Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Community News

Wilma Faye Henry and son of Los Angeles, Calif., are here visiting her parents, Floyd and Margree Gatlin; her sister, Mary Ann Anderson, and her family; her aunts, Dorothy Gulley, Gloria Marks and Vernessa Russey and their families; her in-laws, Allie Mae Ollison, and other relatives and friends in the Gurdon community over the holidays.

Katie Hatley and son of Alabama are here visiting her parents, Andy and Christine Hatley, of Beirne as well as her brothers, sisters, and other relatives and friends of the surrounding area.

During the holidays, Leon Buford of Battle Creek, Mich., visited his parents, Jim and Odessia Hatley; grandmother, Mrs. Mae Cook; his sister, Barbara Keaton, and her family; other relatives and friends of Gurdon; Mrs. Erma Buford; and his sister, Clara Ford of Burtsell.

Byron and Alicia Shells of Las Vega are here visiting their parents, Fred and Geneva Shells, of Little Rock; grandmother, Valerie Smith of Chicago, Ill.; and her parents in Conway.

Jerry L. Hatley of Texas visited his parents, Jim and Odessia Hatley, over the holidays; his grandmother, Mrs. Mae Cook; his sister, Barbara Keaton, and her family; and other relatives and friends in Gurdon.

Laura Grigsby of the Burtsell community visited her son, Hura Dean and Brenda Grigsby, her grandson, Reggie, of Hot Springs and great grandchildren over the holidays.

Phillip Allen of Gurdon is reported to be doing fair after leg surgery in Little Rock.

Rev. Betty Gulley spent the holiday in Little Rock with her son, Victor Gulley, and his family.

Laurence and Barbara Crow of Toledo, Ohio, visited his sister, Rose C. Crow, a niece, Valerie Crow, and her daughter, Cortney Phillips; an uncle, Mack, and Wanda Crow; other relatives and friends in Gurdon; his aunt, Bertharene Williams, and her family of Burtsell; a sister, Emma, and Robert Cornius and family of Crossett and cousins also. They also attended the New Mt. Zion worship services over the holidays.