October

1st

Birthdays: Lindsey Parham, Dennis Passmore, Ana Kilgore, Jeff Jones, Jeri Lynn Hawk, Stacy Crawford, Rueben Shedd, Dorothy Ross, Mia Wilcox, Barbara Ann Miller, Sarah Thomas

2nd

Birthdays: Nancy Rogers, Danny Roundtree, Tracy Anderson, Galen Owens, Donna Brown, Terry Harris, Jr., Richard Allison, III

3rd

Birthdays: Merrill Pittman, Bonnie Whiggum, Clark Killings, Althea Blackshear, Chelsea Blackshear, Sheldric Simmons, Jeffery Jackson, Fran Cutler

Anniversaries:  Clark & Tommie Jean Killings 

4th

Birthdays: Ronnie Darsey, Mendi Brown, Marvin Giddens, Michelle Lockerman, Bettie Sloan (deceased), Alvin Patat (deceased), Curtis Holmes, Margaret Powell, Dianne Frazier, Broderick Jones, Linda P. McGhee, Bridgette Bozeman, Lee Little, Bryce Rogers, Patrina Douglas

Anniversary:Bo & Tyine Scarborough, Jim & Karen Barker

5th

Birthdays: Billy Taylor, Grady Jenkins, Mariah McBurse, Clarence Arnold, Chad England, Tevin Lawson, Trinity Minter, Takayla R. Julkes

6th

Birthdays:  Gini Thompson, Matt Goss, Charles Spires, Don Baker, Jr., Nathan Moore, Teresa N. Brown, Althea N. Brown, Drancy Sanders, Susan Bennett, Blake Smith, Vonda Belcher 

Anniversary:  Stephen & Maisie Pilkinton, Keith & Katie Richardson

7th

Birthdays: Erica Walker, Dee C. Davis, Tony Lester, Rhonda Black, Dianne Brown, Connie Collins

8th

Birthdays:  J.B. Goodroe, Susan Coley, Barbara Mullis, Rev. A.J. Graham, Brenda Rollins, Kelvin Pitts, Charles Evan

9th

Birthdays:  Columbus Day, Faye Sinyard, Shawn Altman, Autumn Floyd, Ray Harth, Betty Jones, James Whitehead, Charles W. Walters, Jr., Jerry Coody, Cathy Spears, Luke Edwards, Ray Harth, Faye Sinyard, Lenny Griffin

10th

Birthdays:  Kenneth Cromer, Ricky Sinyard, Trae Collins, Patricia McCormick, Jimmy England,

Tony Portivent, Julie Harth, Rebecca Southwell, Shirley Whitehead, Pam Roberts, Helen Wright, Annette Patricia Durham

Anniversary:  Rafael & Tim Ross

11th

Birthdays:  Shirley Newman, Bub Way, Robert B. Anderson, Chad Bembry, Bertha Smith, Kay Watson

Anniversaries:  Greg & Jean Mixon 

In Memory of

12th

Birthdays: Lee Slade, Mike McClain, Amy Shiver, Hattie Mae Smith, Rusty Slade, Chase Rogers, Benjamin Spears

  In Memory of

13th

Birthdays:  Trey Royal, Debbie Garner, Jason Davis, Rodney Henderson, Willie James McCormick, Peggy Pennamon Brown

Anniversaries:  Ed & Meridth McDaniel

14th

Birthdays:  Hillary Goodroe, Mackenzie Gilbert, Lyn Bush, Steph Alexander, Darren Marshall, Ansley Peavy, McKenzie Gilbert

15th

Birthdays:  Ed Messer, Caleb Davis, Colby Davis, McKenzie Gilbert, Christa NeSmith, Ansley Peavy, Mary B. Cotton, Amarli Davis, George Robertson, Kanyon Harth, Sharon Taylor, Judith Powers

Anniversary: James & Mary Colson, Leonard & Nan Jones

16th

Birthdays:  Steve Rigsby, Eddie McDaniel, Christy Coley,  Ed Messer, Debra Roundtree, Kanyon Harth, Caleb Davis, Colb Davis, Brandon Brown, Lizzie Hall, Areatha Merritt, Bonnie Smith, Judy Taylor

17th

Birthdays:  Libby Mullis Oliver, Amos D. Darsey, Donna Gordon, Adrian Henderson, Kathy Jenkins, Faith Engram, Judy Taylor, Desman Ferguson, Christopher Reese, Lucia Edalgo, Ramsey Way, Jr., Faith Brown, Janet DeLoach, Dramon Brown, Faith Anderson

Anniversary: Ed & Mona Messer

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18th

Birthdays:  Mary Beth Barker, Warren Singletary, Jr., Hap Jones, Wayne Bloodworth, Marilyn Jelks, Andrea Fruittrail, Brittany Brown, Mary Beth Tolle

19th

Birthdays:  Roy Rogers, Jr. (deceased), Cedric Collins, Keith Brimley, Trey Luckie, Tamiko L. Thomas

20th

Birthdays:  Peyton Judd Smith, Douglas Taylor, Matt Aaron, Laney Eckles, Timothy McKenzie, Shahayla Colson, Glenda Collins, Sarah Watson

Anniversaries: Alice & J. Keith Lancaster

21st

Birthdays:  Canasta Broadnax, Cathy Liggett, Teresa Rogers, Karen Portivent, Lanie Nash, Willie Mae Dennis, Lisa Williams, Roy Isreal, Heather Rogers

Anniversaries:  Kacey & Jenni Brown

22nd

Birthdays:  Tony Sapp, Kaitlyn Liggett, Jimmy DeLoach

Anniversary:  Jonathan & Holly Rogers

23rd

Birthdays:  Annie P. Reese, Jim Fennell, Conner Lanier Crosby, Kristine Whittington, Brenda Tolle

24th

Birthdays: Cheri Goss, David Dawson, JR Brady, Jackie Anderson Gilbert, Kim Johnson, Maggie Bloodworth, Peggy Wilson, T.J. Belcher

25th

Birthdays:  Tabitha Vician, Cody Evans, Cedric Coley, Betty Ellis, Heather Mathis, Cedric Blackshear

26th

Birthdays: Chtery Bryant, Nicole Whiggum, Landon Downs, Kim Newell, Nicole Winchester, Rebecca L. Clemons

Anniversaries:  Don & Elizabeth Chandler

27th

Birthdays: Helen Dent, Latwanda McNeil, David Mesaros, Alvin Beck

Anniversaries:  Bub & Mary Lynde Way

28th

Birthdays:  Marthella Fedd, Jordan Blackshear, Leroy Arnold, Demetrice Whitehead, Lina Jones, Sandra Kopacz, Christopher Whitaker

29th

Birthdays:  Mary Royal, Robby Russell, Eric Johnson, Parick Jelks, Mary P. Wright, Betty Reid, J.J. King, Hatcher Way, Thomas Mitchell, Rebecca Clemons

30th

Birthdays:  Pernita Jones, Bernice Hood, Jamie Harrell

Anniversary:  Reneau & Joyce Russell

31st

Birthdays:  Joe Passmore, Baylee Garnto, Kaitlin Giddens, John D. Way, Sam Johnson, Jason Sinyard, Michelle Powell

To please the spirits, the Celtic people left food outside their houses on Halloween. If any hungry spirits came by, they could take the food and leave the Celtics in peace.
(This is the origin of 'trick or treat'ing.)