Wright

USTA Mississippi took their Tennis Sport Court to Delta State during their annual Pig Pickin weekend. Traveling from Jackson were Geoff Norton, Kent Shultz and Billy Stein.

Tennis Service Representative for Mississippi Geoff Norton on court during the DSU Pig Pickin weekend

USTA Mississippi Director of Player Development Kent Shultz looking on while on the Tennis Sport Court at DSU

The Tri-County Community Tennis Association hosted a “Tri-Tennis Day” at the Jackson Metrocenter Mall in September in conjunction with Nickelodeon’s Worldwide Day of Play

Immediate USTA Mississippi past president Dennis Miller lends a hand during the Tri-Tennis Day at Metrocenter

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here’s a chill in the air, meaning fall has officially arrived. With the cool temperatures come fall harvests and the urge to turnip, I mean “turn-up” the heat in the kitchen. Casserole season is officially under way, as holiday gatherings spark the reappearance of ceramic bakers, soufflés and au gratin dishes on buffet lines, while salad bowls and vegetable platters take a backseat to hot dishes. It has come to my attention that you can put just about anything in a casserole dish and when combined with cheese or condensed soup the main ingredient becomes virtually undetectable. At most family functions there will be at least one casserole topped with cheese and breadcrumbs that no one will have any idea of the combination of ingredients buried beneath the crispy exterior. Even with a level of uncertainty, people will throw caution to the wind and take a scoop without hesitation. There are the go-to casseroles with green beans, broccoli or squash; and au gratin recipes with asparagus or potatoes; and even soufflés made with sweet potatoes or carrots, but I have yet to come across a turnip recipe of any sort during my family feasts. Turnip greens of course, but turnips – just the roots – have been sadly overlooked. Fall not only marks the beginning of casserole season, but also harvest season for root vegetables such as turnips and rutabagas. While many comparisons are made between the two, turnips and rutabagas should not

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FALL HAS ARRIVED

Marlana Walters, Proprietor The Everyday Gourmet

be confused. Rutabagas are larger, have a slightly sweet yellow flesh with a tougher and starchier consistency than turnips. Turnips can be characterized as somewhat bitter, with larger and older turnips having a more pronounced flavor. When selecting turnips, it is best to choose heavy-for-theirsize small turnips because they have a more delicate flavor and texture. If your family is anything like mine there is no fooling anyone when it comes to a rutabaga – one look and they will turn their nose up and run, even if they are covered with butter and cheese. However, turnips are more elusive for those of you looking for unexpectedly delicious recipes for the holidays. Turnips have the look of a potato when peeled and once mashed, cubed or scalloped and placed in a casserole dish topped with cheese or breadcrumbs, they’re like the Navy Seal of vegetables. You aren’t sure what the taste is until it hits you – and then it’s too late. Unlike being attacked under the cover of darkness, more often than not, people are pleasantly surprised to find out turnips are pretty tasty. Turnips can be prepared in many ways and in just about every baking dish you have at your disposal: au gratins, soufflés and casserole dishes. While the technique for each preparation is different, the ingredients are very similar. With casserole season upon us, there is no better time to turn up the heat in the oven and try a turnip recipe in one of your old bakers. Personally, I can’t wait to sneak one into the buffet line at our next potluck dinner.

AU GRATIN

Cooking au gratin is a technique using breadcrumbs, grated cheese, egg and butter to create a browned crust, using a shallow oval dish to spread out the cooking surface.

TURNIP AU GRATIN

INGREDIENTS 3 medium turnips, peeled and cubed 1 tablespoon butter, unsalted 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 1 cup milk 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese ¼ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon pepper 3 tablespoons butter, unsalted (melted) ½ cup breadcrumbs Paprika

DIRECTIONS Preheat oven to 350°. Cook turnips uncovered in boiling salted water to cover just until tender. Drain and spoon into a greased 1-quart casserole. Combine

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FOODWISE 1 tablespoon butter and flour in a small saucepan; cook over low heat until bubbly. Gradually add milk; cook, stirring constantly, until smooth and thickened. Add cheese, salt, and pepper, stirring until cheese melts. Spoon sauce over turnips. Combine three tablespoons melted butter with breadcrumbs, tossing well; sprinkle over casserole. Sprinkle with paprika. Bake, uncovered, for 1520 minutes. Serves four to six.

CASSEROLES

While we all know the term casserole is used to describe the dish and the ingredients it contains, in addition, casseroles are convenient because they can go from the oven to the table for serving.

SCALLOPED TURNIPS

INGREDIENTS 3 medium turnips, peeled and sliced 2 tablespoons butter, unsalted 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1½ cups milk ½ teaspoon salt ⅛ teaspoon pepper ½ cup Cheddar cheese, grated

DIRECTIONS Preheat oven to 450°. Cook turnips uncovered in boiling salted water to cover just until tender. Drain; transfer to a lightly greased two-quart casserole. Melt butter in a heavy saucepan over low heat; blend in flour, and cook one minute, stirring constantly. Gradually stir in milk; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened and bubbly. Stir in salt and pepper. Pour sauce over turnips; sprinkle with cheese. Bake for 10 minutes. Serves four to six.

TURNIPS AND GRITS

INGREDIENTS 8 cups chicken broth, divided 2 cups half-and-half 2 cups stone ground grits (not instant or quick-cooking) 3 medium turnips, peeled and cubed 1 stick butter, unsalted 2½ cups freshly grated Parmesan cheese ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 3 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled

butter is melted. Gently incorporate turnips into grit mixture and spoon into greased 9 x 13-inch casserole dish. Top with additional Parmesan cheese and crumbled bacon. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until golden brown on top – do not allow cheese to burn. Serves 12.

SOUFFLÉ

The soufflé technique is the most unforgiving of all the aforementioned cooking methods. Soufflés are often noted as being challenging because their success is related to the rise of the ingredient combination to a light, airy consistency. One of the secrets of producing a perfect soufflé is in the timing. Soufflés are not the kind of dish you make a week in advance and are probably not the best dish to transport to a family gathering, as reheating is not advised. If you plan on serving a soufflé this Thanksgiving, your serving schedule should be planned so that the dish will be done as close as possible to the moment of serving, because the dish will sink rapidly soon after being removed from the oven. However, there are things that you can do to help your dish rise to new heights: use a straight-sided, flat-bottomed lightly buttered soufflé dish with a collar two to three inches taller than the dish to support the soufflé as it rises. The collar can be made from aluminum foil or parchment paper that should also be buttered to avoid the soufflé sticking to the foil and causing the dish to deflate rapidly when removing.

TURNIP SOUFFLÉ

INGREDIENTS 6 medium turnips, peeled and sliced 2 tablespoons butter or margarine ½ cup milk ½ cup shredded Cheddar cheese ½ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon pepper ⅛ teaspoon cayenne 2 eggs, separated

DIRECTIONS Preheat oven to 375°. Cook turnips in uncovered boiling salted water to cover just until tender; drain and mash. Allow to cool slightly. Add remaining ingredients except for egg whites; stir well. Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry; fold into turnip mixture. Spoon mixture into a lightly greased 1 ½ - quart soufflé dish. Bake for one hour or until lightly browned. Serves six.

