Belated happy seventh anniversary to Chad and Morgan Eskridge on Monday, Dec. 13. May you two have many more years of love and happiness!
Love and sympathy to the Sharil Faye Brown family. Sharil leaves to mourn her death, two daughters, Candi (Richard) Anderson, Leslie (Danny) Van Pelt; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
And just like that, says Linda Ross Aldy, we have launched the new Oakland Area Chamber of Commerce. She expressed thanks especially to Ed and Becky Meek for joining the effort from Oxford, to Mississippi Economic Council CEO Scott Waller from Jackson, and to Sandra Jamison from Congressman Bennie Thompson’s office. Linda says they are grateful for the outpouring of support from within and outside of the community. Oakland is moving on up and that is wonderful! They have a lot of dedicated people who want better things for Oakland. I’m sure they will give me a lot of news to report later. Please feel free to send me news at any time. Not everyone has the means to read what is going on in and around your great little town! We at Tillatoba are proud of you!
Phillip Williams from Alabama is visiting his mother, Jessie Williams, for a week or so. Phillip loves to read, so I save him my papers so he can catch up while he is here visiting.
Diane Dukes and daughter Terri went to Batesville Saturday and did more Christmas shopping at Lowe’s and then went to eat at Huddle House. They enjoyed being out and about visiting after being shut in with colds, laryngitis and viruses.
Deborah McCool said they had their family Christmas supper Saturday night, Dec. 11, and all of their kids and grandchildren were there except Christopher's oldest, Hunter. Unfortunately, he had to work. Everyone had a great time together and ate too much. Debbie said she was able to get some wonderful pictures of them all together.
Congratulations to Kristie Hartley, who has received an accounting degree and is through with college! I know Faye and Mark are tickled. She started full-time at Hartley Tax Group in Charleston Monday, Dec. 13. I know her brother, Nathan, is proud to have her working with him.
Happy birthday to Paul Craig on the 17th; to Kristie Hartley, Judy Arnold Lambert and Angie Waldo, who share a birthday on the 18th; to Gail Jackson on the 19th; to Elouise Parker and lil Evie Ella Roach on the 20th; and to Steve Bailey and lil Eli Chase Newman on the 22nd. May you all have a blessed day. Lil Evie will be 2 years old. Her parents are MaKayla Kilgore and Ronnie Roach from Tillatoba.
Shelia Jackson’s brother-in-law, William Duke of Memphis, passed away Sunday, Dec. 12. He was married to Connie Jackson until her death. William and Connie had twin boys, Casey and Curtis. Also, Shelia’s niece of Brookhaven, Rene Dahl Smith, formerly of Charleston, died Sunday morning, Dec. 12. Rene was the daughter of the late Sis and Buddy Dahl.
Martha Box says physical therapy is working her out. “Your sweet daughter,” she says, talking about my daughter, Donna Garripoli, being there is getting her to work out. “She and I talking about you sees us through and keeps the PT crew laughing,” Martha says, adding, “Girl, the tales I told her!” She says she is still up walking every hour and exercising her feet and knees from a seated position. Keep up the good work, Martha, and you will soon be on the mend. I probably need to find out what they are saying about me! I don’t wanna have to break a leg to do it, though.
Eugene and Erik Bailey rode up to Oakland for the Christmas parade Saturday. Eugene said it was bigger and better this year.
I got my fruit cake made and mellowing out with a little spirits wrapped around it. It’s gonna be good, y’all!
My recipe for the week: Mayonnaise Cake
1 cup sugar
2 cups self-rising flour
1 teaspoon soda
2½ tablespoons cocoa
Sift these first four ingredients together and then add:
1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup cold water
1 teaspoon vanilla
Mix well and pour into two 8-inch greased and floured cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Cool in the pan. After completely cooled, ice with chocolate frosting.
Thought for the day: Some people drive like tomorrow isn’t worth waiting for.
