Carl Huston Darnell passed away peacefully, receiving his ultimate prize after a short illness. His loving and devoted wife, daughters and son-in-law were with him as he left his home in Talpa, Texas for his eternal home in Heaven. He was 79.
Carl was born in Charleston, West Virginia on November 5, 1941 to Samuel Huston and Virginia Alice Wheeler Darnell. He graduated in 1959 from Dunbar High School expecting to join the United States Air Force immediately upon graduation. However, he soon realized he was too young and would need his parents’ signature, which they refused to sign. After much patience, he enlisted on January 5, 1960 and served until August 31, 1981.
Carl Huston Darnell passed away peacefully, receiving his ultimate prize after a short illness. His loving and devoted wife, daughters and son-in-law were with him as he left his home in Talpa, Texas for his eternal home in Heaven. He was 79.
Carl was born in Charleston, West Virginia on November 5, 1941 to Samuel Huston and Virginia Alice Wheeler Darnell. He graduated in 1959 from Dunbar High School expecting to join the United States Air Force immediately upon graduation. However, he soon realized he was too young and would need his parents’ signature, which they refused to sign. After much patience, he enlisted on January 5, 1960 and served until August 31, 1981.
Weekend celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day focuses on virtual events
Updated Jan 18, 2021;
Posted Jan 15, 2021
Black American civil rights leader Martin Luther King (1929 - 1968) addresses crowds during the March On Washington at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC, where he gave his I Have A Dream speech. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images) - . GettyGetty
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A weekend of events tied to Monday’s national holiday celebrating civil rights leader Martin Luther King will mostly be virtual this year to avoid spreading coronavirus.
The Civil Rights Memorial Center in Montgomery, an interpretive center for the civil rights movement, held a virtual event commemorating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
John Edward Gray, age 77 of Dorsey, Mississippi, left his earthly body, to go spend Christmas Day with the Lord Jesus on Friday, December 25, 2020, due to complications from a tractor accident. He was born to Octor and Bonita Loague Gray on August 25, 1943. He was married to the love of his life, Dianne White Gray, his “old lady” as he would jokingly call her, for almost 54 years. He loved the Lord, and he dearly loved his family. He was a life- long member of Hopewell Baptist Church where he served as a deacon. He was an avid conversationalist who loved to tell stories, laugh, and have a good time. Pulling pranks and jokes on his family and friends was something he did quite often. He was a retired sales manager for Toms Toasted Peanuts where he worked for forty two years. He was a charter member of the Dorsey Lions Club. His three grandchildren were the apple of his eye, and he was incredibly proud of all them. He loved talking about them to anyone who would listen. He was also
Catfish Cabin co-founder Charles Ezell dies of COVID-19
Updated Dec 18, 2020;
Charles Ezell, who took a Choctaw County restaurant and turned it into a chain of 35 restaurants around the South, died Tuesday of complications from COVID-19.
The 77-year-old had been sick for two weeks previously but had appeared to be getting better before his condition quickly deteriorated last weekend, his nephew Agnew Hall said Friday.
“He went to the ER, they gave him oxygen and sent him home, and he appeared to be doing fine,” Hall said. “Then Monday morning, things changed, and he did not make it. It was quite a shock.”