DIRECTIONS Preheat oven to 350°. In a large saucepan, combine half-and-half and six cups of chicken broth and bring to boil. Slowly stir in grits and cook over medium heat until grits return to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cover but stir frequently to prevent grits from sticking or burning, cooking time 20 minutes. Add milk if needed to thin grits. In a medium saucepan cook turnips with remaining two cups of broth until tender, about 10 minutes and drain all liquid from the turnips. Add butter, Parmesan cheese and pepper to cooked grits and stir until

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Ellen Estill Clarke & Robert Taylor Sawyer

WEDDINGS

JUNE 22, 2013

HOLLANDALE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH • HOLLANDALE, MISSISSIPPI

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Taylor Sawyer

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llen Estill Clarke and Robert Taylor Sawyer were united in marriage June 22 at 7 p.m., at the Hollandale First United Methodist Church. The Rev. Jerry Bruce Case Jr. officiated the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Singleton Clarke IV of Hollandale. Grandparents of the bride are Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Singleton Clarke III of Hollandale, and the late Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas Watkins of West Point. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Robert Woodrow Sawyer of Lyon. He is the grandson of Mrs. Keith Roy Harris and the late Mr. Harris of Clarksdale, and the late Mr. and Mrs. John Woodrow Sawyer of Lyon. Nuptial music was provided by Emily Reid Carter, vocalist; Anne-Gaëlle Ravetto, violinist; and Jung-Won Shin, pianist. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore her mother’s gown. The bodice of re-embroidered Alençon lace featured a sweetheart neckline and cap sleeves. The A-line satin skirt and train were enhanced by lace appliqués and an ivory satin sash. Her sister’s cathedral-length veil of ivory illusion completed the attire. The bride carried a gathered clutch of white peonies, gardenias, white and ivory garden roses, and summer lilac, wrapped with her maternal grandmother’s linen handkerchief. Matron of honor was Anne Read Clarke Lattimore, sister of the bride. Bridesmaids were Mary Tyler Baird, Amye Lynn Blubaugh, Maris Elizabeth Cooper, Lauren Anne Ferguson, Kristen Nicole Fontenot, Kaitlin Ferguson Godfrey, Jessica Lauren Lucovich, Katherine Leigh Mallette, Swayze Neyland Pentecost, and Marlee Kate West. They wore strapless misty-blue chiffon gowns and carried small nosegays of white peonies, Sahara roses, and ivory Tibet roses. Flower girls were Sara Stokes McReynolds and Elizabeth Wood Nunnery. They wore matching batiste dresses made by Elizabeth’s maternal grandmother and halos of variegated mini ivy and gardenias, tied with satin streamers. They carried pomanders of white hydrangeas. The bridegroom’s father was best man. Groomsmen were Bobo Barry Catoe, Carlisle Singleton Clarke, Bryce Steven Daves, Robert Benson Ford, James Andrew Hull, William Lattimore III, Douglas Max McDaniel, Robert Allen McKnight, Patrick Reid Peavy, and David Moor Russell. David Estill Clarke Jr., cousin of the bride, was Scripture reader. Acolytes were Joseph McLaurin Hamilton and William Russell McReynolds II. Program attendants were Hope Christian Brown, McKenzie Lee McIntire, and Heather Greer Randle. Georgia Corinne Clarke, cousin of the bride, was proxy. Following the ceremony, the bride’s parents hosted a reception at their home. Guests were entertained with music by the Musical Fantasy band. After a wedding trip to Italy, the couple is at home in Jackson, where the bride is a physical therapist at Mississippi Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center and the bridegroom is a fourth-year medical student at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

Sarah Kathryn Sams & Nicholas James Weyrens

WEDDINGS

FEBRUARY 23, 2013

CHRIST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH • JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI

Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas James Weyrens

n a candlelight ceremony, the marriage of Sarah Kathryn Sams and Nicholas James Weyrens was celebrated at 6:30 p.m., February 23, at Christ United Methodist Church. The ceremony was officiated by the Rev. Pat Ward and Wes Ingram. The bride is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Lucius Featherston Sams III of Jackson. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lucius Featherston Sams Jr. of Tupelo, Kathryn Yerger Becker and James Angelo Becker of Jackson. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Edward Weyrens Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. Todd Gregory Yoder. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. John William Lapp, and Mr. and Mrs. James Edward Weyrens. Given in marriage by her parents and escorted by her father, the bride wore a designer gown of English tulle featuring a strapless sweetheart neckline. The A-line skirt cascaded into a chapel train, appliqued with Belgian lace and sprinkled with crystal accents. She carried an English-style clutch bouquet of white hydrangeas and garden roses wrapped with lace from her mother’s bridal veil. Maid of honor was Rachel Alise Darnell. Elizabeth Fair McIntosh was matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Christie Marie Ankeney, Betsy Nelson Belk, Alexandria Claire Denton, Elizabeth Dare Harcourt, Allie Elizabeth Johnson, Mary Katherine Lott, Callie Elisabeth Mounger, Sarah Elizabeth Parker, Margaret Henson Pless, and Keeley Austin Sams. The bridegroom’s sister, Bailee O’Hara Weyrens, was junior bridesmaid. Flower girls were Lucuis Elizabeth Gratz and Hallie Paige Ingram. The bridegroom’s brother Andrew John Weyrens was best man. Groomsmen were Benjamin Becker Sams and Bryan Taylor Sams, brothers of the bride; Daniel Kyle Cole, Craig Neil Daniel, Samuel Hardy Farris IV, David Paul Grayson, Michah Thomas Macomber, Gregory Alan Miller, Bradley Maxwell Nielson, Tyler Ethan Robertson, and Benjamin Mosley Weir. The bridegroom’s brothers, Chase Gregory Yoder and Jordan Todd Yoder, were junior groomsmen. Peyton Carl Yoder, brother of the bridegroom, was ring bearer. A string quartet provided nuptial music. Soloist Sarah Neal Pope performed “Be Thou My Vision” before the bride entered the sanctuary. Following the ceremony, guests gathered for a garden-themed gala reception at the Country Club of Jackson. Twinkling lights, candles and wreaths of pale blue hydrangeas greeted guests. Candlelit ballrooms featured garden canopies stenciled with dragonflies and dining tables centered with towering arrangements of white hydrangeas and garden roses. An array of Southern cuisine was complemented with music and entertainment from the Band X of Atlanta. On the eve of the wedding, the bridegroom’s parents entertained with a seated rehearsal dinner at the Mississippi Museum of Art. The newlyweds left the reception in a vintage 1938 Packard. After a wedding trip to Hawaii, the couple is at home in Louisville, Ky.

