Milestones

Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Williams of New Albany, Miss. announce the engagement of their daughter, Erin Rachel Williams, to Cory Blake Spradling, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Spradling of Mantachie, Miss.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Jack and Rachel Dowdy and the late Estle and Alta Williams, all of New Albany. She is a graduate of New Albany High School and is currently a student at Itawamba Community College pursuing a Physical Therapy Assistant degree. At ICC she is on the President’s List and is a member of Phi Theta Kappa.

Aiden Bryce Nunnelee turned five years old on November 7, 2008. He celebrated with a Star Wars birthday party on November 9, 2008 at his great-grandparents house with family and friends. He is the son of John and Kelly Nunnelee of New Albany. His grandparents are Dwight and Barbara Wood of Blue Springs and Paul and Marla Nunnelee of New Albany. His great-grandparents are Stanley and Janie Mooneyhan of Blue Springs and David and Lynda Coleman of New Albany.

Tyler and John Mason DeCanter are pleased to announce the birth of their little brother Eli Cain Massengill, who was born on December 16, 2008 at 8:52 a.m. at Special Delivery Services at the Baptist Memorial Hospital – North Mississippi in Oxford, Miss.  He weighed 5 pounds, 5 ounces and was 18 inches long. Eli is the son of Tina DeCanter and the late Lawrence Cain Massengill, both of Hickory Flat. His grandparents are Debra Abbott and James Shoffner of Potts Camp and Mark and Donna Massengill of Hickory Flat.

Jewelewe and V. B. Sanders of New Albany celebrated their 43rd wedding anniversary February 1, 2009 at Western Sizzlin. Family and friends attended the party. Family members include Jimmy Sanders, Tina Sanders, Tyrone Sanders, Trinity Berry, Tony Sanders, Tykieu Sanders, Terrance Venson Sanders, Torie Sanders, Little Tim Sanders, and Tasmone Sanders.