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Investing in the Future Teachers can receive no greater honor than to be praised by their former students. When the administration of Millsaps College considered remodeling and upgrading a room in Murrah Hall, a group of Dr. Neely’s former students almost singlehandedly raised the money for that project as an expression of their love and appreciation for his teaching skills and his friendship. Today the Walter P. Neely Finance and Conference Room is beautifully remodeled, furnished, and updated with the latest electronics.
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Tis the Season Anyone at any time can become disabled. As doctors, Ken and Nikki Cleveland are used to dealing with patients every day who have a life threatening illness or might need surgery to correct a problem. But when the two were faced with an issue involving one of their children, they were forced to deal with it on a different level: as parents, which they learned was a scary process, one that would make them not only better doctors but better partners.
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A Journey of Faith Throughout their jubilee celebration this year, Christ United Methodist Church members have celebrated the history, examined the present and explored the future of their Northeast Jackson church. Christ Methodist's story is one of humble beginnings, community outreach and a journey of faith.
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DEBUTANTE CLUB OF MISSISSIPPI 2011
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Caroline Chisolm Cannada/ Lane Nicholas Rush Molly Elizabeth Jeffcoat/ Bradley Clayton Moody Patricia Denise Filgo/ Warren Ray Smith Dargan Lee Schmidt/ John Gordon Eley
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Birthday Celebration
Laura Maren McKinley/ Brad Marshall Hutto Carmen Alicia Hayden/ Adam Frazier Thrash Jennifer Michelle Massey/ Graves Crawley Stubblefield III Lauren Elizabeth Parkin/ Michael Whitney Hawkins Alden Marie Wofford/ James Evander Bean Raulston Augusta Elliott Wilson/ William Bloxham Harvard IV Emily Lois Peace/ Jonathan David Cole
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Sarah Pope and Caleb Cook were honored recently in the home of Jimmy and Susan Nix in a celebration of their engagement.
Dorthy Young’s friends and family celebrated her 30th birthday September 9 with a party at Brent’s Drugs in Fondren.
Deltas After Dark The Metro Jackson Delta Delta Delta Alumnae Chapter recently held its fall “Deltas After Dark” social. The event was hosted by Treehouse boutique in Fondren. Gift bags and door prizes were presented to guests.
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Carey Leigh Revels/ Terry Joe Norris Jr. Helen McNeely Lowery/ John Burl Grimsley Swayze Louise Neyland/ Ben Wills Pentecost Jr. Katherine Ryan Toler/ John Baker Harrington Brandi Elise Yelverton/ Brian Jeremy McGuire Lauren Elizabeth Hastings/ William Grayson Mashburn
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Food Wise Marlana Walters
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Jammin for Joints The Arthritis Foundation's Jammin for Joints: An Evening at the Derby at The South Warehouse in downtown Jackson.
Seersucker and Sombreros The Phoenix Club of Jackson’s fifth annual Seersucker and Sombreros event was held at River Hills Club.
Ultimate Fashion Show The Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi's Ultimate Fashion Show and Champagne Brunch was held at the Country Club of Jackson.
Spring Fling Operation Shoestring’s annual benefit, Spring Fling, was held at the Mississippi Museum of Art.
Take a Tasty Bite Out of Crime Take a Tasty Bite Out of Crime was again held at Highland Village to benefit the Jackson Police Foundation.
Spring Luncheon The Mississippi Museum of Art hosted a special luncheon in celebration of ithe exhibition, The Orient Expressed: Japan's Influence on Western Art, 1854 - 1918.
The Renaissance Awards The Renaissance Society of Fondren Renaissance Foundation hosted the Renaissance Awards for Preservation, Arts, Vision and Urban Renewal at Duling Hall.
YMCA “Luck of the Draw” The second annual “Luck of the Draw,” a public benefit for the Deville YMCA, was recently held at the Auditorium on Duling Street in Fondren.
Welty Friends The Eudora Welty Foundation honored more than 100 Welty Friends recently with a picnic in the gardens at the Eudora Welty House.
The Rebel Club The Rebel Club of Jackson hosted its spring meeting recently at the Table 100 Conference Center in Flowood.
Habitat House Party Fund-Raiser Habitat for Humanity/Metro Jackson’s (HFH/MJ) annual Habitat House Party fund-raiser was in the home of Donna and Jim Barksdale.
Day at the Derby The University Transplant Guild hosted its second annual Day at the Derby benefiting the University of Mississippi Health Care transplant patients.
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DAN PIERSOL ROD MOORHEAD MAUREEN DONNELLY
O PENING R ECEPTION Thursday, November 10th 5pm until 7:30pm LOCATED IN NEW FONDREN PLACE BUILDING CORNER OF STATE ST. & DULING 3100 N. STATE ST. SUITE 101 • JACKSON 601.291.9115 • WWW.FISCHERGALLERIES.COM
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Millsaps master’s of business administration graduate Richard Mills welcomed attendees with these words: “Most of us have fond memories of certain special teachers - someone who motivated and inspired us. . . .Well, that’s what Walter Neely has achieved during his tenure as a professor of finance . . . and your presence today is a sign of the respect and appreciation Walter’s students, fellow faculty and others have for him. Walter has been a remarkable teacher, a trusted mentor, and a caring friend for over three decades of students. . . . Many of you . . . share my testimonial to Walter, for the way he challenged us to push ourselves academically and to aspire to something special.”
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eachers can receive no greater honor than to be praised by their former students. When the administration of Millsaps College considered remodeling and upgrading a room in Murrah Hall, a group of Dr. Neely’s former students almost singlehandedly raised the money for that project as an expression of their love and appreciation for his teaching skills and his friendship. Today the Walter P. Neely Finance and Conference Room is beautifully remodeled, furnished, and updated with the latest electronics. Dr. Neely has taught economics and finance for 31 years at Millsaps. Currently he is professor of finance in the Else School of Management.
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operate out of any classroom space they could find without proper technical tools. The Neely Room provides a place for the Wilson Fund Team to meet and make decisions as well as prepare their presentations. Past graduates and members of the local investment community funded the room as a tribute to Walter Neely.” Reared in Jackson and educated in the Jackson Public Schools, Neely was graduated from Murrah High School and headed for Mississippi State University with thoughts of becoming an electrical engineer. “Physics caused me to change my mind about engineering. We had problems to solve such as how long it would take a boat to float to the opposite shore based on river flow and other details. I remember thinking I don’t care, and I knew I had to move on. But the engineering classes were good training for the study of economics, especially math. I liked math.” Neely’s undergraduate experience with courses in finance was not, as he remembers, good. He did, however, become fascinated with the stock market in college when his aunt gave him some money to invest. “It was not until I began my MBA that I began to take hold of economics.” After receiving his bachelor’s degree, Neely intended to attend Naval O.C.S, but flunked his
of us planned to return to Mississippi,” Neely muses. “We both wanted to see the big wide world.” They were married in 1972 and today have three children, Andrew, Katy and Taylor, two grandsons and a third grandchild on the way. Neely taught at Wesleyan College in Macon and University of North Carolina-Greensboro before moving to Millsaps in 1980. “It was not an easy decision to teach. I had planned to go into the business of investments or finance. But in the middle of 1974 when I received my Ph.D. there were no jobs except teaching jobs. I had already been a teaching assistant at UGA, and I enjoyed that teaching and research,” says Neely. One of Dr. Neely’s gifts as a teacher is his way of keeping up with students during their college careers and after graduation. His former students feel this strong connection long after their Millsaps time is complete. Dr. Neely attends their weddings, keeps up with their children. He takes ownership in their success. It is not surprising that so many of his students contributed to the creation of the Walter P. Neely Finance and Conference Room. In addition to his Millsaps work, Dr. Neely does consulting for local firms and serves on the boards of the Bower Foundation, the Mississippi
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physical because of a gallbladder problem. He returned to MSU for a master’s of business administration in finance and economics. Neely then took a job in Ft. Worth with General Dynamics in engineering administration. In 1970 at the urging of a friend Neely enrolled at University of Georgia to study for a Ph.D. and served as a teaching assistant. At a UGA football game he spied a pretty girl, a teacher from Atlanta, sitting with his friends, and he prevailed upon those friends to set them up on a date. The pretty teacher’s name was Frances Jean Rowland, and she was from Charleston, Miss. “But neither
Museum of Art Foundation, Performance Funds Trust, and Tenergys, and serves on the neighborhood association of Rolling Meadows. He has also been on the boards of KLLM, St. Andrew’s School and the Mississippi Food Network. Currently Neely is on sabbatical to do research on long/short hedge funds. Frances Jean is one of seven children and the daughter of a teacher. She attended the Charleston public schools, Northwest Junior College and Delta State University. She obtained her master’s in education with a specialty in reading at UGA while Walter completed his dis-
sertation. “I sort of fell into teaching, especially reading. I personally love to read. I worked as a reading specialist in Macon, Ga., and Greensboro, N.C.” Today she is director of annual giving at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School. “Frances Jean and I have been dear friends for many years,” says Diane Morse. “We met when we were both on the altar guild at St. Andrew’s Cathedral. Frances Jean is funny and cute, very upbeat and high energy. And Walter is a man of impeccable character, truly a fine and decent human being. They support each other’s work, and together they have a great spirit of adventure.” Both Walter and Frances Jean are passionate about travel, and much of it has been in conjunction with the Millsaps College overseas study program. For Walter love of travel started when he took a job in Germany doing roofing one summer when in undergraduate school. “It was a great experience,” he says, and commenced his hunger for travel. After he arrived at Millsaps, Dr. Neely, along with the first Else School Dean Jerry Whitt, sought to establish a London MBA program similar to the undergraduate summer program that Vanderbilt University ran in a consortium with Millsaps. The resulting eight-week program is one of Neely’s proudest contributions to the college life. An expanded study abroad program is still popular today and sends both undergraduate and MBA students to study in Europe. Neely accompanied each group from 1987-1994, and his wife and children accompanied him five of those years. “That first summer, we thought the summer study program was once in a lifetime, so we made the best of it,” says Frances Jean. “We traveled every chance we got and saw everything we could.” When it proved to be a permanent program, they saw it as an opportunity to travel with their children. They also have taken the entire family to Costa Rica. One of Walter’s first advisees at Millsaps now resides in Istanbul and helped the Neelys plan their 2011 trip to Greece and Turkey. The Neelys are music enthusiasts, especially for bluegrass, jazz, opera, and gospel. “We went to Ireland,” says Frances Jean, “and spent a lot of time in pubs, listening to the local music. It was great.” Locally they enjoy the music at Hal and Mal’s, Cherokee, and Underground 119. Three of their
Walter and Frances Jean in Ephesus, Turkey, at amphitheater where Apostle Paul preached.
Andrew, Taylor, Walter and Katy in London Walter and Frances Jean in Athens on Acropolis with the Parthenon in background.
Frances Jean and Walter with former student Necip Alican and wife Banu at castle overlooking Bosphorus.
Sue Whitt, Walter, Frances Jean, Taylor, Katy and Andrew in Cambridge 1986
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Graham, Frances Jean, Walter, Katy Morgan, Taylor, Nikki, Andrew, dog Annabelle. Seaside birthday ’08.
favorite groups are the D’Lo Trio, Jimmy Jarrett, and Bill and Temperance. “The truth is the Neelys love all music. Several times a week they go out to some musical venue when most old married couples sit at home and watch TV,” says Diane Morse. The Neely children were well indoctrinated in a love of music, something they remain thankful for to this day. “Dad never formally stressed to us the importance of music or the enjoyment of music, but he made sure that we saw and listened
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to good music,” says Andrew Neely. “When he was teaching in London, back when Katy, Taylor, and I were between the ages of three and nine, he and Mom took us to see “Les Miserables” and a few other plays and musicals. Hardly any time later, when he would drive us kids to school in the mornings, we would literally beg to listen to the “Les Miserables soundtrack.” For several years that was all we would listen to on the way to school. To this day, I still know all the words to that musical. The downside was that I didn’t even hear about the Rolling Stones until I was in ninth grade.” An avid sports fan, Walter took son Andrew to sporting events at MSU while Andrew was growing up. Andrew says that is when he received valuable lessons in economics. Walter never bought tickets ahead of time, but preferred to purchase them from individuals at the gate. Andrew says, “So much of what Dad does revolves around the idea of ‘value,’ a concept that can be applied to business in general, the stock market, or even something as simple as buying food at the grocery store. However, I probably
learned the most from him about value and the theory of supply and demand when we would attend sporting events, and we needed to find tickets. We never paid ‘too much’ for a ticket, and if the prices didn’t match the value then he’d take me to a sports bar, and we’d watch the game on a big screen.” Dean McMillan asserts, “Walter is ‘The Dean’ of finance professors in Mississippi. Many of his students have gone on to distinguished careers in the financial services industry. In addition to his role of training undergraduate and graduate students, he has played a major role in the development of the CFA Society in Mississippi. The CFA curriculum is one of the most extensive and difficult bodies of knowledge in the financial services arena. Its membership is made up of investment and financial service professionals who want to possess the highest level of educational skills and ethical standards. “Walter is a dedicated and distinguished member of the Else School faculty and we are fortunate to have someone of his stature training the financial executives of the future.”
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ti s THE season Ken, who is a native of Dothan, Ala., attended the University of Alabama and earned his medical degree at the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham. His father was an ob/gyn and his mother was a nurse. “I grew up seeing them help people live better lives and I knew that, like my brothers, I would follow in their footsteps,” he said. Medicine brought him to Jackson where he did his training at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Nikki, who grew up in Jackson was graduated from Jackson Prep in 1993. She attended Ole Miss where she actually started out in pharmacy school. But at the beginning of her junior year, she decided pharmacy wasn’t for her. Nikki’s dad, Dr. David Duncan, professor and associate dean of the dental school at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, and her mother, Lea Duncan, a nurse, both instilled in her a sense of dedication and
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love of medicine. “I wanted to be a part of the whole aspect of care, I went back and changed my major to biology and was eventually accepted into medical school,” she said. She went to the University of Mississippi Medical Center where she would meet the love of her life. But like any fun romance, the two didn’t start out as friends. Nikki actually disliked Ken the first time she met him. “I was a third-year medical student and he was the chief trauma resident,” she said. “I couldn’t stand him, he questioned me and I was so intimidated, but he was teaching me. I just wasn’t receptive.” Ken noticed Nikki when she rotated on the surgery service. He knew he wanted to meet her, but it wasn’t until after she rotated off the service that he asked her out, only to be denied twice. Finally Nikki agreed to go out with him after he told her he was picking her up for a party he was having
at his house. “I’ll pick you up at seven,” he told her. The rest was history. The two were married August 25, 2001. By then, Ken had started a job at Central Surgical Associates where he is now a partner. Nikki continued at the University of Mississippi Medical Center where she did a fellowship in oncology and hematology. She currently is a partner at the Mississippi Oncology Associates. Two years after they were married, Hawthorne was born and just a year later, Nikki gave birth to Marilee. Their third daughter, Kennedy, was born a year and a half later. “We had three under three years old,” Nikki said. Nikki went into full-blown labor with Marilee on Hawthorne’s birthday. “I was working in the bone marrow transplant unit, one of the toughest rotations for a medical resident, and I knew something was wrong. It wasn’t until I sat down at conference that I realized I was in labor at 26 weeks. “We were able to stop the labor, but I had to remain at bed rest until Marilee was born at 32 weeks.”
