“Welcome to The Little Town with a Big Heart”
Never Borrow Sorrow From Tomorrow:
Deal only with the present, never step into tomorrow, for God asks us just to trust him and to never borrow sorrow, for the future is not ours to know and it may never be, so let us live and give our best and give it lavishly. For to meet tomorrow’s troubles before they are even ours is to anticipate the Saviour and to doubt His all-wise powers. So let us be content to solve our problems one by one, asking nothin
g of tomorrow except “Thy Will Be Done.”
— by Helen Steiner Rice
Awesome services at Grace United on Sunday, the youth and adults went to Wards on Sunday night after services for “Shake it Up Sunday!”
My deepest sympathy is extended to the family of Lavon Cochran, 78 of Hickory, services was held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30 at New Fellowship Baptist Church. Burial in New Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery.
My deepest sympathy is also extended to the family of U.S. Veteran, Walter Lamar Floyd, 75. He survived by his wife of over 48 years Janice Floyd; two sons, Billy Floyd (Cindy) and Pete Floyd (April); a daughter-in-law, Amy Floyd; six grandchildren, Courtney Pitts (BJ), Chasity Floyd, Rayleigh Floyd, William Lamar Floyd, Ty Fleming and Dillon Fleming; three great-grandchildren, Layton Underwood, Cooper Pitts and Dallen Floyd; a sister, Millie Partridge (Eddie); and uncle, Mabry Banes; a host of nieces and nephews.
Lamar loved fishing and most of all spending time with his grandchildren and family. He will be truly missed by all that knew him. Services was held at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 29 at Newton County Funeral Home-South. Bro Keith Bogan and the Rev. Gary Howse officiating. Burial was at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Newton.
My deepest sympathy is also extended to the family of Marian Cornelia Graham Thornton, 88, of Decatur. From an early age she played piano by ear and later obtained a degree in music from Mississippi Women’s College. She taught band at Hickory, piano at Clarke College and East Central Community College. She served as church pianist and choir director in several local churches for decades. Sh
e was accompanist for many musicals and vocal groups at ECCC. Many local students learned how to play the piano because of her.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 25 at Clarke-Venable Baptist Church and the burial in Newton County Memorial Gardens. The Rev. Mark Vincent will officiate.
Prayer requests for the week go out to Lavon Cochran’s family, Linda Acord, Marian Thornton’s family, Lamar Floyd’s family, Dannie Walker, Sarah Herd’s family, Tommy Walters, Peggy Garrison, Janice Fisher, Helen Valentine, Jack Graham, Marie Eason, Bonnie Walker, Bill Matlock, John Patterson, Hazel Stevens, Doyle Gibbs, Doyle McMullan, Cili Norman, Micheal Roland, Janie McMullan, Stephanie Roland and Stacy Stevens.
Shut-ins are Earlene Everett, Johnnie McMullian, Mary Stamper.
Birthday requests for Jan. 31 go out to Marlene Blass in memory, Ritchie Walker, Linda Ezell, (Caron McCormck Ballard and Sharon McCormick Pipania, former Hickory residents); for Feb. 1 to Ruby Jean Kennedy and Lauren Acord; for Feb. 2 to Rachel Brand, Skip Stamper, Charlie Holt in memory, and Eloise McCormick in memory; for Feb. 4 Margaret Baily; and for Feb. 6 to Linda Chaney, Regan Walker, Candy Cain Miles and Bradley McDill. Happy birthday to each one.
Anniversary requests for Jan. 31 go out to Jamie & Rebecca Slay. Happy anniversary you two!
Recipe for the week
Neapolitan Sheet Cake
Ingredients: Cake: 1 box Betty Crocker SuperMoist white cake mix, water, vegetable oil and whole eggs called for on cake mix box, 2 tablespoons unsweetened baking cocoa, 2 tablespoons seedless strawberry jam, ¼ teaspoon Betty Crocker red gel food color.
Frosting: 1cup butter, softened, 2 ¼ cups powdered sugar, 2 to 3 tablespoons milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1 teaspoon seedless strawberry jam, Betty Crocker red gel food color, 1 teaspoon unsweetened baking cocoa,
Directions: 1 Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray bottom of 13 x 9-inch pan with cooking spray.
2. In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. In small bowl, place 1 1/4 cups of the batter; stir in 2 tablespoons cocoa until blended. In another small bowl, place 1 1/4 cups of the batter; stir in 2 tablespoons strawberry jam and 1/4 teaspoon food color until blended. Pour remaining cake batter in bottom of pan. Drop tablespoons of each colored batter in random pattern over top; pull table knife through batter to make swirls.
3. Bake 28 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
4. In large bowl, beat softened butter with electric mixer on medium-high speed until smooth. On low speed, gradually beat in powdered sugar until smooth and creamy. Beat in 2 tablespoons milk and the vanilla. If frosting is too stiff to spread, add additional milk, 1 teaspoon at a time.
5. In small bowl, place 1/4 cup of the vanilla frosting; stir in 1 teaspoon strawberry jam until blended. Stir in food color until desired color. In another small bowl, place 3 tablespoons of the vanilla frosting; stir in 1 teaspoon cocoa until blended. Spread remaining vanilla frosting on top of cake. Randomly drop measuring teaspoonfuls of strawberry and chocolate frosting over top. Use small icing spatula to swirl frosting over top of cake. Store loosely covered at room temperature.
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