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THE GILMER MIRROR, Gilmer, Texas July 1, 2015 — Page 3A
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Services set Saturday for
Minnie Sayles Hollins, 105
Services for Minnie Sayles Hollins, 105, of Ore City will
be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 4, at Snow Hill Baptist
Church.
Burial will follow at New Mountain Cemetery under the
direction of Reeder-Davis Funeral Home in Ore City.
Mrs. Hollins will lie in state Friday from 10 a.m. until 8
p.m., with visitation from 6-8 p.m.
An online guestbook may be signed at www.reeder-davis.
com.
William Burns
1930 - 2015
Memorial services for William G. “Bill” Burns, 84, of Gilmer
will be held at a later date. Cremation arrangements are under
the direction of Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Gilmer.
Born on Aug. 10,1930, in Upshur County to William Edgar
and Emile Fielder Burns, he died on Saturday, June 27. He
was a retired veteran of the United States Air Force, having
served 37 years.
He is survived by two nieces, Joyce Fansler and Janet
Hawkins, and dear friends, Henry Lee and Pam Casey.
No visitation is scheduled.
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Jean Schumaker
1952 - 2015
Graveside services for Jean Schumaker, 62, of Gilmer were
held on Friday, June 26, at 2 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Park
with Rev. Jerry Hill officiating.
She died on Wednesday, June 24.
Born Dec. 24, 1952 in Madison County, Tenn., she was a
homemaker and a member of Charity Full Gospel Church.
She is survived by a son, Lee Schumaker of Gilmer; two
daughters, Sandy Ramey of Gilmer and Jolynne Barnett of Ft.
Morgan, Colo.; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren;
and two sisters, Brenda Johnson and Mary Frances Doris of
Jackson, Tenn.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Leo “Joe”
Schumaker, and some siblings.
BETTY BIVINS COOK
A picture of the back of
an old farmhouse showed
up on Facebook last week.
Someone remarked that they
missed their growingup days
in Upshur County when life
was a little slower — at least
it seemed like it was.
The picture looked like
most farm houses did in ear-
lier years. A variety of tools,
etc. hung from nails on the
back of the house. But what
really caught my attention
was a big galvanized wash
tub.
I guess everyone owned
a washtub, and they served
many purposes. We had two
such tubs.
This time of year you’d of-
ten see them in the back yard
under a shade tree heaped up
with purple hull peas, cream
peas, or maybe speckled
butter beans waiting to be
shelled and canned.
We also had smaller galva-
nized tubs that were used for
gathering produce from the
garden, such as squash, cu-
cumbers, okra or tomatoes.
In the summertime when
the tubs were not in use
for other purposes, Mother
would fill both the large
tubs with water early in the
morning. By mid afternoon
the tubs would be in the
shade, and the water would
be warm enough that we
could play in it.
My younger sister and I
each claimed a tub, and spent
many happy hours playing in
them. We had plastic boats
that traveled in those tubs
— mine yellow with a blue
top and Pat’s yellow with a
red top. It didn’t take much
to keep us happy.
The galvanized tub also
served as a bath tub until our
teenage years. Carrying all
that water to fill tubs doesn’t
sound very appealing now,
but it really didn’t bother us
Goodby, first half of 2015.
Where did it go?
If you have anything you
need to get done by the end
of the year, well you better
get after it. My how time flies
whether you are having fun or
not. I have already received a
2016 calendar in the mail. That
is scary.
Simpsonville VFD held its
bi-monthly meeting on June
20 at 9 a.m. at the fire station.
This past week a limb fell on
a power line beside the VFD.
Several trees and limbs had
to be cut and piled, so a lot of
clean up was necessary. That
faithful few that stayed after
the meeting to take care of all
the clean-up were Doyle Let-
ney, Cloddie Henson, Grafton
Griffith, Jean Pittman and Fire
Chief Bill Crone. They got it all
back to normal after working
most of the morning. Thank
God for good volunteers!
The rain has slacked up a
little. They say water is still
pouring into Lake Texoma
and it has caused water to go
over the spillway at the Deni-
son Dam again, making it the
fifth time in history, and twice
this month which is really a
record. As long as water keeps
spilling into Lake Texoma we
will continue to see flooding
down here in East Texas and
Louisiana.
I hope and pray that every
father had a wonderful Fa-
ther’s Day. The sun came out
and it was enough to brighten
your day.
Simpsonville Church feels
they have been richly blessed
after Marlene Wendel donated
the church a grand piano last
week. They said they realized
what a tremendous bles sing it
was when they all got to hear
Pastor Brother Richard Wells
play it. It was such an awesome
sight and sound!
They would like to invite
everyone to come sing and
worship with them. Services
on Sunday for Sunday School
start at 10 a.m., and Church
starts at 11 a.m. Come on
and join the fun and bring a
friend.
