Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Community News

Officers and members of New Mt. Zion Baptist Church family of Gurdon will celebrate their pastor and his wife, Rev. and Mrs. Quintin Radford, and family on their fourth pastoral anniversary Sunday, June 3, at 3:00 p.m. Everyone and all churches are welcome. Special guests will include Rev. A.T. Jordan and Evergreen Baptist Church family of Nash, Texas.

The annual Willing Workers' program will be Sunday, June 24, at 2:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Guest speaker will be Sis. Marilyn Gatlin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T.A. Gatlin. Sis. Mattie Beasley is president and Rev. Quintin Radford, pastor.

Funeral services were held Saturday, May 12, at 3:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Okolona for Mrs. Willie E. Jones (Mama Honey), who was 95 years old.

Tim Christopher of Gardena, Calif., is here visiting his mother, Lois Christopher, sisters, Bonnie Cooper and family, Michelle Christopher and son and Tressia Muldrew and family, other relatives and friends in the surrounding areas. He also attended the funeral of his aunt, Lucille Flemons Monday, May 14, at the Mt. Canaan Baptist Church of Gurdon with Rev. Johnny C. Harris, pastor.

Bobby Joe Brooks of Arkadelphia, son of Mrs. Claudine Brooks, passed away Friday, May 11.

Mrs. Inez C. Smith passed away early last month. She was the widow of the late Andrew D. Smith, mother of Gloria Prowell, Allanna I. Ferguson and the late Peggy A. Woods; sister of Carl Coleman, and Frances Stafford; many grand children, great grandchildren and other relatives. Her funeral was held on April 18.

Annie Meril Pettus, formerly of Okolona, passed way in Chicago, Ill. Funeral services are Saturday, May 26, at First Baptist Church in Okolona with Rev. Eddie Brown, pastor, at 11:00 a.m.

Aniya Marlow and Joyce Gulley lost everything they had, including clothes and toys due to a fire in Chidester. Aniya clothes sizes are 4, 5 or 6T. Her shoe size is 8 and she still wears pull ups, size large. Joyce Gulley wears size 16 to 20 in dresses, XX large in shirts and sizes 8 or 8= in shoes. If you can help, please do.