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Most recent PHOTOS matching your search for 'Geniece Marcum'...
  1. Hunters inspired by Kentucky Color (Photo ID: 100575)
    The most recent Kentucky Color article by Billy Joe Fudge on Columbia Magazine reminded me of when my Uncles came home from Louisville to o... (click photo title to read more)

  2. Happy Christmas Eve Birthdays! (Photo ID: 100432)
    To all the Christmas Eve babies on your very special day, this picture of Geniece Marcum is shared December 24, 2023 in her memory. She was, and i... (click photo title to read more)

  3. Epicurean Kentuckian: still giving thanks (Photo ID: 93499)
    It's the day after Thanksgiving yet the gatherings and great meals continue. Instead of turkey, today we enjoyed baked ham, dressing, green beans,... (click photo title to read more)

  4. Snowy winter says Jan's persimmon seed test (Photo ID: 92949)
    Jan Sandidge writes: I remember my great aunt, Geniece Marcum, explaining in a video or an article about how a persimmon s... (click photo title to read more)

  5. Sun spotlights little horse and memories (Photo ID: 82507)
    The horse at the left of the poinsettia was carved by Uncle Henry Wangelin for my Mom Geniece Marcum when she visited her sister Daisye in norther... (click photo title to read more)

  6. Squarecrow, Pumpkin festival time nigh - FM2 ready (Photo ID: 80670)
    For just $2 worth of pumpkins at the Saturday, September 8, 2018 Farmers Market on the Square, this is a reminder for many of us, of the happiest... (click photo title to read more)

  7. Myrtle is blooming now and my mind travels back (Photo ID: 77470)
    Myrtle is in full bloom now as pictured on this roadside bank in eastern Adair County, KY. I never see these blooms on the ground cover called Myr... (click photo title to read more)

  8. LWC alum weds in California -- 78 years ago (Photo ID: 76277)
    These clippings of the wedding announcements in Edmonton, KY and in Oroville, CA newspapers will be included in the Christmas card to my cousin Pa... (click photo title to read more)

  9. The World of Cats: China on the roof (Photo ID: 73376)
    A noble neighborhood cat which my late mother-in-law loved, gave sanctuary at our house, and named when it visited, "China," still comes to dinn... (click photo title to read more)

  10. The thousand word photograph (Photo ID: 72761)
    This photo really does provide, as the old saying goes, a thousand words to help me remember this recent visit by our granddaughters and grand-dog... (click photo title to read more)

  11. Tiny bibles gifts from Geniece Marcum (Photo ID: 71426)
    The family of Geniece Marcum hopes everyone got one of her tiny white bibles at her service Friday. Mom ordered them in batches and gave them out ... (click photo title to read more)

  12. Thank you Andi Chelf (Photo ID: 71422)
    Andi Chelf loved my mother, Geniece Marcum, and did many kind things for her in the last few years of her life. On Friday, Andi brought several va... (click photo title to read more)

  13. Scenic Taylor Co., KY: Pretty, inquisitive faces, Wise Road (Photo ID: 70860)
    Making a clucking noise the way Geniece Marcum would have done, drew the synchronous attention of these friendly faces on Wise Road. Had she been ... (click photo title to read more)

  14. Prayer request for Geniece Leftwich Marcum (Photo ID: 70572)
    Prayers are requested for Mom, Geniece Marcum. For over twelve months now she has been experiencing rapidly deteriorating health, multiple times i... (click photo title to read more)

  15. Bruce and Patsy Wilson on a mission to share (Photo ID: 67960)
    Bruce and Patsy Wilson were out recently on a mission to share from their garden. They visited the garden-less home of Ed and Linda Waggener and G... (click photo title to read more)

  16. Cofer, KY: 2,500 Bushels a day (Photo ID: 67854)
    Geniece Marcum shares this favorite old photo of a farming operation from a long time ago at Cofer in Metcalfe County, KY. The only details are th... (click photo title to read more)

  17. Jason Staley's big catch in Cumberland County (Photo ID: 67698)
    Jason Staley of Cumberland County holds up a Stripe he caught this week that weighed in at 25 pounds. Geniece Marcum saw his catch and insisted it... (click photo title to read more)

  18. Waiting for results of historic Metcalfe County wet-dry election (Photo ID: 67342)
    At about 5:30pmCT the Metcalfe County wet dry election is finishing up. Waiting for totals are From left: Jimmy Shive, Jailer; Rondal Shirley, She... (click photo title to read more)

