Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Community News

The officers and members of Ronoke Baptist Church in Greenville Community near Gurdon will celebrate their pastor and his wife, Rev. and Mrs. Troy Hearn, and family pastor's anniversary on Sunday, April 1, at 2:30 p.m. Everyone and all churches are welcome. Special guest will be New Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Gurdon with Rev. Quintin Radford, pastor and speaker, and other guests.

The officers and members of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Nashville will celebrate their pastor and his wife, Rev. and Mrs. Richard Dixon, and family's third pastor's anniversary Sunday, April 1, at 3:00 p.m. Everyone and all churches are welcome. Rev. Richard Dixon, pastor.

Women in white fellowship will take place Saturday, April 7, at 6:30 p.m. at New Mt. Zion Baptist Church with Rev. Quintin Radford, pastor. Sponsored by the Willing Workers.' Everyone is invited. Sis. Mattie Beasley is president.

Youth day will be Sunday, April 8, at 3:00 p.m. at Promise Land Baptist Church in Lacey. Everyone is welcome. Special guest will be New Mt. Zion youth, Rev. Quintin Radford, pastor and speaker.

Youth revival will be held at Union Grove Baptist Church of Bluff City April 11-13, at 7:00 p.m. nightly. Everyone is welcome. Rev. Quintin Radford, pastor of New Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Gurdon, will be the speaker. Rev. Leon Parham, pastor.

Officers and members of Carrie Street Church of God Church in Gurdon will celebrate their pastor and his wife, Rev. and Mrs. Ivory Curry, pastor's appreciation Sunday, April 15, at 3:00 p.m. Everyone and all churches are welcome.

The third Sunday night fellowship singing will convene at Eastern Star Baptist Church in Smithton Sunday, April 15, at 6:30 p.m. Everyone and all churches are welcome. Bro. Leodis Lyons and Bro. Roosevelt House in charge. Rev. Marshall Allen, pastor.

Officers and members of Mt. Friendship Baptist Church of Curtis will celebrate their pastor and his wife, Rev. and Mrs. Louis Jones, pastor's anniversary Sunday, April 8, at 3:00 p.m. Everyone and all churches are welcome.

Gilbert Davis is out of the hospital and at home. Joe Welch is home also. They are both doing fair. Monteen Davis is doing fair. Laura Grigsby of Burtsell and son, Hura D. Grigsby of Hot Springs visited their uncle, Joe and Hazle Welch, Jerine Hatley, her brother Floyd and Margee Gatlin on Thursday.

Lindell Marshall and friend of Benton visited her cousin, Jerine Hatley Tuesday.

Little Winfred Hatley of Gurdon is visiting his mother, Ella G. Burton, and grandmother, Mrs. Helen Burton, other relatives and friends in Chicago, Ill.

Mrs. Odessia Hatley of Gurdon is visiting her children in Battle Creek, Mich., Mr. and Mrs. Leon Buford and family, Brendell and Dianne Hatley, cousin Freddie Mae Edmondson of Flint, Mich., other relatives and friends.

Erica Mayes of Los Angeles, Calif., and her two daughters are visiting her parents, Fred and Geneva Shells, brother Bylon and Alicia Shells and daughter, grandparents, Valree Smith and Rev. Scott, other relatives and friends in Little Rock, in-laws in Memphis, Gurdon and surrounding areas.

Margaret Burton of Gurdon and niece Aella Renae Hunter of Memphis spent the night with her aunt Saturday night. She accompanied her aunt from Texarkana.

Ester Norton of Okolona visited her Aunt Mae Vana Cook and cousin Jerine Hatley Friday.

St. Clair Baptist Church of Burtsell has a new pastor, Rev. and Mrs. Thompson of Hope. We the sister churches are very happy and wish God's blessings for you.

Rev. and Mrs. Quintin Radford of Gurdon are the proud parents of twin boys born Tuesday, March 20. Caleb and Bayler Radford seem to be doing okay.

Auther Lee McCelland and Juanita Cunningham of Gurdon have returned home after they visited their sisters, Betty Cunningham of Calif., and Mary Lousie of Mississippi. They all met in California and had a wonderful time together.