70 YEARS AGO: 1944

Richard. E. Tmpleton dies. • Mrs. Katie W. Bullen is a patient at the Vicksburg Hospital.

60 YEARS AGO: 1954

Mrs. Mary O’Keef dies. • Services are held for Ralph Coleman.

50 YEARS AGO: 1964

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lanier Jr. announce the birth of a daughter, Janis. • Jin K. Jue is promoted to first sergeant in the Army ROTC brigade at LSU.

40 YEARS AGO: 1974

Mrs. Julia Butler dies. • Mr. N. L. Norwood , Bovina resident, dies.

30 YEARS AGO: 1984

Stanley Ray Burnett celebrates his fifth birthday. • Mrs. Gertrude F. Nelson is New York Life Insurance Company’s leading agent in the state of Mississippi.

20 YEARS AGO: 1994

Services are held for Mrs. Pauline R. “Polly” Morrison. • Rosalynn Michelle Randolph celebrates her first birthday.

10 YEARS AGO: 2004

The Vicksburg-Warren County school board approves a community school plan. • Clara Stewart dies.