Nickolas Daw had his fifth birthday party at Chuck E Cheese on Feb. 2. His friends attending were Canaan Johnson, Jacob Stewart, Kaycee Hale, Ethan Dies; cousins attending were Heaven Peace and William Dowling; and adults attending were Artie and Regena Daw, Debbie and Leslie Peace, Willie and Noel Dowling, Jeff and Tonya Hale, Brandi and Travis Johnson, and D.J. and Megan Stewart. Everyone had a good time.
Artie, Regena and Nickolas Daw celebrated earlier in the week on Jan. 29 for Nickolas’ birthday. Supper guests were Larry Daw, Willie, Noel and William Dowling. They all enjoyed Nickolas’s favorite, baked ham with the trimmings and birthday cake.
Visitors of Betty Wilson were Rebecca Ervin, Douglas Ervin and JoAnn Pittman.
Sunday lunch guests of Lu Autry Malone were Jeff and Jaylene Vanatta, Rawlin and Jessie Vanatta and Spencer Prichard. Jorden and Suprena Melton visited her later that evening.
Jewell Wiser visited Rebecca Ervin Tuesday. They both went and visited Jeanette Redmon together.
Sympathy is extended to the family of Mr. Norman Lee Taylor of Watertown in his death. He has a lot of relatives in DeKalb County. His funeral service was at Hunter Funeral Home in Watertown on Thursday with burial in DeKalb Memorial Gardens.
Christine Arnold visited Faye Adkins Saturday.
Trent Hawkins celebrated a birthday Feb. 2. His parents took him to Cookeville Friday evening for supper. Hope you have many more, Trent.
Ronnie Hawkins spent a few days in DeKalb Community Hospital. Get-well wishes are sent to him.
Visitors of Ruth Sutton were Jean Patton, Norman and Wilma Jo Pedigo, Billy Sutton, Sue McCoig, Allie, and Michelle and Brandon Patton.
Joyce Wright of Murfreesboro spent Friday night with Lu Autry Malone.
With Valentine’s Day coming up, I was thinking about Mama and Daddy, who were sweethearts even though they fussed a little like most couples. My daddy was a deeply spiritual man and would get aggravated with Mama when she said some slang word that he did not believe to be appropriate. Of course, every person has a different personality and it takes many folks to make a world.
I like to believe that they were totally in love and were real sweethearts. Daddy became acquainted with my Uncle Bud White and would spend quite a bit of time visiting at Pappy and Grandma White’s home. When Mama was 16 she secretly dated Vestal Fish who lived in the Dale Ridge area.  Pappy did not want Mama to date, so Mama and Vestal would sneak and court with the help of her best friend, Tiny Clayborn.  Mama would tell her parents that she was going to see Tiny and would meet Vestal. They talked about marriage.
One day Vestal saw Mama working in the corn field. He told her that he was headed to Nashville to get a job, would save his money, and then come back to marry her. They both agreed. One day, Tiny came by and told Mama some tragic news. Vestal had taken the flu and died. 
Well, with my daddy being a friend of the family, he stepped in and slowly began a secret courtship with Mama. He knew that getting Pappy’s permission would be nearly impossible. The sweethearts would meet at Tiny’s house to do their sparking.
When they decided to marry, Mama said she was going to spend the night with Tiny, but instead went with Daddy to see Henry Haas, a Justice of the Peace, at Snow Hill. Pappy and Grandma were really mad but soon got over it and treated Daddy like one of their own sons.
When Mama and Daddy got married in 1918, they only had $10. They rented a house for $2 a month and started housekeeping.