November 04, 2009 Edition

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Grandparents' Corner
Mya Pinkston (top center), six, is the daughter of and Kady Greer (from left), six, Piper Greer, two months, and Nadia Greer, two, are the grandchildren of Mike and Donna Pinkston of Walnut Ridge.
They are also the grandchildren and great-grandchildren of Otis and Mickey Gray of Hoxie and Robert and Pat Hicks of Walnut Ridge.
The Greers are the daughters of Jeff and Stephanie Greer of Silsbee, Texas, formerly of Hoxie.

Precious Memories

The cold rain falling outside only added to the dull dreariness of the gray and overcast day. Dad was sitting quietly in the high-backed hospital chair just to the right of the one I was sitting in and had just dozed off. Sunshine and some blue sky would be very nice I thought.

Just moments before dad and I had been engaged in something of an emotion packed conversation during which for the longest dad insisted I was his older brother Aaron. He was convinced I was his older brother and invited me to reminisce with him such as the time "we" stole the dime from the fireplace mantle and bought a plug of chewing tobacco. When confronted with their crime he and Aaron insisted they had only done it to get the tobacco for Papa. Since the plug of tobacco had not been opened, no one could prove their intent had been otherwise.
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