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Anna Rebekah Wardlow & Chester Alexander Lake WEDDINGS

MAY 25, 2013

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH • OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI

Mr. and Mrs. Chester Alexander Lake

r. Anna Rebekah Wardlow and Chester Alexander Lake were united in marriage at 5:30 p.m. May 25, at First Presbyterian Church in Oxford. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Michael Wardlow of Springdale, Ark. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Dale Risher of Morton and Mr. and Mrs. Carthal Foster Wardlow of Tupelo. The bridegroom is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Chester Hamilton Lake Jr. of Flowood. He is the grandson of Betty Hamilton Lake, the late Dr. Chester Hamilton Lake, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Alton Eugene Windsor, all of Jackson. The Rev. John M. Semmes performed the ceremony. Nuptial music was provided by Erik Fearing, soloist; Joseph W. Garrison, organist; Robert Riggs, Yan Mao, and Irwin Bell, violinists; and Phyllis Long, cellist. Scripture reader was James Dewey Bower. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore an ivory beaded Venise lace over light gold satin gown with a V-shaped neckline, a fitted bodice with empire cut encrusted with crystals and pearls featuring covered buttons along the back, contoured cap-sleeves of beaded Venise lace, and a trumpet skirt with a scalloped beaded Venise lace train. She wore a cathedral, light gold and ivory veil. The light gold tulle featured lightly beaded ivory appliqués that trimmed the full length of the veil. Her hand-tied bouquet contained blush and cream peonies, white ranunculus and stephanotis, cream sweet peas, Juliet garden roses, wrapped in an ivory satin ribbon. To follow the ceremony, she chose a short ivory cocktail dress featuring a ruched chiffon top with a beaded appliqué at the waist. The skirt was adorned with chiffon rosettes. Bridesmaids were Elizabeth Cannon of South Fulton, Tenn.; Morgan Hall of Poplar Bluff, Mo.; Brittany Lake and Margaret Lake of Jackson. Junior bridesmaid was Katelyn Nutt of Brandon. They wore sleeveless cocktail length dresses of aquamarine and carried hand-tied bouquets of pink and white peonies, garden roses, and cream sweet peas, wrapped in an ivory satin ribbon. Flower girls were Sophia Bower of Kiefer, Okla., and Emma Brown of Oklahoma City. They carried petite hand-tied bouquets of blush garden roses, and cream sweet peas with a halo of white stephanotis in their hair. Their dresses had bisque silk bodices with layers of tulle in champagne, ivory, and bisque for the skirt. The sash was matching bisque silk with a bow and trailing silk flowers. Jackson Nutt of Brandon was the ring bearer. Program attendants were Virginia Ivy and Sydney Klaire Ivy of Raleigh. The bridegroom’s father was best man. Groomsmen were Andrew Lake and Tyler Lake, brothers of the bridegroom; Neal Carroll, and Max Busching, all of Jackson. Ushers were John Brooks of Denver, Clay Escude of New Orleans, and David Henson of Oxford. Following the ceremony, a reception was held at Boure on the Square in Oxford. Guests were entertained by the music of Damein Wash. On the eve of the wedding the bridegroom’s parents hosted a rehearsal dinner at The University Club in Oxford with music by Larry Tate. After a wedding trip to Kauai, the couple is at home in Kansas City, Mo. november 2013

Zora Diana Strickland & Larry Dale Pittman Jr.

WEDDINGS

JUNE 1, 2013

COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH • JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI

Mr. and Mrs. Larry Dale Pittman Jr.

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he sanctuary of Covenant Presbyterian Church was the setting for the June 1, 6 p.m. marriage celebration of Zora Diana Strickland and Larry Dale Pittman Jr. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth George Strickland Jr. of Jackson. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Dale Pittman of Saltillo. The Rev. Steve Burton performed the double ring wedding ceremony. Nuptial music was presented by Sheila Hess, organist; Ty Maisel, violinist; Amanda Mangrum, harpist, and Grey Johnson and Wyndy South, vocalists. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a designer gown of diamond white sleek satin, featuring a sweetheart neckline with crystal beaded appliques accenting the waist and hidden side pockets, ending in an extended cathedral length train. She wore a crystal beaded appliqué long sleeve tulle jacket with scalloped neckline and sleeve edge finished with satin covered buttons. Her diamond white extended cathedral length veil was embellished with a vintage crystal Eisenburg brooch. Her jewelry was a pair of multifaceted crystal, rhinestone teardrop earrings borrowed from her sister, who married in 2010. The bride carried a cascading bouquet of all white toned posies designed by her father. The flowers of choice included Tibet roses, Dendrobium orchids, Freesia, stock, peonies and spray roses. Southern gardenias were intermingled with lily of the valley. Plumosus ferns enhanced the bouquet along with the lace and picot ribbon streamers from the bride’s mother’s and sister’s wedding bouquets. The bride’s sister, Etta Strickland Spencer of Madison, and the bridegroom’s sister, Heather Pittman Emplaincourt of Saltillo, were matrons of honor. Bridesmaids were Kristina Harwood Etheridge of Honolulu; Jordan Rankin Faler of Monticello; Erin Leann Fortenberry of Nashville; Kimberly Lynn Lee of Belden; and Melanie Ruth Moore of Saltillo. They wore gowns of petal pink bella chiffon with a twist front sweetheart neckline and crystal beaded appliqués accenting the waist and straps. Their jewelry was a pair of crystal single stranded drop earrings, a gift from the bride. They carried nosegays of Sweet Akito, Esperence, Topez, and Sweet Unique roses accented with pink wax flower. Cousin of the bride, Abigail Reese Battle, was the flower girl. She held a pomander of pink spray roses and pink Dendrobium orchids and wore a hair piece made of pink Dendrobium orchids. Groomsmen were William Hugh Bourgeois Jr. of Diamondhead; Alexander Arthur Emplaincourt of Saltillo; Stephen Mark Gentry of Hattiesburg; Donald Phillip Spencer of Madison; Kenneth George Strickland III of Jackson, brother of the bride; and William Scott Tisdale of Hattiesburg. Program attendants were Callie Waring and Abby Wiggins of Jackson. As the couple left the church to drive away in their 1966 electric blue Ford Bronco half cab, they were showered with pink rose petals and English lavender. They drove off in vintage style, pulling tin cans toward the Old Capitol Inn where they were honored with a reception hosted by the bride’s parents. Following a family tradition, they cut the cake with the same heirloom saber that the bride’s grandfather had captured in Germany during WWII and toasted champagne from the same silver goblets as the bride’s parents. On the eve of the wedding, the bridal party, family and friends were entertained at a denim and boots themed “the night before” dinner at the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum. Ralph Miller provided background music for the evening. After a wedding trip to Negril, Jamaica, the couple is at home in Saltillo.

Emily Elizabeth Ethridge & Bradley Lawrence Grohovsky WEDDINGS

MARCH 23, 2013

LOVELESS BARN • NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE

Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Lawrence Grohovsky

mily Elizabeth Ethridge and Bradley Lawrence Grohovsky were united in marriage at 5 p.m. March 23 at the Loveless Barn in Nashville. The Rev. Ray McKelvy officiated the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Jesse Chandler Ethridge of Jackson. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Louis Taylor also of Jackson, Dr. and Mrs. Heber Clark Ethridge of Madison, and the late Barbara Beckman Ethridge of Jackson. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Wayne Grohovsky of Russellville, Ky. He is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wallace John Jakowczyk and the late Mr. and Mrs. Felix Michael Grohovsky, all of Terre Haute, Ind. Nuptial music was presented by Caleb Weeks, pianist; Charis Mackrell, violinist; and Catherine Sledge and Emily Weeks, vocalists. The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore her mother’s heirloom gown restyled for her. The couture gown of diamond white re-embroidered Chantilly lace featured a portrait neckline and keyhole back. The empire bodice tapered to a gently gathered skirt of silk organza, adorned with a wide band of reembroidered Alencon lace. She wore her mother’s cathedral-length veil of sheer illusion, edged with scalloped lace and adorned with a sprinkling of lace medallions. The bridal bouquet of garden flowers included roses, hydrangeas, jasmine vine, viburnum, seeded eucalyptus, and dusty miller foliage. It was hand-tied and wrapped with a buttoned remnant from the sleeve of her mother’s wedding dress. The altar, a free standing mantle, featured flowers in vibrant shades of purple, green and butter cream, and surrounded a rustic cross. Maid of honor was Natalie Grace Ethridge, sister of the bride. Matron of honor was Catherine Carter Sledge. Bridesmaids were Melissa Dodson, sister of the bridegroom, Jennifer Brandon, Emily Cole, Kacy Hagerty, Theresa Schrader, and Emily Weeks, all of Nashville; Allen Geeslin of San Antonio; Anna Pace of Greenville, S.C.; and Rachel Johnson of Knoxville. Program attendants were Hannah Grace Taylor and Allison Greer Taylor, cousins of the bride. Best man was John Tiedt of Nashville. Groomsmen were Victor Dodson of Nashville, brother-in-law of the bridegroom; Ethan Claretto of Terre Haute; Matthew Grohovsky of Paducah; Efosa Guobadia of Chicago; Eric Hollingsworth of Henderson, Ky.; Lawson Laster of Bowling Green; Drew Oliver of Boston; Trevan Price of Lewisburg, Ky.; and Ben Rogers of Auburn, Ky. Following the wedding, the bride’s parents hosted a reception at the Loveless Barn, where stringed lights, twined spheres and Mason jar chandeliers provided a warm glow to the side porches. Guests were treated to Southern cuisine as The Blue Tones of Nashville entertained. On the eve of the wedding, the bridegroom’s parents hosted a rehearsal dinner at Maggiano’s Little Italy in Nashville. After a wedding trip to Washington, D.C., the couple is at home in Annapolis.

