HISTORY OF SESSUMS COMMUNITY THROUGH 1976 MRS ...

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Self
Berry E. Self married Julia Ellis, but had no children. They lived on what is
called the Gay place now on the Blackjack road. After Mr. Self's death, Mrs. Self
married Mr. J. A. Long.
Spraggins
Jettie Spraggins and his sister, Carrie, lived where the J. C. Kean, Jr., place now
is. Miss Carrie became Mrs. E. G. Harrell late in life. Mr. Spraggins was Constable
at Sessums and his father, Hal S. Spraggins, had been a preacher. Mr. "Bud" Gray's
mother was Fanny Spraggins, a sister of Jettie.
Templeton
See Hartness
Thompson, Floyd
Floyd and Bessie Thompson from Tennessee lived about a year at the Harry Peters
place. This was around 1965. Their children were Charlie, Mike, Wanda, and Debbie.
Thompson, Olen.
Olen Thompson, after working at the Borden Plant for many years, moved to the
Spraggins or J. C. Kean, Jr. place and farmed. The Hartnesses, who lived here
awhile, by this time were at the Bynum place. The Thompsons later lived in the old
Savage house, and then used it to build a new house by the clubhouse where they
lived until Mr. Thompson's death. In his later years he worked for the Cooperative
Creamery. Mrs. Thompson was Alma Foster of Sturgis, and he was from Winston County.
Mrs. Thompson's mother, Mrs. Foster, lived with them a number of years, as well as
a step-grandson, Vernon Cannon, known as "Butch". The Thompson children were
Imogene (Mrs. Paul Lemburg) and Dorothy, who has worked for the government in
Southeast Asia a number of years. For several years Mrs. Thompson has been with
Imogene in Memphis.