The McCellon twins of
Simpsonville, Ollen and Ome-
ga and all their families at-
tended their annual McCellon
family reunion. It was held
By SARAH PHILLIPS • 903-725-5267
that much. I guess we were
just used to it.
There was running water
in the house, but it was COLD
water and had to be heated
in a kettle on the stove.
The big tubs were also
used for rinsing clothes on
washday.
Mother had a wringer
washer. The two tubs sat on a
bench beside the washer. She
would remove clothes from
the washer, run through the
wringer into the first tub
of water, rinse them, them
swing the wringer around
and run the clothes into the
second tub, rinse and run
through the wringer a third
time before hanging them
on the clothes line in the
back yard.
That was a lot of water to
be carried, both for filling
the tubs, then emptying them
afterwards.
The last purpose we found
for our old was tubs was to
cover our lawnmower to
protect it from the rain.
I too miss those days. The
work was harder, with no
modern appliances to help.
I often wonder how Mother
managed to care for that huge
garden, put up all the canned
goods, wash with a wringer
washer, hang clothes on the
line to dry, milk the cows,
gather eggs, churn butter,
iron all the clothes, and still
find time to put three meals
on the table every day, and
sew clothes (on a treadle
sewing machine) for herself,
my sister and me, and keep
a beautiful front yard.
My new book, Memories
of Upshur County, Texas, is
now available at The Gilmer
Mirror. It’s full of stories
such as this one.
You may call 903-725-5731
or 903-841-1597 for more in-
formation.
Abby Phillips attended
Baylor University’s Summer
Piano Institute last week
from Sunday, June 21, to
Saturday, June 27. She at-
tended the Institute on a $500
scholarship from the Mount
Vernon Music Association.
Abby had the opportunity
to be instructed by several
teachers throughout the
week. Her private instructor
was Dr. Terry Lynn Hudson.
All students attending the
Institute are given the oppor-
tunity to select an electives
class in addition to their
other activities. Abby chose
to attend the “Collaborative
Piano Skills” elective course
taught by Dr. Kae Hosada-
Ayer.
She also participated in
several other classes, includ-
ing a theory class taught by
Emily Brandt and a master
class. Regular practice peri-
ods were scheduled through-
out the day to give students
a chance to apply what they
learned from their classes.
Abby also attended sev-
eral student and faculty
recitals in the evenings. On
Monday night, the Baylor
piano faculty performed in
recital. On Tuesday night,
several Baylor college stu-
dents played in recital. On
Thursday, the students were
treated to a guest recital by
Dr. Gregory Partian. Dr.
Brian Marks was the director
of the camp.
Abby enjoyed herself
and learned a lot from these
gifted instructors. At the
Institute’s Closing Recital on
Saturday, Abby performed
Mozart’s “Fantasia, K.379.”
Michael, Lisa, Sarah, and
Matthew were glad to see
Abby, and she was glad to
come home.
Antioch Baptist Church
held a community-wide
cookout on the evening of
Saturday, June 27. About 80
people attended the event.
They enjoyed an evening
meal of hot dogs, burgers,
chips and dip, desserts and
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After the meal, visitors
tried their hand at horse-
shoes and basketball, among
other games. They found
special amusement at the
dunking booth, where Tom-
my Gipson volunteered to be
dunked. He was thoroughly
soaked by the end of the
event and was pleased to
provide amusement for the
visitors.
Gladewater Opry
program announced
The Gladewater Opry
program will feature “Cel-
ebration of our Independence
Opry Style” on July 4.
Performing will be Sum-
mer Roberts, Lance Moore,
Courtney Taylor, Clinton
Gandy, Sara Bryan, Jar-
rett Finney, John Zoller,
Vince Ward, and Laura Leh-
man, plus The Texas Smoke
Band.
Tickets prices are $10 for
adults; children 6 through
12 years of age $5 and under
six free.
The Opry House is lo-
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Showtime is 8 p.m.
Call 903-845-3600 for infor-
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this side of Houston on Lake
Livingston. Everyone had a
wonderful time, even in the
rain. All their food was pre-
pared in the lake house. They
all enjoyed it very much.
Hartsel McCellon stated
that when you get the offspring
from nine brothers and sisters
then you get a big crowd that is
ready for fun and excitement.
They all enjoyed every minute
of it and are looking forward
to next year.
A party was held for a spe-
cial lady, Sharon Ann Rich-
ardson at the 4M Restaurant
on Sheep Road on June 12.
Union Hill School past and
present employees gave their
Superintendent Sharon a
great retirement party.
A crowd of 27 were pres-
ent and Ms. Richardson was
crowned the Queen of Union
Hill School. Master of cer-
emonies was Danny Carey.