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At first Marilee did great in the NICU and when she reached four and a half pounds, the Clevelands took their new baby home. “For a while we thought everything was OK,” Nikki said. “We thought Marilee would be delayed in milestones, but at six months old we knew something was wrong.” At nine months, they made an appointment with a neurologist who diagnosed Marilee with cerebral palsy. “We were told she would never talk, never walk,” Nikki said. “It was a very humbling experience.” Cerebral palsy is a broad diagnosis, according to Ken, who said, “It’s a catch-all. You can have kids who are bedridden and fed through a tube and that is one extreme. You can have a child who has one leg that is affected a little. It’s a wide spectrum and Marilee is somewhere in between.” Anytime a child has an illness, a parent will go through the mourning process and that is exactly what the Clevelands did. They mourned for the dreams lost for their child, but Marilee turned out to be very determined. “She was able to bottle feed but had difficulty switching over to cereals and she couldn’t speak until she was over two years old,” Nikki said. “But she’s so smart and she developed her own language. Marilee and Hawthorne communicated their own language. It was a miracle to watch.” Even their dog, a black lab named Lady, has a special connection with Marilee today. When Marilee cries, Lady licks Marilee’s tears. So Nikki and Ken developed different dreams for Marilee.They wanted to mainstream her. First Presbyterian Day School accommodated those dreams. “It’s been a blessing,” Nikki said. “We have done physical therapy, occupational therapy, and we have had many surgeries. What is frustrating
ti s THE season is not knowing what to do because it is unchartered territory.” For three months, Marilee was in a body cast, she’s had eye surgeries, and she is scheduled for even more. “We feel so fortunate that we know the language,” Ken said. One question Marilee asked her parents one day was how she could get a trophy like her sister. So Ken decided to coach T-ball so Marilee could have that experience. “She is a ray of light,” Nikki said. “It is wonderful the way the community has accepted her. From our church (Northminster Baptist) to the school - everybody embraces her.” The two as doctors knew they had an advantage over most people in their situation so they decided to give back to people who might be in a similar situation but not have the same resources they have. “We want to be a source for others,” Ken said. Already avid community volunteers, they sought out a charity to do together. “We knew there was going to be something to get involved in,” Ken said. “When the opportunity to become a part of the Mississippi Society of Disabilities (MSD) came about, it felt right.” “We needed and wanted to be a part of MSD to help people that aren’t as fortunate as we are.We felt like MSD was the charity,” Nikki said. “We wanted to do something together.” Ken and Nikki say that they understand Marilee is a part of God’s plan. “We went through a long period of anger and frustration, but now it’s more of an understanding that she is truly a gift from God,” Nikki said. She said this has all been a very humbling experience. “It has been a true glance at what it feels like to be on the other side of medicine.” She said working full time with three children, one being disabled, does take extra time and that there is never a down time. It is a team effort. “Nikki’s mother helps,” said Ken. “We make concentrated efforts. We work together and there is a portion of our marriage that the bond is stronger. We have the same goals, ideas
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on how to raise children.” “We are on the same page and we make it work. Ken is a hands-on father and he truly does a lot,” Nikki said. “We come home and engage and resume work after they go to bed. It is a coordinated effort.” After hosting the MSD corporate sponsors party for its major fund-raiser, Tis the Season, last year, Ken was invited to join the MSD board which he gladly accepted. “We want to grow it bigger than just the Jackson area,” he said. “We want to grow it statewide and we want people to recognize it as a worthy cause.” Emily and Rick Dye are chairing the Tis the Season gala this year, which will take place from 7 - 11 p.m., December 2, at the Auditorium in Fondren. The gala will include a night full of food and cocktails and live music. The Dyes became involved in the organization because they are close friends of the Clevelands. “Ken and Nikki both have a personal interest in helping people with disabilities and Ken has been instrumental in raising corporate monies,” Emily said. “When you live with someone with a disability, you know what is needed.” The mission of Mississippi Society For
Disabilities (MSD) is to provide a broad spectrum of programs and services to meet the needs of Mississippi children and adults with disabilities, thus enabling them to achieve maximum independence and gain the greatest possible quality of life. Since 1959, MSD has helped fellow Mississippians live gracefully and successfully with disabilities. Some disabilities are caused by birth defects, while many others are the result of injury, disease or aging. Though disabilities usually cannot be cured, MSD provides support to prevent them from encroaching on quality of life. “This is a very giving organization,” Emily said. “Tis the Season is MSD’s premier event to honor corporate and patron sponsors to celebrate the accomplishments met throughout the year. This evening is also a chance for us to raise money through our spectacular live auction and preparation of future events and continuing service to the disabled community.” Ken encourages everybody to attend the ‘Tis the Season event. “The more people that buy tickets and attend the event, the more we can help the disabled of Mississippi.” To purchase tickets, contact the Mississippi Society of Disabilities at 601-982-7051.
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A journey of faith Northeast Jackson was rapidly expanding in the late 1950s when the Mississippi Methodist Conference determined there would soon be a need for a new church. The original Christ Methodist parsonage on Old Canton Road was completed in 1961, and the area east of Ridgewood was just being developed. Cows were grazing in nearby fields when Carol and the Rev. Willard Leggett moved from Meridian into the newly built house, in the second week of June. Meridian was Leggett's first appointment after seminary. At 27, his second appointment was to organize and build Christ Methodist in Jackson. The young couple spent about three weeks visiting families from a list of prospective members compiled by Millsaps College students. Although
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the families seemed receptive, the Leggetts truly didn't know how much of that was real interest and how much was just graciousness on their part. For the very first service, 61 people filled the parsonage's living and dining rooms. A piano was rented for the occasion, and after the sermon, on a hot July Sunday, 24 pioneers stepped forward to become charter members. With that first incredible group, they were off to a great start. The Leggetts were amazed. Carol remembers "a great deal of cooperation, support and assistance from Broadmeadow and St. Luke's Methodist churches. People came together for lots of work and fellowship. Young people were knocking on doors. They worked for the oil companies‌. and knew they would probably be transferred. But they loved God, and were willing to give of their time to get the church started." This commitment to outreach would become a focus of Christ Methodist. By October of that year, church attendance had grown to more than 90 persons. The parsonage was overflowing and services were relocated to Spann Elementary School on Ridgewood Road, while construction on the church's first building
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major focus was to "help people have a growing relationship with the church so members would do more than just belong; to help them feel they are part of a supportive community of faith." Christ Methodist's mission and, to a large degree its identity, was crystallized with the Easter flood of 1979, when a severe weather system dumped eight inches of rain in Jackson in one hour. Although Christ Methodist itself was not threatened, the homes of many members were either flooded or threatened by rising water. Creeks and streams feeding the Pearl River backed up and caused flooding as far as two miles from the river. In the days and weeks following the Easter flood, Christ Methodist emerged as a leader in the relief efforts. Church members volunteered to help others move out, clean up and move back into their homes. Meals were prepared in the church and served for several weeks.The church distributed six 18-wheeler truckloads of sheetrock and insulation. Tetanus shots were administered at the church and the Methodist men hosted a fish fry for flood victims and workers. Help groups from Indiana, Tennessee, Oklahoma and Louisiana used Christ Methodist as their base of operations. The Rev. McIntosh remembers that "the parking lot became sort of a supply house for sheetrock and all kinds of supplies. It was sort of like a lumber yard. Another minister in town later told me, 'Those of us in other churches looked at this as a model of how we should respond in times of crisis.' I did-
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n't realize how other people viewed what was happening." The response to the flood strengthened the congregation, broadened the awareness of local needs, and allowed the church to better define how it could meet these needs. THROUGHOUT THE 1980s Christ Methodist developed partnerships with local agencies, including Harbor House, Good Samaritan, Stewpot, and the Methodist Children's Home. Mission teams began going to Jamaica in 1997. By the end of the decade the mission ministry had grown to a point that the church hired staff dedicated to missions. The Rev. John Case, who served Christ Methodist for 18 years before retiring in 2001, has described the church as very strong and mission-focused. He is particularly proud of the inner city outreach during his years of service. After more than 30 years, the three-acre location at 5301 Old Canton Road had finally reached well beyond its capacity, and church leaders began seeking a new location. Despite the temptation to relocate elsewhere, leadership felt called to stand firm in its commitment to Northeast Jackson. A wonderful new facility with over 165,000 square feet was constructed at 6000 Old Canton Rd., and the church membership voted to sell the old building to a newly formed Presbyterian congregation. The first services in the new building were held in November 2004. When Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Mississippi Gulf Coast in late August 2005, and the destruction impacted the entire state, Christ Methodist once again demonstrated its commitment to serving others in times of disaster. Because of limited access to the affected areas, truckloads of relief supplies were delayed and storage space was needed. The size and location of the new church building was a perfect match. Word spread quickly that Christ Methodist was accepting and distributing items. Hundreds of church members and residents of all ages assisted in unloading 18-wheeler trucks, sorting supplies and sending them out to those in need. Volunteers worked around the clock for days and a steady stream of trucks brought in or left with supplies headed for the coast. Later, the project was moved to a nearby building that had once housed a grocery store. From there, trucks continued loading and unloading supplies for months, although Christ
"I have experienced Christ United Methodist Church not only as a large Methodist church - and we surely are that - but as a church that has a
BIG HEART... that does not focus only on its own needs, but is always looking to reach out." - Rev. David Brownlee, lead pastor, Christ United Methodist Church
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Methodist eventually turned over responsibility to another organization. Additionally, as soon as volunteers were allowed into the most heavily affected areas, Christ Methodist sent work teams to help homeowners pull down ruined sheetrock and sort through belongings to see what was salvageable. In addition, teams from the church helped clean out and restore the Safe Harbor United Methodist Church in the Moss Point area, allowing church members to focus on repairing their own homes. Just three years after Katrina, Christ Methodist's willingness to respond to a crisis was called upon again, when a tornado tore through Northeast Jackson in April 2008. The church and homes in the surrounding neighborhoods were damaged, and the next day, with no power at the church, work teams began checking the homes of church members, then coming to the aid of anyone who needed help. Much of the work involved cutting up trees that had fallen on or near houses and piling debris for pickup. CHRIST METHODIST has sent mission teams to Peru for eight years, and mission groups have also traveled to Costa Rica and Kenya. Meanwhile, junior high students continue to travel around the Southeast on mission trips. The church youth programs draw many area residents, as well as church members. Terre Harris, who joined Christ Methodist in 1985, has worked in early childhood development for 35 years, and has served as
director of the weekday preschool at the church for 10 years. She believes the student ministries of the church are a huge strength and a wonderful legacy that she hopes will continue into the future. Even as Christ Methodist has grown to its current membership of almost 5,000 persons, it remains a warm and vibrant congregation. The Rev. Cliff Wright is grateful to have served at Christ Methodist from 2001-2005, and is amazed to "think about how many lives have been touched" by the church. The Rev. Cary Stockett, who served at Christ Methodist from 2005-2009, recalls rocksolid individual relationships and "that sense of a people in mission." Nancy Mitchell Gunn, still has her "church family," those faces she knew growing up, friends of her family and her husband's family. Since joining the church as lead pastor in 2009, the Rev. David Brownlee shared that he has "experienced Christ Methodist not only as a large Methodist church - and we surely are that - but as a church that has a big heart….that doesn't focus only on its own needs, but is always looking to reach out." Church members are eager to see what the next 50 years will bring.They are sure to experience uncertainty, like the pioneers who first joined Christ Methodist in 1961. By continuing the faith and commitment of those first 24 members, Christ Methodist promises to continue its outreach efforts for the community and the world.
Christ United Methodist Fun Facts • The Woman's Society of Christian Service was organized in September 1961. Although the group's name was changed to United Methodist Women in 1972, the purpose has remained: to support missions for women, youth and children. • 25th anniversary celebrations in 1986 included 1982 International Ballet Competition silver medalist Kathy Thibodeaux, along with members of her Christian dance company. • Dove Award winner, composer and recording artist Michael Card gave a concert at CUMC hosted by the Jubilate Association and music ministry in 1991. • Easter services (with 6,000 in attendance) were held at the Mississippi Coliseum from 1997 to 2004. • The current version of the drive-through live nativity scene attracts 4,000 visitors and requires 150 volunteers, 1,500 luminaries, two sheep and one donkey.
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he Debutante Club of Mississippi announces the Debutantes of 2011. The presentation will be held on Friday, November 25, at the Hilton Jackson. The announcement is made by Michelle Lynne Morris, chairman of the board of directors. The debutantes of 2011 include Katherine Anita Alexander, Ann Avery Burrell, Caroline Elizabeth Campbell, Madison Elizabeth Coburn, Emily Anne Cole, Rachel Barton Crim, Katharine Halpin DeRossette, Laura Walton Fenelon, Catherine Taylor Gex, Lee Morgan Gunn, Ashley Lauren Haltom, Elizabeth Gray Henry, Caroline Derivaux Kemp, Ann Francis Leech, Courtney Claire Little, Lauren Marie McMillin, Madeleine Byrne Miller, Regan Crawford Reardon, Mary Frances Stephens, Ashley Victoria Thomas, Rachel Annette Vise, Julia Hall Wright and Karan Lorraine York. Now in its 75th year, the Debutante Club of Mississippi Inc., was organized in Jackson in 1936. It is comprised of girls who made their debuts with the original University Club and with the Debutante Club of Mississippi. The first debutante presentation in Jackson was held on November 8, 1933 in the drawing room of the original University Club. Nine young ladies were for-
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mally presented at an elegant reception and ball which was a prelude to a series of social entertaining that continued through the winter. The first debutantes were Hadenia Buck (Mrs. Hadenia Buck Whatley), Emma Katherine Faser (Mrs. Raymond Birchett), Winifred Tunstall Green (Mrs. Reynolds Smith Cheney), Ann Pullen (Mrs. Samuel Fletcher King Jr.), Ann Sullens (Mrs. Robert Lomax), Laura Turner (Mrs. Turner Reid), Billie Vick (Mrs. William Barr Browder Jr.), Juanita Walker (Mrs. Kelly Reynolds), and Elizabeth Warren (Mrs. Manlius M. Kelly). When the University Club disbanded in 1941, the Debutante Club of Mississippi assumed the responsibility and held its first presentation November 7, 1941 with a luncheon at the Robert E. Lee Hotel. In keeping with the curtailing of festivities during the World War II years, only the mothers of the debutantes and members of the Debutante Club were present at this event. Three debutantes were presented that year: Corinne Walker Ball (Mrs. James Wagner Alexander), Lallah Virginia Carlisle (Mrs. Allan Palmer Walker), and Elsie Holmes (Mrs. James Hobson). When the war ended, the elaborate presentations and balls resumed. They were held for many years in the Victory Room of the Heidelberg Hotel in downtown Jackson, and later at the Country Club of Jackson. In
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2007, the Debutante Club moved the presentation to the grand ballroom of the Hilton Hotel. Of the 23 young ladies being presented this year, seven are continuing a tradition begun by their grandmothers and mothers. Two are the third generation to be presented by the Debutante Club of Mississippi. The three generation debutantes are Caroline Elizabeth Campbell, her mother, Kate Lawrence Bethany Campbell (Mrs. John Burdette Campbell), and her grandmother, Loraine Crockett Smith Bethany (Mrs. Phinis Kye Bethany); and Laura Walton Fenelon, her mother, Kelley Walton Fenelon (Mrs. Brian Thomas Fenelon), and her grandmother, Frances Patterson Walton (Mrs. Otis Bennett Walton Jr.). Two debutantes are granddaughters of former debutantes. They are Rachel Barton Crim, whose grandmother is Sarah Ruth Lloyd Crim (Mrs. William Lee Crim), and Julia Hall Wright, whose grandmother is Sarah Price Wright (Mrs. Mackey Mims Wright Sr.). Three debutantes are daughters of former debutantes. They are Ann Avery Burrell, whose mother is Sara Virginia Wilkerson Burrell (Mrs. Jack Luse Burrell Jr.); Katharine Halpin DeRossette, whose mother is Lucille (Lucy) Lynch Halpin DeRossette (Mrs. Timothy Quinn DeRossette); and Regan Crawford Reardon, whose mother is Melissa Lea
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Madison Elizabeth Coburn Deterly Cross (Mrs. Ian McNeill Cross).
The 2011 Debutantes Miss Alexander is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bruce Alexander of Ridgeland. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Alfred Bruce Alexander of Cordova, Tenn., and the late Mr. Alexander, and LaVerne Moore Goforth of Columbus and Wilfred Therrell Goforth of Little Rock. Miss Alexander is a Jackson Academy graduate and was on the honor roll. In high school, she was in the Spanish Club, Key Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Accents Dance Team, and performed at the 2010 Orange Bowl in Miami. She was selected as an All-American by the United Dance Association. Miss Alexander also participated in the Encore Show Choir, slow pitch softball team and was a member of the Jackson Symphony League Sub-Debs. She volunteered at the Blair E. Batson Children’s Hospital, Community Animal Rescue and Adoption, and mentored with the Big Brother/Big Sister organization. Following Hurricane Katrina, she participated in cleanup efforts on the Gulf Coast. A sophomore at the University of Mississippi, Miss Alexander is an education major, a member of Sigma Alpha Lambda, the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, and Kappa Delta sorority. Miss Alexander is a member of First Baptist Church of Jackson and recently participated in a mission trip to Haiti. Miss Burrell is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Luse Burrell Jr. of Vicksburg. Her grandparents are Mrs. Robert Crump Wilkerson III of Vicksburg and the late Mr. Wilkerson, and James Elbert Day Jr. of Dallas, and the late Harriet Boedeker Burrell Day. The Debutante Club of Mississippi presented Miss Burrell’s mother, Sara Virginia Wilkerson in 1981. Miss Burrell is a graduate of St. Andrew’s Episcopal School where she was a National Merit Finalist, STAR Student, and member of the Cum Laude Society, Varsity Dance Team and Student Admissions Team.
