Virginia Horton Carmichael, Teacher, MHS

Mrs. Carmichael, 82, of Meridian, died Friday, December 16, 2011 in Asheville, NC. She taught school for 37 years with 35 of those years at Meridian High School, where she was chairperson of the business Education Department for 20 years. She was also an Intensive Business Training instructor and Vocational Office Training Coordinator. Mrs. Carmichael received a Masters’ Degree and Ed.s from the University of Southern Mississippi where she was a member of Kappa Delta Pi & Pi Omega Pi honor societies in education. She also received her AAA teaching certification in 1973. She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma for 44 years, serving as president of Gamma chapter for 4 years. Mrs. Carmichael was a member of Retired Teachers Association for the past 23 years. She was a member of First Baptist Church for over 55 years. Survivors include her daughters, Debra Carmichael Scheer and her husband Tom of Asheville, NC, Janet L. Carmichael of Madison, MS; granddaughter, Jennifer L. Patty of Charlotte, NC; nieces, Dianne Wood and Denise Johnson. She was preceded in death by her parents, Rolfe M. Horton and Vada McDill Horton; brothers, James M. Horton and Marcus O. Horton; nephew, Douglas Horton. In lieu of flowers and gifts memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. Family and friends may sign the online guestbook at robertbarhamffh.com.

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December 18, 2011

AnonymousThe Meridian StarThe Meridian StarSun Dec 18, 2011, 06:00 AM CST

MERIDIAN —

Private services will be held for Virginia Horton Carmichael. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Carmichael, 82, of Meridian, died Friday, December 16, 2011 in Asheville, N.C.

Family and friends may sign the online guestbook at robertbarhamffh.com.

Visitation will be held today from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.

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Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

(Mrs. Carmichael taught typing and shorthand at MHS in the 50's.  She was one of my teachers, and after we graduated, she later became a good friend of my mother.  I would see her from time to time, and she remained always so very kind and caring towards me and my mother.)

Obituary of Jackie Houston Tyner

(brother of Larry Tyner)

December 13, 2011

Anonymous(JJ( The Meridian StarThe Meridian StarTue Dec 13, 2011, 06:00 AM CST

MERIDIAN —

Funeral Services for Jackie Houston Tyner will be held at 11:00 am Tuesday, December 13 at Central United Methodist Church with the Reverends Jimmy Harrison and Bob Rambo officiating. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery with Robert Barham Family Funeral home in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Tyner died on Sunday, December 11, 2011 after a courageous battle with cancer.

Jack was born in Hillsboro, Mississippi On December 18, 1934, to Leroy and Estelle Houston Tyner. He moved to Meridian in 1953 and graduated from Meridian High School where he lettered in basketball. He served in the US Army for two years active service and four in active reserve. He was stationed in Fort Sills, Oklahoma as a Specialist in the Honest John Rocket Division. He graduated from Mississippi State University with a BS degree in marketing. He enjoyed a successful career with Smith Kline Pharmaceuticals for 32 years, being one of the first five recipients in the company to receive the distinguished Director’s Award and earned many other professional awards throughout his career.

Jack was a member of Central United Methodist Church, the Shields Sunday School Class and a past Sunday school teacher and the MSU alumni club. Jack dearly loved his family and enjoyed many trips to the beach with them, his real estate investment friends, and golf trips with his golfing buddies. He also loved Mississippi State sports, both attending and watching or listening to all MSU sports.

He is survived by his wife of 54 years Gayle Gebhart Tyner, daughter Stephanie Tyner Pierce and four grandchildren: Amanda, Payton, Houston and Stephen Pierce all of Fairhope, AL.; a sister Bobbie Morgan and her husband Chad of Meridian; brothers Larry Tyner and his wife Charlotte of Oxford, Ms and Fred Tyner and his wife Ann of Madison, MS; bothers in law and sisters in law Dean and Margie Gebhart and Dave and Sally Perkins of Jackson, MS. and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother in law Smylie Gebhart.

