Comments on: Welcome

By: Amber (Cookie) Guy

Amber (Cookie) Guy — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:48:44 +0000

Love this page – remember my mother talking about some of these names. Her best friend was Lottie Barrios. Bert Gates mentioned in frame 32, Snooky Dunn being married and moving to Tullos. I don’t know about the man mentioned – she could have been married previously – but when I knew her, Aunt Snooky was married to my Uncle T.J. (Thomas Jefferson) Adams. He grew up in Rochelle, the son of James Allen and Melissa Clara Wagner Adams. His siblings were Valrus, Beatrice, Myrtis, Wenzel, and Vivian Marie (my mother).

By: Marilyn White

Marilyn White — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 20:22:35 +0000

I just found this site and have found it intersting reading. I have always wanted to know more about Rochelle. My father, Hollis Mixon “Dude” White was born in Rochelle and grew up in Georgetown. He eventually owned Stella’s Wildcatter Cafe and a bar in tullos (he died in 1961). My grandfather and grandmother lived in Georgetown until they died: JOhn L. White and Susie Mixon White (died in 1962 and 1954 respectively). My aunt, Aline White Tully lived in Georgetown until her death (1991). Does anyone know anything about my relatives.
Would love to read anything about the history of Rochelle as well.

By: Bruce Freeman

Bruce Freeman — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 04:00:27 +0000

Hi, my name is Bruce Freeman, I am Wanda Bennetts son, Bobby wasmy uncle and Fran was my aunt, Clara and Heman are my grand parents, sad to say but my mom (Wanda passed away last week), today was her birthday.

By: Kasey @ Shop Brooks Brothers

Kasey @ Shop Brooks Brothers — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 02:43:08 +0000

Hi, just wandered by. I have a Brooks Brothers site. Truly more information than you can imagine on the web. Wasn’t what I was looking for, but good site. Have a nice day.

By: Bill DePriest

Bill DePriest — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 05:25:20 +0000

Quincy,

Sorry it took so long to get back to the site and answer your question. Yes I was on the USS Lofberg from April 1959 – July 1962. I joined the John a Bole in July of 62 and left the Navy in December 62.

My e-mail is bdepriest@cox.net please feel free to contact me directly.

Bill

By: Quincy Hemphill

Quincy Hemphill — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 04:18:08 +0000

Mr. DePriest
Bobby Bennett’s dad was Heman Bennett. He had sisters named Fran and Wanda. Were you per chance serving on the U.S.S Lofberg in 1960?

By: Sandy Varnell

Sandy Varnell — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:19:33 +0000

Hello, I am Sandy and I live in Winnfield,. I am doing genealogy on Isophena Lucy McManus who married Albert Claiburn Maxey. They had a farm in
Georgetown. His land was from bear creek to hwy 165 today. Thanks,, Sandy Varnell

By: Herbert (Bill) DePriest

Herbert (Bill) DePriest — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:15:07 +0000

My mother Gussie Armstrong and father Herb DePriest met at the Salem School. My Grandfather Jack Armstrong was a foreman at the Salem mill.

By: Herbert (Bill) DePriest

Herbert (Bill) DePriest — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:13:08 +0000

I saw the train just after it hit the car. I was with my parents and GGParents on my GGP’s front porch when it happened and the sparks were flying every where. The cafe in Tullos was Stella’s Cafe and adjacent to the chev dealer. I remember the turn-around at the mill and the logs being placed in the pond near the trussel. My father took me to the locating of their house after Rochelle was gone and dug up two large piles of marbels he had buried there. I have been attempting to locate information about my uncle Ernest Bennett and his wife and children – last location was in Sheveport. Does anyone know if Bobby Bennett was also known as “BO”?

By: Herbert (Bill) DePriest

Herbert (Bill) DePriest — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:03:23 +0000

I saw the blog about Fred Bennett who was my Great Grandfather, Hal DePriest (also an electrician at the mill) was my Grandfather. I remember Rochelle as a small boy and the “Grand house” of my Great Grandparents. I also remember everyone moving to Joyce and enjoyed playing there with other people my age. I remember playing under the street lights at night. I am most interest in information regarding Bobby Bennett (BO?) and if his father was Ernest Bennett my Grandmother Gertrude’s brother and the son of Fred and Agness Bennett. I lived in Tullos and graduated from grade school there. We moved to Monroe in 1951 and I graduated from Neville High school in 1958.