Friday, August 29, 2008
Another Fay story is about Smith's new pontoon boat, a very most favorite thing to do on the one week a month summer visits from grandson, preschooler Josiah. Uncle Michael and "Big Momma" trailer'd the boat home from the river to safety, they thought, when Fay was predicted.
Q. Guess where the tree fell during Fay's big blowing ?
A. On the pontoon boat in Colleen and Russell's back yard!
I bet there will be a substitute boat before mid September when Josiah is due for his next Week in Wellborn. :-)
# posted by Jinny Wilson @ 8:29 AM
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Fay blew thru our hometown since we last visited together on the blog. Our gage holds five inches and it overflowed. FP&L flickered a bit but nothing serious enough to dig out candles. Suwannee Valley Electric customer friends were without electricity long enough to run their generator. These particular friends don't run their generator at night out of thoughtfulness for sleeping neighbors, but they were put to the test when one of the neighbors opted to run theirs.
One of Dale Barrett's 2 new calfs is named Stormy !
The Wilson's new yard man is wheelchair bound and his brother comes with him to facilitate by getting the mower off the trailer and placed where a transfer from truck driver seat to mower seat is made. He is earning again after a motorcycle accident changed his life. He does drive his mower with a flare, faster than husband Jack ever would. :-)
Well, imagine what a pleasant surprise it was the morning after Fay strewn our yard with sticks and mosses, leaves and limbs galore to look out and see the brothers truck . Unsolicited they had come to pick up the mess in the yard for us senior citizens. It was humbling and heart warming and we wanted to share the story.
# posted by Jinny Wilson @ 5:08 PM
Friday, August 22, 2008
DAISY PEARL ANTHONY July 31, 1939 - August 17, 2008
Daisy lived all 69 years plus 17 days in our hometown. She worked 27 years at Hillendale Egg Farm, retiring because of health reasons. When she was housebound it did not preclude her interest and concern for us all. Daisy Anthony was a vital part of the Prayer Chain work at Wellborn Baptist and welcomed the Bible Study material and visitors from her church.
She accepted with pleasure the telephone recruiter assignment when cakes were needed for the Wellborn Community Association and /or the Wellborn Neighborhood Watch. People loved her back and wanted to get her a motorized wheelchair of some sort and they did . I met her sister Deloris Gear of Lake City when the community was fund raising for our Daisy's chair. People loved to stop at Daisy's home on Railroad street, sometimes to work on the ongoing jigsaws always in progress there, and always to hear what's news around town. Daisy had a heart for young ones who were just starting with life's adult responsibility. Her home was a port in a storm more than once and it was good to see many young ones comforting eachother at her funeral. Daisy's final travail included too many days of excruciating pain. We can only rejoice with Daisy and the angels who now sing praises with her in the heavenlies. " The strife is o'er, the battle won !" Allelulia!
# posted by Jinny Wilson @ 8:21 AM
Saturday, August 09, 2008
Cars were parked all around the corner of CR 137 and C-10A and so I was reminded early Saturday when I saw Ted Fralick at work producing grilled and smoked chicken and sausage (Nettles, I bet) in the Lodge side yard. Today is The Day to congratulate newly weds Sue Clark and Robert Taylor. The Masonic Lodge tables were full of well wishers who came together to share the joy with Robert and Sue and their children, grandchildren and great grands.
Each guest was welcomed by the newly weds and invited to sign a guest book and also write our good wishes in the margin of the very nice framed photo of them as a couple.
# posted by Jinny Wilson @ 1:57 PM
Thursday, August 07, 2008
Wayne L. Owens life spanned March 10, 1940 to August 3, 2008 and Wellborn's old families comforted each other one more time. His momma and daddy were Elmer Lawton Owens and Florrie Rivers Owens. His brother Hollis predeceased him. He went to Wellborn school and graduated from Columbia High in 1958 and worked at the DOT to earn a living. He enjoyed hunting and rural living here. Wayne's wife, Binnie Ann ,"BJ" died in 2002. Three sons, and a step daughter, 8 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren and his sister Mary Ann (Green) are surviving family. Pastor Rodney Baker of Hopeful Baptist Church spoke the words of comfort to the sorrowing family and friends on Wednesday August 6th. Our Lord comforts the bereaved.
# posted by Jinny Wilson @ 5:21 PM
Saturday, August 02, 2008
I hated to miss the August Blueberry Pancakes and it is true that the reason is Mr. Blogger's unwellness. Half the fun of the monthly pancakes is the news around town so I'm glad to pass along the news anyway thanks to a Snowden bit of thoughtfulness.
An e-mail from Kathie reads
"Missed you today. Wendell and I didnt work the breakfast but went over about 8:30. Low turnout, but guess it is summertime.
Wanted to tell you that Ron Chappell brought his keyboard and played for breakfast attendees. Very Very nice. Wish I'd had my cameral but I did not. Ron said Jack was not well yesterday so I guess thats why we didn't see you. Our best wishes to him and hope he feels better now.
Workers @ breakfast were George and Bonnie Scott, Sandy Wilson, Cheryl Osgood and Kelcy McBreqrity. Although turnout was low we did sign up new members to WCA; John & Lora Smith who have lived here their whole lives but never attended a breakfast. We were flattered to have them and look forward to seeing more of them in the future.
Glad I read your blog & saw that the block party for the WNW is August 16. We had thought it was in September. We also had candidates at breakfast; the 3 for State Attorney and Thomas Stone also.
The WCA has packed 40 backpacks with school supplies, some for elementary and some for middle school students. We will distribute them to some Wellborn kids and the rest will go to the Suwannee Elementaries and Middle School. When teachers identify who has insufficient supplies they will contact guidance and the backpacks and supplies will go to these. Those on that committee were Jackie Slaughter, Chris Williams, Beanie Brooks, Lois Wilder and me, Sandy Wilson, Cheryl Osgood, Penny Present and Linda Dye also helped.
WCA website is www.wellborncommunityassociation.com. There was some confusion as to where on the web we were.
Again, missed you and hope all is OK
Kathie (&Wendell)"
# posted by Jinny Wilson @ 11:38 AM