  19. Mother's Day mini reunion in Edmonton (Photo ID: 66390)
    A mini reunion was enjoyed in Edmonton on Mother's Day. At left in back are Troy Pedigo, his stepdad Michael Puckett and his mom Helen Watson Puc... (click photo title to read more)

  20. Epicurean Kentuckian: Geniece's Near Perfect, Slow cooked toast (Photo ID: 65837)
    Geniece Marcum, a great cook, is most persnickety about her toast, and insists that no meal is fit unless it is at least one course, the on... (click photo title to read more)

  21. Friends and family greet each other in Edmonton (Photo ID: 65370)
    Louise Firkins, second from left, and Geniece Marcum, left, enjoyed running into each other at lunch Saturday in Edmonton and sharing fun memories... (click photo title to read more)

  22. Treasured memento - cup and saucer - recalls sweet memories (Photo ID: 65232)
    Geniece Marcum was just given this sweet cup that Aunt Almedia Leftwich gave best friend Alene Miller after a shopping trip niece Patty Reid in ... (click photo title to read more)

  23. Epicurean Kentuckian: Sulphur Well cornbread (Photo ID: 64726)
    Geniece Marcum's Sulphur Well cornbread - and everything else - J. D. Harper Circle R style turnips, with soupy blackeyed peas, fresh baby carro... (click photo title to read more)

  24. Willard Parnell fishing report: Two fish on the same bait (Photo ID: 63346)
    Award winning fisherman Willard Parnell of Edmonton, KY, has a lifetime of fishing experience. He told Geniece Marcum about a recent struggle bri... (click photo title to read more)

  25. Things people need to know: Persimmon seed winter prediction (Photo ID: 62672)
    Geniece Marcum asked Lisa Ann England Hammer to forward this photo from the Metcalfe County Adult Day Care Center "on to the house" (to daughter... (click photo title to read more)

  26. Geniece and Debbie and the persimmon seed winter prediction (Photo ID: 62670)
    Geniece Marcum, left, in her signature yellow jacket, took great delight in getting the chance to inspect the inside of a persimmon seed with her ... (click photo title to read more)

  27. On Guthrie Street: A reminder of My Mother's Garden (Photo ID: 62301)
    Morning glories make me happy with memories, especially purple ones - they remind me of my mother, Geniece Leftwich Marcum and her mother, Addie T... (click photo title to read more)

  28. Sulphur Well Homecoming - Margaret Edwards (Photo ID: 61673)
    Margaret Edwards, standing, greeted Geniece Marcum, left, and Connie Gupton at the Sulphur Well Third Sunday in August homecoming. - LW... (click photo title to read more)

  29. Butterflies & Moths of KY: Luna Moth (Photo ID: 61447)
    This luna moth landed at Geniece Marcum's feet and was easily tamed and held in her hand. According to the Wikipedia entry on the moth, it is com... (click photo title to read more)

  30. Why CM was so good 9 Jun 2015 CM: Hailey, Ev were here (Photo ID: 60766)
    If you noticed that the Tues 9 Jun 2015 Daily News edition of ColumbiaMagazi... (click photo title to read more)

  31. A warm welcome at Foundation United Methodist Church (Photo ID: 60725)
    Foundation United Methodist Church members Janet Bell, left, and Frances Acree at right, welcomed my Mom, visitor Geniece Marcum, to last S... (click photo title to read more)

  32. At Sulphur Well Store, Metcalfe Co., KY (Photo ID: 60293)
    Every now and then it's just good to share a conversation with someone from your own era. That was what Charles Downs, left, told Geniece Marcum ... (click photo title to read more)

  33. Boots: Blue Star Dog of WWII (Photo ID: 59780)
    Boots at his post, where he waited at the same time in the same place for Russell's return, even after Russell went off to war, even after the te... (click photo title to read more)

  34. Favorite Old Photo: Lillie Hughes as small child (Photo ID: 59770)
    Geniece Marcum found this photo of Miss Lillie Hughes as a small child. It is contained in a pocket frame about one-half the size of a cell... (click photo title to read more)

  35. Scenic Casey Co., KY: View from Thomastown Cemetery (Photo ID: 58081)
    We wondered what views there might be from the Thomastown Cemetery at the top of the hill off US 127 south of Dunnville, KY. It's a grand view my... (click photo title to read more)

