Ms. Rebecca Gettys Kelly and Mr. Thomas Frank Kelly, Jr. of Auburn announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Caroline Parish Kelly, to Blake Austin Bentley. The nuptial vows will be exchanged on Saturday, November 8 at Diamond H. Ranch in Lipan, Texas at 4:00 in the afternoon.
Oscar and Mildred Gulledge of Clayton were surprised last Wednesday afternoon when friends started arriving at their home at 3:00 p.m. The special occasion was to help the couple celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary.
Mrs. Besfanette Whitaker--the last living child of Ben C. and Bessie L. Britt of Clayton, Alabama--was celebrated on the occasion of her 100th birthday in Moultrie, Georgia this month. A Centennial Luncheon, which was attended by a host of her family and friends from all over the country, was held at Mother Easter Baptist Church. Mrs. Whitaker is known to be a 'Champion of the Lemon Tree', and in her zeal for the favorable health properties of this fruit, she has provided education, seeds, and seedlings all over the country, including Clayton and Eufaula.
One of Clayton’s oldest churches has been recognized and added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage by the Alabama Historical Commission. Jones Chapel AME Church located on Martin Luther King Avenue was officially given this distinction and signed by Governor Kay Ivey on May 19, 2023.
