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Hello, my dad's family is from the Belzoni area, he was born in Midnight. They are all gone now and my cousins and I were curious about their old homestead (this would have been in the 1920's to 40's). The only address we can find is Route 3, Box 109, Belzoni. Would anyone happen to know what that street/ road is called now?
TIA
OIL PAINTING likely by BELZONI, MISSISSIPPI Artist CARMEN D. CUMMINGS ~ Seeking any information relative to the artist / Thanks & Best Wishes from McComb, MS
I hope everyone is enjoying the new Belzoni Heart of the Delta Sign. I believe it is so beautiful night and day and provides a nice "Welcome" to our home town. On behalf of the Heart of the Delta Project Team, we thank everyone for your contributions toward the sign. We are closing the project soon with plans for a monument that will recognize contributors with a space for dedications and memorials. I am including a sketch of what the monument will look like. If you would like to donate and include your name or your family's name on the monument, please let someone on the project team know very soon: Lee Ann Mohamed Moore, Jon Turner, Doug Turner, Mark Bellipanni, or me.
Here is a song honoring Silver City's Jack Reed and his short but memorable time with the NY Yankees. I have been trying to find a way to get in touch with with Mr Reed as tomorrow is the anniversary of his Yankees heroics, but have not been able to get in touch. I hope those in Belzoni might enjoy this "feel good" song honoring Mr. Reed.
Wister Gardens at #2 most beautiful garden! (as shared by Suzanne Dowsett).
The Brookhaven Camellia Society is hosting their annual show and competition Feb. 3 at the Receration Center/Old Armory Highway 51 Brookhaven, Ms. This is an eventis free and open to the public to enter their camellias in the competition. Entries will be taken from 8 am until 11 am. Judging will take place and we will reopen to the public at 2 pm to view all of the entries and winners on the head table. Our hospitality room is open to enjoy hot coffee and treats made by our members and to sit and discuss camellias with the members.
Mizell Camellia Nursery will bring a trailer load of Camellias for sale with 1 gallon pots starting at $10. You can check out their web site to see a list of what they have available and Mrs. Mizell will glad to bring it up if you contact her with your choice.
http://www.mizellscamelliahillnurserys.com/
We will have several camellias for raffle and also a beautiful camellia painting by one of our local members.
If you have camellias you need identified we try or best to identify them.
We would love for everyone who has camellias to enter this competition. For a small town we have a big camellia show. We have had over 1000 blooms at some shows.
If you have questions please email
[email protected]. And check out our page Brookhaven Camellia Society.
My dear brother, Joe Peacock, passed away Wed., Jan. 17, 2018. His funeral service will be held tomorrow (Sat.) at First Presbyterian Church in Hammond, La., at 2:00 p.m., with visitation at 1:00. His obituary as it appears in today's Hammond DAILY STAR is below:
Joe Mason Peacock, 68, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 17, 2018, at Hammond Nursing Home, after losing his courageous battle with brain cancer. A long-time resident of Hammond, Louisiana, Joe was born on Thursday, March 31, 1949, in Indianola, Mississippi to Louise Bennett Peacock of Jonesville, Louisiana and Joe Buford Peacock of Dumas, Arkansas. He grew up in Belzoni, Mississippi, and received his bachelor's degree in Communications (radio and t.v.) from the University of Southern Mississippi. Joe loved cooking, fishing, playing popular music, and helping others in need.
Joe leaves behind his sister, Caroline Elaine Peacock of Hammond, and numerous friends who will dearly miss his sweet sense of humor and his very kind and generous nature.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Louise and Joe Buford Peacock.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Funeral Service at the First Presbyterian Church, 111 N Pine St, Hammond, Louisiana 70401, on Saturday, January 20, 2018 at 2:00 pm. Visitation will be held at the church from 1:00 pm until 2:00 pm.
Interment will follow in Greenlawn Cemetery, Hammond, Louisiana.
Flowers are welcome. Donations may be made to the First Presbyterian Church in memory of Joe.
while researching family history I was able to find this photo of thew Shelton Car Dealership in Belzoni. I was wondering if it was the Ford Dealership/Ford Garage and any other tidbit of information anyone might know.
Can anyone help me identify this photo? On the back:
Edna Herron house - Belzoni - early 1900s. Then on another section: Edna Herring house - Belzoni. Thank you for any info. I found the photo in some that belonged to my grandmother who lived in Belzoni.
My grandfather, Billie Wade, and aunts and an uncle lived in Belzoni when I was growing up. We would visit from Detroit every year in August, sometimes at Easter. My Aunt Sadie and her family lived on Church St. I have so many fond memories of those visits to Belzoni and to the Delta. I have continued to visit into adulthood and will continue to do so though my last relative moved away last year. Heart of the Delta!
Please forgive me if this is a common picture or if I've posted previously. Note on reverse says "1927 Belzoni Flood-Courthouse. I assume it was taken from the courthouse roof.
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