Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Rosston News

Sympathy goes to the family of Bud Freeland of Camden. He passed away this past week. Funeral was a graveside service at Mt. Moriah Cemetery on Wednesday morning at 10:00. Roscoe attended the service, but I had to care for our great-grandson, Tyler, who had been ill all week with a virus. Roscoe and I went to the funeral home in Camden on Tuesday night to visit with the family. Several from Rosston attended the funeral.

We also send sympathy to the family of Myrle Dixon of Magnolia, formerly of Waterloo. She passed away this past week. The funeral was Thursday afternoon at Bailey Funeral Home in Magnolia. Bro. Jerry Evans officiated. Roscoe and I attended the funeral service. Several people from Rosston and Waterloo met the funeral possession at Mt. Olive Church near Waterloo, where she was buried.

Sue Dixon, Dot Broussard and Jeff Carlton of Rosston attended the gospel singing at Union Church on Friday night. The Melody Boys of Little rock and the Pathfinders of Magnolia were in charge of the singing. The report is that it was great.

Tommie Lew Jarvis has been to Houston for a check-up on her eye. She had a bad fall while enroute there, but no broken bones. Her daughter brought her home on Wednesday and spent a few days with her. Tommie Lew's sister, Daisy Methoin of Stephens, also came and spent a few days with them.

Mrs. Ila Carpenter had a bad fall this week too. She went to a Hope doctor on Friday and was to go back on Monday.

We enjoyed both of our sons and great grandson being with us on Wednesday evening for a fish fry.

Christy Waters rendered a beautiful message in song for us in the morning service Sunday.

My sister-in-law, Minnie Ella Schmitt, and I went to Wanda Powell's home in Hope Sunday afternoon to discuss plans for the Centimental Journey' of Hempstead County which, will be held at the airport in Hope three or four days this week. We attended church with Billy and Minnie Ella Schmitt anad had supper at Western Sizzlin after church to celebrate Billy's birthday, which was Monday.

Pray for Ruth Vinson as she is in the Magnolia Hospital with muscle spasms in her back and a bad kidney infection. Roscoe and I visited with her on Saturday afternoon.

Dail and Marjorie Evans and Jana and Misty Gibson attended the dedication service of the new building in Taylor. Bro. Jerry Evans is pastor of the church and the building is in memory of their daughter, Dale, and others who have died tragically.

Margaret Jackson attended the family reunion at White Oak Lake and the Emmet School reunion at Western Sizzlin on Saturday and Saturday night.