Emily Anne Cole She served as captain of the Varsity Swim Team and was voted Most Valuable Swimmer. She received a Global Studies grant for travel to Argentina. She was a Mississippi All-STAR Scholar, Robert Byrd Scholar, and United States Presidential Scholar. She was chosen by the National Committee on U.S. - China Relations to travel to China for a Student Leaders Exchange. She was a member of the Jackson Symphony League Sub-Debs and was active in the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi, serving on the Division of Youth Council and at Camp Bratton-Green as a counselor and on the permanent staff. A sophomore at Columbia University, Miss Burrell is majoring in anthropology. She is vice president of the Canterbury Club, a member of the Columbia Ballroom Dance Team and Alpha Chi Omega sorority, and a health educator with Peer Health Exchange. She attends St. Andrew’s Cathedral. Miss Campbell is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Burdette Campbell of Madison. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Phinis Kye Bethany of Jackson and the late Henry Wallace Campbell of Canton and the late Mrs. Campbell of Jackson. Miss Campbell’s mother, Kate Lawrence Bethany Campbell, was presented by the Debutante Club of Mississippi in 1980, and her grandmother, Loraine Crockett Smith Bethany, was presented in 1957. Miss Campbell was graduated with honors from Jackson Academy where she was a member of the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Accents dance team, Encore Show Choir, and the cross country team. She was a “Girl Talk” mentor for junior high girls and received the Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizenship Award for Jackson Academy. A sophomore at Mississippi State University, Miss Campbell is a kinesiology major. She is active in Kappa Delta social sorority and serves as a Maroon VIP. She is the recipient of a Mississippi State
Rachel Barton Crim University Academic Excellence Award, a Dean’s List Scholar, and a member of Lambda Sigma Honor Society, Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society, and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. She volunteers for the Girl Scouts of America and is a member of Broadmoor Baptist Church. Miss Coburn is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Michael Coburn of Ridgeland. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Earl Coburn of Biloxi, and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Joseph Gauthe’ of Ridgeland. Miss Coburn was graduated with highest honors from Jackson Academy where she served as senior class president, member of the National Honor Society, Cum Laude Society, Mu Alpha Theta, was the recipient of the Outstanding Academic Excellence Award, selected as a Clarion Ledger All-Star Senior, a senior class favorite, and voted Most Versatile and Hall of Fame. Miss Coburn was captain of the varsity cheerleaders and was selected as a UCA All-Star Cheerleader. She was the 2010 North AAA Doubles Tennis Champion and was a member of Young Life and the Jackson Symphony league Sub-Debs. A sophomore at the University of Mississippi, Miss Coburn is a public policy major and attends the Trent Lott Leadership Institute and the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College. She serves as a University Ambassador and is the recipient of the Academic Excellence Scholarship and the Holmes Scholarship. She is a member of the Chancellor’s Honor Roll, Alpha Lambda Delta, Gamma Beta Phi, and Phi Eta Sigma honoraries, the National Collegiate Honor Society, Delta Delta Delta Sorority, and attends St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Gluckstadt. Miss Cole is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hughes Cole Jr. of Flowood. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Louis Earl Rushton and the late Mr. Rushton of Flowood, and Mrs. Charles Hughes Cole and the late Mr. Cole of Brookhaven. Her sister, Elizabeth Frances Cole, was presented by the Debutante Club of Mississippi in 2008.
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Katharine Halpin DeRossette Miss Cole was graduated with honors from Jackson Preparatory School where she was involved on the yearbook staff, serving as co-editor and pageant chairman her senior year. She served her community as a volunteer with the Rankin County Crown Club and the Service Club at Prep where she was chosen as vice president her senior year. She was selected as a member of the student council and Patriot League. Miss Cole enjoyed singing in the Revellion Showchoir and performing in school musicals. She was a member of the Mississippi Girlchoir, traveling and performing throughout the United States and Australia. Upon graduation, Miss Cole received the Rankin County Junior Auxiliary Scholarship. A sophomore business major at Mississippi State, Miss Cole is involved in the Student Association and is a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority where she serves as the chapter correspondent. She attends First Baptist Church in Jackson. Miss Crim is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Lee Crim Jr. of Jackson. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Lee Crim of Jackson, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harvey Smith of Greenwood. Miss Crim’s grandmother, Sarah Ruth Lloyd Crim, was presented by the Debutante Club of Mississippi in 1950. Miss Crim was graduated with highest honors from Jackson Preparatory School where she was inducted into the Cum Laude Society, the National Honor Society, and was elected a beauty and a homecoming maid. She was a member of the Pacer drill team and served on Youth Legislature. Selected for Youth Leadership Jackson and National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine, she received the Presidential Community Service Award, and the Academic Excellence Award. A sophomore at the University of Mississippi in the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College, on the Chancellor’s List, Miss Crim is enrolled in the premed program. She is a member of Chi Omega sorority, Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society, and Sigma 46
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Alpha Lambda National Leadership and Honors Organization. Miss Crim is active in Reformed University Fellowship, served on summer staff for Young Life, and is a member at First Presbyterian Church in Jackson Miss DeRossette is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Quinn DeRossette of Vicksburg. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. John Francis Halpin III and the late Mr. Halpin, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Casebolt DeRossette Sr., who were all of Vicksburg. Miss DeRossette’s mother, Lucille Lynch Halpin DeRossette (the former Lucy Halpin), was presented by the Debutante Club of Mississippi in 1984, and her sister, Mary Quinn DeRossette, was presented by the Debutante Club of Mississippi in 2010. Miss DeRossette was graduated with honors from Saint Aloysius High School in 2010 where she served as student body president, captain of the Flashette Dance Team, captain of the varsity softball team, and captain of the Retreat Team. She was the recipient of the Bishop Brunini Leadership Award. While in high school she traveled to Saltillo, Mexico, on a mission trip and participated for three years in Catholic Diocese of Jackson Search Retreat, serving as a group leader for two years. A sophomore at the University of Mississippi, Miss DeRossette is studying exercise science with a minor in environmental studies. She is a Provost Scholar, on the Chancellor’s Honor Roll, an Ole Miss Ambassador, and a member of Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society, Cardinal Club, and Kappa Delta sorority. In Kappa Delta sorority she is a member of the Standards Board and serves as chaplain. She was a member of Freshman Focus and currently serves as a mentor for this organization. She serves as the community service coordinator for Lambda Sigma Honor Society. Miss DeRossette works in the office of sustainability as the game day coordinator at Ole Miss. She is a member of St. Paul Catholic Church of Vicksburg and St. John Catholic Church of Oxford.
Miss Fenelon is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Brian Thomas Fenelon of Jackson. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otis Bennett Walton Jr. of Jackson, and the late Mr. and Mrs. William James Fenelon of St. Paul, Minn. Miss Fenelon’s mother, Kelley Walton Fenelon, was presented by the Debutante Club of Mississippi in 1976, and her grandmother, Frances Patterson Walton, was presented in 1950. Miss Fenelon was graduated from Jackson Preparatory School where she was inducted into the Cum Laude Society, received the Class Day Senior Service Award and Quill and Scroll Award, served as a drill team officer and was elected a class beauty. In addition to being on the Headmaster’s Honor Roll and a Spanish Club officer, Miss Fenelon was active in the National Honor Society, the Italian Exchange Program, and as a junior, was on the homecoming court and prom co-chairman. She chaired the Mississippi Children’s Museum Youth Concern, assisted with special projects for Operation Christmas Child, and was a member of Youth Leadership Jackson and the March of Dimes Council. A sophomore at the Barksdale Honors College of the University of Mississippi, Miss Fenelon is a liberal arts major and active in Delta Delta Delta sorority. She attends Galloway Memorial United Methodist Church and spent the summer interning with a cancer philanthropy in Nashville and volunteering with Salt and Light ministry in Honduras. Miss Gex is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Joseph Gex IV of Ridgeland. She is the granddaughter of the Hon. and Mrs. Walter Joseph Gex III of Diamondhead, and Kathleen Lavecchia Gex of Jackson, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Peyton Henry of Oxford. Miss Gex was graduated from Jackson Academy where she served on student council, was photo editor for the yearbook, and chapter leader for “Girl Talk,” a mentoring program pairing high school girls with middle school girls. She was project chairperson for
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the Neighborhood Christian Center, worked with Habitat for Humanity, and was a representative of the Jackson Symphony League Sub-Debs. She was a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Students against Drunk Driving, Young Republicans, and served as a legislative page for state Sen. William C. Denny. At Jackson Academy, Miss Gex participated in softball and cross country, and she was the recipient of the Leadership Award in cross country. She was also on the award-winning Accent Dance Team, was voted class favorite, and was on the homecoming court. She is listed in “Who’s Who Among American High School Students.” A sophomore at the University of Mississippi, Miss Gex is an education major. As a freshman, she was a member of Phi Eta Sigma, the honor society for firstyear students, the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, and was on the Chancellor’s Honor Roll. She is a member of Chi Omega social sorority. Miss Gex is a member of Young Life ministry and a communicant of Saint Richard Catholic Church and attends Saint John’s Catholic Church in Oxford. Miss Gunn is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lee Gunn of Jackson. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Jean Gunn Phillips of Brandon and the late Grover Warren Gunn Sr., and the late Mr. and Mrs. Jack Anderson Coleman of Water Valley. Miss Gunn is an honors graduate of Jackson Preparatory School where she received the American Legion Citizenship award, Spanish II and III awards, Community Service awards, and was selected Most Beautiful. A three-year member of the Pacer dance team, Miss Gunn served as captain her senior year. She was an active member of the student government association and participated in the Italian Exchange Program. A sophomore at the University of Mississippi, Miss Gunn is a psychology major in the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College. A recipient of the Academic Excellence Scholarship, Miss Gunn is on
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the Chancellor’s Honor Roll and a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and Alpha Lambda Delta honor society. She is a member of the Chi Omega social sorority where she serves on Pledge Board and is active in Reformed University Fellowship. She is a volunteer for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Gardner-Simmons Home for Girls and the Wiser Hospital for Women and Infants. She is a member of Galloway Memorial United Methodist Church where she served as a MissionFest College Counselor. Miss Haltom is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Joiner Mack Haltom III of Ridgeland. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Donald Wimberly of Jackson and Mr. and Mrs. James Ferman Ware of Pensacola, and Mrs. Joiner Mack Haltom Jr. and the late Mr. Haltom of Pascagoula. Miss Haltom was graduated with honors from Jackson Academy where she was a member of the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, March of Dimes Youth Leadership Council and Jackson Symphony Sub-Debs. She was a varsity and junior varsity cheerleader, and served as junior varsity cocaptain. She was president of Students Against Destructive Decisions, chosen as a UCA All-Star and All-American cheerleader. She participated in Hurricane Katrina Relief and Rebuild, and mission trips to Peru and Honduras. She was involved with Habitat for Humanity, Young Life, and a member of the cross country team. A sophomore at the University of Mississippi, Miss Haltom is in pre-nursing. She is on the Chancellor’s Honor Roll and a Provost Scholar. She is a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Gamma Beta Phi, Sigma Alpha Lambda Phi/Eta Sigma, and Alpha Lambda Phi honorary and leadership societies. She is a member of Delta Delta Delta social sorority and Christ United Methodist Church. Miss Henry is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Mark Henry of Brandon. She is the granddaughter of
Elizabeth Gray Henry Mrs. Carpenter Gray of Columbia and the late William Gideon Gray and Mrs. John Kelly Henry of Louisville and the late Dr. Henry. Miss Henry was graduated as valedictorian from Northwest Rankin High School. She was a National Merit finalist, student body president, president of Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society, president of Teenage Republicans, and vice president of the Jackson Symphony League Sub-Debs. Chosen as Rankin County’s Junior Miss, she was named to the top 10 at Mississippi’s Junior Miss program. Miss Henry is a sophomore at Yale University, where she is a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. Last year, she was one of 120 Yale freshmen chosen for Directed Studies, an intensive honors curriculum of the Western Canon. She is the publicity chair of the Calhoun College Council and the chairman’s whip for the Tory Party of the Yale Political Union, for which she has served as press secretary and social chair. A volunteer with New Haven Reads and the Friends of Children’s Hospital, she is a member of the First Baptist Church of Jackson. Miss Kemp is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Thomas Kemp III of Vicksburg. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. William Thomas Kemp Jr. of Noxapater and the late Mr. Kemp, and Mrs. John Allen Derivaux Sr. and the late Mr. Derivaux of Vicksburg. Miss Kemp was graduated from St. Aloysius High School with honors where she served as editor and business manager of the yearbook staff. She was elected president of the Leo Club, Environmental Club vice president, and treasurer of the Library Club. She was a member of the Retreat Team, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and Quiz Bowl Team. Her other activities included National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, and mentoring. She was a member of Vicksburg Cotillion Club and the National Society for High School Scholars. She attended Mississippi Governor’s School and the Capston Business
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Caroline Derivaux Kemp Leadership Academy. A sophomore at Millsaps College, Miss Kemp is an accounting major and recipient of the Presidential Scholarship and the Mississippi Legacy Scholarship. She is a member of Kappa Delta Sorority, serving as chapter historian and a SET Leader, and serves as coeditor of the Bobashela. She belongs to the Catholic Student Association and Saint Paul Catholic Church in Vicksburg. Miss Leech is the daughter of William Hollis Leech and Wesla Sullivan Leech of Jackson. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Stephen Herschel Leech Sr. of Madison and the late Mr. Leech, and Mrs. Louie Wesley Sullivan of Mendenhall and the late Mr. Sullivan. Miss Leech was graduated from Jackson Preparatory School where she was co-captain of the varsity cheerleading team, captain of the softball team and voted most school spirited. She was also a member of the varsity basketball, track and swim teams, the radio broadcast team and the yearbook staff. She was a member of the Jackson Symphony League SubDebs. A sophomore at the University of Mississippi, Miss Leech is a business major. She is the recipient of the Herb Deweese Alumni Scholarship, a member of Chi Omega social sorority and Reformed University Fellowship. She is a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Jackson. Miss Little is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Nelson Kent Little of Oxford, formerly of Jackson. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bernard Little of Grenada, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Elvin C. Earnest of Indianola. Miss Little’s sisters, Marcie McKee Little Sherman and Stephanie Elise Little, were presented by the Debutante Club of Mississippi in 2003 and 2005. A graduate of Oxford High School, she was on the Principal and Teacher’s Honor Roll, a member of Mu Alpha Theta, yearbook staff, French Club, track and
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Courtney Claire Little Alpha Lambda Delta, Gamma Beta Phi, and Phi Eta Sigma honor societies. She is active in Reformed University Fellowship and volunteers with the Salt and Light Missions in Honduras. She is a member of Galloway Memorial United Methodist Church. Miss Miller is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Wayne Miller of Madison. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Griffith Stewart of Wynndale and Mrs. Hiram Lewis Miller and the late Mr. Miller of Gulfport. Miss Miller was graduated with special honors from the Mississippi School of the Arts in Brookhaven where she was awarded the Senior Focus Award and the Advanced Portfolio Award. She won numerous gold and silver keys including a silver key for her portfolio at the 2010 Scholastic Art Award. She was a member of the National Honor Society and treasurer of the National Art Honor Society. She was named a Mississippi Scholar of Lincoln County. In 2009, Miss Miller was named Lafayette County’s Junior Miss. A Creative Honors Scholar at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Miss Miller is a sophomore fibers major and enjoys songwriting and performing. She attended the School of Cinema and Performing Arts in New York City in 2009. In the summer of 2011, she was on staff at Camp DeSoto in Mentone, Ala., where she served as the camp artist. She is a member of Galloway Memorial United Methodist Church. Miss Reardon is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ian McNeill Cross of Jackson and Mr. and Mrs. Rory Campbell Reardon of Olive Branch. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Henry Deterly of Jackson and Mrs. Thomas Gordon Reardon and the late Mr. Reardon of Clarksdale. Miss Reardon’s mother, Melissa Lea Deterly Cross, was presented by the Debutante Club of Mississippi in 1986. Miss Reardon was graduated with honors from Jackson Academy where she was a senior class favorite, a student council representative, and a mem-
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ber of the Jackson Academy Accents dance team. She served on the annual staff, the council for Habitat for Humanity, and as a program leader for the JA Mentoring Program. She was a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Key Club, Young Life, and Jackson Symphony League Sub-Debs. She volunteered for the Neighborhood Christian Center, Stewpot, CARA, Blair E. Batson Children’s Hospital, and Mustard Seed. As a member of the Christ United Methodist Church youth group, she served as a Disciple Group leader and traveled to Peru for mission work three summers. A sophomore at the University of Mississippi, Miss Reardon is pursuing a degree in elementary education and is a member of Delta Delta Delta social sorority. She has been inducted into Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. She is the recipient of a Central Mississippi Ole Miss Alumni Club Scholarship, a Competitive Edge Scholarship, and an Academic Excellence Scholarship. She participates in Campus Crusade for Christ and volunteers for Leap Frog Ministries. Miss Reardon is a communicant of St. Richard Catholic Church. Miss Stephens is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lawrence Stephens of Magee. She is the granddaughter of Archie Leonard Magee of Jackson and the late Mrs. Magee, and Mrs. James Otis Stephens of Magee and the late Dr. Stephens. Miss Stephens was inducted into the Simpson County Academy Hall of Fame, named Miss Simpson County Academy, and chosen as homecoming queen. She was an All-American Cheerleader, a member of the basketball and track teams, served as secretary of her senior class, and was a member of the student council. Miss Stephens was chosen as Most Versatile, Most Spiritual Minded, and a campus beauty. She participated in the Future Leaders of Simpson County, the National Youth Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C., and was a state finalist in the
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Future Business Leaders of America competition. She served as a youth ambassador for the Mississippi Children’s Museum. A sophomore at the University of Mississippi, Miss Stephens is a graphic web design major. She is a member of Chi Omega sorority and serves on the pledge board. Miss Stephens was selected as first alternate in the 2011 Mississippi Miss Hospitality Pageant. She participates in Campus Crusade for Christ and is a praise team soloist at First Baptist Church of Magee. Miss Thomas is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Anderson Thomas Jr. of Macon. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Anderson Thomas of Shuqualak and the late Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Edward McLaughlin of Stone Mountain, Ga. Miss Thomas was valedictorian and was graduated with highest honors from Central Academy where she was treasurer of the National Honor Society, co-captain of the varsity cheerleading squad, a member of the pep squad, annual staff, junior/senior play, and served as an office aide. She has received numerous academic awards and is listed in the National Honor Roll, All-American Scholars, and “Who’s Who Among American High School Students.” She served as Noxubee County’s 2009 Teen Miss Hospitality. A sophomore at Mississippi State University, Miss Thomas is a pre-pharmacy major. She is a recipient of the Laura and Larry Homan scholarship, American Cancer Society scholarship, Baptist Memorial Hospital Auxiliary scholarship, and the Noxubee Cattleman’s Association scholarship. She is a member of Alpha Epsilon Delta pre-professional honor society, Zeta Tau Alpha social sorority, and serves as activity chairman for Ruby Hall Council. She has worked as a volunteer for Relay for Life, Pop Tabs for the Ronald McDonald House, Camp Rising Sun, Noxubee County Historical Society, and Main Street Macon. She is a member of Shuqualak Baptist Church. Miss Vise is the daughter of the Annette Fortman Vise of Ridgeland and the late Dr. William Michael
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Vise. Her late paternal grandparents are Dr. and Mrs. Guy Thompson Vise, formerly of Meridian. Her maternal grandparents are the late William Richard Fortman of Ridgeland, and Mr. and Mrs. Gerald George Eckert of Centerville, Ohio. Miss Vise is a 2010 graduate of St. Andrew’s Episcopal School. She spent her junior year in Rennes, France, in a full language immersion program, School Year Abroad. Fluent in French, Miss Vise was the president of the French Club, and was the recipient of the French Award. She was among the top 10 finalists in Mississippi in the National French Exam. Miss Vise won the Scholastic Silver Key Award for a watercolor which hung at the Mississippi Museum of Art. She was sophomore maid in the homecoming court, and a member of the Jackson Symphony League Sub-Debs. Miss Vise now attends the Croft Institute of International Studies at the University of Mississippi where she is a sophomore majoring in international studies with intended minors in French and art history. Her hobbies include painting, sketching, and fashion and she enjoys traveling. She is a member of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Cathedral. Miss 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, Mrs. Sarah Price Wright, and the late Mackey Mims Wright Sr. of Jackson. Miss Wright’s grandmother, Sarah Price Wright, was presented by the Debutante Club of Mississippi in 1941. Miss Wright was graduated from Jackson Preparatory School, where she was on the Student’s List Honor Roll and elected class favorite. She was a member of the soccer team that won four consecutive state championships. She was an MAIS All-Star, AllConference, team captain, team most valuable player, and received the Patriot Award. She was team captain of the basketball team and received the Hustle Award. She was an FCA officer, member of the Harry Potter
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Club, Jackson Symphony League Sub-Deb, and a Don Sutter Award nominee. A sophomore at Samford University, Miss Wright is an international relations major and Dean’s List scholar. She is a member of the Samford Soccer Team and Chi Omega sorority. In Birmingham, she volunteers with Northstar Ministries, attends RUF, Campus Outreach, and R·A·N·S·O·M Student-Athlete Fellowship. She participated in missions teams to Peru and Haiti. Miss Wright is a member of First Presbyterian Church of Jackson. Miss York is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Snyder York III of Jackson. She is the granddaughter
of Mrs. Frank Snyder York Jr. of Madison, and the late Mr. York, and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Harrison Benton Sr. of Baton Rouge, and the late Neva Cook Benton. Miss York’s mother, Karan Lorraine Benton York, was presented by the Baton Rouge Assembly in 1978. Miss York was graduated with honors from Jackson Preparatory School, receiving the Classical Heritage degree. She served as varsity cheer captain, National Honor Society officer, class secretary, attended Mississippi Governor’s School, and participated in numerous school productions. She was chosen Miss Sophomore Class, junior and senior homecoming maid, “Most Versatile,” and named to the Hall of
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Fame. She was the recipient of Goodwill Industries Volunteer Services’ Youth Award and Flowood Chamber of Commerce’s Student of the Year. A sophomore at the University of Mississippi’s Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College, Miss York is an accounting major. She is a member of the Chancellor’s Leadership Class, Gamma Beta Phi service honorary, Alpha Lambda Delta vice president, Lambda Sigma treasurer, Delta Gamma fraternity, and on the Dean’s List. Active in Reformed University Fellowship, she volunteers in English as a Second Language classes, and is a member of First Presbyterian Church of Jackson.
