Friends from New Home Baptist Church came to my house on Wednesday night and had prayer service. I sure appreciated it, since I’m not able to go out there anymore.
Sympathy is extended to Rose Adcock’s family in her passing. She would tell me how good her boys were to her. They called every day. God bless them all.
Congratulations to Louise Frazier. Her name was drawn on WJLE birthday club on Monday for roses from DeKalb Florist.
Visitors of Sue Arnold recently were Corrine Melton and Barbara Hibdon.
Billy and Mary Jane Hooper and Johnnie Ruth Hunt were guest of Sue Cook July 4.
Louise and Virginia Jones went to McMinnville shopping Friday.
Sympathy is extended to the family of Doris Johnson in her death.
The Bread of Life Church honored their pastor Frances Foster with a surprise birthday dinner Sunday after church.
Guests for lunch with Billie Simpson on the Fourth of July were Scott Walker, Shane and Michelle Walker, and Anita and Cloie Braswell.
Linda Ferrell attended a cook-out at Fiddlers Manor and on Sunday she went to a cook-out at the home of Eary and Norman Dyers. There were 30 present and all had a good time.
Recent visitors of Marie Walls were Steve and Susan Walls, Chris and Tim Walls and Zack Webster. Eric and Christina Shoemaker of Miss., stayed a week and attended the Jamboree. Other visitors were Dean and Connie Nely and Paul and Melinda Page of Shelbyville, Linda and Dan Poss and Chuck Olsen, Shandi Sandlin.
Sympathy to Marie Walls in the death of her sister Ruby Thompson of Prospect, Tenn.
Artie, Regena and Nickolas Daw had a cook-out July 6. Those attending were Larry Daw, Willie, Noel and William Dowling, Leslie, Debby and Heaven Peace, Kamren Rheaum, Faye Adkin, Ryan, Ahara, Raylie and Jaylie Cowen and Barbie Davis. All had a good time that was followed by fireworks after dark.
Recent visitors of Lu Autry Malone were Wanda Tramel of Crossville and Ellie Vaughn of Alexandria, Joyce Wright of Murfreesboro and Peggy Agee on Sunday. For lunch were Jeff and Jaylene Vanatta, Rawlin and Jessie Vanatta. Visiting later were Jorden and Sabrina Melton.
Well, the DeKalb County Fair in Alexandria is just around the corner. One of the greatest cheerleaders several years ago for the fair was Martin (Easy) Scott.
I remember hearing him on WJLE Radio talking to my son, Ralph.  Easy said that he always wore his red sport coat to the fair, and he told many interesting stories about show business performers who were there from year to year.
One year, Easy got McNairy County Sheriff Buford Pusser to attend.  Sheriff Pusser’s life was featured in a movie: “Walking Tall.” Ralph and several others had supper at Easy and Miss Willette’s home with the sheriff before going on to the fairgrounds that night.
Sheriff Pusser’s visit to the fair came when the movie was a big hit attracting thousands to theatres around the country. So the sheriff was very popular at the time.
Folks from all around Middle Tennessee came that night to meet him and get his autograph.  Some say it was the largest one-night attendance in the fair’s history. I would have no way to knowing.
I also remember hearing Ralph interview Easy when he said there were two goals that many DeKalb County residents had.  One was to attend the DeKalb County Fair in Alexandria and the other was to be buried in Salem Cemetery in Liberty.
I have lots of memories from the DeKalb County Fair, and also attending the annual big All Day Gospel Singing at the fairgrounds. Elmer Hinton, a writer for the Tennessean newspaper, was kind of the chairman for the event which was sponsored by the Alexandria Lions Club.
For many years, the LeFevre family from Atlanta used the big singing as their homecoming in DeKalb County since they were originally from here.
From what I read in the Smithville Review, the community volunteers are doing a great job in keeping the fair going each year.