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Anna Gregory Fiser & Joseph Neal Stephens

WEDDINGS

MARCH 16, 2013

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH • JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Neal Stephens

nna Gregory Fiser and Joseph Neal Stephens were united in marriage at 4:30 p.m., March 16 at First Baptist Church Jackson. The Rev. Ronald Gene Mumbower officiated the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Hal Gregory Fiser Jr. of Jackson. She is the granddaughter of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Vincent of Walls and Mr. and Mrs. Hal Fiser of Clarksdale. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lawrence Stephens of Magee. He is the grandson of Carolyn Stephens of Magee and the late Dr. James O. Stephens, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Archie L. Magee of Jackson. Music was presented by Patsy Simpson, organist; Eva Hart, pianist; and Catherine Sledge and Emily Grohovsky, soloists. Scripture reader was the bridegroom’s sister, Natalie Brown Stephens. The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a couture designer bridal gown of silk satin fashioned with a sleeveless bodice and a molded veed neckline. From a shirred wrapped waistline fell the inverted, pleated A-line skirt sweeping into a chapel train. Her fingertip veil of scalloped lace was her mother’s. She carried a bouquet of white garden roses, ranunculus, peonies, white astilbe, lisianthus and white veronica accented with fresh herbs. Along with her bouquet, she carried a hand-embroidered handkerchief that had been carried by her mother and sister. She wore a sapphire bracelet given to her from the groom on the day of the wedding. Robbie Fiser Stroud, sister of the bride, was matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Brittany Elizabeth Allen, Lauren Brabson Ferriter, Sarah Tejan Fiser, Julia Allison Landrum, and sisters of the bridegroom Mary Frances Stephens and Natalie Brown Stephens. Proxy bride was Amy Calvert Campbell. Program attendants were Kathleen Cessner Davis, Julia Hall Wright, Laurel Miller Donahoo and Lauren Green Egger. They carried handtied bouquets of ivory roses, white anemones, double white tulips, and white stock accented with olive leaf and seeded eucalyptus. The stems were wrapped in navy blue and white striped grosgrain ribbon. The bridegroom’s father was best man. Groomsmen were Chesley Hall Edwards, Christopher Bruno Lacaria, Yuan Fang Liu, Philip Laurence Perez, Peter Justin Rossi, and John Justin Stroud. Gray Fiser, brother of the bride, also served as a groomsman. Ringbearer was Payne Vincent Stroud, nephew of the bride. A reception dinner was held at the bride’s home following the ceremony. Guests enjoyed a seated family-style dinner with an “Al Fresco” inspiration. The pole tent was strung with Italian bistro lighting and tables were adorned with potted herbs, fern terrariums, and fresh florals designed in rustic wooden boxes. The floral pieces were composed of white hydrangea, peonies, garden roses, ranunculus, and anemones accented with cut ferns and fresh herbs. Fresh bay leaf garlands accented the cake tables, bars, and the appetizer tables. Guests danced to the music of the Party Jammers, with a surprise breakout flash mob dance to “Gangnam Style” performed by the couple’s parents and friends. After the reception, the couple departed on the bride’s scooter decorated in a St. Paddy Day motif. On the eve of the wedding, the bridegroom’s parents hosted a rehearsal dinner at River Hills Club. A bridal breakfast was hosted by the bride’s grandmothers and family friend, Angel Stodard at Cracker Barrel. An out of town luncheon was held the day of wedding at Local 463. After a wedding trip to St. John’s Island, the couple is at home in Jackson, where the bride is a basketball and volleyball coach at Jackson Academy and the bridegroom is the director of DORE USA. november 2013

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Amanda Wingfield Newman & Nathaniel Bilbo Cameron WEDDINGS

NOVEMBER 17, 2012

COURT STREET UNITED METHODIST CHURCH • HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI

Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Bilbo Cameron

manda Wingfield Newman and Nathaniel Bilbo Cameron were united in marriage at 6 p.m., November 17, 2012, at Court Street United Methodist Church in Hattiesburg. The uncle of the bridegroom, the Rev. Jessie Ladner, performed the double-ring ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Alan Newman of Madison. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Newman of Biloxi, Mr. and Mrs. John Baltar of Jackson, and the late Mr. Arthur Barry Potwin of Greenwood. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lyndon Johnson Cameron of Purvis. He is the grandson of Estelle Cameron and the late Hershel Cameron of Baxterville, and Mr. and Mrs. George Bilbo of Purvis. Guests were greeted with programs by Kylee Cameron, niece of the bridegroom, and the bride’s proxy, Brittany Stokely. Scripture was read by Audrey Smith, cousin of the bride. Vocalists were Whitney Cameron, Hannah Rachal, and Machel Weinacker. Given in marriage by her parents and escorted by her father, the bride wore a designer satin gown featuring a modified mermaid look with a sweetheart neckline, a lace appliqued bodice embellished with crystals and pearls and a chapel-length train. The bride’s fingertip length veil was handmade and decorated with crystals and pearls by her mother and edged in lace from her mother’s veil. The bride’s shoes were royal blue in color including a piece of gold placed inside of her shoe, worn by the bride’s mother and aunts on their respective wedding dates. Her bouquet of hydrangeas, freesia, and light peach roses was wrapped in an heirloom handkerchief given to her by Lisa Thompson. Matron of honor was Jennifer Boudreaux. Tara Moe was maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Ashford Smith, Ashlei Stanovich, Ellon Eubank, Kristi Wittmann, Machel Weinacker, Hannah Rachal, Emily Burger, and Jamie Speights. They wore designer gowns of royal blue chiffon. They carried bouquets of white hydrangeas, Fuji’s, and light peach roses. The bridegroom’s father and Adam Speights were best men. Groomsmen were Jerrod Venable, Cody Cameron, Kyle Swan, Derek Swan, Levi Bond, Matthew M. Newman, Joe Keith Jr., and Mike Lott. Ushers were Paul Purvis, Todd Sandifer, Brad Boudreaux, and Davy Claburn. Following the ceremony, the bride’s parents hosted a reception at the train depot, where guests dined and danced to music provided by the Big Daddy Band. On the eve of the wedding, the bridegroom’s parents hosted a rehearsal dinner at Walnut Circle Grill. Following a wedding trip to Nassau, Bahamas, the couple is at home in Hattiesburg.