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few weeks ago, we took the twins for an overnight trip to our family farm in Holmes County. It was after a rain and my grandmother’s yard was full of white caps sprinkled throughout the front and back yard. While we had fun kicking the tops off, just seeing mushrooms got me thinking about my all-time favorite holiday side dish. Every Thanksgiving my sister Amberlyn and I make spectacles of ourselves eating my Aunt Lynn’s mushroom wild rice casserole. We have an insatiable craving that begins in October and is finally satisfied in late November. It must be the mushrooms that make us so crazy about this particular dish because I can have wild rice on any given Tuesday night and never have the kind of reaction that is spawned by the addition of mushrooms and a creamy sauce. According to my research, I am not the only one crazy about mushrooms. Mushrooms have a variety of uses: culinary, medicinal and recreational. Since I have no authority or knowledge on the latter two of the three, I will explore the culinary perspective. I did, however, find it interesting that there is research to suggest the
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fungal spores could help in treating cancer and other rapidly progressing diseases. Who knew a little fungus could have so many applications? Warning: Many varieties of wild mushrooms are poisonous. Extreme caution should be used when picking mushrooms. It is advisable to know which species are edible and which species are not before consumption. Another piece of advice - if you find a mushroom growing in a pasture do not eat it. On a lighter note - for those of you looking for something low in calories this holiday season, you are in luck. Mushrooms are fat free and only 20 calories per serving. They are also a significant source of potassium. While the fleshy fungi have a short life cycle, they can be canned, dried or frozen to extend their usefulness. The appearance of mushrooms depends on the variety, but the common features are a slightly firm texture free of any bruising. The caps of the mushrooms are the most desirable for immediate consumption because the stems have a tough texture. The stems can be used for flavoring sauces and stocks, but should be removed prior to serving. If at all possible, fresh mushrooms should not be soaked or washed due to the porous texture that can become mushy with prolonged exposure to moisture. Contrary to supermarket packaging, a paper bag is the best storage container for fresh mushrooms. COMMON MUSHROOMS: • Button (White Button) mushrooms are the most common of all varieties and have a mild flavor with delicate woodsy notes and can be purchased year round. • Chanterelle mushrooms have a delicate nutty flavor with a chewy texture and are available fresh in the summer and winter months. • Morel mushrooms are of the same fungal species as the truffle and widely appreciated by chefs and home cooks because of their smoky, nutty, earthy flavor. Morels are found fresh in late March through early July. • Porcini mushrooms have a meaty smooth texture with a pungent woodsy flavor and are available fresh in late spring and autumn. • Portobello mushrooms are mild in flavor with a dense, meaty texture and are a staple item in most supermarkets. • Shiitake mushrooms have a full-bodied steak type flavor and are plentiful in spring and fall. • Straw mushrooms have a distinctive musky flavor usually found in Asian dishes and are typically canned or dried. THE DILEMMA: DRIED OR FRESH? Because dried mushrooms are harvested during their peak, the favor is more intense and concentrated. Generally speaking there is a 10 to one ratio of fresh to dried mushrooms. Roughly, one ounce of dried mushrooms equals one half pound of fresh mushrooms. Dried mushrooms are a good pantry staple, especially when varieties other than white button mushrooms are the required ingredient in a recipe. For best results, keep dried mushrooms in a dry, cool place and use within six months. To re-hydrate mushrooms, place dried mushrooms in a heat safe bowl and cover with one - two inches of boiling water. Allow to steep for 20 to 30 minutes or until soft and tender. Remove mushrooms from liquid and prepare as desired. The liquid makes a great addition to sauces, stocks and soups and can be frozen for future use. Mushrooms make a perfect side dish or entrée because of their versatility. Try adding a few ‘shrooms to your menu this holiday season. Give your green bean casserole a rest this Thanksgiving and serve this rice as a side instead - you will thank me later.
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FOODWISE DIRECTIONS Re-hydrate mushrooms. Drain re-hydrated mushrooms, combine with fresh/canned mushrooms and roughly chop. Over medium heat in large skillet brown sausage with leeks and garlic, cook until sausage is brown and leeks are soft. Increase heat and add wine. Simmer one to three minutes. Add mushrooms and 3 tablespoons of porcini liquid. Cook six to eight minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste. Spoon sausage and mushroom mixture into tartlet shells and garnish with parmesan cheese. Serve warm. May be kept warm in 200º oven up to 30 minutes before serving.
MUSHROOM WILD RICE CASSEROLE INGREDIENTS Wild Rice (2 boxes prepared according to package directions) 2 large jars whole button mushrooms, reserve 2 tablespoons of liquid 3/4 cup unsalted butter 8 oz cream cheese, softened 1 1/2 cup milk freshly ground black pepper Salt to taste DIRECTIONS In a 3 quart casserole dish, place an even layer of prepared wild rice and evenly distribute mushrooms over rice. Over medium-low heat in a 2 quart sauce pan, combine reserved mushroom liquid, butter and cream cheese. Slowly whisk in milk until mixture is smooth and creamy. Continue to whisk sauce constantly for 1 minute or until mixture is fully incorporated. Remove sauce from heat. Pour cheese sauce evenly over mushrooms and wild rice. Smooth with back of spoon making sure that sauce generously covers the entire dish. Bake at 325º for 20 to 30 minutes until golden brown on top.
WILD MUSHROOM AND SAUSAGE TARTLETS INGREDIENTS 1/2 ounce dried porcini mushrooms, reserve 3 tablespoons liquid from re-hydrating 1/4 ounce dried morels
GRILLED PORTOBELLO MUSHROOMS ON ROSEMARY SKEWERS
1/4 ounce dried chanterelle mushrooms 4 ounces button mushrooms 1 small can straw mushrooms, drained 4 ounces mild sausage 1 small leek, white and green parts, cut into ¼ inch rings 1 garlic clove, minced 3 tablespoons dry white wine 3/4 cup grated parmesan cheese freshly ground black pepper Salt to taste 1 package Sable & Rosenfield party cups, 64 tartlet shells
INGREDIENTS 12 rosemary stems (6 to 8 inches long), stems cut at an angle 2 large Portobello mushrooms, cut into six strips 1 garlic clove, minced 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 1/4 cup Oxford Falls Champagne Vinaigrette DIRECTIONS Soak rosemary in water for 30 minutes. Skewer Portobello slices with rosemary stems and place in casserole dish. In small bowl, combine garlic Worcestershire sauce and Champagne Vinaigrette. Pour mixture over mushroom skewers and allow to marinate no longer than 15 minutes. Grill over medium heat or grill pan for two - four minutes on each side. (During grilling rotate one quarter turn to create grill marks on each side.) Serve immediately.
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of tennis.” The associations work primarily at the grassroots level to coordinate and maintain tennis programs and services, guaranteeing that they are open and accessible to all. For the first time, the US Open recognized volunteers from local CTAs that came to New York during the two-week tournament. “We’re extremely pleased that for the first time ever we can utilize the national platform provided by the US Open to recognize the community tennis associations around the nation that are in attendance,” said David Slade, USTA national manager for CTAs. “The US Open and the USTA’s family of Web sites provide a great opportunity to increase awareness among tennis fans - many of whom attend the Open themselves - about the programs and services being offered by organizations around the country.” Beth Bryant Gordin has been associated with the Tri-County CTA for five years. She recently got married to Clark Gordin and they chose going to New York City and the US Open for their honeymoon. Sandra Irby, director of community development for USTA Mississippi notified all CTA volunteers across the state that if they had any of their members going to the Open, they could apply for a “behind the scenes” tour during their visit. When
Beth and Clark Gordin enjoyed a “behind the scenes” tour during their honeymoon visit to the 2011 US Open. Beth is a board member for the Tri-County Community Tennis Association
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Beth heard about this, she was beyond thrilled. “Clark doesn’t even play tennis,” she said, “but he knew how much it meant to me to go to the Open, so we incorporated this into our honeymoon. It was so funny — being at the Open and seeing such incredible tennis from the men and women got Clark so fired up. He finally understands why I love the game as much as I do.” Not only did they get to go on their private tour, she was interviewed and featured on the US Open Web site.
An interview with: Beth Bryant, Tri County CTA board member Q: Tell us a little about your history: “We’ve been serving the greater Jackson area for five years, and are very proud of the role we’ve played in this community in our short time of existence. In 2009 and 2010, we brought home the USTA Southern Section Mixed Doubles championships. We have 25 board members who work with the local tennis pros to promote our programs.” Q: What are some of the new wrinkles you’ve introduced recently? “We’ve got an incredibly exciting singles league, and now we’re participating in trilevel leagues as well. Support for our junior team tennis is perhaps the strongest when you factor everyone in Jackson.” Q: You mention youth tennis and 10 and under tennis is a rising initiative nationwide. What can you say about Tri-County’s 10 and under involvement? “Again, we give credit to the community we have so many kids and parents who don’t really know what tennis is all about when they start, and they’re wary of the costs. Tri-County CTA has been able to supplement the cost of racquets and various other equipment, as well as providing transportation to and from our courts for many area youth. We realize these kids are our future.” Q: The biggest challenge you face yearround would be? “Probably keeping people excited. We’re lucky we have the USTA developing new programs and leagues for the people here literally, we’re never out of options for the
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population of tennis players in Jackson. Anyone who wants to play can find programming appropriate for them yearround.” Q: This is your first time here at the Open, right? How special is this for you? “Well, I just got married two days ago. (My husband and I) always wanted to come to New York, and spending time here is a great way to start married life. When I walked through the gates, I thought: ‘My goodness, this is so enormous.’ To see this many passionate tennis fans in one setting, it’s quite overwhelming - but so exciting. Just to be able to take this back to my home state, and I’ll definitely be encouraging all my friends to come here.” Q: Who are some of the players you’d love to see live? “Oh gosh, Andy Roddick, without a doubt. I certainly love Nadal. I’m excited to see as much young talent as I can as well.”
The Southern Junior Cup, formerly the Junior Davis/Fed Cup, was created to give juniors the opportunity to experience the thrill and camaraderie of tennis as a team sport. Hosted at the Champions Club in Chattanooga, and supported by title sponsor Bullfrog Waterproof Sunblock, top players from each state in the Southern Section were invited to participate in this highly acclaimed event. The Southern Junior Cup for the BG (18-14) division was held September 24-26, and the Southern Team Championships BG (12) was held the weekend of September 17-19. The Northside was well represented in all age groups. Tennis players love Oxford. For the second year in a row, the USTA League Mixed Doubles Championships were held in Oxford and the players had a blast. The weather couldn’t have been better if we had special ordered it. Cool temperatures, great player party at The Library and fabulous tennis were enjoyed by all. Coming out as state champions from the tri-county area were Coy Neal’s 6.0 team and Chris Weeks’ 8.0 team. They will travel to Macon, Ga., in October to compete at the USTA League Mixed Doubles Section Championships. Southern Combo Doubles State Championships will be held in the Jackson area November 10-13.
TENNIS ADVANTAGE The tournament committee has been working for close to a year planning this championship and are excited about the weekend events. “Southern Combo Doubles continues to grow in Mississippi,” says Lindsey Sartain, director of adult programs for USTA Mississippi. “We will have more than 1,200 players coming to the Northside to compete during the four day event,” continues Sartain. The player party will be held at the Mississippi Craft Center in Ridgeland with a “Taste of the South” theme. Restaurants from both Jackson and Ridgeland will set up booths throughout the center and people will be able to sample food from some of the area’s finest eateries.
In addition to great food, the Greer Brothers band will entertain the guests playing a combination of classic rock and country music. Jake Greer with Jackson Convention and Visitors Bureau and Mena Thorgeson with Ridgeland Tourism Commission have put in countless hours assisting the committee during the year as well. Volunteer members of the committee have worked hand in hand with Greer and Thorgeson as well as Lindsey Sartain. Members of this committee are Celia Coffey, Cheryl Harris, Lori Reed with Cabot Lodge, Terry Overcash, Georgia Spencer, Anita Stamps and Susan Toler. Cabot Lodge Millsaps in Jackson and Cabot Lodge North in Ridgeland will be co-
USTA League mixed doubles team captained by Coy Neal recently won their division during the state championships held in Oxford. Eric Nimon, Laurie Selman, William ‘Coy’ Neal, Carrie Starks, Jaime Burns, Brent Clark Not pictured: William Thompson, Silvia Celiz, Jimmy Lancaster, Landon Farlow, Audrey Thomas
Representing Mississippi during the 2011 Southern Junior Cup 12s division are Sylvia Viljoen, Catherine Owen, Megan Humphries, coach Chelsea Bond, Larry Qu, Stedman Strickland and Darius Kent
host hotels for the players. Make your way out to Bridges Tennis Center or Ridgeland Tennis Center during the four-day championship to watch some really great tennis. As the holiday season nears and you start making your Christmas lists, think tennis for those that play this great game. Lessons from some of the finest pros in the South are available all across the Northside, tennis clothes or equipment and even a USTA membership are just some ideas for Christmas gifts. As always, for all of your tennis needs, you can find us on Facebook, USTA Mississippi or go to our Web site, www.mstennis.com.
