rita, did earl hicks ever tell you about the tiny cemetery in the fencerow near the house where he grew up?? it's a mile or two west of hopewell baptist church.? he showed it to me several years ago and it was all grown up.? i was there two years ago looking for it and couldn't find a single trace of it.? gerald curtis owned the land and he knew about it, but he died and his wife, alma, owns it now. scot -----Original Message----- From: Rita HICKS DonCarlos <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 7:07 pm Subject: Re: ARCLAY Russell-Ermert Boy you have a good memory!!! Yes, Ruby is my Aunt. She married my Uncle Earl HICKS. Their daughter Janet, my cousin, worked there for awhile also. It sure is a small world!!! Rita Sometimes, the angels fly close enough to you that you can hear the flutter of their wings.......... -- [email protected] wrote: Dear Rita, Yes, my grandparents, Allen and Carmon Drilling, owned the Ben Franklin Store and at one time a store on 2nd street. Actually, they had 3 locations on 2nd street at various times. Am I remembering correctly that you are related to Ruby Hicks? Jan Porterfield ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. Consideration for exceptions, contact "Don E. Wright" [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. Consideration for exceptions, contact "Don E. Wright" [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.