More Southern Souls
I am the seventh generation of my family to live in Nitta Yuma
“I am the seventh generation of my family to live in Nitta Yuma, MS. The plantation started in the 1700s with my...
I married Donnie on June 21, 1947. It was the longest day of the year and the best day of my life.
“If I were any better, I would be twins, and the world isn't ready for that. I am 97 and still doing bookkeeping and...
Have I done everything I needed to do as a father?
“I grew up on my family’s farm in Kemper County, Mississippi, and I could teach a class in Farmboy Engineering. If I...
The change became a gift
“‘I want to be a cartoonist’ is the weirdest thing an eight-year-old could tell his father at the dinner table. My dad...
I try to be the mentor I wish I had
“I tried to be a street boy in Cleveland, MS; my lips should be black from all of the marijuana I smoked. My mama...
This little sno cone stand has also become a way to serve Yazoo
"My parents followed a farmer who gave my dad a job, and we went from town to town. I was born in Indiana then my...
People helped me during my hardest times, now I try to do the same
“When I was in school, I didn't know I had a learning disability. Teachers knew very little about disabilities in the...
God turns all things out for our good, and that is what I celebrate today
“My bonus child, Peyton, is graduating from Mississippi State. My daughter had him while she was in college, and I...
I am about to turn 50. I like being a farmer who does other things, but right now I don’t know what my next mountain will be
“I was adopted at birth, but it almost didn’t happen. My adoptive parents lived in a house with well water on Highway...
I just graduated from fifth to sixth grade
“I just graduated from fifth to sixth grade and received awards for National Elementary Honor Society and a...
I spent time with living fossils walking the earth and with legendary dinosaurs while they were still here
“I grew up in Dayton Ohio and got into music on August 17, 1977 – the day after Elvis died. I was ten years old, and...
I am the ninth generation of ministers in our family
“I am the ninth generation of ministers in our family. My family’s preaching history goes back to 1689. The chaplain...