by odomcreative_c0v1ngt0n | Oct 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
Co-Lin’s ILR Group Visits Covington Ridge in Collins, MS Wesson—Copiah Lincoln Community College’s Institute of Learning and Retirement Group visited Covington Ridge Retirement Home on Friday, October 6. A group of 31 boarded the Co-Lin motor coach and traveled to...
by odomcreative_c0v1ngt0n | Sep 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
Meet Peggy King – a biography Peggy grew up in Taylorsville, MS and went to school at Taylorsville. After she graduated and became a registered nurse, she was employed for 39 years. She worked in various hospitals throughout central Mississippi. Peggy was married to...
by odomcreative_c0v1ngt0n | Jul 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
Meet Mary Elizabeth Robinson! Born: 9-3-28 in Alexandria, LA Parents: Harwell Lucius Boyd and Hattie Elizabeth Lee May Both born and reared in Pike County, MS. This is where I consider my roots to be. There were 13 children in the Boyd family and seven in the May. I...
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...