The family would like to thank the physicians, nurses and caretakers at Anderson’s Hospital, Bedford Care, and Infinity Hospice who were devoted to his care as well as his many physician friends over the years.

Visitation will be at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home on Monday December 12 from 5-7pm and 1 hour before the service at the church. Memorials may be made to Central United Methodist Church, the American Cancer Society or a charity of your choice.

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We commend Jackie to almighty God,
and entrust him to his creator.
May he rest in the arms of the Lord
who formed him from the dust of the earth.
May he enjoy the vision of God forever. Amen.

Happy Hanukkah

Peace & All Good December 20 - December 28

Saluting Meridian's Oldest Living Tree

Saluting Meridian's Oldest Living Tree

This tree is in front of my son's home on Poplar Springs Drive.

Ouida

Dion DiMucci - Great musician from the 50's and today!

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Dion Dimucci - from the 50's and still performing

1958 Track Team



This group picture of the 1958 track team appeared

in the following year's annual so perhaps you have not seen it.

You may right click your mouse to save to your computer.

That's Alright Mama - You Did Good, Patsy

It Pays to Keep the Old Things

I have had three Elvis Presley records under Sun Label that I have kept under glass all these years.  My cousin and I put them on E-Bay and sold them last night for $l,l67.00.   Can you imagine??!!  They were 78 rpm and were the first three songs that he had out in 1954.  I probably paid $.75 each for them so I did make a wonderful profit.  I want you all to know that it pays to keep the old things.  

Patsy McDonald

Meridian High School Football Team '57-58

From Edwina Hubert -

The Meridian High School Football Team went undefeated in the 1957-58 school year when we were seniors. It was a terrific season. Even so, we were not identified as the Big Eight Champions for that year because another North Division team had perhaps played more games. Ralph Abraham, our class president, was a half-back for the; team.  His recollection is included below. Perhaps you might also post your own memories of that football season. 

The group picture of the team can now be downloaded from the web. It can also be enlarged to view online. The win-loss record is posted below.  

　

From Ralph Abraham -

We did not win the North Big Eight Championship because we had a 6-0-1 record in the North, and Greenville had a 7-0-1. Even though we did not play them, they had a better record in the North. If you remember, we tied Vicksburg. We had a 10-0-1 overall record which was the best. 

That year there was an epidemic of the "Hong Cong" flu. Corinth could not field a team, because of the flu: and we won it by forfeit. Coach Owens picked up a game with Picayune who had an open week. That accounted for our extra game. I think we were ranked # 1(?) but could not play for all of the marbles, because we did not have the best North record. That tie got us. 

The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat is real, and I remember it like it was yesterday. By the way Greenville defeated Brookhaven for the championship, so the North did win!

Roster

(click to enlarge)

Fall Leaves Were Lovely This Year

This was taken by my son Peter with his Nikon.  Actually I'm just checking to see if I can post, since Ouida is having trouble posting to our blog.

The Original Stroll - February 1958

Bare Essentials: Minimalism in the 21st Century

http://womanmade.org/show.html?type=group&gallery=minimalism2011&pic=16

Click on this link to see the exhibition in Chicago of minimalist works.

Cano, My Foster is Ready for Adoption

Cano, My Foster is Ready for Adoption

Tony Michael Storey

October 21, 2011

Tony Michael Storey
Meridian Star The Meridian Star Fri Oct 21, 2011, 06:00 AM CDT

YORK, Ala. — Services for Tony Michael Storey will be held Saturday, at 2 p.m., at Bumpers Funeral Home Chapel in York, with Rev. Ed Tatum officiating. Burial will be in the Clay Memorial Cemetery in Cuba, with Bumpers Funeral Home of York in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Storey, 71, of Cuba, died Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011, at Providence Hospital in Mobile. He was a retired accountant for Georgia Pacific.

Mr. Storey is survived by sons: Carl Storey (Suzanne) of Cuba, and Michael Storey (Tanya) of Cuba; brother, Robert Storey (Peggy) of Birmingham; and two grandchildren: Brittney and Carla Storey. He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Storey; parents, Luther Preston Storey and Gertrude Lucille Pettus Storey; and his sister, Pat.