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Stephanie Lynn Harper & Neil Faust Bass

WEDDINGS

JUNE 1, 2013

MADISON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH • MADISON, MISSISSIPPI

Mr. and Mrs. Neil Faust Bass

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tephanie Lynn Harper and Neil Faust Bass were united in marriage June 1 at Madison United Methodist Church. The double ring ceremony was officiated by the Rev. Jim Genesse. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Harper of Madison. She is the granddaughter of Ruth Breithaupt and the late Ernest Breithaupt of Lorman, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Jim Harper of Vicksburg. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ken Craft of Ridgeland, and Mr. and Mrs. Carey Bass of Utica. He is the grandson of Josephine Faust McDavid and the late Neil Faust of McComb, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Warren Bass of Jackson. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a designer gown of Alencon lace and silk organza with a strapless sweetheart neckline closed in the back with covered buttons. A grosgrain belt with a silver knotted bouquet touched with diamond crystals defined the natural waistline from which fell the slim skirt of Alencon ending in flounced hemline layers of organza drifting into a chapel train. With her gown she wore a long veil of illusion edged in lace. The bride’s bouquet consisted of white garden roses and hydrangeas with stems wrapped in burlap and pinned with an antique jeweled blue brooch given to the bride by family friends, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Smith. Matron of honor was Rachel Geimer. Bridesmaids were Cara Bass, sister of the bridegroom, Logan Smith, Shannon Scruggs, Rachel Ray, and Brittney Shirley. They wore gowns of charcoal chiffon and carried bouquets of white garden roses and hydrangeas. Joe Hemleben was best man. Groomsmen were Warren Bass, brother of the bridegroom, Scott Sawicki, Doug Sawicki, Will Ratcliffe, and Randy Geimer. Chris Harper, brother of the bride, was an usher. Nuptial music was presented by Dr. Donna Banks, pianist; and Jacob Hendley, guitarist. Cindy Keller was wedding coordinator. A reception was held in the church fellowship hall following the ceremony. The couple departed the church in an antique Cadillac. On the eve of the wedding the bridegroom’s family honored the couple with a rehearsal dinner at Lake Caroline Clubhouse. After a wedding trip to Las Vegas, the couple is at home in Murphreesboro, Tenn., where the bride is associated with UBS Financial Services in Nashville, and the bridegroom is a 911 dispatcher for Metro Nashville and serves in the Mississippi Air National Guard.

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ENGAGEMENTS

Bethany Grace Stanfill & John Russell Penick III JANUARY 18, 2014

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r. and Mrs. Don Alan Stanfill of Germantown, Tenn., announce the engagement of their daughter, Bethany Grace Stanfill, to John Russell Penick III, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Terrell Penick of Madison. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Rev. James Donald Stanfill of Oxford, Doris Shackelford Stanfill of New Albany, and Mr. and Mrs. Jeffie Warner Hutcherson of Germantown. Miss Stanfill is a 2008 graduate of Evangelical Christian School in Memphis. She is a 2012 graduate of the University of Mississippi with a bachelor’s degree in marketing communications. At Ole Miss, she was a member of Chi Omega sorority, an orientation leader and named “Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities.” Miss Stanfill is the executive assistant to the chief of staff, deputy chief of staff and scheduler in Gov. Phil Bryant’s office. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Penick Jr. of Houston, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Anderson of Okolona. He is the 2008 valedictorian of Oak Hill Academy and attended the University of Mississippi, where he was graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. At Ole Miss, he was a member of Kappa Alpha Order. He is a second year medical student at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. The couple will exchange vows at Second Presbyterian Church in Memphis, January 18.

ENGAGEMENTS

Camille Elizabeth Covington & Ethan Michael Smith

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r. and Mrs. George Rimmer Covington of Pass Christian announce the engagement of their daughter, Camille Elizabeth Covington, to Ethan Michael Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Richard Smith of Poplarville. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Herman Weiss Mosby Sr. and the late Mr. Mosby, and Janie Covington and the late George Covington, all of Canton. Miss Covington is a 2003 graduate of Our Lady Academy and a 2007 graduate of the University of Mississippi with a bachelor’s degree in business. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. William D. Smith of Poplarville, and Mr. and Mrs. Tony Jones of Lumberton. Smith is a 2002 graduate of Poplarville High School, and a 2006 graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi with a bachelor’s degree in finance. He is also a 2007 graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi with a master’s in business administration. The couple will exchange vows at Sacred Heart Chapel in Fairhope, Ala., at 5 p.m. November 9. The couple will make their home in Gulfport.

Ethan Michael Smith, Camille Elizabeth Covington

Anna Catherine Pollock & Wesley Holmes Rayner DECEMBER 28, 2013

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH • JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI

Wesley Holmes Rayner, Anna Catherine Pollock

lizabeth Bowen Pollock and Adam Carroll Pollock Jr. announce the engagement of their daughter, Anna Catherine Pollock, to Wesley Holmes Rayner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Whitaker Rayner. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Thomas H. Bowen Jr. and the late Betty McLendon Bowen of Jackson, and Mr. and Mrs. Adam Carroll Pollock of Madison. Miss Pollock is a 2007 graduate of Madison Central High School. She attended Samford University in Birmingham, and was graduated from Mississippi State University in 2011, where she received a bachelor’s degree in communications. At State, she served as secretary of Chi Omega and was a student recruiter for the MSU Roadrunners. Miss Pollock is a photo stylist for Taste of the South and Louisiana Cookin’ magazines at Hoffman Media in Birmingham. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of Mrs. Walter Holmes Rayner and the late Mr. Rayner of Ridgeland, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wesley Hardin Sr. of Jackson. Rayner is a 2008 graduate of Jackson Preparatory School and a 2012 graduate of Mississippi State University, where he received a bachelor’s degree in building construction science. At State, he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and served as the fraternity’s vice president. Rayner is now an assistant project manager for Brasfield and Gorrie in New Braunfels, Texas. The couple will exchange vows December 28 at First Presbyterian Church in Jackson, with a reception to follow at The Pinnacle at Jackson Place. november 2013

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An engagement party honoring Anna Pollock and Wesley Rayner was held recently in the home of Martha and Davis Frye. Co-hosts and hostesses were Patsy and John Ainsworth, Grace and John Bolls, Susan and Alex Burrow, Melanie and Randy Calvert, Marsha and Tim Cannon, Dana and Daniel Drennen, Mary

Randy and Melanie Calvert

and Tom Dunbar, Tammy and Andy Dyess, Mary Allen and Chuck McBride, Cheryl and Dennis Miller, Dawn and Nelson Pope, Mary Scott and Tommy Shepherd, Mary Leta and Phil Tigrett, Judy and Buddy Voelkel, Debbie and David Webb, and Becky and Wade Wineman. Shown are scenes from the party.