Chris Weeks and members of his 8.0 USTA League Adult Mixed Doubles team will travel to Macon, Ga., to compete during the Southern Section mixed doubles championships. Brooks Buffington, Olivia McCay, Heather Crawford, Malesta Purvis, Kristi Giallourakis, Jeff Boyles, Justin Brown, Brad Howard, Mitch Peters. Not pictured: Cathy Crain, Julie C. Jackson, Chris Weeks
Representing Mississippi during the 2011 14-18s division are coach Scott Pennington, Paul Michael Calhoun, Phillip Rizk, Arthi Reddy, Ann Marie Edlin, Keegan Barkley, Coyt Majure, Christa Owen, Sadey St. Amant, Will Hickman, Aaron Hildenbrand, Mia Kent, Madeline Beard, coach Justyn Schelver, Shelby Zachery, Andrew Hildenbrand, Beth Owen, Mason Vice, Sophie St. Amant, Brighton Lowther.
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Caroline Chisolm Cannada , Lane Nicholas Rush July 16, 2011 First Presbyterian Church Jackson, Mississippi service of worship celebrating the covenant marriage of Caroline Chisolm Cannada and Lane Nicholas Rush was held at 7 p.m. July 16, at First Presbyterian Church in Jackson. The ceremony was officiated by Dr. Robert Cox Cannada Jr., uncle of the bride. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Barry Cannada. She is the granddaughter of Ouida Barnett Atkins, the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cox Cannada Sr., all of Jackson; and the late Aylmer Buford Atkins Sr. of Homer, La. The bridegroom is the son of Dr. and Mrs. Gustavus Adolphus Rush III of Meridian. He is a grandson of Mitzie Rougeon Perry and Edward Leverne Perry of Alexandria, La.; and the late Dr. and Mrs. Gustavus Adolphus Rush II of Meridian. A program of nuptial music was presented by Connie Stringer Wadsworth, organist; and joined by members of the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra. Laurie Gayle Stephenson Caliguire of Ridgewood, N.J., and Pryor Buford Graeber of Jackson were soloists. Escorted by her father, the bride wore an ethereal and delicate Point d’Esprit lace gown featuring a feminine sweetheart neckline edged in Alençon scalloped lace and a softly fluted trumpet skirt that flowed into a chapel train. As a final custom touch, Alençon lace cap sleeves were added for a demure look. For a subtle hint of shimmer, the gown was accented at the waist with a wide embellished belt. Her chapel-length heirloom veil was of Brussels lace and had been worn by her mother. The bride carried a Biedermeier inspired bouquet of Akito white roses that were hand-tied with antique satin ribbon. Matron of honor was her sister, Kathryn Cannada Nicholas of Washington, D.C. Maid of honor was Sunny Caliste Rush of Oxford, sister of the bridegroom. Bridesmaids were Polly Faye Allen of Baton Rouge; Sally Kate Archer of New Orleans; Andre Bryant Brantley of Birmingham; Laura Kate Long Carmichiel, Katherine Ragland Gross, Leah Chancellor McKenzie, and Katie Ryan Toler, all of Oxford; Jeannie Blair Hood of Athens, Ga.; Sara Tyson McDaniel Husband and Dendy Hogan McDavid, both from Memphis; Elizabeth Murphree Livingston of Nashville; Emily Sumrall Murphy, Mary Anne Bullock Russ, Anna Watson, and Mary Kathryn Thomas, all of Jackson; and Paige Nichols Primos of Dallas. They wore Mediterranean blue silk chiffon gowns featuring hand applied floral embellishment over the shoulder and carried bouquets of exotic band orchids, snapdragons, and pink peonies surrounded by a stunning mixture of hot orange, coral and pink roses tempered with more roses in softer hues of the same colors. The stand-in-bride was Emily Henderson Molpus of Birmingham. Flower girl was Rachel Lydia Rutledge of Jackson, and Sessions Ault Hootsell IV of New Orleans, was ring bearer, both cousins of the bride. The bridegroom’s father was best man. Groomsmen were Gustavus Alston Rush of Meridian, Jess Logan Rush of Oxford, and Justen Heath Rush of Mobile, brothers of the bridegroom; Frederick Anderson IV of Charlotte, N.C.; Robert Davis Cannada of New York, brother of the bride; Andrew Robinson Gowdey, William Blair Johnson Jr., Philip Anthony Sandifer, and Calen James Wills of Jackson; Madison Cole Hawkins of West Hollywood; Alexander David Malloy of Morristown, Tenn.; Richard Andrew Moffet of Ridgeland; Matthew Austin Moore of Oxford; Richard Taylor Nicholas of Washington, D.C.; Richard Vaughn Waters of Hattiesburg; and John Thomas Williamson of Houston, Texas. Cousins of the bride serving as attendants were Olivia Elizabeth Atkins of Dallas, and Rebecca Louise Burrow and Margaret Inez Rutledge, of Jackson. Elam Wynn Roberson and Eleanor Havens Smith, both of Jackson, also served as attendants. Following the ceremony, the bride’s parents hosted a reception at the Country Club of Jackson. A highlight of the evening was the newlywed’s first dance to “At Last,” sung by Mary Donnelly Haskell of Oxford. The bride and her father danced to “Sweet Caroline,” performed by The Maxx from Atlanta. On the eve of the wedding, the bridegroom’s parents hosted a dinner at The Auditorium featuring cuisine by Bravo. Following the dinner, Dr. and Mrs. Rush also hosted a late night party where guests enjoyed desserts and appetizers as well as dancing to the tunes of the band Second Chance. The bride and her bridesmaids were honored at a luncheon in the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Wilson Hood Sr., while the bridegroom and his groomsmen enjoyed a sporting clay shoot and barbecue lunch at Kearney Park. A wedding day luncheon was held in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Paul Kruger Sr. Other Jackson nuptial parties included an announcement party in the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Malcolm Mounger II, a shower in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nash Neyland, and a coffee in the home of Dr. and Mrs. William Hollis Burrow Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bond Haskell III of Oxford honored the couple with a dinner party. In the bridegroom’s hometown of Meridian, the couple was honored at an announcement party in the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Mann Mitchell Jr. Also in Meridian, the bride was honored with a tea by the ladies of the First Baptist Church and a shower in the home of Dr. and Mrs. Vincent Craig Dungan. Following a wedding trip to St. Lucia, the couple is at home in Jackson where the bridegroom is completing his final year of medical school at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and the bride is associated with Surgicare.
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Molly Elizabeth Jeffcoat , Bradley Clayton Moody February 26, 2011 Jeffcoat Home McComb, Mississippi n a spring-like morning on February 26 in an intimate setting of immediate family, Molly Elizabeth Jeffcoat and Bradley Clayton Moody were wed at the home of her parents, Dr. and Mrs. Byron Thomas Jeffcoat of McComb. The bride is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Ellis Roberts Sr. and the late Mr. and Mrs. Byron Jeffcoat, all of Richton. The bridegroom’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. Larry Augustus Moody of Northport, Ala. His grandparents are Mrs. William K. Weatherly of Montgomery and the late Mr. Weatherly, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Augustus Moody of Northport. Upon arriving at the home, the wedding guests were ushered into the foyer, where the credenza held a massive cut-glass vase with long stemmed Mount Everest open bloom roses, accented with Bells of Ireland, placed in memory of the couple’s grandparents. Robin Brown Jeffcoat, sister-in-law of the bride, presided at the registry, and Lauren Elizabeth Jeffcoat and Addison Gray Jeffcoat, the bride’s nieces, distributed programs. The wedding celebration was officiated by the Rev. Dr. Jimmy D. Porter, former pastor of the bride. Nuptial music was provided by Katherine Kaigler Salter, harpist, who presented classical and sacred selections throughout the ceremony, and Diann Lary Greer, vocalist. Nancy Ferguson Soyars directed the wedding. As the harpist announced the bride’s arrival with Wagner’s “Bridal Chorus,” the bride entered the main room of the home on the arm of her father. Given in marriage by her parents, she wore a designer gown of spun gold satin and illusion, featuring an Alencon lace bodice. It was fashioned with a sweetheart neckline and a modified mermaid skirt that swept into a chapel-length train with a scalloped hemline. She wore a chapel-length single-tiered illusion veil, secured by a Swarovski crystal and pearl-encrusted comb. She carried a handtied bouquet of white Mount Everest petal to petal semi-open rose buds, which were surrounded with a base of white hydrangeas, tied with satin ribbon studded with white pearls. Attending the bride as matron of honor was her sister-in-law, Lisa Rota Jeffcoat. She wore a silvery dusty blue silk gown which featured a squared neckline and a crisscrossed ruched empire waistline. Her hand-tied bouquet was of white Mount Everest roses and blue hydrangeas. The flower girls were Lauren Elizabeth Jeffcoat and Addison Gray Jeffcoat, who wore identical ivory organza empire tea-length dresses with matching satin sashes. Larry Augustus Moody served his son as best man. Ushers were Joshua Michael Jeffcoat and Dr. Benjamin Thomas Jeffcoat, brothers of the bride. Midge Jackson McCay read the New Testament love passage from Saint Paul found in the 13th chapter of 1 Corinthians. Following the exchange of vows and rings, the bride read Ruth 1: 16-17 from her maternal grandmother’s family Bible to her bridegroom. The vocalist sang “Savior Like a Shepherd Lead Us” as the benediction. Following the ceremony, the bride’s parents honored the couple with a Southern-style wedding day brunch for family and friends at the Fernwood Country Club. Upon arriving, guests were welcomed by the Hon. and Mrs. Keith Starrett who invited them to gather in the foyer where the bride’s portrait was prominently displayed, and where they awaited the happy couple’s arrival. Arrangements of Mount Everest and green tea roses, snapdragons, white larkspur, and seeded eucalyptus with curly willow highlighted the foyer and ballroom areas as strains from the harp filled the air. Dr. and Mrs. William H. Meyer presided at the guestbook, while Mr. and Mrs. Ronald D. Craddock and Mr. and Mrs. John H. Ott ushered friends into the ballroom where a brunch buffet awaited, featuring Chef Gary’s signature bread pudding. The bride’s cake was a traditional multi-tiered vanilla creation with butter cream icing, while the bridegroom’s cake consisted of two tiers of chocolate cake, topped with an oversized Crimson Tide logo, a tribute to his alma mater, the University of Alabama. On the eve of the wedding, the bridegroom’s parents honored the couple by hosting a dinner in their honor for family and friends at the Caboose Restaurant in McComb’s historic downtown depot district. The couple departed the reception through a sea of bubbles and well-wishers to their waiting limo. They enjoyed their 10-day tour of Italy, which included Rome, Florence, Siena, and Montalcino. Now at home in Ridgeland, the bride is an attorney at Watkins and Eager, and the bridegroom is an attorney with the law firm of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell, and Berkowitz.
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Patricia Denise Filgo , Warren Ray Smith June 13, 2009 First Baptist Church Jackson, Mississippi atricia Denise Filgo and Warren Ray Smith were united in marriage at First Baptist Church of Jackson on June 13, 2009, at 6 p.m. The ceremony was officiated by the Rev. Louis F. Smith. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Robert Allen Filgo Sr. and the late Mr. Filgo. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Rayburn Smith of Trussville, Ala. Escorted by her brother, Dr. Robert Allen Filgo Jr., the bride wore a designer gown of ivory re-embroidered Alencon lace over champagne satin fashioned with a scalloped strapless neckline over which was worn a lace jacket encircled at the waistline with a wide champagne sash. The A-line skirt swept into a chapel train, and she wore a long veil of illusion ending in pyramids of Alencon. Her attendants wore black satin strapless gowns sashed with champagne satin and worn with matching black stoles. Matron of honor was the bride’s sister-in-law, Dr. Courtney Harwell Filgo. Bridesmaids were Alice Jean Watts Hawkins, Martha Bell Hess, Dana Mayfield Moore, and Christy Case Keirn. Petal girls were Wesley Elizabeth Filgo and Wenston Reid Filgo, nieces of the bride. The bridegroom’s father was best man. Groomsmen were Sammy Hedgepeth, Michael Murdock, Wayne Norris, and Don Smith. Ushers were Derrick Jessup, James Mayfield, Aaron Norris and Ronnie Norris. Honored guests seated with the family were Frances Hovis, Martina Mayfield, Eloise Stringer, and Jean Cook. A concert of sacred music and praise was presented by Sue Gray, organist; and Eva Hart, pianist. They were joined by Tim Avalon, violinist, in accompanying Guy Hovis, cousin of the bride, as he sang traditional and worshipful music during the ceremony. The sanctuary and reception hall were designed and planned by Mrs. Bill Edwards and Mrs. Gilmer Spivey, assisted by other special friends of the bride and her family. Guests enjoyed an array of Debbie Davidson’s creations. The bride’s cake table included an Italian cream arrangement planned and baked by Gail Axtell Bishop and Billie Faye Martin. The bridegroom’s cake was a Bailey’s Irish cream latticework design with an added touch of chocolate trim surrounded by fresh strawberries and presented on a copper tray. Following the rehearsal on the eve of the wedding, the bridegroom’s parents hosted dinner at Shapley’s Restaurant where family and friends shared memories and best wishes for the couple. After a trip to the Hawaiian Islands, they live on Goshen Springs Lane in Brandon.
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Dargan Lee Schmidt , John Gordon Eley June 18, 2011 Hobcaw Creek Mount Pleasant, South Carolina argan Lee Schmidt and John Gordon Eley were united in marriage June 18 on the banks of Hobcaw Creek in the I’On neighborhood of Mount Pleasant, S.C. The ceremony was officiated by Dr. Charles E. Poole of Jackson. The bride is the daughter of Dr. Gerry Lee Schmidt and Sue Dargan Boatwright, of Folly Beach, S.C. She is the granddaughter of the late Robert Schmidt and Jean Tuttle Schmidt of Huntington, N.Y., and the late Dr. Harry Boatwright and Edwina Dargan Boatwright of Columbia, S.C. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Howard Eley of Jackson. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. John James Eley Jr. of Terry, and the late Theresa Ellison Eley, and Dr. and Mrs. Clyde Hubert Gunn Jr. of Moss Point, and the late Pattie Corban Gunn. The bride, given in marriage by her father, chose a wedding gown of white silk organza featuring a strapless sweetheart neckline. Encompassing the modified A-line skirt were raw cut asymmetrical tiers of silk organza. The chapel length train featured a French bustle. Bridesmaids were Kirstin Canaday of Highlands Ranch, Colo., and maid of honor, Jaime Ridolphi of Richmond, Va. They wore single shoulder cobalt silk designer dresses. The bride’s brother, Ian Schmidt of Charleston, S.C., also participated along with the bridesmaids. The bridegroom’s father was best man. Groomsmen were Chris Grillis IV of Knoxville, and Gaines Sturdivant II, of Nashville. Ushers included Elliott Genther, of Charleston, S.C., Robert Hogg of Isle of Palms, S.C., and Ryan Steinwedel, of Atlanta. Nuptial music was presented by Robbi Kenney of Charleston, violinist. Following the ceremony, the bride’s parents hosted a reception at the Creek Club at I’On. Minimum Wage of Charleston presented the music. On the eve of the wedding, the bridegroom’s parents hosted a rehearsal dinner at Planters Inn in the historic district of downtown Charleston followed by a jazz and dessert party. After a wedding trip to Belize, the couple is at home in Houston.
