There was another special event Saturday, which, we were sorry to miss. Family and friends met in Golden Corral in Van Buren to help Roy Rich celebrate his reaching the mile-stone of 101 years. The huge crowd attending included his only surviving cousin, Mildred Holland, and her daughter Janet and Jerry Don Reed of Prairie Grove.
Thanks to Facebook, we could enjoy the festivities as his son Mike sent pictures, some also of the Veterans parade that Roy rode in, with a sign on his car saying WW II. Mike said the parade was stopped three times for people wanting to shake his hand and take pictures.
Roy has lived an eventful life. He was born in Lincoln on Nov. 2, 1916, and moved to Fort Smith with his parents, for employment. He served during the war from 1942 to 1945, in the Pacific area, and after returning home, he worked at Harding Glass Co. until "retirement." Then he worked for some time for Holt Crock Clinic.
He and Avon Sellers married on Nov. 6, 1946, and had two children, Mike and Rhonda. Sadly, Avon passed away many years ago.
Roy has three grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren to enjoy, and is doing quite well, physically and mentally.
He is truly a "life well lived," past and present.
December has crept up on us, and it is National stress free family holidays month, safe toys and gifts, human rights, choose a summer camp (?), identity theft prevention, Spiritual literacy, tie, human rights, drunk and drugged driving prevention, and colorectal cancer awareness month.
Remember Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7.
Happy birthday to Linc Bradley, Amy White, James Myers, Jesse King, Oleta Danforth, Dana Harrell, Henson Title, Nancy Martsching, Joyce Miller.
Happy anniversary to Earl and Betty Adams, Edwin and Janet Roy, Leon and Jeanine Tucker.
Happy years, all!
The Christmas dinner at the Sugar Hill Church is planned for Dec. 10. Everyone is welcome.
Community on 11/29/2017