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Vol 19, No. 4 • September 2019
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93-year-old loves her church and her family By Lucy Weber Family is everything to Jo Ann Barton. Ninety-three years young, Mrs. Barton raised 12 children and has another dozen or so grandchildren and great-grandchildren to love. Some are close by in Corinth and others aren't too far away in Ripley, Bruce and Water Valley. "I have enjoyed being a mother and grandmother," said the Corinth resident, who was raised in nearby Kossuth. With most family nearby, she said everyone enjoys getting together for holidays, and most recently, her 93rd birthday at The Dinner Bell. "We had a big crowd at my birthday dinner," she said. see BARTON pg 4
Generations of love surround great-great grandmother By Lucy Weber and great-grandchildren, she's Granny. Mary McKelvey of Corinth "I see them all the time," said the puts the great, great in grand88-year-old of the various generations mother. who live close-by in Corinth and When the family gets togethRienzi. "If I need them, they're there er, there are five generations gathfor me. We're doing something together ering to enjoy each other's company all the time." and spread the love. There are Mrs. McKelvey said she her two sons, Tommy and never expected to see so Billy Wayne, her three many generations as she grandchildren, her four looks down her family tree. great-grandchildren and "I never knew my grandthree great-great grandfathers. I only remember children. Mrs. one grandmother and a McKelvey is Mamaw to great-grandmother." her grandchildren, but to Seeing so many generaher sons' grandchildren tions now brings her Mary McKelvey such joy. "They're all Return Address: P.O. Box 1292 Corinth, MS 38835 sweet. I'm enjoying all three sets of grandchildren." Grandparents Day is celebrated this year on Sept. 8, POSTAL PATRON but every day is a celebration of being a grandparent. "I just see MCKELVEY pg 4
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Programs and activities keep senior citizens busy at Corinth's Bishop Center ment days, transporting seniors to area By Lucy Weber stores and scheduled medical office Senior citizens can share hobbies visits. like quilting or activities like bingo The seniors in the daycare in a center that pulls double duty programs and those who come as an adult daycare in Corinth. for the activities and programs The Bishop Center, located at join together for all activities, 1300 Washington Street provides Stringer said. "Nobody knows a wealth of services for Corinth's who's in which group," she seniors. is a sub-contractor of said. the Northeast Mississippi Area Elderly visitors are on Aging. encouraged to drop by the "We are an adult daycare and center, a long-time a senior citizens center," execfixture in the utive director Annette Corinth communiStringer said, in addition to ty. "Come and providing home-based visit a few times services like respite to make sure you meals, personal care want to be a attendants, homemaker part of it all," services, home delivStringer said. ered meals and some Then the staff transportation. will screen those Services are attending to deteravailable to those mine eligibility for 60 and older either category of the unless persons center, she said. have been referred The daycare portion by Elderly & Annette Stringer of the Bishop Center Disabled Medicaid allows caregivers to bring in the elderly Waiver. A few of the seniors drive themfriends or relatives they tend for a respite selves in and others are transported by the center vans. The daycare and senior activ- and to provide socialization for those attending. ities programs are available 8 a.m. 12:30 "People who are eligible for the center p.m., Monday to Friday. "There is no should take advantage of all the services charge but we do encourage donations," offered in our community," Stringer said. Stringer said. The meal delivery program is for those On any given day, the group enjoying people who are over 60 and homebound the daily activities can range from about and unable to drive. The meals come 19 to 25 or so. Activities include bingo, quilting, board frozen, five different servings to a box. games and puzzles and a weekly devotion- Two boxes are delivered every other week along 17 different routes. al held on Wednesdays. The center also offers shopping days and doctor appointsee CENTER pg 4