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Laura Maren McKinley , Brad Marshall Hutto March 5, 2011 Chapel of Memories Mississippi State University, Starkville aura Maren McKinley and Brad Marshall Hutto of Madison were united in marriage March 5 in an evening ceremony at the historic Chapel of Memories on the campus of Mississippi State University. The Rev. James Harrison of Meridian officiated the candlelit ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Karl Dibrell McKinley. She is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Cyrel Honeycutt and Mr. and Mrs. Billy Glyn Love of Madison and the late William Edward McKinley. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Billy Edgar Hutto Jr. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Billy Edgar Hutto, Frances Marshall Blalock and Harold Burnett Blalock. Nuptial music was presented by Lauren Zumwalt, pianist; Marc Ransier soloist; and the Mississippi State University string trio. Given in marriage by her parents and escorted by her father, the bride wore an ivory gown of lace accented by a V-shaped neckline. Scalloped edging and Swarovski crystals highlighted the empire waistline as lace appliqués adorned the slim, A-line skirt. She wore her mother’s cathedral length illusion veil accented with seed pearls. She also wore a pearl bracelet given to her by her father. She carried a French clutch of white hydrangeas, miniature calla lilies, white freesia and bridal white roses tied with an heirloom monogrammed handkerchief given to her by her aunt, Judy Honeycutt. Attending the bride as man of honor was her brother, Bryan Edward McKinley. Bridesmaids were Lara Eley Barkley of Cleveland; Esley Naron Brister of Atlanta; Mollie Zalenda Buchanan of Starkville; Elizabeth Hinton Craig and Katharine Day Lightsey of Jackson; Carrie Foster Hay of Nashville; Camille Deborah McKinley of Oxford; Brooke Bardin Newton and Jessica Bailey Shive of Madison; and Kimberley Rutland Witcher of Houston, Texas. They wore dresses of mango chiffon with crumbcatcher necklines, ruched bodices and floor length skirts. They carried hand tied bouquets of green hydrangeas, purple velvet lisianthus, circus roses, lipstick alstromeria lilies, flame miniature calla lilies tied with custom died French ribbon. Sara Beth Stockton of Corinth recited Scripture selected by the couple. Sarah Beth Gary of Madison was the bride’s proxy. The bridegroom’s father was best man. Groomsmen were Wesley Phillip Gordon and Jefferson Allan King of Starkville; John Baker Harrington of Knoxville; Blake Edgar Hutto and Truitt Austin Taylor of Madison; Matthew Monroe Keith and Daniel Wayne Ross II of Hattiesburg; Christopher Ryan Toms of Oxford; Thomas Brent Tyler of Ridgeland; Jackson Lee Walters of Brandon; and Paul Bennett Witcher of Houston, Texas. Following the ceremony, the bride’s parents hosted a reception at the Hunter Henry Center on the campus of Mississippi State University. The reception featured the music of Chris Gill and the Sole Shakers. The bride exited the reception wearing her mother’s redesigned wedding dress. On the eve of the wedding the bridegroom’s parents hosted a rehearsal dinner at Anthony’s Market in West Point. On the morning of the wedding, Mitzi Aldridge, Judy Honeycutt, Laura Gill, Melanie McKinley and Kathleen Mazzanti, aunts of the bride, hosted a bridesmaid’s brunch at The Veranda Restaurant in Starkville. Family and friends of the bridegroom LeeAnne Cox, Ramona Hill, Fran Marshall, Nancy Powell, Cindy Spencer, Pat Sudduth, Kathy Waggener, Lesa Waggener and Rhonda Webb honored the bridegroom and his groomsmen on the day of the wedding with a lunch at Central Station Grill in Starkville. Following a wedding trip to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, the couple is at home in Ridgeland where the bride is a physician liaison with University of Mississippi Medical Center and the bridegroom is an assistant district attorney in Hinds County.
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Carmen Alicia Hayden , Adam Frazier Thrash July 9, 2011 St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church Oxford, Mississippi armen Alicia Hayden and Adam Frazier Thrash were united in marriage at 6 p.m. July 9, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Oxford. The double ring ceremony was officiated by Father Joe Tonos. The bride is the daughter of Cathy Hayden of Florence and John Hayden of Memphis. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Dockins and the late Charles Cluck of Gideon, Mo., and Mr. and Mrs. John Francis Hayden of Lee Center, N.Y. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Dale Thrash. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Martin Jr. of Naples, Fla., and the late Hazel Frazier Martin, and Mrs. Narwin Haynes Thrash of Jackson and the late Mr. Thrash. Escorted by her father, the bride wore a strapless gown of ivory silk, embellished with seed pearls and brilliants. She wore a mantilla illusion veil trimmed with lace to honor her Spanish heritage. The bride carried a bouquet of white roses, orchids, and white peonies tied with an heirloom handkerchief made by her paternal grandmother of her wedding dress. Matron of honor was Sarah Neal Lee. Maid of honor was Chester Lee Moore. Bridesmaids were Taylor Kathryn Barron, Jennifer Macie Bethea, LeAnn Stone Chambers, Megan Elise Crosswhite, Ashley Stubblefield Crumby, Monica Elaine Gailes, Martha Raney Grantham, Graceann Catherine Graves, Allison Cecilia Hayden, Virginia Lane Poole, and Samantha Kay Swan. They wore strapless gowns in a deep sailor blue. The bridegroom’s father was best man. Leslie Thrash Henson, sister of the bridegroom, was best lady. Groomsmen were Drew Christopher Armendinger, Scott Mitchell Blackburn, Sean Peter Connolly, Austin Wade Duke, Michael Jordan Eggers, Collin Caldwell Helms, Matthew Ryan Henson, Joseph Brock Ivison, Christopher Ellis Pinkston, Robert Weston Savoie, and Keith Oliver Thrash. Groomsman in absentia while serving in Afghanistan was Corporal Daniel Reed Miller. Ushers were Paul Irvin Arnow, James George Cajoleas II, Ryker Scott Cluck, Scott Max Cluck, William Stuart Doyle, Frederick William Heldenfels V and Hayden Joseph Pierpont. Serving as bride’s proxy was Jenzy Klaire Wunder. Programs attendants were Ryan Michael McDowell, Caitlin Claire Thrash, and Meghan Leigh Thrash. Attending the guest book was Julia Lynn McDowell. Scripture readers were Ann Marie Juniker, Paige Prestage Blackburn and Kelly Cummins. Following the ceremony, a reception was held in the ballroom of The Inn at Ole Miss. A four-tiered wedding cake was the central point upon entering the ballroom. The bridegroom’s cake was a rendition of Swayze Field and placed under a replica of the Walk of Champions. Guests were entertained by the band Almost Famous. The couple left the reception under an archway of sparklers. On the eve of the wedding, the bridegroom’s parents hosted a rehearsal dinner at City Grocery on the Oxford Square. Afterward, friends and family joined the wedding party for desserts and cocktails. Guests were entertained by the Ricky Burkhead combo. After a wedding trip to Secrets Sanctuary, Cap Cana, in the Dominican Republic the couple is at home in Charleston, S.C., where the bride is a pharmacist with CVS and the bridegroom attends the Charleston School of Law.
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Jennifer Michelle Massey , Graves Crawley Stubblefield III March 26, 2011 Grand Hotel Point Clear, Alabama ennifer Michelle Massey and Graves Crawley Stubblefield III, both of Nashville, were married March 26 in an evening ceremony on the lawn at the Grand Hotel in Point Clear, Ala., with the Rev. David S. Price officiating. Parents of the couple are Mr. and Mrs. Jackson L. Massey Jr. of Meridian and Dr. and Mrs. Graves Crawley Stubblefield Jr. Grandparents of the bride are Robert Conrad Hammond and the late Mary Null Hammond of Crystal Springs, and the late Jackson L. Massey Sr. and the late Christine Blocker Massey, both of Jackson, Tenn. Grandparents of the bridegroom are Golda Stubblefield and the late Graves Crawley Stubblefield Sr., and the late Mr. and Mrs. William Orlando Stone, all of Jackson. Music for the ceremony was presented by local musicians. Anna Johnson, cousin of the bridegroom, was vocalist. The bride was given in marriage by her father. She wore a designer ivory gown of tulle and lace with a fitted bodice embellished with beading at the empire waist. The gown had a strapless sweetheart neckline and featured a slimming mermaid silhouette. The dress was entirely adorned with guipure lace and had a sweep train. She wore a fingertip-length veil that had a delicate scalloped edge of lace. Matron of honor was Elizabeth Busbee Wiggins of Meridian. Maid of honor was Mary Marguerite Knight of Springhill, Tenn. Bridesmaids were Angie Stubblefield Haraway of Ann Arbor, Mich., sister of the bridegroom; Andrea Davis Olexa and Diane Christine Olexa, both of Mandeville, La., cousins of the bride; and Cortney Lynn Gillock of Brentwood, Tenn. The bridegroom’s father was best man. Groomsmen were Chad Lee Brumfield of New Orleans; Corey Buchan Epps of Memphis; Robert Lawrence Jacobs of Nashville; Paul Robert Massey of New Orleans, brother of the bride; Robert Patrick McCraney of Ridgeland; and Earl Thompson Stubblefield Jr. of Oxford, cousin of the bridegroom. Flower girl was Anne Hunter Bigham of Oxford, niece of the bridegroom. Ringbearers were David McNeil Haraway and William Graves Haraway of Ann Arbor, nephews of the bridegroom. Scripture reader was Tim Gruelich. Program attendants were Kayti Booker of Lake, and Anna Claire Savell and Daniel Savell, both of Madison. A reception was held in the Grand Hotel ballroom following the ceremony. On the eve of the wedding, the bridegroom’s parents entertained family and friends at a rehearsal dinner in the Lagoon Room of the Grand Hotel. Following the rehearsal dinner, friends of the bridegroom’s parents hosted a bonfire on the beach by the bay for wedding guests. On the day of the wedding, a bridesmaid’s luncheon was hosted by Mary Anne Wall and Kathy Busbee on the Marina Lawn. After a wedding trip to Montego Bay, Jamaica, the couple lives in Nashville.
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Lauren Elizabeth Parkin , Michael Whitney Hawkins April 16, 2011 First Baptist Church Jackson, Mississippi auren Elizabeth Parkin and Michael Whitney Hawkins were united in marriage on the evening of April 16 at First Baptist Church in Jackson. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Douglas Parkin. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Parkin Sr. of Ridgeland, and Katie Brinson and the late James Brinson of Brandon. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Michael Hawkins of Columbus. He is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hawkins and the late Mr. and Mrs. Leonel Vance, all of Calhoun City. The ceremony was officiated by the Rev. David Hederman. Music for the ceremony was provided by James Arrington Goff, organist; Betty Jean Patterson, pianist; Allison Talley, flutist; and Steven Smith, soloist. Joanie Thompson was the floral designer. The sanctuary was fully adorned with silver tiered candelabras and floral arrangements of cream and white French tulips, larkspur, calla lilies, gladiolas, roses, hydrangeas, and stock. Escorted by her father, the bride wore a gown of ivory organza with a bodice of Alencon lace embellished with pearls, crystals, and a touch of silver. The straight neckline was accented by straps made using material from her mother’s wedding dress. The dress closed in the back with covered buttons, and the draped organza skirt fell from the shirred, fitted waistline into a chapel train edged in beaded lace. She wore her mother’s cathedral-length veil of edged illusion. The bride’s bouquet was made of cascading orchids, calla lilies, and roses intertwined with lace from her mother’s wedding dress. She wore a pearl necklace and earrings made from her completed baby pearl necklace. Maid of honor was Natalie Allison Garey of Memphis. Bridesmaids were Laurie Claire Babb of Madison; Jenna Michelle Brinson of Chicago; Rebecca Ann Hankins of Brandon; Audra Weathersby Hawkins of Birmingham; and Stephanie Lenee’ Lofland of Jackson. They wore v-neckline dresses of raspberry taffeta with asymmetrically ruched bodices and floor length A-line skirts. They carried cascading bouquets of cherry bandi roses, garnet calla lilies, snapdragons, and antique hydrangeas. The bridegroom’s father was best man. Groomsmen were Joseph Walter Gill of Brandon; Darren Newton Jones of Birmingham; William Andrew McDonald of Ridgeland; Robert Adam Parkin of Madison; and Jacob Bryan Renick of Clinton. Ushers were Christopher Brandon Hartley and Rowan Hurt Taylor III. Program attendants were Kayla Elise Cascio, Eleanor Claire Mathis, April Marie Gooch, and Lori Lynn Swords. Laura Elizabeth Bryant was guest book attendant. Following the ceremony, the bride’s parents hosted a reception in the First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, where the guests enjoyed Southern cuisine, and music by SwitchMasters. Guests entered the reception hall through multiple archways of greenery, accented with glass balls with flowers, candles, and mirrored tiles into an English garden atmosphere. Tall trees of lights and flowers outlined the room. A multiple tiered fountain along with columns, garden flowers, and benches was the center focal point. On the eve of the wedding, the bridegroom’s parents hosted hors d’ouevres and a seated rehearsal dinner at the Fairview Inn. The bridal party was honored at a wedding day brunch hosted by Donna Babb, Barbara Hutchins, Lee Ann May, and Mary Loftin McBride. The couple left the church in the bride’s family’s 1926 Ford Model T. After a wedding trip to Highlands, N.C., the couple is at home in Madison.
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Alden Marie Wofford , James Evander Bean Raulston July 9, 2011 St. James Episcopal Church Jackson, Mississippi lden Marie Wofford and James Evander Bean Raulston were united in marriage at 6:30 p.m., July 9, at St. James Episcopal Church. The Rev. Ollie V. Rencher and the Rev. Christopher A. Powell officiated. The bride is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. John David Wofford Jr. She is the granddaughter of Dr. and Mrs. John David Wofford Sr. and Mrs. Charlton Stevens Roby and the late Mr. Roby, all of Jackson. The bridegroom is the son of Mrs. Robert Owen Raulston and the late Dr. Raulston of Oklahoma City. He is the grandson of Winona Sturgis Madison and the late Stacy Earl Stevens of Clinton, Okla., and the late Mr. and Mrs. Evander Lewis Raulston of Trenton, Ga. Nuptial music was presented by Donald R. Messer, organist, and the choir of St. James. The lessons were read by Gabrielle Gipson Banks of Jackson and Christopher Baxter Truckner of Memphis, brother-in-law of the bride. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a refashioned gown of bridal satin featuring a sweetheart neckline and a bodice asymmetrically embellished with medallions of Chantilly lace. The back was lined with pearl buttons and the waist was accented by a satin ribbon sash. The cathedral train was edged with re-embroidered Alencon lace encrusted with seed pearls and crystals, a gift of a friend of the bride’s mother. Her silk illusion cathedral veil cascaded from a headpiece of Alencon lace. She wore a necklace featuring a pearl tiepin that belonged to her late grandfather and a pearl broach on her sash that belonged to her grandmother. She carried a bouquet of white roses, hydrangeas. stock, and apricot hypericum berries. Taylor Stevens Wofford of Durham, N.C., attended her sister as maid of honor and Meriwether Wofford Truckner attended her sister as matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Dorothy Boone Wofford of Winston-Salem, sister-in-law of the bride; Elizabeth Myers Raulston of Washington, D.C., and Anne Caroline Raulston Eastham of Moore, Okla., sisters of the bridegroom; Laura Peyton Wofford of Jackson, cousin of the bride; Sydney Grace Bowles of Ridgeland; Eleanore O’Dea Elizabeth Hanlon of Baton Rouge; Jennifer Lauren Whatley of Ridgeland; and Whitney Michelle White of Hattiesburg. They wore tea length strapless dresses of green silk taffeta and carried hand tied bouquets of white hydrangeas, peach roses, and apricot hypericum berries. James Tinsley Porter III of Nashville, was best man. Groomsmen were John David Wofford III of Winston-Salem, brother of the bride; Michael Beland Bickford and Kevin Michael Joseph of Dallas; Andrew Adams Dudas of Memphis; Philip George Joseph of Washington, D.C.; Allen Carlton Lyle of Jackson; Matthew Christopher Pflederer of Indianapolis; John Robson Portman of South Bend, Ind.; and Charles Phillip Wohleber of Denver. Ushers were Thomas Edward Lane and Travis Carl Mason of Oklahoma City. Following the ceremony, a reception was held at The South where guests were entertained by the Soul Shockers and by a surprise appearance of the bridegroom’s college band, The Tennessee Tallboys. On the eve of the wedding, the mother of the bridegroom hosted a rehearsal dinner at Duling Hall. Friends and family of the couple hosted a wedding day brunch at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Deaver Collins Jr. After a wedding trip to St. Thomas, the couple is at home in Oklahoma City where the bridegroom is a second year medical student at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.
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Augusta Elliott Wilson , William Bloxham Harvard IV August 13, 2011 Episcopal Chapel at Oak Hill Stables Oxford, Mississippi r. and Mrs. William Roberts Wilson Jr. of Oxford announce the marriage of their daughter, Augusta Elliott Wilson, to William Bloxham Harvard IV. The bridegroom’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. William Bloxham Harvard Jr. of St. Petersburg, Fla. The wedding was held August 13 at the Episcopal Chapel at Oak Hill Stables, Oxford. Officiating was the Rev. Patrick Sanders of St. Timothy’s Church, Southhaven. The bridal party included Elizabeth Ann Wilson Hiatt, matron of honor, and Mary Elizabeth Keith of Birmingham, maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Maria Harvard Rawls of St. Petersburg; Frankie Winn Wilson of Oxford; Maria Nikitas Miaoulis of Tarpon Springs, Fla.; Allison Keene Ross of Birmingham; Brittany Pauline Wood of New York; Nancy Buckley Pack of Arlington, Va.; Emily Brooke Carlos of San Antonio; Genevieve Geane Woodard of Houston, Texas; Bonnie Elizabeth Bacon and Lindsay Faye Cox of Washington, D.C. Flower girls were Elizabeth Ann Wilson Hiatt of Oxford; Rachel Allyse Harvard of St. Petersburg; and Stella Michelle Bilirakis of Palm Harbor, Fla. The bridegroom’s father was best man. Groomsmen were Charles Hunter Rawls of St. Petersburg; William Roberts Wilson III and Richard Bradley Hiatt of Oxford; Clay Keith of Alys Beach, Fla.; John Coy Stull of Arlington, Va.; Patrick Stephen Boswell of Clearwater, Fla.; Sean Michael Reilly of New York; David Stephen Cox Jr. and Matthew Philip Johnson of Washington, D.C.; Michael Constantine Bilirakis and Theodore Constantine Bilirakis of Palm Harbor, Fla. The ring bearer was Charles Roderick MacDonald Hiatt of Oxford. The bride attended Jackson Preparatory School, and is a graduate of Episcopal High School, Alexandria, Va., and Southern Methodist University of Dallas, where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. While in Washington, D.C., she served on the professional staff of the United States Senate Appropriations Committee, for Sen. Thad Cochran and the Senate Appropriations Committee sub-commmittee Chairman Richard Shelby of Alabama. The bridegroom is a graduate of St. Petersburg High School, the University of Florida and Florida Coastal School of Law. In Washington, D.C., Harvard served as legislative clerk for the United States House of Representatives Committee for Energy and Commerce. After their wedding trip to St. Lucia, the couple will live in St. Petersburg.
