Ice cream enjoyed at heated meeting
John Maxwell
Keith News
The Keith Civic Club monthly meeting was held at the Keith Community Center Thursday, July 25, with a fair number of members and visitors in attendance. The hostesses for the evening were Connie Francis and Tina Templeton. Instead of the usual covered dish meal, ice cream, sandwiches, chips and cookies were served and enjoyed by all. The air conditioner was out of service which made the ice cream even more enjoyable. The president, Bob Templeton made a call and it will be replaced before the end of the week. In this hot weather that is good news.
The memorial service for Beverly Cobb Moore will be held at the Keith Community Center Saturday, Aug. 10, and her ashes will be buried in the Evergreen Cemetery. Services will begin at 10 a.m. In Lieu of flowers, donations to Evergreen Cemetery Fund may be made in her name. Send donations to Evergreen Cemetery, 8700 CR 172, Iola. Please remember her loved ones in your prayers.
The final two weeks of Camp Sonshine closed Thursday, Aug. 1, with a good number of campers and workers. I didn’t receive the number of children that accepted Christ as their savior but am sure there were many. May God bless each of them. The camp was delayed due to a storm that damaged the kitchen around a month ago, but thankfully it has been repaired.
Davis and Debbie Vaughn had a new roof installed on their home and garage. It really looks nice. Davis’s sister, Betty Jo Dane, who lives with the couple have her son Fred Dane visiting for several days.
I am happy to report that Sheriff Don Sowell and his wife Gail have successfully moved from downtown Anderson into Don’s parent’s former home on FM
244. One of their daughters and her family have moved into Sheriff Sowell and Gail’s former home. I went to a sale that the Sow-ell’s had and purchased two old chairs that were in John and JoAnn’s possession for many years. I asked one of the Sowell’s grandsons if he had picked out his room yet. He replied, “You bet.”
Area residents and friends of James P. Allen Jr. were saddened to learn of his death Tuesday, July 30. He was 83 and lived in the Piedmont community. He was the son of James P. and Lorene Allen. His funeral service was held Saturday, Aug. 3, at Nobles Funeral Chapel with Rev. Max Vaughn in charge of the services. Burial was in the Allen Family Cemetery. Remember his wife, and sister Eloise Bingham along with his other family members in your prayers.
Happy birthday this week to: Aug. 4- Donald Ray Crocker, John Aiden Vaughn, W.F. “Bill” Cunningham, Rose Compian Chesnutt; Aug. 5- Betty Ann Davis, Amanda Pollard, Irelyn Brazel; Aug. 6- Hillary Trant; Aug. 7-Darlene Fowler Trant, Frances Landers Isbell; Aug. 8- William R. Gamble Jr., Lauren Lacy Biddle, Steven Maxwell Rice, Katy Wendt Compian; Aug. 9- Bobby Glenn Halley, Jacob Hirsch; Aug. 10- Tony Compian Jr., Ross Jaster, Linda Hughes and Tyler Wayne Trant; I hope your special day was a happy one.
Happy anniversary to Glenn Wade and Bonnie Farmer Duke married Aug. 9, 1954. Join me in wishing them many more years of happiness together.
If you have any Keith news, call either my cell phone 936-870-6094, or home phone 936-394-8273.