News from Pecan Gap

The biggest news in Pecan Gap this week is the talk of interest in starting a Pecan Gap Community Church and another successful Fannindel FFA Livestock Showing!

I’ve been contacted asking if I’d publicize to the citizens of Pecan Gap that Ms. Mary Miller, who helped originate the Cowboy Church in Fairlie, will be at the Pecan Gap Community Center on Sunday, March 7, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. to discuss steps in forming a new community church. Anyone interested in having a community church is encouraged to attend. Currently, there are 4 active Church’s in the Pecan Gap Community, Population 204.

Eva Hoskison received sewing lessons from “Gramma” Lynn and Marjanne Dobbs Sunday, while Justus worked on garden equipment as Ada supervised.

Ed and Karen Pickard went to Mount Vernon last week for Lyndsay’s birthday party and had fun playing balloon volleyball. Also, Kidder Rabe who turned 7 years old on the 9th of February, finally got to celebrate his birthday last weekend as well, after it having been twice postponed!

FISD School Board Member, Andrew Fisk’s son Alex, was named the Red River Valley High School Athlete of the Week last week. Congratulations Alex!

Thoughts, prayers and condolences are extended to the family and friends of Mrs. Sue Reel who passed away last week. She was the wife of the late James Reel, of Ladonia, TX. who passed away in August. I mourn the loss of a good friend as all of us here in Pecan Gap and Ladonia do, but I’m grateful that she is resting in paradise, reunited with her beloved husband, whom she so greatly missed.

Billie McCarrell’s Birthday was Sunday. She and husband Bobby McCarrell traveled to Rowlett where they joined family and she and her great-grandson River Plumlee, who was turning 1 years old, celebrated their birthday’s together!

C
id Chevalier has been here since Thursday, February 25, visiting his Mom, Marjanne Dobbs and his Aunt Lynn Hoskison. Cid attended the Surprise Retirement Party for Darron Cheney, organized by his wife Vickie Cheney last Saturday night at the Pecan Gap Community Center. Cid thoroughly enjoyed celebrating with his high school friends Darron and Vickie, as well as getting to see some of his old friends from his school days!

John and Peggy Moss have returned to Pecan Gap after a two and a half month stay with their son Kyle and his family. While there, they celebrated their grandson Nick’s 27’th birthday and John’s 89th birthday. They reported that it’s always fun to be with family, but very glad to be back home as well.

Celebrating a March Birthday are the following: Ed Pickard-3rd, Terri Sandlin-3rd, John Hay Conrad-3rd, Kelly Connell-4th, Peggy Jean Durham-4th, Billy Carl Crews-6th, Reesa Dacus-7th, Allyn Conover-8th, Bobby McCarrell-9th, Titus Ezekiel Gable- 9th, Chelsey Reel Tippit-9th, Helen Park-13th, Brandon Stephens-14th, BarbaraLocke-16th, Janice Connell-19th, Wanda White-20th, Warren Henderson-22nd, Jana Stancil-24th, Shelley Cheney Gentry-24th, Barry Sandlin-25th, Randy Conley-27th, Lance Conley-27th, Randy Hoskison-27th and Karla Braley-31st. Happy, Happy Birthday to all of you, and many more!