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Emily Lois Peace , Jonathan David Cole April 30, 2011 The South Jackson, Mississippi n the evening of April 30, Emily Lois Peace and Jonathan David Cole recited their wedding vows in front of friends at The South. Officiating at the ceremony was Steve Wilson, uncle of the bridegroom. The bride is the daughter of Kathy Peace of Clinton and James Peace of Braxton. She is the granddaughter of Mary Lou Isberto of D’Lo and the late Louise Graham. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Sullivan of Terry and Lee Cole of Brandon. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. S.S. Wilson of Raymond and the late Mrs. G.H. Speyerer and the late George Raymond Cole. Escorted by her father, the bride wore a strapless silk gown featuring a modified sweetheart neckline and diagonal ruching down the bodice and the front of the A-line skirt which flowed into a chapel length train. To complement the beading on her gown, the bride wore a small headpiece of crystals and feathers. She also wore pearl and diamond earrings, a gift from her mother. She carried an English hand-tied bouquet of peach stock, Eskimo roses, and bridal dendrobium orchids. Music was provided by Grace Halsey, harpist. The bride’s attendant was Abigail Lass who served as maid of honor in memory of her mother, Tammy Peace Lass, sister of the bride. She wore a yellow silk gown with ruching in the same style of the bride. She carried a bouquet of spring flowers. Flower girls were Olivia Lass and Madelyn Lass, nieces of the bride. They carried a ball of light peach roses that were hand tied with a white ribbon. Best man was Lee Cole, father of the bridegroom. Ushers were Daniel Cole and Stephen Cole, brothers of the bridegroom; Barry Sullivan, stepbrother of the bridegroom; and Benjamin Lass, nephew of the bride. Following the ceremony, the bride’s parents hosted a reception where friends and family danced to the music of Meet the Press. On the eve of the wedding, the bridegroom’s parents hosted a rehearsal dinner at the Capitol Club of Jackson. Following a wedding trip, the couple is at home in Clinton, where the bride is the associate registrar at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and the bridegroom is an estimator and project manager with Surface Techs Inc. in Ridgeland.
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Carey Leigh Revels , Terry Joe Norris Jr. May 14, 2011 First Presbyterian Church Hattiesburg, Mississippi arey Leigh Revels and Terry Joe Norris Jr. were united in marriage on the evening of May 14, at First Presbyterian Church in Hattiesburg. The candlelight ceremony was officiated by Dr. Sean Michael Lucas. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Carey Revels. She is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Collins Russell, and the late Mr. and Mrs. James Garfield Revels Sr., all of Hattiesburg. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Terry Joe Norris Sr. He is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Washington Boone Jr. of Hattiesburg, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Clifton Norris of Seminary. Music for the ceremony was presented by Mrs. Arrington Rhett, pianist and organist; Jorge Gonzalez, violinist; and Dr. Kimberley Davis, soloist. Scripture readers were Laurin Robin Revere and Gretchen Segrest Shull. The bride’s proxy was Ashley Crutcher Anthony. The wedding director was Mrs. Frank Gillian, and the wedding coordinator was John David Williams. Escorted by her father, the bride wore a softly curved strapless neckline lace gown with flowing organza hem. She carried a petite bouquet of white vendela roses, white stock and white freesia hand tied with a white satin ribbon. Matrons of honor were the bride’s sisters, Jennifer Revels Trossevin and Kelly Revels Childress. Bridesmaids were Georgia Thompson Brasfield, Julia Christine Fortenberry, Katie Buck Fuller, Kelly Elizabeth Kuykendall, Margie Flynt McGee, Melissa Shea Powell, Ann Walker Roberson and Michelle Vaughn Taylor. They wore dupioni silk strapless gowns in snapdragon. Each carried a hand-tied bouquet of white vendela roses and miniature green hydrangeas. Catherine Scott Childress, Sarah Franklin Childress and Margaret Russell Childress were flower girls. The bridegroom’s father was best man. Groomsmen were Jason Scott Boone, Frank Ali Cedeno, Danny Earl Dossett Jr., Marcus Leon Friend, Michael Wayne Friend, Timothy Vincent Largen, Christopher William Marciani, George Clifton Norris and Lee Michael Norris. Ushers were Christopher Kyle Cain, Jeffrey Howard Farris, David Barrett Fron, Shea Edward McNease and Neil Alan Trossevin Jr. Ring bearers were Daniel Dews Jussely and Forrest Nicholson Vance. On the eve of the wedding, the bridegroom’s parents hosted a rehearsal dinner at the Hattiesburg Country Club. Following the ceremony, the bride’s parents hosted a reception at the Hattiesburg Country Club. Following a wedding trip to the Dominican Republic, the couple is at home in Hattiesburg. The bride is a nurse practitioner at Forrest General Hospital, and the bridegroom is the general manager for foundry operations for C.L. Dews and Sons Foundry and Machinery Inc.
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, Helen McNeely Lowery John Burl Grimsley December 3, 2011 Christ United Methodist Church Jackson, Mississippi
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r. and Mrs. Robert Sanders Lowery announce the engagement of their daughter, Helen McNeely Lowery, to John Burl Grimsley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Donald Grimsley of Canton. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Wesley McNeely of Greenville and the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank Coleman Lowery Sr. of Jackson. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Thomas Martin of Canton and the late Mr. and Mrs. Burl Grimsley of Sumrall. Miss Lowery is a 1995 graduate of Jackson Preparatory School. In 1999 she received her bachelor's degree in family and consumer science from Mississippi College. She was presented by the Debutante Club of Mississippi. Currently the bride-elect is associated with McKay, Lawler, Franklin and Foreman as a paralegal. Grimsley graduated from Canton Academy in 1994. He received a bachelor's degree in accounting in 1999 and a master's of business administration degree in 2001 from Delta State University where he was a member of Kappa Alpha Order. He is an accountant with the Mississippi Public Employees' Retirement System. The couple will exchange vows December 3 at Christ United Methodist Church.
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, Swayze Louise Neyland Ben Wills Pentecost Jr. October 29, 2011 Christ United Methodist Church Jackson, Mississippi
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r. and Mrs. Robert Nash Neyland announce the engagement of their daughter, Swayze Louise Neyland, to Ben Wills Pentecost Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wills Pentecost Sr. of Doddsville. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Bertand Flood of Meridian, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Munson Cole Neyland Sr. of Jackson. A 2005 honor graduate of Jackson Preparatory School, she was graduated summa cum laude from Mississippi State University in 2009. She received a bachelor’s degree in interior design and was a member of Chi Omega fraternity. She was presented by the Debutante Club of Mississippi. She is associated with the Mississippi Department of Archives and History and is pursuing a master’s in historic preservation from Tulane University. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. John Leander Turner III of Greenville, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Norman Edward Pentecost Jr. of Doddsville. A 2003 honor graduate from Bayou Academy, he was graduated cum laude from Mississippi State University in 2007. He received a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity. He is associated with Waggoner Engineering in Jackson. The wedding will be held October 29 at Christ United Methodist Church. A reception will follow at the Mississippi Children’s Museum.
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, Katherine Ryan Toler John Baker Harrington November 26, 2011 Carillon Beach Carillon Beach, Florida
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herry Hales Toler and Dr. Kenneth Pack Toler Jr. announce the engagement of their daughter, Katherine Ryan Toler, to John Baker Harrington, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Fredrick (Bubba) Harrington from Sturgis. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Williamson of Philadelphia, and Calvin Hales of Ridgeland, and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Pack Toler Sr. of Jackson. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of Augusta Mae Morgan and the late Sam Pole Morgan of Sturgis and Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Levi Harrington of Aberdeen and Wanda Rose Harrington of Houston, Miss. Miss Toler was graduated from Jackson Preparatory School and cum laude from Mississippi State University with a bachelor’s degree in communication. At State, she was a member of Phi Mu fraternity, where she served on executive council. She is in graduate school at the University of Mississippi working toward a master’s in communication sciences and disorders. Harrington is a graduate of Starkville Academy and Mississippi State University where he received a bachelor’s degree in real estate finance. At State, he was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity where he served various executive positions. He is associated with Ashley Furniture Industries as a marketing specialist in Knoxville. The couple will exchange vows November 26 in Carillon Beach, Fla. The couple will live in Knoxville.
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, Brandi Elise Yelverton Brian Jeremy McGuire November 12, 2011 The South Jackson, Mississippi
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r. nd Mrs. Steve Yelverton of Pearl announce the engagement of Brandi Elise Yelverton to Brian Jeremy McGuire, son of Racheal McGuire of Brandon and Johnny McGuire of Florence. The bride-elect is the grandaughter of Haskel and Dolly Yelverton and the late Bill and Katherine Wade. She attended Pearl High School and was graduated in 2001. She is a graduate of Academy of Hair Design in Pearl in 2009 and received a cosmetology degree. She is associated with Molecules Salon in Madison. McGuire is the grandson of the late Jack and Mildred McGuire, and the late Arnos and Zola Buffington. He attended Puckett High School and was graduated from Florence High School in 1995. He is a graduate of Hinds Community College in Pearl in 1999 with a business degree. He is associated with PaperWholesale of Jackson in Richland, and owner of Psychout Promotions, a mixed martial arts promotion company. The ceremony will be held November 12 at 4 p.m. at The South, with a reception to follow. After a wedding trip to Negril, Jamaica, the couple will live in Brandon.
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, Lauren Elizabeth Hastings William Grayson Mashburn December 3, 2011 First Baptist Church Chapel Jackson, Mississippi
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r. and Mrs. Paul David Hastings announce the engagement of their daughter, Lauren Elizabeth Hastings, to William Grayson Mashburn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Hale, and the late Billy Coleman Mashburn Jr. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Paul D. Hastings and the late Jack Marie Hastings of Lambert, and Helen Waller and the late Edgar Norris Waller of Marks. The prospective bridegroom is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Billy Coleman Mashburn Sr., formerly of Yazoo City, and the late Mr. and Mrs. F.J. Hamel of Canton. Miss Hastings was graduated from Jackson Academy in 1999. She attended Mississippi State University, where she was a member of Delta Delta Delta fraternity. In 2003 she was graduated cum laude with a bachelor of fine arts degree. She is associated with the Mississippi Department of Transportation as a graphic designer. Mashburn was graduated from Madison Central High School in 1999. He attended Holmes Community College and the University of Southern Mississippi. He is associated with Snap Fitness as a gym representative and trainer. He is also a level 1 trainer at Crossfit 27:17. The couple will exchange vows December 3 at First Baptist Church Chapel in Jackson, with a reception at Duling Hall.
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Sarah Pope and Caleb Cook engagement celebration
Jamey and Neil Pope, Camelia Noblin, Stacey and Sidney Cook, Lou and Caroline Smith, Caleb Cook, Sarah, Nelson and Dawn Pope
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George, Sarah and Carolyn Pope
Sarah Pope and Caleb Cook were honored recently in the home of Jimmy and Susan Nix in a celebration of their engagement. The bride-elect is the daughter of Dawn and Nelson Pope. Parents of the prospective bridegroom are Sidney and Stacey Cook. Co-hosts and hostesses were Janyce and Scotty Ball, Questine and Johnny Benson, Polly and Bo Bourne, Barrett and Trip Brown, Cindy and Michael Caracci, Leslie and Phillip Carpenter, Ann and Jim Coggin, Laurie and Jim DeFoe, LouAnn and Joe Durfey, Gail and John England, Mari and Sam Farrington, Terri and Michael Gillespie, Carla and David Glaze; Also, Leslie and Todd Hines, Evie and Kirk Hines, Rebecca and Bobby House, Sherri and Jack Jennings, Laurie and Chris Maloney, Susan and David Martin, Marty and Bill May, Cathy and Craig Miller, Tricia and Hal Miller, Melanie and Paul Milner, Tara and Henry Mounger, Deborah and Walter Newman, Mindy and Quinton Perry, Ginger and Stephen Samson, Mary and Mark Shapley, Susan and Joel Waters, Laura and Johnny Young. The wedding will be December 17.
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William Carpenter, Bennett Milner, Nash Randolph, Neil Pope
Caleb Cook, Sarah Pope, Blair Gillespie, Mollie Alllen, Kelly Hamill, Anna Laura Young
Polly Bourne, Evie and Leslie Hines, Leslie Carpenter, Susan Nix
Jay Hogg, Camille Worley, Sarah Pope, Price Davis, Paige Noble
Jamey, Neil and Sarah Pope, Caleb Cook
Dawn and Neil Pope, Caleb Cook, Sarah, Nelson and Jamey Pope
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Joe and Beth Young, Bill Spain, Liz and Art Spratlin, Dorthy and Spence Young
birthday celebration Dorthy Young’s friends and family celebrated her 30th birthday September 9 with a party at Brent’s Drugs in Fondren. Partygoers enjoyed diner favorites such as sliders, fries, pimento cheese sandwiches, onion rings and fried dill pickles. Milkshakes, hand-squeezed lemonade and other soda fountain drinks were served. Guests enjoyed the music of Andrew Pates and Rodney Moore. Vintage decorations and flowers added to the whimsical atmosphere and fun. The party was hosted by Spence Young with assistance from Anne Rogers. Spence and Dorthy Young
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Trey and Melissa Rice
Baron and Kacey Matthews
Sonny Ruff, Brian Rutledge, Mechelle Keeton, Earl Fyke, Kelly Boutwell, Rebecca Krueger
Anne and Wesley Rogers, Dorthy and Spence Young
Yancy Burns, Shanda Yates, Justin and Kayla Starling, Rosemary Durfey
Susan Tutor, Dorthy Young, Eham Ghonim, Gail Carlson, Beth Young
Richard Norris, Kelly Vanderver, Brandy Norris, Anna Powers
Tyler McCaughn, David Stovall, Anna Norris
Courtney and Jeff Smith
Kristen and Matt Guinn, Mechelle Keeton, Taylor Neely
Beth and Joe Young
Tammy Thomas, Billy Boles, Susan Tutor
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Metro Jackson Delta Delta Delta Alumnae Chapter “Deltas After Dark” social
Page Wilson, Libba Wise, Missy Hollis, Suzanna Rula, Brittany Allen
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The Metro Jackson Delta Delta Delta Alumnae Chapter recently held its fall “Deltas After Dark” social. The event was hosted by Treehouse boutique in Fondren. Gift bags and door prizes were presented to guests.
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JAMMIN FOR JOINTS The Arthritis Foundation's Jammin for Joints: An Evening at the Derby at The South Warehouse in downtown Jackson. Helen and Clay Summerford and Lea and Cal Easley co-chaired the event.