Amanda Jacobs, Rachel Burr

Bowen and Beth Pollock, Wesley Rayner, Anna and Adam Pollock

Patterson Freeman, Wesley Rayner, Evans Henry, Danny Ainsworth

Jim Hutson, Tracy Taylor

Heather, Tina and Blair Shaw

Jina Jacobs, Tracey Warwick

Doug and Patti Lauderdale, Winfield Waters, Philip Anthony

Kelley Voelkel, Julie Tigrett, Anna Pollock, Blair Shaw

Anna Pollock, Wesley Rayner, Daniel and Mary Kathleen Sims

Martha and Davis Frye

Aileen Thomas, Voula Blake

Adam Pollock, Grace and John Bolls

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Ben Adcock, Megan Kinsley, Anna Pollock, Wesley Rayner

Bridget and Bob Wineman

Zachary Wilson, Julie Tigrett, Kelly Voelkel, Adam Pollock

Julie Tigrett, Anna and Beth Pollock

Matt and Allison Massingill

David Webb, Emily McCree, Daniel Webb, Jordan Jaggers

Ty Trammell, Weathers Virden, Wesley Rayner, Trey Jacobs, Parker Griffin

Davis Frye, Debbie Rayner, Mary Lynn Bankester, Patsy Ainsworth, Buddy Voelkel

Terra Jarmon, Sarah Cottingham, Anna and Beth Pollock, Dennis Graham

Adam and Anita Pollock, Wesley Rayner, Anna Pollock, Tom Bowen

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and so do our readers! Don’t let your party end when the guests go home. Keep it going by submitting pictures from it to the Northside Sun Magazine. It’s Easy. Just make sure when using a digital camera to have the setting at the highest resolution possible and e-mail them to us or submit a CD. Or the old fashioned way using film prints still works great!!! Type up something about the fun event and identify everyone in the photos and it’s done.

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EVENTS WINE WITH THE BLIND The Mississippi Industries for the Blind Foundation recently hosted â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wine with the Blind,â&#x20AC;? a wine-tasting fund-raiser at Bravo!. Several tables were set, each with a different wine and food pairing to be sampled while guests perused the silent auction items and listened to live music from visually impaired musicians that work at Mississippi Industries for the Blind. Funds raised will benefit expansion of the cause and to buy new equipment for visually impaired employees at the facility. Tracy Graham, Judy Denson, Bob Graham

Rachel Geiner, Shannon Scruggs

Barbara Brown, Kitty McCleave, Beverly Peden

Jeffrey Taylor, Karen Trumpore, Anna and Micah Usry, Ingrid and Tim Taylor

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Jackie Brown, Lisa Maisel

Shelly Warren, Arnell Ruiz, Chris Fuss

Donna R. Bryan, Angela Berry

David Brister, Pat Baldwin, Zu Silva, Regan Wallace

Rochelle Jumper, Mary Jane Moak

Kami Levern, Chris McGavic

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Martha and Dick Blount

Ryan Brister, Vicky Van Wick, Angie Cook, David Brister, Ramone Brister, Pam Brackman

Vicki Bond, Chan Patterson

Lisa Chesney, Amanda McDonner, Judy Gunn

Cindy Williams, Joy Cruise

Kathy Foster, Jan Dickson, April McGuffee, Ann Dowd

Laura and Mart Lamar

Kelsey Marx, Connie Souto Learman, Morgan Parker, Greta Kemp

Ellen Chew, Angie Smith

Melissa Clayton, Mitsy Tigrett, Peggy Shamburger

Michael and Susan Gandy

Logan and Shane Smith, Allison Jones november 2013

EVENTS BOOK SIGNING A book signing event was held recently in the home of Cecil and Carolyn Heidelberg. The book, “A Stable Place: Where Cancer Meets God’s Grace,” was written by Mary Jane Finney with Brenda Edwards. It is the story of the author’s 25 year battle with metastatic breast cancer, as well as a blood disorder (hemolytic uremic syndrome) caused by chemotherapy. The author tells of her long battle with breast cancer, the deadly blood disorder, and kidney failure that accompanied the blood disorder in order to reach ‘a Stable Place.’ This story hopes to encourage the reader to never give up but to keep trying no matter what the obstacles might be.

Donna Gaston, Brenda Edwards

Brenda Edwards, Mary Jane Finney

Margaret Vinson, Jean Welsh, Carol Simmons

Cecil and Carolyn Heidelberg, James Edwards, Linda Bartling

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Anne Wilkins, Jane Lee, Janet Smith

Jane Finney with granddaughter Kimberly Sumrall

Helen Ballew, Boopie Beard, Helen Craig, Susan Payne

Mary Jane Finney, Ann Irvin and Fran Armstrong; (seated) Jane Finney

Daphne Clark, Hayes and T. Dale

EVENTS MISSISSIPPI KIDNEY FOUNDATION ANNUAL MEETING The Mississippi Kidney Foundation recently held the 48th annual meeting of the board of trustees. The 2013 - 2015 slate of officers of the executive committee are Johnny Maloney, president; Paul Howell, past president; Lee Parrott, president-elect; Bonnie Coleman, vice president of programs; Natalie Hutto, treasurer; Debbie Minor, secretary; Dr. Alvin Brent, member at large; Bill Crim, member at large; Dr. Daniel Habeeb, member at large; and Gail Sweat, executive director.

Ashley Seawright, Dr. Connie McCaa

Johnny Maloney, Sherrye Taylor

Dr. Alvin Brent, Bonnie Coleman, Carolyn Price

Dr. Wilson Parry, Ashley Seawright, Dr. Chris Anderson, Dean Henderson

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Paul Howell, Heather Bryan

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EVENTS MCBL COFFEE The Madison County Business League and the Madison County Economic Development Authority hosted a Coffee with Gov. Barbour luncheon recently at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Ridgeland. Two hundred and seventy-five business league members, elected officials and guests were in attendance as former Gov. Haley Barbour discussed economic development energy policy. The Madison County Youth Leadership Class of 2013-14 was introduced at the event. Lauren McDonald, Parker Stubbs, Jay Carter

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Jim Halford, Tina Lakey, Richard Leger

Supervisor John Bell Crosby, Sidney Allen, Sen. Will Longwitz

Tim Coursey, Jan Collins, Bill Guion

Sidney Allen, Carter Boyle, Mari Liza Almand, Chris Harth

Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler, Kay Pace

Arthur Johnston, Gov. Haley Barbour

e love a good party and so do our readers! Don’t let your party end when the guests go home. Keep it going by submitting pictures from it to The Northside Sun Magazine. It’s Easy. Just make sure when using a digital camera to have the setting at the highest resolution possible and e-mail them to us or submit a CD. Or the old fashioned way using film prints still works great!!! Type up something about the fun event and identify everyone in the photos and it’s done. And remember we like photos exclusive to us.

Still have questions? Gives us a call: 957-1123 or e-mail jimmye@northsidesun.com

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EVENTS JACKSON PREP CLASS OF 1983 30-YEAR REUNION Jackson Prep Class of 1983 held its 30-year reunion recently at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame. Shown are scenes from the event.

David Wilbanks, Steve and Gena Martens

Bill and Laurie Browning

Trey Antwine, Eric and Sharon Davis

Susan Smith, Julia Ott, Tay Morgan, Trey Antwine

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Teresa Parish, Margaret Scanlon

Eleanor Anthony, Lorna Doone Hector Archer

Becky White Sowar, Margaret Scanlon, Betsy England Crawley, Hope Foster Reeves

Sandra Pilkinton, Kennard McKay

Scott and Anne Russell Bradley

Robin Owen, Tana Kelly

JACKSON PREP CLASS OF 1983 30-YEAR REUNION

Maribeth Gibson, Henley Sims, Leigh Harwell

Bryan and Jamie Clay, Shan and Pam Sweeney

John Sewell, John Johnston, Tay Morgan, Scott Thigpen; (front) Sarabeth Martinson, Sophie Braswell, Lou Ann Flatgard

Bailey Braswell, John Johnston, Sophie Braswell

Lorna Doone Hector Archer, Julia Hodges, Susan Smith, Eleanor Anthony

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EVENTS FONDREN RENAISSANCE FOUNDATION 13TH ANNUAL SYMPHONY AT SUNSET Fondren Renaissance Foundation presented its 13th annual Symphony at Sunset recently at The Cedars. A bagpiper opened the evening and symphony conductor Crafton Beck led the orchestra in a free concert, a gift from Fondren Renaissance to the community.

