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Brown of Athéns;
Kimberly Dyke of
Naples, Fla.; and Dean
Hypes of Lakeland,
Fla.
The couple have five
granddaughters and
three great-grandsons.
Norman and Janet
Hypes of Cumming cel
ebrated their 60th wed
ding anniversary during
a reception Dec. 6.
They were joined by
their three children and
their families: Teresa
BIRTHS
Hayden Robert Love
Amanda and Andrew Love of Cumming announce
the birth of their son, Hayden Robert Love, born Nov.
17, 2012, at 1:16 a.m. at Northside Hospital-Forsyth.
He weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces and measured 20 %2
iches.
Maternal grandparents are Vickie Cronan Gooch
and Greg Gooch of Cumming.
Paternal grandmother is Dorothy Love of
Habersham.
Mamas care deeply for childrens image
A major New York publish
er sent a review copy of a
much touted novel called “If
Jack’s In Love.”
Because I write about the
South and because this book
had won the Willie Morris
Award for Southern Fiction,
the book’s publicist followed
up with an e-mail.
Since this column runs in
Yazoo City, Miss., hometown
and burial site of Morris, I
decided to give the book a
look in deference to the
Southern literary legend.
Surprisingly, it was the
author’s biography that
caught my attention rather
than the sprawling words
between the pages. I must
share it with you:
“A high school dropout,
Stephen Wetta, grew up in
the ’6os and ’7os, drank,
used drugs, got in financial
trouble and spent far too
much time reading and writ
ing. He knocked around for
years at different jobs,
didn’t like any of them and
got sober without wanting
to. Somehow he wound up
with a Ph.D. and worked for
10 years as an adjunct. His
academic career was singu
larly undistinguished, and
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Sterlings celebrate 60th
wedding anniversary
Sue and Charles
Sterling of Cumming cel
ebrated their 60th wed
ding anniversary Nov. 2.
A reception was held
in their honor by
Barbara and Billy
Sterling at their resi
dence in Cumming.
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RONDA RICH
Columnist
he was eventually hired
full-time by a school that
couldn’t get rid of him.
Shortly afterward he was
jailed for tax evasion. ‘lf
Jack’s In Love’ is his first
novel.”
This is the bravest, boldest,
most original biography of
any kind I've ever read, espe
cially for an author. Usually
author bios, especially those
of literary writers, are but
toned-up and scholarly. I
applaud a man interesting
enough to compose a bio like
this. However, I doubted its
truth. 1 figured that the bio
was another product of good
fiction writing.
The director of publicity
for the book’s publisher,
Berkley, is an acquaintance
so I e-mailed him and asked,
“Is this true? Was he really
jailed for tax evasion?”
Yes.
My admiration for his hon-
The Sterlings were
married Nov. 2, 1952.
Charles Sterling retired
from Sun Trust Bank in
1988, after which the
couple moved to
Cumming. The couple
has one son and four
grandchildren.
Aiden Keith Samples
Margaret and Matthew Samples announce the birth of
their son, Aiden Keith Samples, born Dec. 12, 2012,
6:14 p.m. at Northside Hospital-Forsyth. He weighed 6
pounds, 7 ounces and measured 21 inches.
Maternal grandmother is Mary Ann Bailey.
Paternal grandparents are Cindy and the late Barry
Samples. Great-grandparents are Eugene and Marcelle
Hamby and Virginia Holbrook.
‘But I have this to say: His mama must not be
alive. Wetta, raised in Richmond, Va., is
Southern so | assume his mother was, too.
And, this much | know: Southern mothers
care deeply about what other people think
about their children.’
esty about his dishonesty
grew. But I have this to say:
His mama must not be alive.
Wetta, raised in Richmond,
Va., is Southern so I assume
his mother was, too. And, this
much I know: Southern moth
ers care deeply about what
other people think about their
children.
One of the great philoso
phies that Mama raised us by
was, “What will people
think?” If she thought we
were contemplating some
thing untoward, she would
put her foot down and say,
“No, you're not. What will
people think?” ¢
One Sunday when I was
about 15, we were going out
to lunch after church. For
some reason, we stopped by
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Chris (Smokey) Grindle
Vicky Keys and Chris
(Smokey) Grindle were
united in marriage Nov.
3,2012, at 2:22 p.m. at
Salem Baptist Church
in Cumming. The cou
ple has made their home
in Cumming.
home first. I headed toward
my bedroom, saying, “I’'m
going to change clothes. I'm
gonna put on pants.”
Oh my. Mama hit the ceil
ing. She charged into my
room and said, “No, you're
not. You leave your dress on.
Do you hear me? You’re not
changin’ into pants.”
I was completely puzzled.
“Why?”
Hers was Southern mother
ly logic. “Because everyone
who sees you will think you
haven’t been to church.”
Women and girls did not
wear pants to church in those
days. “I care what people
think.”
“Well, I don’t. I've been to
church, I know I have and
that’s what matters.” That is
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what my mama called “sass
ing” and it, like wearing
pants to church, was not per
mitted. I stayed in my dress
and Mama left the room,
mumbling, “What will people
think?”
A few years ago when I |
appeared on a television seg
ment about Southern women,
I told a funny Mama story. I
thought nothing about it until
I saw the segment on the
night it ran. It didn’t seem as
funny as it did when I said it.
*“Uh oh,” I muttered. I called
Mama, who, too, had seen it.
“I’'m gonna pinch your
head off,” she said, half teas
ing, half serious. “I can’t
believe you said that on tele
vision.” She paused. “What
will people think?”
Knowing how Southern
mothers are, I just don’t
believe that Mr. Wetta's
mama is still alive. If she is,
though, I am clapping and
cheering for him.
He’s even bolder and brav
er than I thought.
Ronda Rich is the best-selling
author of “There’s A Better Day
A-Comin’.” Visit www.rondarich.
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