Friends, This is my first effort at entering something here. I knew Henry Floyd Jr. when I was a boy; my older brother probably knew him well, since brother O. K. Stampley is now about 87. Henry Floyd Jr.'s father and our father were best friends. Actually, they were not from Hollandale, but from Murphy, Mississippi, 12 miles from Hollandale. Agreed, Hollandale was the nearest town and we all went to school there, travelling on a gravel road by schoolbus. My, what memories. I really can't furnish much information, but know that after the first wife of Henry Floyd Gilley died, Mr. Gilley Sr. later married a widow, Mrs. Hammack. Her son, Jack, was very successful in the oil business in Texas, and is a little older than I (I'm 75). The second Mrs. Gilley was the widow of a Mr. Hammack. I think Jack was their only son. In their marriage, I believe the first Gilley couple had Marietta and another daughter (whose name escapes me) and Henry Floyd. I recall that Henry Floyd was employed with the Boy Scouts of America for some time. This is anecdotal -I recall my mother taking me with her to visit at the senior Gilley's plantation home about Christmas time one year and I really enjoyed Mrs. Gilley's dates stuffed with pecans and her other candies. I also recall that Mr. Gilley Sr. and my father were Masons and Shriners. They were very devoted members. Mr. Gilley Sr. and my father and Henry Floyd, Jr., were avid supporters of Mississippi State football and they took a friend and me, as kids, to a couple of games with Ole Miss, which were played around Thanksgiving time.. Enough reminiscing. Janice, contact my brother OK. I'll bet he will be interested in exchanging information. Janice, I've copied my brother OK at okstampley@juno com. I'd really appreciate any information gained. Best wishes, Charles Stampley