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Portrait of Martha Alice Vial Schexnayder (1881 - 1950), image taken by her husband O. P. Schexnayder, a renowned photographer and artist.

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Life story of R.W. and Winona S. Magee -- Part 2
By CECILY BATEMAN
Thu,07/21/22-4:05PM , 789 Reads
Winona Marie Schexnayder's name derived from Winona Tobacco. A social practice, ladies smoked tobacco in small pipes back in that day. As Ms.
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Seated from left to right are Hastings Obanion Magee, holding R. W. "Willie" Magee; Lonie Magee; and Sarah Rester Magee. Standing from left to right are Chancey Magee and A. C. (Abiath Carter) Magee.

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Life story of R.W. and Winona S. Magee
By CECILY BATEMAN
Tue,07/12/22-5:39PM , 1,063 Reads
Part 1
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And now - more recently, with our husbands. Pictured left to right are Rodney and Cecily Bateman with friends Vanda and Rann Upton, celebrating far into the night with tambourines, at our daughter's wedding at the Royal Orleans. Photo by Beth Burris of Franklinton

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The music of friendship
By CECILY BATEMAN
Thu,07/07/22-5:38PM , 1,256 Reads
My dad never went anywhere that he didn't see someone he knew - an old friend from the Guard, the hospital, or his youth. This is how I grew up and why I appreciate the continuity.
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The Sister Theresa hydrangea which dates to 1947 blooming in my garden. I didn't know the variety until I looked it up while penning this column. I'm a firm believer in signs.

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In remembrance: Teresa Brown Simpson
By CECILY BATEMAN
Thu,06/30/22-4:50PM , 1,009 Reads
It was thought to be Irish poet and writer William Butler Yeats who said, "There are no strangers here; Only friends you haven't yet met."
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