Visit bumpersfuneralhome.com to sign the online register and post condolences to the family.

Visitation will be Saturday, from 12 noon until 2 p.m., at the funeral home.

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O God our Father, Creator of all the living,
we entrust to Your gentle care
all those we love who have gone before us;
and have gone to their rest in the hope of rising again.

Eternal rest, grant unto them, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon them.
May the souls of the faithful departed
through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen.

"One Wire," Piece Selected for Chicago Exhibition

"One Wire," 12" x 12" x 2, Canvas on Board painted with Rabbit Skin Glue, Wire, and Tacks.  (Click on image to enlarge.)

My work was selected for "Bare Essentials:  Minimalism in the 21st Century," a Nov.4-Dec.22 international juried exhibition at Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL.  Though it has minimal qualities of austere masculine industrial materials, it also shows expression through the memory of former movements of the wire.  I expect to see this expressive quality on many works in this upcoming show.

Grandparents with webcam become new online stars

By NIGEL DUARA

It slowly began to dawn on Esther and Bruce Huffman that perhaps they were being filmed.

"Warning," the gray-haired, bespectacled grandmother reads off the screen. "You must stop recording before trying to close cyber link."

Pause. "Maybe this recorded us," says the neatly coiffed, rosy-cheeked man next to her.

"Aw, gee," Esther replies.

The realization came toward the end of a nearly three-minute video that has launched the retired Oregon couple to YouTube stardom. They had unwittingly captured their first attempt at learning how to work the webcam on a new laptop.

The Huffmans met a couple of years after Bruce's first wife died, at the retirement complex in which they both lived. She liked his vivacity; he thought she would be a sturdy rudder to his boundless energy.

In the video, she plays the straight man as she tries to make a serious attempt at the request of their children and grandchildren. He's bouncing in his seat next to her, making monkey faces.

Esther had bought a laptop late this summer. Already a Facebook user, she was asked by her family to try recording videos for the amusement of the grandchildren.

In mid-August, the couple sat in front of their laptop, fiddling with the controls of a video recording program. Somehow, they got the program running. Somehow, they pressed "record."

It was filming as Bruce jokingly fretted about his appearance. "I'm so sad, Esther, I'm so sad," Bruce says with a sad-clown expression. "Look at all the wrinkles up there and the cracks in my head."

There is singing.

"Hello my darling, hello my baby, hello my ga-doh-go," Bruce intones, sliding from Looney Tunes into gibberish. "Lala-te-ki-ka."

Bruce makes faces, leaning close to the laptop screen and blowing out his cheeks: "Now look at the monkey. That's a pretty good monkey!"

When the couple realizes the webcam might have been recording their antics, they stiffen. But their 21-year-old granddaughter, Mindy, saw the video's potential. With their permission, she uploaded the file, dubbing it "Webcam 101 for Seniors." By Thursday, it was nearing 3 million views on YouTube.

In the crush of media that has descended on them, the Huffmans struggle to explain what made the video so compelling. After all, it was just a couple minutes of two Oregonians in a retirement community doing ... well, not much.

Perhaps, Esther said, people were attracted to its joy. We're under such a negative news barrage daily, she said. War, crime, natural disasters - wouldn't people rather watch an 86-year-old man singing Looney Tunes?

Lynette Paulson, Esther's daughter, ventured that the unmitigated happiness in video resonates with viewers.

"They want to see that joy," Paulson said. "It just brings you up."

Or maybe, said 27-year-old grandson Luke Erickson, it shows the possibility that age doesn't mean infirmness or discontent, but that two spectacularly unself-conscious people eight decades on are capable of happiness and supporting and loving each other.

"I don't know how to do this," Esther complains in the video.

Bruce leans in to her.

"Whatever you do," he says, "you do fine."

SOURCE: The Sun Herald. Also - Hattiesburg American.

See photos.

Webcam 101 for Seniors