Evelyn Lucille Johnson Caine, 88, went on to Glory with her Savior, Jesus Christ, on Sunday, April 25, 2010, in her home in Brandon, MS. We celebrate with her to be in His presence; no more night and no more pain. Now she sees! She is survived by her husband of 69 years, Dr. Curtis Webb Caine, Sr.; her son, Edsel Allen Caine of Seattle, Washington; and her daughter, Carol Caine Guess of Chattanooga, TN. She is preceded in death by her children, Gertie Pearl Caine, Dr. Curtis W. Caine, Jr., and Gary Lewis Caine. She has seven grandchildren: Michael Gary Caine, Hannah Guess Campbell, Rebecca Guess Susong, Debra Guess Klein, Jason Aaron Caine, Brandon Curtis Caine, and Jordon Alexander Caine; and one great-grandson, Curtis Webb Caine, III.
Lynn was known for her deep and abiding Christian faith, her love of the Bible, God's Holy Word, her gift of leadership in numerous organizations, and her devotion to her husband and family. The funeral will be held on Saturday, May 1, 2010, at 11:00 am at First Baptist Church of Jackson Sanctuary. Visitation will also be at First Baptist Church today from 5-7 pm and on Saturday morning, May 1st from 9:30 am until the service time. In lieu of flowers, donations in her honor to First Baptist Church of Jackson or to Grace Bible Church will be greatly appreciated by the family.

 

Where: Central Independent Baptist Church in Pearl, MS.

Speaker: Mississippi Division SCV 1^st Lt. Commander Alan Palmer

(Fellowship Time is 6:30pm come join us and let’s celebrate our Confederate heritage!)

Connie Byrd, Shirley Coogan, Jan Marsh, Mary Hart and Myrtle Hart, Sylvia Barlow, Randy Hinson, Tommy Robinson, Bertha Robinson, The Ward Family, The Byrd Family, The Roshto Family, The Caine Family, Victims of the tornado that hit North Central Mississippi, Victims of the Oil rig tragedy in the Gulf of Mexico.

Continued Prayer: P. J. Audiffred US Air Force, Robert Marshall

 

 

Commander’s Dispatch

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Word of the Month: Memorial

 

 

Hello Compatriots! Hope you all had a great month of April. I hope some of you attended some of the Confederate Memorial Services that were going on all over the state during the month. The Lowry Rifles service was very good with a moderate attendance. The only thing I can say negative about the service was the lack of attendance. Our camp puts on lots of activities for you all to enjoy. Please try to attend some of the future events. I look forward to seeing you all at our next meeting please bring a guest!

Your Adjutant, Bill Hinson

 

 

Press forward into the Presence of the Lord. Search for Him with all your strength and

Phone Number: 601- 939-6248

 

In March Jerry McWilliams and Glenn Taylor went to Vicksburg and attended the Pemberton Camp meeting while there they looked around the cultural center and the Sisters of mercy grounds.

 

On April 6, Al Roland and Glenn Taylor went to the AE Woods library in Clinton to attend the program by Sid Champion on his family during the Civil War at Champion Hill. As always Sid did an outstanding job telling his story.

 

 

On April 8, Glenn and Karen Taylor enjoyed taking a drive over to Learned, MS. Learned was established by the Little J Railroad. It is such a remarkable little town filled with old buildings and all the extras. One unique place was the old country store that still serves meals on the weekends. When you walk inside this old store you get the feeling that you have walked back in time. It is sure worth a trip to Learned just to go tour the old country store. What a nice little place to visit and tour.

 

 

What a beautiful day to be able to honor our Confederate dead. On Saturday April 17, several members and friends of our camp enjoyed attending and participating in our Confederate Memorial Service at the Brandon Cemetery. The service started with the posting of the colors by the Confederate Honor Guard. After the colors were posted Commander Tommy Symon welcomed everyone and Chaplain Roy Atkins gave the opening prayer. Music was then played on banjo by Rob Millette. After the music Past Commander Marc Allen gave a speech in reference to both the Confederate and Union dead that are buried in the cemetery. When Marc’s speech ended Rob Millette played another tune on his banjo while President Lisa Hinson of the Vander-Ziel OCR Chapter laid the memorial wreath on the Confederate Memorial Marker then a musket salute was fired lead by Charles Tucker of the Rankin Rough and Readies Camp of Brandon. Immediately following the salute the song TAPS was played in honor of the fallen soldiers. After the TAPS Chaplain Atkins lead in closing prayer and comment, then the colors were retired. To close the service was Commander Symon he thanked everyone for coming and invited everyone to join us at Bonkers Restaurant for dinner. Those that went to Bonkers to eat sure enjoyed a good hometown style meal from Shrimp po-boys and fried sweet tators to Philly Cheese steak and fries. Talk about yummy and locally owned and operated! Some even played some pinball and air hockey!

 

On Wed. April 28, members of the Lowry Rifles Camp and the Rankin Rough and readies Camp set up a living history at UCS. What a pretty morning for a Confederate living history at the school. The sun was shinning and the temperature stayed around 70 degrees. After setting up an A-frame tent and a fly and all the gear was laid out on blankets and a table the students came to learn how the Confederate soldiers dressed, ate and carried their gear. First grades 4, 5, 6 came out, next grades 7, 8 & 9, then last grades 10, 11 and 12. Charles Tucker lead by speaking to the kids about how the soldiers lived during the war. He demonstrated how their gear was put on, what they ate and the different types of uniforms. Robert Myers, John Latham, Glenn Taylor and Bill Hinson assisted. Later Charles and John with help from the others showed them all how they loaded the muskets and talked about the types of muskets used. Robert put gear on and told a little about how the uniforms got their different colors. Bill and Glenn showed them a display of items on a table such as tooth bushes, tooth powder, playing cards, utensils, old tin type photos, etc… What a fun time for both the students in the school, teachers and the re-enactors. The school officials were so impressed they invited everyone back again at a future date.

Those that participated were: Charles Tucker, John Latham, Robert Myers, Glenn Taylor and Bill Hinson

 

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Ms. Division commander Bill Atkinson and I visited both confederate sites
04-14-2010. In Quitman there is still an ongoing investigation by sheriff Todd
Kemp of both sites with no positive responses as of yet. With the help of
Commander Atkinson and the general headquarters Commander in
Chief-Chuck McMichael and Heritage Chairmen Frank Earnest, the reward has been
raised to 2,500.00 for the arrest and conviction of person or persons who
sabotaged the cemeteries. We will start next month to clean up and replace
flags at quitman and enterprise, hopefully we will have our cleaning chemicals
by then. Thanks 4th brigade Commander Louis P. Foley.     

 

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Question of the Month: Which little town in Mississippi did Glenn and Karen Taylor visit on April 8? (answer is somewhere in this newsletter)