Mary Linley Sweat, Frances Shields

Camden Baird, Ann Elize Waller, Eliza Ueltschey, Anna Adcock

Joe Rankin, Patty and John Zupko, Judy Rankin

Jan and Billy Mounger, Shirley and Jack Geary; (seated) Vivian and Charlie Williams

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Ramona and Lucian Hill

John Wheat, Kay Wilson, Kathy French

Jamie McElroy, Jennifer and Greg Schulmeier

Jim Wilkirson, Dan and Carolyn Gilcrest, Mary Jo McAnally

Lynn Kendrick, Al Beck

Amy Sharpe, Missy Donaldson

FONDREN RENAISSANCE FOUNDATION 13TH ANNUAL SYMPHONY AT SUNSET

Jerry and Julianne Summerford

Jamie McElroy, Kyle Seage, Brian and Melanie Williams, Buddy Barksdale; (front) Peyton McElroy, Sister Simmons, Dean Alexander

Kyle and Anne Newton

Charlotte and Tom Turner

Dexter, Georgia and Zachary Blanchard

Ryan Krajceck, Meredith Aldridge

Hilda and Hap Owen, Jana Westling, Bo and Mary Helen Bowen, Barry and Barbara Plunkett

Johnny and Sara Ray

Allison Fisackerly, Scott Sexton

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EVENTS SYMPHONY BALL HOST PARTY The Mississippi Symphony Orchestraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Symphony Ball host party was held in the historic Woodland Hills home of Rebecca and Tom Tardy. Held at the Country Club of Jackson, this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ball was the Tartan Ball and was chaired by Jim and Audrey Wilkirson. The black tie event encouraged those who attended to sport their finest in tartan and plaid attire. From bagpipes to traditional dance, the evening took its cues from England, Scotland and Ireland.

Robert and Claudia Hauberg

Michael Beattie, Holly and Alan Lange

Becky and Don Potts, Joseph Moss

Jim and Audrey Wilkirson, Elee and Tate Reeves

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Jean and Glen Bush, Virginia Carlton

Lester Senter, Kitty Rushing

Phoebe Pearigen, Michael Beattie, Nora Frances McRae, Jack and Jackie Root

Frances Ware, Rebecca Tardy

Paul McNeel, Honey East

Mary Ann and Anky Petro

SYMPHONY BALL HOST PARTY

Brent and Jane Alexander

Tom and Rebecca Tardy, Ann and Alan Perry

Alon Bee, Pam Partridge, Grace and Shinn Lee

Corbin and Faye McGriff

Trey and Kim Porter, Faira Bishop, Kitty Rushing

Bo and Mary Helen Bowen

Rebecca Tardy, Sister Simmons, Faira Bishop

Ed and Susan Lawler, Vickie Greenlee

John and Mary Peoples

Barbara and Barry Plunkett

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EVENTS JACKSON HEART FOUNDATION YOUNG AT HEART GALA The Jackson Heart Foundation, which has goals to help lead the fight against heart disease in the local community through education, prevention and early detection, held its third annual Young at Heart Gala recently at the Mississippi Museum of Art. The event raises funds to support different events, educational talks, and screenings for the community. Gwen McKee, Emily Griffing, Barbara Moseley

Lester and Gina Diamond

Jessica Cole, Kimberly Crowder, Kellye Whalen

David and Joanna Triplett, Tommy and Ruth McMillin, James and Shannon Warnock

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Elaina and Jamion Jackson

Katie and Dustin McCain

Bill Vaughan, Lynda Costas

Ken and Jennifer Lacoste, Michelle and Glenn McCrory

Brad and Jennifer Sinclair

Sharon Whitehead, Joy Ryan

JACKSON HEART FOUNDATION YOUNG AT HEART GALA

Karis and Claude Harbarger

Charles and Marilyn Tinnin, Richard and Charlotte McNeel

Ronnie and Rhonda Loeb, Jane and Barry Burks

Tim and Breanna Sensing

Christy and John Howell

Michelle Millins, Bridgett Costello, Christy Harris

Susan and Walter Weems

Angie and David McNamara, Sister Dorothea, Arthur and Mary Louise Jones

Jenny and Jason Watkins

Bryan and Kellye Whalen

Laney and Gene Loper, Elaine and Todd Mangum november 2013

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McKany Smith, Katherine Sutherland, Brian Johnson, Martha Smith

Jordan and Chase Bryan

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Clark and Donna Bruce

Emily Griffing, Jennifer Eidt, Hollidae Robinson; (front) Stephanie Egger, Sarah Young

Whitney Andress, Katherine Burchak

Steve and Joy Beattie

EVENTS HORNY TOAD RESCUE Community members gathered recently at Highland Villageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Buffalo Peak Outfitters for Horny Toad Rescue, a fund-raiser for CARA. Attendees to the event were encouraged to bring dog food and cat litter as donations to CARA. They were invited to try on Horny Toad clothing and enter a photo booth contest for a chance to win $250 worth of clothes. The event raised more than $2,000 for the nonprofit. Shown are scenes from the benefit. Laura Lillard, Denise Cantrell, Nancy Welch

Denise Cantrell, Karen Goodman

Jack Welch, Anna and Stephanie Barnett

Liz Keeper, Valerie Hicks, Hollie McClelhand, Dana King

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Ann Trotter Agnew, Cliff and Katy Agnew

John Fike, Bart Delashmet

Leslie Rosella, Chris Cooley, Matthew Holmes, Laura Lillard

Brenda and John Emling

Kate Eidt, Debby Delashmet

Binny and Sarah Webb

EVENTS DANCE WITH THE STARS Mississippi Opera hosted Dance with the Stars at the Country Club of Jackson. The evening included celebrity dance competition, dinner and drinks, and dancing for all. Jeff Good was master of ceremonies. Music was presented by Jackson Allstars Band, vocalist John Christopher Adams, and pianist Tyler Kemp. John Malone, Margaret Yockers, Mike Spencer

Jim Frechette, Barbara Travis

Royce Boger, Patty and Brian Furr

Caroline and Carol Biedenharn, Carlene Scanlon, Kelly Haber, Mary Schiele Scanlon

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Ellen Bourdeaux, Andrew McLarty, Ree Ridgway Walden

Kristopher Hamel, Jessica Gordon

Valerie Morris, Amanda and Christine Eaton

Gus Smith, Susan Griffith, James and Donna Ladner, Lee and Charles Jackson

Vaughn McRae, Ann Young

Sherri Gwin, Karen Tullos

DANCE WITH THE STARS

Laura and Al Underwood

Jerry Sullivan, Tippy Gardner, Patti Sullivan, Kathie and Randy Eure

Bob and Lollie Everett

Jean and Fred Marks

Thomas and Laura Givens, Shannon Scruggs

Jim and Shannon Snider

Robert Hauberg, Howard Stover, Claudia Hauberg, Al Underwood

Jennifer and Peder Johnson, DJ Horecky, Billy and Jan Mounger

Alex and Jamie Eaton

Collins Wohner, Vidal Blankenstein

Janis Erickson, Nola Gibson, Joe and Elizabeth Horsman november 2013

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Sherry and Royce Boyer, Patty and Brian Furr

Margaret McLarty, Lollie and Bob Everett, Emily McLarty

Merina and Bill Dillard

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Sid Davis, JoAnne Morris, Kathy Davis

Jutia Cloy, Ginny Furlow, Vick Hartung

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EVENTS DAR REBECCA CRAVAT CHAPTER The DAR Rebecca Cravat Chapter celebrated their 50th anniversary recently at the Country Club of Jackson. Shown are scenes from the event.