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Chris and Leigh Ann Allen
John and Robin Gourley, Leigh Ann Williams, Bobby Coleman
Simpson Goodman, David Brownman, Jon Lee, Antionique Battaglia
Jeff and Jenny Almand
Sarah Boggan, Kristin Whitehurst
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Lisa Jefcoat, Katie Gnemi
Helen Summerford, Jamie Carpenter, Heather Hixon
Ginger Whitwell, Allison Fielder
Leigh Ann Allen, Davis McIntyre, Jennifer Johnston
David Popen, Cecile and Bill Wardlaw
Holly and Meade Mitchell
JAMMIN FOR JOINTS Becky and Joe Brister
Deepika and Vikas Majithia
Avonna and Jennifer Cain, Sarah Boggan Marty Brantley, Brad and Bethany Johnson, Amy and David Felder
Dana and Bill Robertson, Art and Liz Spratlin
John and Libba Wise
Jamie Carpenter, Alison Henson, Britton Owen
Heather Hixon, Lea Easley
Anthony Bean, Pam Snow, Jarrod and Allison Bains
Kerk and Elizabeth Mehrle
Regina and Jeff Williams
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JAMMIN FOR JOINTS Trevor Pickering, Brian Owen, John Henson
Jason and Barbara Craft, Tommy Hixon
Carolyn Palmer, Heather Muzzi Ben and Alicia Waits, Kelli and Jon Scott
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Anthony Gatta, Jennifer Covington
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SEERSUCKER AND SOMBREROS The Phoenix Club of Jackson’s fifth annual Seersucker and Sombreros event, with proceeds benefiting the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Mississippi, was held at River Hills Club. A check for $30,000 was presented to the Boys and Girls Clubs. Mary Margaret Bracken, Rachel Parker, Alexis Ocampo
David McKinnon, Brent Tyler
Bob Corkern, Katie Wasson Lee Penton, Cassie Hodges, Jennifer Covington, Brittany Allen
Joseph Johnson, Brad Reeves, Allen Stuckey, Sterling Kidd
Jeremy and Katie Nelson
Ann Christopher Peacock, Claire Dugas Ben and Anna Chappell, Kristen Harwell, Mark Hoseman
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Clark and Caroline Hunter, Rebecca Adams Chad and Bethany Cooley, Holly Hudson, Bob Corkern, Kevin White
SEERSUCKER AND SOMBREROS Jennifer Farris, Robert and Brittany Ridgway
Kristen Ley, Brian Jernigan, Brittany Allen
Natalie Arnemann, Gigi Russ, Morgan Samuels Nicole McNamee, Michael Lewis, Michael Thompson, Katie and Jeremy Nelson
Jeff Mac Strong, Nicole Nowell, Chris Benson
Brent and Maggie McCarty, Russell and Betsy Turley, Kate McClatchey
Durden Pillow, Jason Spell
Dana Powzee, Lindsay Cornell, Brandie Alldredge, Amber Brandon Brad Barham, Dana Rowze, Amber Branden, Trey Dawkins, Tyler Gibson
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SEERSUCKER AND SOMBREROS Andrew Burnett, Whitt Ruffin, John Pitts
Billy Redd, Michael Arnemann
Will Bushmen, Elizabeth and Robert Williams
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Ken Sones, Sidney Allen, Ann Sones
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ULTIMATE FASHION SHOW The Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi's Ultimate Fashion Show and Champagne Brunch was held at the Country Club of Jackson. Dr. Indira Veerisetty, a medical professional and philanthropist, was honored with the "Women of Excellence" award.
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Becky Brister, Frances Fowler
Sheramie Shore, Jean Bush
Irena McClain, Andrea Robinson, Sai Kota, Savi Sunkara, Lekha Sunkara
Sherry and Lillie Grace Holland
Irena McClain, Tricia Boyd
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Allison Grant, Hannah Langston, Natalie Latham, Jamie Woods
Mary Fortune, Mary Ann Kirby, Ellen Skrmetti
Rhonda and Cassi DuBois
John Matthew Carpenter, Frankie Thorton, Courtney Penn
Memrie Bruce, Kathy Bizzarri, Mayme Couch
Hallie Gray House, Parker Bracken
ULTIMATE FASHION SHOW Abi Thronton, "Mr. Darcy," Rachel Thornton, "Olive"
Ann Burkes, Carole Armstrong
Jennifer Moak, Mary Evelyn and Karen Ward
Candace, Virginia and Mark Fortune
Frances Janoush, Tammy Patt
Marcie Robertson, Shirley Gussio
Carolyn Douglas, Shirley Gussio
Rhonda Nielson, Tracy May, Evelyn McAlpin, Kathy Lankford
Betty Rushton, Frances Cole
Kristen Fowler, Gloria McRae
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SPRING FLING Operation Shoestring’s annual benefit, Spring Fling, was held at the Mississippi Museum of Art. Music for dancing was presented by The Chill. Shoestring offers programs serving children and their families.
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Donna Barksdale, Martha Alexander
Sherry and Michael Gwin, Becky and Don Potts
Betty Hise, Jane Hiatt
Nancy Gilbert, Betsy Bradley, William and Arthur Back, Spencer Gilbert
Shirley Carey, Stephanie Holmes, Kagha Webster, Sirena Wilson
Dick and Clair Dickerson, Pam Partridge, Alon Bee
Kelly Butler, Gates and Annie Elliott
Tracy and Ira Murray Elizabeth Howell, Gina Morris
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Stacey R. Moore, Mark Wiggs, Christiana Kern
Gloria and Jerome Harkins
SPRING FLING Rebecca Wiggs, Robert Langford
Ada Miller Robinson, Rickedra Martin-Adams
Brian Gray, Jennifer Lyles, Catherine and Bucky Bell, Missy and Russ Black
Carlos Zgheib, Kelly Scrivner
Rita Williamson, Ethel Westbrook, Kathy Stone, John Howard Dennis, Patty Rolfson
Mary Kay Holliday, Frank Hadden, Susan Carson
Laura Tedder, Dan Hise
Addie Bates, Roland Powell Cody and Jenna Bailey, Volney Brand, Taurean Buchanan
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TAKE A TASTY BITE OUT OF CRIME Take a Tasty Bite Out of Crime was again held at Highland Village to benefit the Jackson Police Foundation. Area restaurants were featured offering tastings for those attending the annual affair.
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Laura and Chris Walters
Roshunda Brown, Sandra Patterson, Kidada Rice
Latrina Rowser, Tera Lee Melanie and John Lauderdale, Brandon Harvey, Frieda and Joe Lauderdale
Torrez Harris, Frederick Suttles, Angela Harper, Jeremy Gordon, Sequerna Banks, Ron Stokes Lacy and Nick Blanton
Catherine and Harold Cooper, Susan Lunardini
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Erma Johnson, Tracy Davis, Alyssa Hylander
Latoria Lee, Curtis Page, Jan Ada Johnson
Bennie and Alisha Paige, Etta Berry
Chelsea Torrence, April Perry
TAKE A TASTY BITE OUT OF CRIME Sharie Tilford, Markeisha Upkins
Jana and Bill Helmer
Tanya and Glynn Long
Jody and Janice Harper, Cindy Clegg, David Joseph, Courtney Yarbrough
Sylvester Crump, Pam Hart, Jon Cooley, Sandra Ray, Jennifer Frazier, and Chico (the dog) Libby and Tim Barber, Gary Moss
Amy and Mark Thompson, Susan Dressler
Heather Foster, Dixie Moss Dan and Bethany Gaillet, CD Mann, Jim Stewart
Jennifer Adelsheimer, Jeff Good, Amie Guffin
Josh Norris, Pam Confer
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TAKE A TASTY BITE OUT OF CRIME Tracey Coleman, Rita Kyles
Kimberly and Calvin Waddy
Grant Montgomery, Casey Lee, Jennifer John, Sally Earwood
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Shelly Mathis, Lacey Thames, Janna Hughes, Mike Mathis
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SPRING LUNCHEON In celebration of the exhibition, The Orient Expressed: Japan's Influence on Western Art, 1854 - 1918, the Mississippi Museum of Art hosted a special luncheon featuring an appearance by Laurens d'Albis, great-great-grandson of David Haviland, founder of the Limoges china manufacturer Haviland & Co. Ivy Alley, Margaret Robbins
Mary Virginia Youngblood, Susan Shands Jones
Carolyn McIntyre, June Evans, Nan Fulcher
Rachel Kabukala, Pamela Waldron
Dorothy Hawkins, Lynn Haspel, Jennifer Allen
Mary Ann and Jack Dempsey
Joan Dattl, Margaret Vise, Binny Webb, Sister Simmons, Jan Kientz
Sally Birdsall, Carla Wall, Marlane Dove
Maureen Donnelly, Dan Peirsol, Gloria Walker
Susan Hill, Betsy Bradley, Buena Lee Huff
Bill Osborne, Beth Batton
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SPRING LUNCHEON Jean Bush, Pam Cirilli
Midge Samsel, Coleman Lowery
Virginia Ezelle, Sylvia Carraway, Claudia Hauberg Sue Russ, Lawana McLennan, Robin Smith, Charlotte and Kirke McNeel
Bee Donley, Olivia Bass
Barbara Barnett, Susan Garrard, Sarah Easom, Laura Morgan
Elizabeth Dean, Cynthia Thomas
Nancy Yates, Betsy Bradley, Mary Nicols Laurens D’Albis, Melinda Wilkinson, Yolande D’Albis
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Bessie and Leland Speed
THE RENAISSANCE AWARDS The Renaissance Society of Fondren Renaissance Foundation hosted the Renaissance Awards for Preservation, Arts, Vision and Urban Renewal at Duling Hall. Honorees for this year’s awards were Robert Parker Adams, Claudia Hauberg, Sister Dorothea Sondgeroth and Leland Speed. Proceeds benefited the Cedars Trust. Robert Hauberg, Harriet Brewer, Claudia Hauberg
Bob Adams, Jack and Leigh Webb
Dyanne and Johnny Ray
Margaret and Coleman Lowery, Sister Dorothea Sondgeroth
Tom and Laurilyn Fortner, Leigh and Andrew Grady
Jackie Root, Betty and Elbert Bivins, Helene Thompson
David and Jennifer Welch
Becky Potts, Claire Lambdin, Belmont Trapp
Dottie Donaldson, Mary Jo McAnally
Ann and Mike Peters
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THE RENAISSANCE AWARDS Scott Allen, Joe Wise, Don Potts
Emma George Hamilton, David Bowen, Alabel Wiser
Buddy Graham, Linda Shelton Howard and Flo Stover, Billy and Jan Mounger
Sister Thecla, Jeff Good, Sister Dorothea, Debbie Good, Sister Trinita, Sister Kristin
Barbara Plunkett, Jeff and Debbie Good, Barry Plunkett
Audrey Wilkerson, Kathy Clem, Mary Jo McAnally, Lisa Palmer
Dan Maselle, John McDade, June Youngblood, Bob Maselle
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Carol Penick, Bob Adams, Ann Brock
THE RENAISSANCE AWARDS Donna Sims, Fountain Barksdale
Deidra and Fred Bell, Sister Dorothea
Frank Duke, Alabel Wiser, David Bowen, Susan Duke
Bill and Carol Sneed
Barbara Dearman, Frenchie Graham, Elta Livingston
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YMCA “LUCK OF THE DRAW” The second annual “Luck of the Draw,” a public benefit for the Deville YMCA, was recently held at the Auditorium on Duling Street in Fondren.
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Vanessa Lowe, Nikki Fulton, Bianca Lowe
Tracy and Jim Burleigh
Wade Acuff, Sarah Link, Jaime and Miriam Lamar
Melissa Neville, Ellen Bourdeaux
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David and Carol Mann, Kathy and Henry Burkhalter
Cherry Buckner, Diane Spellings
Charley Frye, Libba Wilkes, Abney Moss
JP Gray, Sally Holly, Danny Lowe
Minadene Waldrop, Mindy Waldrop, Kelli Gann
David Watkins, Wyatt Waters
Chris Neel, Anna Masters
YMCA “LUCK OF THE DRAW” Eric Bierdeman, Arianna Roberts
Sally Holly, Janet Reihle, Susan Wellington
KC Williams, Stephanie Morrisey Gloria Thompson, Allan Beck, Lynn Kendrick, Denny Thompson
Tony DiFatta, Lida Gibson, Susan and David Watkins John and Dorothy Hawkins
Jerry and Vicky Goolsby
Nick Kaminer, Amanda Simpson
Jara and Corey Miller
Keith Burton, Linda Blackwell
Jennifer Hardy, Melissa DiFatta
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WELTY FRIENDS The Eudora Welty Foundation honored more than 100 Welty Friends recently with a picnic in the gardens at the Eudora Welty House.
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Holmes and Gayle Adams, Carla Wall
James Anderson, Jo Ann Robinson
Amanda Povall Tailyour, Kane Ditto, Bettye Jolly Rob and Phoebe Pearigen, Cooper Morrison, Randy Wall, Suzanne Marrs
Marion Barnwell, Jan Taylor
Donna Dye, Patti Carr Black
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Carla and Randy Wall, Harkatan Ford, Meredith Creekmore, James Anderson, Jimmy Creekmore
Elbert Hilliard, Richard McRae, Susan Haltom
Dawn Johnson, Eliza and Shannon Warnock
Marilyn Blackburn, Jimmy Creekmore, Mark Blackburn
Dawn Buck, Betty Wong
WELTY FRIENDS Christina and Quinn Lowry
Christina Lowry and Malinda Prather
Raymond Martin, Betsy Ditto, Martha Blount
Michael Williams, Gayle Adams, Betty Wong, Mary Alice White, Wesley Williams, Virgil Brawley
Mary Alice White, L. J. Brewer, Richard McRae J. D. and Meredith May, Karen Redhead
Dean and Jane Gerber
Emily Dunbar Smith, Harriet Kuykendall,
Joe Morris, V. A. Patterson, Susan and Bill Osborne
Linda Robertson, Kane Ditto, Glen Bush, Jenny Taylor
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THE REBEL CLUB The Rebel Club of Jackson hosted its spring meeting recently at the Table 100 Conference Center in Flowood. Ole Miss football coach Houston Nutt, and David Lee, offensive coordinator, were the guests speakers. Tommy Lee, Joe Russell
Karen and Jim Smith
Mark and Don Herbert Louis Guy, Jim Harrison, Jayne and Charles Stevens, Billy Ray Adams
Stump Russell, Bill Barry
Wilson Hudson, Mack Stallings
Allie and Mike Wall
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Tommy Clark, Mike Clark, Ike Reynolds
Karen Keck, Audrey Peterson
THE REBEL CLUB Dennis Miller, Mark Allen
Jordan Hill, Jim Miller, Bob Bruce
Glenda, Ron and Chuck Smith
Keith and Will Carter
Walter Michel, Jimmy Whittington, Bill Durham
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HABITAT HOUSE PARTY FUND-RAISER Habitat for Humanity/Metro Jackson’s (HFH/MJ) annual Habitat House Party fund-raiser was in the home of Donna and Jim Barksdale in Meadowbrook Highlands. This year marks HFH/MJ’s 25th year of changing lives in metro Jackson.
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Becky and Ben Mitchell
Claire Barksdale, Sherry and Betsy Greener
Ruth and Carl Black, Cindy Griffin, Becky Mitchell
John and Sandy Black
Helen and Walter Boone
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Jude Muse, Marty Clapton, Dyanne Ray
Jim and Pat Coggin, Donna and Jim Barksdale
Pat Coggin, Merrill McKewen, Mary Sue Mitchell
Pat Drinkwater, Rhesa Barksdale
Crymes and Scarlett Pittman
Elta and Jim Johnston
HABITAT HOUSE PARTY FUND-RAISER Anne Perry, Anky and Mary Ann Petro
Joy Lightsey, Dorothy and Bill Gray
David and Debo Dykes Charlotte and Thomas Turner, Lynda Costas, Bob Graves
Dennis Griffin, Judy and Jack Blackburn, Peder Johnson Dickie and Vicky Greenlee
Nancy and Cecil Brown
William and Elise Winter, Rhesa and Claire Barksdale
John and Lynn Pearson, Fran and David Barrentine
Pat Coggin, Phoebe Pearigen, Jean Kemp, Mary Sue Mitchell
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HABITAT HOUSE PARTY FUND-RAISER Garth Kemp, Phoebe Pearigen
Nora Frances McRae, Mary Ann Petro, Stella Gray Sykes
Ty and Jessica Bailey
Mike and Mary Jabaley, Nora and Tam Etheridge
Bill Bynam, Lisa and Lee Paris, Mildred Smith Bob Drinkwater, Johnny Ray, Fred Muse
Mark and Kathleen Mitchell, Martha and Davis Frye Harriet and Alfred Carter, Olivia Host
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DAY AT THE DERBY The University Transplant Guild hosted its second annual Day at the Derby benefiting the University of Mississippi Health Care transplant patients. The event, held at Providence Hill Farm, also is an effort to raise awareness about organ donations. Don and Barbara Meeks, Robin Thomas
Kourtland Adams, Debbie Glenn, Phillip Grady
Sherree and Charles Cleveland Monica and Jamie Davis, Ken Crotwell, Sarah Reynolds
Kellie Wier, Robin Methvin, Annie Lucious, Brooke Williams
W.D. and Margo Alexis Heath
Blayne Ingram, Debbie and Claude Hewitt Lamar Alexander, Jeff and Kathy Fletcher
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Wendy Sharp, Jackie and Bonnie Wright
Rebecca Lang, Matt Pezold, Liz Garner Jan Marts, Matt Isch
DAY AT THE DERBY Michael Korpiel, Janet Harris, Angelique Dykes
Philip Merideth, Liz Carroll Susan, Sandy and Kim Stonecypher Paula and Brad Roberson, Robin and Shannon Patterson, David and Tela Hurt
Pattie and Frank Bonner, Vanessa and Lance Sceroler
Weezie Horn, Mary Anne Gill
Courtney Frisby, Robin Thomas
Brenett Brown, Tricia Freeman, Barbara Meeks Yvonne Carter, Karen Lefkovitz
Stacy and Doug Scott
Beth McDowell, Julie Reiprish, Kelly Lindsay, Linda Allen, Tony Mastro november 2011
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DAY AT THE DERBY Ginnie Ingram, Debbie Glenn
Michael Korpiel, Guy and Lara Giesecke
Don and Lauren Horn, Buddy Gill
Julie and Chuck Moore, Louis Harkey, Carol Winniford, Alison Harkey
Art and Becky Stevens, Deborah and Linwood McClain Bobby and Gale Davis
Brenda Watt, Brandi Nester
Martha Jones, Sarah Jeffirs
Mike and Tammie Lewis, Monica and James Davis
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Betsy and Barney McKee, Cyndi and Lee Clark