Rebecca Ervin had her children and grandchildren for Thanksgiving dinner.
Barbara Self had Thanksgiving dinner with Jerry and Dorita Hutchins and their family members.
Sympathy is extended to the family of Ivena Griffin, she will be missed.
Visitors of Betty Wilson were Ralph Vaughn, Joann Pittman, Rebecca Ervin, Faye Adkins, Betty Byford, Queda Ferrell, Dianne Evans and Douglas Ervin.
Sympathy is extended to my neighbor Gina Close in the loss of her grandmother, Vena Fuston.
Thanksgiving dinner guests at the home of Johnnie and Valerie Mears were her mother, Mabel Pack, and other family members. Everyone enjoyed a bountiful meal and good fellowship.
Billie Simpson visited Anita and Chloe Braswell Friday night. She went shopping in McMinnville on Saturday.
Betty Sue Vaughn visited Randy, Natasha and Ellie Vaughn at Lower Helton on Sunday.
Queda Ferrell spent Thanksgiving with Anthony, Jamie, Seth and Cole Wright.
Linda Ferrell visited with her family Saturday evening at Center Hill Baptist Church. They had a dinner and drew names for Christmas, everyone had a good time.
Effie Lee Ellis had 15 guests for Thanksgiving dinner.
Lou Autry Malone had 30 guests for Thanksgiving day. There was plenty to eat and everyone had a wonderful time.
Sympathy is extended to the family of Ruth Greer in her passing away.
Ralph and June Vaughn recently spent a few days in Chattanooga and in Flintstone, Georgia visiting with Tommy Reynolds; better known to many as Tommy Jett. Tommy has been on the radio in the Chattanooga area for well over 50 years.
Ralph and Tommy are writing a book about Tommy’s successful radio career, his growing-up years that included DeKalb County and much more. Tommy is the son of the late Jim Grady Reynolds and Annie Nixon Reynolds.
Ralph said that Tommy wanted to be an entertainer and found his calling in radio broadcasting, where he became a major celebrity on WFLI and WDOD, two stations in Chattanooga.
The book will also tell about Tommy’s deep spiritual side, especially concerning the time about two years ago when he almost died after being hurt in a car wreck.
Ralph told me that Tommy graduated from Smithville High School, now known as DeKalb County High School, in 1960, where he was a basketball manager under Coach Jimmy Earle.  
After going to broadcasting school in Nashville, Tommy and two other Smithville natives, Dale Cantrell and Nick Smith, worked at WFLI.
Ralph and Tommy became friends when they did a memorial service for Tommy’s brother Hobson at the DeKalb County Courthouse in Smithville.  Ralph was manager of WJLE at the time.  Their friendship has grown closer in recent years.
All proceeds from the book will be given to three different charities.