Marshall and Beverley Ferrell spent several days on vacation. They dined and went sightseeing in different places.
Get-well wishes are extended to Bill Ervin. He fell at home and broke his hip. He had surgery in Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
Recent visitors of Betty Wilson were Ralph and June Vaughn of Murfreesboro, Randy Vaughn of Alexandria, Mike Conley, JoAnn Pittman, Rebecca Ervin, and Stephanie Rackley.
Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Close on the arrival of a grandson. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. Chris Close of Murfreesboro.
Valerie Mears visited her mother, Mabel Pack on Friday and they attended Ruby Smithson’s funeral at DeKalb Funeral Home.
Destiny Reed of Texas spent some time visiting her grandparents, Kenneth and Lucy Young.
Visitors of Marie Walls were Steve and Susan Walls, Christina, Kimberly and Christopher Walls, Eric Shoemaker, and Zach Webster of Gulf Port, Miss. They stayed a week and attended the Jamboree. Chuck and Earlene Olsen also visited Martha
Visitors of Martha Snow were Steve, Shellie and Jak Snow of Colo. They spent a week and went to the Jamboree. Rachel Snow of Colo. spent a few days and Jerry and Linda Snow of Nashville visited one day.
Barbara Self and Peggy Caldwell went shopping in  Cookeville, Friday.
Jorden Melton spent Friday through Monday with Lu Autry Malone.
Get-well wishes are extended to Mr. Bill Bratcher. He is a patient in Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga. His wife, Gracie, is with him.
Stephanie Rackley spent Sunday night with Mr. and Mrs. Josh Odom.
Artie, Regina, and Nickolas Daw had their fourth of July cookout. Those attending were Larry Daw, Faye Adkins, Linda Grant, Willie, Noel and William Dowling, Heaven Peace, Margaret and Earl Vanatta, and Kathy and Amber Wright.
Faye Adkins, Larry Daw, Artie, Regena and Nickolas Daw, Willie, William, Noel Dowling and Heaven Peace all attended the Fiddlers Jamboree on Friday night.
Barbara Lawson and Corinne Melton visited Sue Arnold.
Sunday lunch guest of Johnnie Ruth Hunt were Billy and Mary Jane Hooper and Sue Cook.
Everyone is welcome to the revival at New Home Baptist Church, starting July 11 at 7 p.m. Bro. Virgil Hibdon will be preaching.
I know that many people place beautiful flowers at cemeteries in the spring and summer during what we call “decoration.”  I was thinking about the Young Bend Cemetery this week knowing that decoration was recently held there.
My late husband –J.D. Vaughn –has parents and grandparents buried in that cemetery.  His parents were Floyd and Della Adcock Vaughn; grandparents were Jasper and Sybil Jones Vaughn along with David and Med Hutchins Adcock.
Those families lived in the Young Bend, or what some old timers called, the “Bent.”  J.D. was born in a log cabin that was located across the road from his Pappy Dave and Mammy Med Adcock.
While thinking about them and musing, an interesting story came to my mind.  Mr. and Mrs. Adcock also had a son, Rufus Wilson Adcock, who was known as Hook.  The family only had one milk cow.  But neither Mr. Dave nor Hook knew how to milk her; only Miss Med. 
Once when Miss Med was bedridden with pneumonia, they were concerned about getting milk. 
So, Hook led the cow to the front porch and held her by a halter while Miss Med sat on a stool and did the chore. 
That went on for several days until Miss Med got over the pneumonia and was back into her regular routine of milking and making butter.
Life has its interesting stories.