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Milestones

  • Holmes celebrate 30th anniversary

    Mr. and Mrs. Dennis L. Holmes of New Albany, MS are celebrated their 30th anniversary July 14, 2009.

    Mrs. Holmes is the former Tracy Portis. Mr. and Mrs. Holmes were married July 14, 1979 by Judge Dale Scott in Myrtle.

    Dennis is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Troy L. Holmes of New Albany, MS. Tracy is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Portis of New Albany,MS and the late Alma Portis of Memphis, Tenn.

    Mr.and Mrs. Holmes have one son Dennis P.Holmes who is married to the former Anna Kidd. They also have one grandson Hyrum J. Holmes, all of Pontotoc.

  • McClure, White to wed Aug. 1

    Mike and Kathryn McClure of New Albany are proud to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Whitney McClure, to Brock White of New Albany.

    The bride elect is the granddaughter of Louise Owen and the late Rudolph Owen of New Albany and Maxine McClure and the late Verna McClure of New Albany.

    Whitney is a 2006 honor and Hall of Fame graduate of New Albany High School and will graduate from Northeast Mississippi Community College in 2010 with a dental hygienist degree. She is a President’s Scholar and a member of Phi Theta Kappa.

  • Vera Abigail Kirk

    Brandon and Candis Kirk of the Darden Lake community, Miss. are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Vera Abigail Kirk.

    Vera was born at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County in New Albany on May 16, 2009 at 10:13 p.m. She weighed 8 pounds, 9 ounces and was 21 inches long.

    She is Brandon and Candis’s first child and the granddaughter of Bruce and Deborah Kirk and Mike and Sandra Cooper, all of Cornersville.

  • Callyn Hensley Richardson

    Callyn Hensley Richardson celebrated her first birthday on June 29, 2009 with a watermelon-themed birthday party with family and friends. Callyn is the daughter of Tonya and Eric Richardson of Blue Springs and has two sisters named Lexi and Haley.

    Her grandparents are Bill and Beth O’Callaghan and  Renae O’Callaghan, all of Blue Springs, and Rocky and Becky Richardson of Ripley. Her great-great aunt is Doris Dye of Blue Springs.

     

  • Benefield, Smith to wed July 18

    Mike and Lisa Benefield of New Albany are proud to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter Amber Michelle Benefield to William Blake Smith of New Albany.

    The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Kenneth and Sue McDonald of New Albany and Dwaine and Norma Benefield of Myrtle. She is also the granddaughter of the late Erline Benefield. She graduated from New Albany High School in 2009 and will attend Northeast Mississippi Community College in the fall and major in Business Administration.

  • Stanford, Spencer to wed July 11

    Mrs. Phyllis Stanford and the late William  Hall “Billy” Stanford of New Albany, Miss. are  proud to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter Bridget Renee Stanford of New Albany to Wittman Gray Spencer of New Albany.

    The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. And Mrs. Charles Laden Stepp of New Albany and the late Mr. And Mrs. Thomas Benton Stanford of New Albany.

  • Reeder, Jarrett to wed July 18

    Glen and Tammie Reeder of Thaxton, Miss., are proud to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Ashley Annette Reeder, to John Mark Jarrett of Tupelo.

    The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Travis and Brenda Carr of New Albany and Harold and Joan Reeder and the late Ann Reeder of Ecru, Miss. She is the great-granddaughter of Etoyce Pilcher and the late Ellis Pilcher.

  • Dillard, Treadaway to wed July 18

    Michelle Dillard of New Albany, Miss. and Donald and Kathy Dillard of Hickory Flat, Miss. are proud to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Katherine (Katie) Diane Dillard of Baldwyn, Miss. to Criag Allen Treadaway of Baldwyn.

    The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Kathy Cleveland of New Albany, Eddie and Rena Sisco of Thaxton, Miss., Gerald Wayne Dillard of Blue Springs, MIss., and Bill and Diane Lindsey of Nashville, Tenn.

  • Grace, Davis to wed July 25

    Mr. and Mrs. Walter John Grace of New Albany, Miss. are proud to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Rebecca Michelle Grace of New Albany to John William Davis of Taylorsville, Miss.

    The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Gladys Beene Ward and the late Horace Glynn Ward of Oxford, Miss., and Lois Ann Grace and the late John L. Grace Jr. of Ocean Springs.

  • Lyon, Hawkins to wed July 19

    Sandy S. Lyon of New Albany and Jimmy D. Hawkins of Blue Springs are proud to announce their upcoming marriage.

    The marriage will take place on July 19, 2009 at Church of Acts in Ingomar at 3 p.m., with Bro. Charlie Ganey officiating.

     There will be a reception immediately following the ceremony at Church of Acts Fellowship Hall.

    All family and friends are invited.

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