First, I would like to thank Douglas Cummins for all of his information and the reminder and caution about genealogy "Research Reliable Sources" on internet. Sometimes I get so excited about a long lost "find" that I may forget to check out the sources. By the way, are you connected to the CUMMINS from Possumneck. My brother-in-law's CUMMINS family is from there. In fact, my youngest nephew's middle name is CUMMINS for his ancestors. And I am from West, MS ( Holmes County) just across the Big Black River from Possumneck. By the way, (Possumneck and Hesterville (close to Hwy 35) were hit hard by the tornados about 3 weeks ago. A number of houses were destroyed, but no serious injuries that I have heard about. And I do not know about the areas between Possumneck and Hesterville. My dad was one of rural mail carriers from West to parts of Attala County, Hesterville, Carmack and across Hwy 35. His route was about 95 miles long and in the "olden days" ( my young years) he could only use a jeep because of the poor roads and MUD! Later years, roads improved greatly and some even blacktopped. His senior co-mail carrier C Cade started out in "horse and buggy"days. He died at the age of 103 just a few years ago! Boy, could both of them tell some stories. Mr. Clyde and Daddy both carried the mail when the mail carrier was the only person that some folks would see for sometimes weeks! Daddy even did some minor grocery shopping and delivered to some of the older folks and delivered messages to others down the road. NONE of this was done through the Post Office. Just personal attention, care and NO CHARGE "on the side" for the elderly patrons or any one else. The patrons were always wonderful to Daddy to stop and pull out of ditches, help with flat tires, sometimes 2-3 on a day! Every Christmas morning always included a trip to the PO to see if any packages arrived overnight. Daddy knew who was looking for late packages for their children's Christmas and we (Daddy and I) delivered on Christmas morning- even if they happened to live on the far side of the mail route. He could not stand the thought of a child missing a package on Christmas as some may have only received only one package! In the spring, I always loved to go with him on the regular route when he delivered baby chicks. They were noisy! He always had "penny" candy for the children when he saw them on the route. And they remembered it long into adulthood. On Daddy's 85th birthday, we were in a restaurant in Ackerman when several adults ( raised on Daddy's mail route) came over with a sack of "penny" candy to give and thank him for always remembering them as children on the route. Quite an emotional thrill for my dad knowing that they saw him, remembered him and went to buy for him "penny" candy for his gift. He spoke of that memory with "tears of joy in his eyes" when he was in Hospice care just before he died at age of 90. So if any of you who may remember Route 3, later Route 2 rural mail carrier Harvey L Campbell and who brought him "penny candy," just know that you made an older gentleman very happy! What sweet memories. Thank you for permitting me to write. Daddy retired in 1971 and died 2006. He was a wonderful Christian husband, father, family, community and mail man. ACPeeples Attala Surnames: BRISTER, HOCKADAY Other side of family: ELLINGTON, BROUGH, McLELLAN (moved to Holmes County, to the Bowling Green community where ELLINGTONs & BROUGHs buried.) McLELLANs buried in Brister Cemetery between West and Durant.

AC, Enjoyed your memories of your dad, especially the penny candy story. Thanks for sharing. ...Mical -----Original Message----- From: msattala-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:msattala-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of ACPeeples@aol.com Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 8:26 AM To: msattala@rootsweb.com Subject: [MSATTALA] Thank you Doug Cummins; West, Possumneck, Attala rural mail route, surnames. First, I would like to thank Douglas Cummins for all of his information and the reminder and caution about genealogy "Research Reliable Sources" on internet. Sometimes I get so excited about a long lost "find" that I may forget to check out the sources. By the way, are you connected to the CUMMINS from Possumneck. My brother-in-law's CUMMINS family is from there. In fact, my youngest nephew's middle name is CUMMINS for his ancestors. And I am from West, MS ( Holmes County) just across the Big Black River from Possumneck. By the way, (Possumneck and Hesterville (close to Hwy 35) were hit hard by the tornados about 3 weeks ago. A number of houses were destroyed, but no serious injuries that I have heard about. And I do not know about the areas between Possumneck and Hesterville. My dad was one of rural mail carriers from West to parts of Attala County, Hesterville, Carmack and across Hwy 35. His route was about 95 miles long and in the "olden days" ( my young years) he could only use a jeep because of the poor roads and MUD! Later years, roads improved greatly and some even blacktopped. His senior co-mail carrier C Cade started out in "horse and buggy"days. He died at the age of 103 just a few years ago! Boy, could both of them tell some stories. Mr. Clyde and Daddy both carried the mail when the mail carrier was the only person that some folks would see for sometimes weeks! Daddy even did some minor grocery shopping and delivered to some of the older folks and delivered messages to others down the road. NONE of this was done through the Post Office. Just personal attention, care and NO CHARGE "on the side" for the elderly patrons or any one else. The patrons were always wonderful to Daddy to stop and pull out of ditches, help with flat tires, sometimes 2-3 on a day! Every Christmas morning always included a trip to the PO to see if any packages arrived overnight. Daddy knew who was looking for late packages