Billie Simpson and Anita and Chloe Braswell visited in Woodbury. They went to the old feed store, which is now The Antique Mall.
Billie Simpson was supper guest of Anita And Chloe Braswell recently.
Sympathy is extended to the family of Steve White in his unexpectted death. He was my mail carrier and cousin. Steve was so kind and courteous to everyone.
He will be missed.
Irene Kocais has returned home after spending the holidays here with her sister-in-law, Barbara Self. Barbara Burton visited Barbara Self also.
Recent visitors of Betty Wilson were Jo Dean Redmon, Jewell Tate, Faye Adkins, Betty Byford and Jo Ann Pittman.
Sympathy is extended to the family of Ruth Taylor in her passing away.
Sorry to hear of Frelan Estes passing away. He has come to New Home Church on several occassions with his guitar and played and sang gospel songs.
Recent visitors of Louise Jones were Ricky Judkins and Shelah and Taylor Judkins, Nathan Judkins, Alisha Jennings and Wayne and Joan Ferrell.
Marie Walls spent the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Steve Walls, her son and family. While she was there she visited her granddaughter and husband, Christina and Eric Shoemaker. Earlene Olsen visited Marie Walls.
Lou Autry Malone’s dinner guests Sunday were Rawlin and Jessie Vanatta, Jeff and Jaylene Vanatta and Peggy Agee.
Joyce Wright and Madelene  of Murfreesboro spent Monday through Wednesday with Lou Autry Malone. They ate New Years’s dinner with her.
Belated birthday to Stephanie Rackley, she celebrated her 20th on Jan. 7. 
  My brother Mac Ervin and my son Ralph were almost like brothers rather than an uncle and a nephew. There was not much difference in their age since Mac and my sister Joann were born after I was grown. 
One thing that I was thinking about this week was when Mac tried to teach Ralph how to hunt. Mac was really good with both a rifle and shotgun.
Like a big brother would do, Mac took it upon himself to teach Ralph how to squirrel and rabbit hunt.
Mac had a small dog that was quick at chasing rabbits.  The dog would run along sniffing the rabbit’s scent and then scare them from hiding under a clump of grass or behind a log. Mac was good at taking a bead and pulling the trigger.
The little dog was also good at finding squirrels if they were playing in the woods, or even when they were hiding up in a tree.
I remember one day when Mac and Ralph came to the house after being out in the woods for almost a whole afternoon. They had gotten something for supper, but Mac said that he was about to give up on Ralph becoming a hunter. He told how they had treed a squirrel.
It was a clear shot up in the forks of a tree. Ralph was coached by Mac. Because Ralph was so anxious and nervous, he missed and missed and missed, shooting up a small box of shells except one.
Finally, he asked Mac to shoot with the only shell they had left. Mac again proved his shooting skill.
With Mac’s patience, Ralph later learned to be a fairly good hunter and shooter.