by odomcreative_c0v1ngt0n | Jun 16, 2017 | Honor Their Story
Carolyn grew up in the City of Hattiesburg, Mississippi where her father was a USM Professor of Religion and Philosophy. She majored in English and taught in the public schools and at USM’s English Language Institute, and as a freelance journalist. Her most...
by odomcreative_c0v1ngt0n | May 22, 2017 | Honor Their Story
Willie Lou has always lived in Covington County. She was born a Dickens before marriage, and she had three sisters and a brother. As a child she enjoyed hopscotch, hide-and-seek, playhouses, and mud pies. She graduated from Salem High School and then worked at Movie...
by odomcreative_c0v1ngt0n | May 8, 2017 | Honor Their Story
Loree is a quiet and gentle soul. She grew up in a small community between Mount Olive and Mize. She married Joe and they became parents of three girls and one boy. Joe was an Assemblies of God minister and that resulted in moving quite often to different churches....
by odomcreative_c0v1ngt0n | May 1, 2017 | Honor Their Story
I was born in the McDonald Community Covington County just west of Collins. Many years ago my ancestors settled there because it was good farming land. Our settlers multiplied until the land was mostly owned and farmed by McDonalds. They built McDonald’s...