Danny sang a song, while all
watched as a beautiful crown
was placed upon her head. A
silver robe with blue trim and
initials of S.R. on the back was
placed around her shoulders.
Sharon held a silver scepter in
her hand and a large bouquet
of blue and white roses was
carried in her arms, as she
walked through the silver
arch.
A poem was read by Hart-
sel McCellon, and cake was
served. The cake read, (Kick
Up Your Heels). A pair of blue
high heels were displayed atop
the cake.
Each person in attendance
wrote a memory note about
Sharon and placed it in a box
for her to read later. A deli-
cious meal was served, and
shared by all. An appropriate
toast was made to their Super-
intendent of 18 years, which
stated, long live the queen of
Union Hill. A great time was
had by all.
This was only one of several
parties that had been held in
Sharon’s honor since May.
Last week before this party,
another party was held in
her honor in Longview at
Papacitas. At that party she
was presented items for travel,
because her intentions are to
travel all over the world, then
visit her son and be with family
members.
Everyone is happy for her
new lease on life.
Who could better earn and
deserve it than someone who
has put in 38 years of their
life at Union Hill School, and
the last 18 years as the super-
intendent? Sharon is dearly
loved and will definitely be
missed by all. Good luck and
God bless.
Peaches and more peaches.
Who doesn’t like good fresh,
home grown peaches? Bill
and I found a new fruit stand
between Simpsonville and
Bettie on Highway 2088. Boy
how much handier can it get.
We just had to stop and check
it out and of course bought
some to take home. I made a
big cobbler that was wonderful
and we ate the others fresh.
They really have a good flavor
this year.
They told us the cling
free peaches would be ready
about the first of July. They
are the ones Bill likes best. It
is so nice to get your produce
local grown, and at the same
time you run into neighbors
and meet new people. Life is
good and peaches certainly
help make it that way. Enjoy
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By Chad Burkhalter
It’s almost the Fourth of
July — time for fireworks,
picnics and
a reflection
on all the
liberties we
possess in this
country. But if
you’re going
to enjoy the freedom to
do the things you want,
especially during your
retirement years, you’ll want
to take the steps necessary to
achieve your own “Financial
Independence Day.”
Here are a few suggestions
for helping you reach that
goal:
Liberate yourself from
debt. For most of us, a
certain amount of debt is
unavoidable. But the greater
control you can gain over
your debts, the better off you
will be, because any dollars
not spent in paying debts can
be used to save and invest
for your future. So look for
ways to cut down on your
spending and think about
postponing some purchases
until you can pay for them in
cash. It may not be easy, but
it’s possible. And by putting
this “found money” to work
immediately in quality
investments, you may
motivate yourself to keep a
lid on your debt level.
Unlock the power of time.
Albert Einstein once said,
“The most powerful force
in the universe is compound
interest.” Einstein, who
knew a thing or two about
the nature of time, clearly
recognized its importance
in investing. In fact, as an
investor, time may be your
greatest ally. The more years
in which you invest, the more
dollars you’ll put in, and the
longer you’ll have for your
investments to potentially
grow. Even if you’re just
starting out in your career
and can only invest a small
amount each month, you’ll
be starting to accumulate
the amount you’ll eventually
need to enjoy the retirement
lifestyle you’ve envisioned.
Release your investments’
growth potential. To attain
financial freedom during
your retirement years,
you will need to invest for
growth — it’s that simple.
So include an appropriate
amount of growth-oriented
vehicles in your overall
investment mix. Ultimately,
this mix should be based
on your risk tolerance, time
horizon and specific long-
term goals.
Free your investments
from “clustering.” In the
investment world, as in many
other arenas of life, you can
have “too much of a good
thing.” For example, if you
own a particular investment,
such as a stock, that has done
well, you might think that it’s
a good idea to own more of
the same type of stock. But
when investing, duplication
can be dangerous, because if a
market downturn affects one
asset class particularly hard,
and much of your portfolio is
tied up in that asset class, you
could take a big hit. Instead
of “clustering” your dollars
around a single asset or two,
you could diversify your
holdings by owning a mix of
stocks, bonds, government
securities and other vehicles.
While diversification can
potentially help you reduce
the impact of volatility on
your holdings, a diversified
portfolio can’t guarantee a
profit or protect you from
loss.
Achieving any type of
freedom, in any kind of
endeavor, takes time and
effort. That’s certainly
the case with financial
freedom— you will need to
consistently make the right
moves, over a period of
many years, before you can
finally declare your fiscal
independence. But once you
reach that point, you will
likely conclude that your
diligence and dedication
were well worth it.
If you have questions, contact
Chad Burkhalter at Edward
Jones, 325 N Roberts St,
Gilmer, or 903-843-2023.
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