Susan McDonald, Janet Jacobs, Gwen Colella

Bethany Culley, Kay McKinnon

Dot Ward, Anne Marie Blair, Phyllis Williams

Cindy Phillips, Dot Ward, Mary Jane Jones, Esther French, Kay Ewing

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Ann Webb, Barbara Hammond

Jennifer Lowe, Nancy Lee, Kristy Lee Sanders

Cynthia McNamara, Dell Scoper, Annis Dickerson

Amy Palmer, Rhaelea McReynolds, Lisa Grantham, Pamela Williams

Carolyn Howard, Louise Thigpen

Saundra Dewey, Judy Morris

DAR REBECCA CRAVAT CHAPTER

Joy Nause, Martha Ball

Barbara Carraway, Melissa Clayton

Cindy Phillips, Billie Breedlove, Kay Ewing

Cindy Davis, Kathy Matusiewicz

Averyell Kessler, Betsy Hanry, Jamie Hanry

Jan McSpadden, Patsy Futvoye

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EVENTS SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN BOTTOM LINE Southern Christian Services for Children and Youth (SCSCY) celebrated its 25th anniversary Bottom Line for Kids benefit dinner and auction recently at the Country Club of Jackson. In 1988 SCSCY Inc. established a legacy of hope for children and youth in Mississippi by helping them overcome the barriers created by poverty, abuse, neglect and homelessness. Twenty-three individuals who have had a long-term impact on the agency through their love, support and leadership positions were honored and inducted into the 1988 Cornerstone Society.

Cameron and Lee Lampton

Billy and Jan Mounger, Sara Running

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Deidre Whitton, Donna Shaw

Lisa Moore, Maggi Lampton, Becky Mercier

Brad, Jessie, Monica and Sam Fountain, Heather Bruff

Matt Truitt, Avery Buffington

Tommie and Susan Cardin, Dot Lee Lampton

JoAnne and George Vining, Barbara and Bob England

Jackie and Jerry Jackson

Chris and Lynn Lamb

Sarah Jones, Pamela Reeves

SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN BOTTOM LINE

Justin Chamblee, Pamela Reeves

Betsy Copeland, Bettye Sullivan

Judy Arnette, Barry Dixon, Nance Brewer, Jessica Michael

Jeff Good, Randy Vessell

Ann Stephenson, Sis Holland, Howard and Flo Stover

Maggi Lampton, Lester Senter Wilson

John, Heidi, Chris and Sue Cherney

Karen Carlisle, Andrea Olmstead

Wanda Vialet, Linda Blackwell

Dot and Erwin Ward

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EVENTS BETHANY CHRISTIAN SERVICES ANNUAL BANQUET The Bethany Christian Services annual fundraising banquet was held recently at The South. The evening included a silent auction, seated dinner and performance by featured guest George Dennehy. Shown are scenes from the event.

David and Lisa Jordan, Lee and Judy Wheatley

Mallory and Tyler Rosamond

Lauren Bowers, Bethany Edwards, Paul Sheffield

Lisa and Jeff Lamb, Heath Jordan, Laura and Charles Barbour

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Kevin and Miriam Prince

Nikki Nordquist, Laurie Sheffield, Andrew Nordquist

Timothy and Avis Lloyd

Jinnie and Farrell Boyd, Charlene and Charles Renfrow, Karen Stewart, Paul and Sandi Jones

Judy Jones, Jennnifer Crowe

Wilson and Carrie Ann Eatherly

BETHANY CHRISTIAN SERVICES ANNUAL BANQUET

Beth Perkins, Precious Phillips

Shonda and Bernard Kines, Peggy Bridges, Pat Chambliss

Betsy and Leonard Cobb

Suzanne Clay, Cindy Mercer, Dixie Myrick, Vicki Brewer

Valorie Albright, Isabella Evans

Sheila Skipper, Linda and Donald Breckenridge

Jes and Del Harrington, Ann Daniel, Holly Spivey

Brooke and Chip Sullivan

Alyson and B Jones

Lee Herrin, Abby Julian

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EVENTS MS HOPE AWARD The Alabama-Mississippi Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society honored William R. “Randy” James with the society’s highest award, the HOPE Award, at the 2013 MS Dinner of Champions held recently at the Country Club of Jackson. The MS Dinner of Champions is an annual event that honors Jackson’s civic and business leaders, while mobilizing people and resources to drive research for a cure and to address the challenges of those affected by multiple sclerosis. The dinner is spearheaded by business and civic leaders including members of the National MS Society leadership board.

Ben, Abby, Paula and Randy James

Alon Bee, Jane and Hal Jones

Duane O’Neill, Walter Weems, Ed Kennedy, Randy James, Alan Walters, Cal Wells, Peter Jernberg

Duane and Donna O’Neill, Cheryl and Cal Wells, Hu Meena

Walter and Susan Weems, Katy and Jamie Houston

David Hilton, Paul Holly, Bob Herr, Ben James

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Ed and Ricci Casserly

Fraser and Becky Adams

Shirell Betts, Melanie Barnes

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Tammy and Darryl Phillips

Charlene and William Bullock, Ann Saucier

Alan Walters, Mark Brashier, James Rigney

Mike and Monica Hutchison

Mike and Susie Kerce

Beth and Keith Dunn

Robert and Lynda Lesley

Watts and Martha Ueltschey

Rubye Moss, Clyde Muse

Jeffrey and Jessica Lohmeier

John and Gail England

Jeff and Jean Miller, Lesley and David Hancock

Garry and Jeri Herring, Dale and Mark Sorgenfrie november 2013

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EVENTS THE MASQUERADE BALL FOR COMMUNITY PLACE The Masquerade Ball for Community Place was held recently at The South. Shown are scenes from the event.

Jim and Dean Archer, Rocky Zachry

Cory and Meredith Head

Liz Brister, Helen Napier, Lena Causey

Jeff Good, Donna Sims, Rocky Zachry, Lynn Tichner

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Dena and Blair Neelley

Jan and Larry Morris

Catherine and Bucky Bell, Wes and Missy Black

Judy Waters, Steve Adcock

Tina Moore, Crystal Smith

Bill and Charlotte Thompson

THE MASQUERADE BALL FOR COMMUNITY PLACE

Elisa Mosal, Summer Cocke

Eric and Sherra Montz, Tonya Gillespie, Rick Erdlen

Sid Robinson, Shannon Morris, Jeane and Matt Herfurth

Warteen Griffin, Christian Irving

Amanda and Allen Summerlin, Jackie and B.J. Thayer

Peggy and Gene Wilkinson

Karlene Strayer, Lisa Nicholas, Kimberly Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Reilly

Chuck and Su Morris

Reed and Lauren Lester

Evelyn and Patrick Silas

Anna Alman, Aundria Tate

Kim and Tom Chambers november 2013

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