for their children's Christmas and we (Daddy and I) delivered on Christmas morning- even if they happened to live on the far side of the mail route. He could not stand the thought of a child missing a package on Christmas as some may have only received only one package! In the spring, I always loved to go with him on the regular route when he delivered baby chicks. They were noisy! He always had "penny" candy for the children when he saw them on the route. And they remembered it long into adulthood. On Daddy's 85th birthday, we were in a restaurant in Ackerman when several adults ( raised on Daddy's mail route) came over with a sack of "penny" candy to give and thank him for always remembering them as children on the route. Quite an emotional thrill for my dad knowing that they saw him, remembered him and went to buy for him "penny" candy for his gift. He spoke of that memory with "tears of joy in his eyes" when he was in Hospice care just before he died at age of 90. So if any of you who may remember Route 3, later Route 2 rural mail carrier Harvey L Campbell and who brought him "penny candy," just know that you made an older gentleman very happy! What sweet memories. Thank you for permitting me to write. Daddy retired in 1971 and died 2006. He was a wonderful Christian husband, father, family, community and mail man. ACPeeples Attala Surnames: BRISTER, HOCKADAY Other side of family: ELLINGTON, BROUGH, McLELLAN (moved to Holmes County, to the Bowling Green community where ELLINGTONs & BROUGHs buried.) McLELLANs buried in Brister Cemetery between West and Durant. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MSATTALA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

What a sweet story and challenge to try to make life better for others. It brought tears to my eyes - tears of joy Wanda C -----Original Message----- From: msattala-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:msattala-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of ACPeeples@aol.com Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 8:26 AM To: msattala@rootsweb.com Subject: [MSATTALA] Thank you Doug Cummins;West, Possumneck, Attala rural mail route, surnames. First, I would like to thank Douglas Cummins for all of his information and the reminder and caution about genealogy "Research Reliable Sources" on internet. Sometimes I get so excited about a long lost "find" that I may forget to check out the sources. By the way, are you connected to the CUMMINS from Possumneck. My brother-in-law's CUMMINS family is from there. In fact, my youngest nephew's middle name is CUMMINS for his ancestors. And I am from West, MS ( Holmes County) just across the Big Black River from Possumneck. By the way, (Possumneck and Hesterville (close to Hwy 35) were hit hard by the tornados about 3 weeks ago. A number of houses were destroyed, but no serious injuries that I have heard about. And I do not know about the areas between Possumneck and Hesterville. My dad was one of rural mail carriers from West to parts of Attala County, Hesterville, Carmack and across Hwy 35. His route was about 95 miles long and in the "olden days" ( my young years) he could only use a jeep because of the poor roads and MUD! Later years, roads improved greatly and some even blacktopped. His senior co-mail carrier C Cade started out in "horse and buggy"days. He died at the age of 103 just a few years ago! Boy, could both of them tell some stories. Mr. Clyde and Daddy both carried the mail when the mail carrier was the only person that some folks would see for sometimes weeks! Daddy even did some minor grocery shopping and delivered to some of the older folks and delivered messages to others down the road. NONE of this was done through the Post Office. Just personal attention, care and NO CHARGE "on the side" for the elderly patrons or any one else. The patrons were always wonderful to Daddy to stop and pull out of ditches, help with flat tires, sometimes 2-3 on a day! Every Christmas morning always included a trip to the PO to see if any packages arrived overnight. Daddy knew who was looking for late packages for their children's Christmas and we (Daddy and I) delivered on Christmas morning- even if they happened to live on the far side of the mail route. He could not stand the thought of a child missing a package on Christmas as some may have only received only one package! In the spring, I always loved to go with him on the regular route when he delivered baby chicks. They were noisy! He always had "penny" candy for the children when he saw them on the route. And they remembered it long into adulthood. On Daddy's 85th birthday, we were in a restaurant in Ackerman when several adults ( raised on Daddy's mail route) came over with a sack of "penny" candy to give and thank him for always remembering them as children on the route. Quite an emotional thrill for my dad knowing that they saw him, remembered him and went to buy for him "penny" candy for his gift. He spoke of that memory with "tears of joy in his eyes" when he was in Hospice care just before he died at age of 90. So if any of you who may remember Route 3, later Route 2 rural mail carrier Harvey L Campbell and who brought him "penny candy," just know that you made an older gentleman very happy! What sweet memories. Thank you for permitting me to write. Daddy retired in 1971 and died 2006. He was a wonderful Christian husband, father, family, community and mail man. ACPeeples Attala Surnames: BRISTER, HOCKADAY Other side of family: ELLINGTON, BROUGH, McLELLAN (moved to Holmes County, to the Bowling Green community where ELLINGTONs & BROUGHs buried.) McLELLANs buried in Brister Cemetery between West and Durant. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MSATTALA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.437 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2870 - Release Date: 05/12/10 18:26:00