Billy White, ofChicago, Ill, son of the late Charles and Alma White, was called home because of the death of his sister Sue White Knowles of Knoxville.
After attending her service and burial in Knoxville on Thursday, he has been spending several days visiting in DeKalb County. He graduated from DCHS. He was in the U.S. Airforce durng WWII and was overseas in Turkey when his grandfather, the late Brack White, died.
One day he visited the country home of Mr. White. He enjoyed a visit with well-known artists Louie and Christine Colombarini who own the farm now. He has many fond memories of days spent there when he was a boy.
On Monday Billy White was the dinner guest of Louise Frazier, his aunt.
He recalled that his grandfather was a deacon at Dry Creek Baptist Church, and that he was also a member and was baptized in the Dry Creek stream. His mother Alma White played the piano. Billy enjoyed the good counrty vegetables and blackberry cobbler the Fraziers had prepared for him.
He recalled playing with our sons along with Kenny and Teddy Edge, and how they often went into the big cave at Indian Point on the W.O. Wocmack farm.
Swimming in the nearby stream was a “must” for these young boys growing up in the valley.
Evening was coming too soon for Aunt Louise and Billy who had chatted and recalled so many sweet memories.
At 8 p.m. Billy left to return to Smithville for an overnight stay with his sister Phyllis Sandlin. Tuesday or Wednesday we wish a safe trip home to Chicago for Billy.
To show his love for his only living aunt, he brought a beautiful arrangement of red roses from DeKalb Florist and presented them to her. Our thanks go to our nephew for his visit and the roses.
Lisa Cripps visited her mother Louise Frazier Tuesday evening. She related that Tom and Georgia Cripps are leaving the farm and moving to Alexandria as they are not able to farm anymore.
After having been on a short vacation, David and Monica Reynolds, Levi and Jared, Jennifer Hendrix and Sawyer Allen have returned home. They enjoyed the beach in Fla. Levi and Sawyer had fun playing in the sand.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Knowles of Baxter attended the service for Sue White at the Crypt in the mausoleum in Knoxville Thursday.
Mrs. Georgia Hawker is still under the care of her doctor and will visited him on Friday, Aug. 23. She is slowing improving and feels some better but says it will take much longer to be well. Our prayers, love and concerns is for her to get well. Her church misses her. Do a kind deed for Georgia this week.
Many farmers in the valley are still cutting hay. Kathy Hendrix is cutting somewhere today for husband, Ricky.
Salem Baptist Association is be on a mission trip to Belize in Central America, Aug. 22-28. Please remember them in prayer. Anita Puckett went from Dry Creek Baptist.
After visiting his sister, Joe and Carolyn Dickey, in Monteclla, Ark, Bro. and Mrs. Donald Owens have returned home and was at Dry Creek Baptist Sunday.
Dry Creek Baptist Church, the only “lighthouse” in the valley which for over 120 years has proclaimed the Word of God to the people in the valley and visitors and friends. Our children, their daddy, and hundreds more were baptized in the Dry Creek stream which meanders by Dry Creek Baptist Church.
Everyone is always welcome to worship at Dry Creek Baptist. Bro. Donald Owens, in the ministry for over 60 years, is the pastor at the church in which he was ordained to preach when he was a young boy.