  36. Dessert with Great Mema (Photo ID: 57864)
    Cousins Hailey Waggener and Tillie Waggener share Thanksgiving dessert with their Great-Grandmother, Geniece Marcum.... (click photo title to read more)

  37. Horse art is a theme at this house (Photo ID: 57036)
    When Linda went to a big dress up occasion at work, she work an oversized gold pen, part of a collection of horse memorabilia my mother-in-law,... (click photo title to read more)

  38. We are all cousins: An important call from one (Photo ID: 56422)
    We got an important call last night from Hailey with the dancing eyes and now, dancing feet. She was excited, her mother told us, about an outi... (click photo title to read more)

  39. AFAN celebrates Christmas in July (Photo ID: 55807)
    Adair Friends & Neighbors Adult Day Health Center celebrated Christmas in July yesterday, Wednesday, July 9, 2014. A Christmas meal was en... (click photo title to read more)

  40. China dolls, ca 1925, from Metcalfe County, KY childhood (Photo ID: 55636)
    Geniece Marcum found these small china dolls which she thinks are from the ca 1925 times. There's two little girls and a baby doll, and they w... (click photo title to read more)

  41. A nice surprise in Downtown Columbia, KY (Photo ID: 55422)
    Hollyhocks were reminders of growing up for both my mother, Geniece Marcum, and me when we spotted them in the little alcove on Jefferson A... (click photo title to read more)

  42. The Search for the tomb of Paul Revere (Photo ID: 55164)
    A Memorial Day quest - With the help of Geniece Marcum the gravesite of Joseph A. Turner, her grandfather, Linda Waggener's great grandfat... (click photo title to read more)

  43. Tillie & Hailey: Horseback riding (Photo ID: 55098)
    Tillie and Hailey were having fun riding their favorite mounts when this equestrienne scene was captured. Tillie now just barely three - since... (click photo title to read more)

  44. My Mother's Garden - from Geniece Marcum (Photo ID: 54837)
    Bellview Community, Metcalfe Co., KYAnd now, an encore/encore voyage: A photo which went around the world, in World War II is going ... (click photo title to read more)

  45. Ms. Hailey Elizabeth, grown up and two, today (Photo ID: 53257)
    Hailey Elizabeth paused a moment for her Dad to capture this picture while she was taking the baby doll for a stroll. She's two years old toda... (click photo title to read more)

  46. Memories in an old black & white (Photo ID: 51707)
    Great Mema Geniece Marcum found this family photo which reminded us of a lot of happy times. The front row, includes Thomas Marcum Waggener, ... (click photo title to read more)

  47. From the Farmers Market on the Square: Zinnias by Abby Meyer (Photo ID: 51434)
    A Mema Touch, a reminder of the flowers we grew at Sulphur Well and on the homeplace at Bellview in Metcalfe County. (We'll read, aloud, ... (click photo title to read more)

  48. Evan has five at grandparents day (Photo ID: 51396)
    Five grandparents were honored to attend Grandparents Day at Evan's Grandparents' Day. Beside Evan, front row, are Mema Linda Waggener... (click photo title to read more)

  49. Graham at Millenium Park, Danville, KY (Photo ID: 50869)
    Graham was saying goodbye to his Great Mema, Plain Mema, and Granddad at Millenium Park in Danville after a meet up CM photographic session Sun... (click photo title to read more)

  50. Christmas in July: Farewell group photo (Photo ID: 50685)
    Christmas in July a 29 year tradition of the children, cousins, descendants et al of E.P. & Audrey Waggener, Columbia, KY, was held for the fir... (click photo title to read more)

  51. Wildlife of Kentucky: Townie Deer, part of the Roseland herd (Photo ID: 49473)
    Three deer Part of John & Missy Arnold's Roseland Plantation herd, posed briefly for a picture Saturday evening, before bounding off over ... (click photo title to read more)

  52. Scenic Adair Co., KY: Symbols of Columbia (Photo ID: 49423)
    Symbols of the past, present, and what's ahead abounded on a evening stroll in downtown Columbia with my mom, Geniece Marcum, from the Columbi... (click photo title to read more)

  53. Wildlife of Kentucky: The deer at Saturday breakfast (Photo ID: 49374)
    Geniece Marcum spotted this doe while having breakfast which showed up on Town Creek this Saturday morning, at just after 6amCT. The location i... (click photo title to read more)

  54. ACHS Arboretum: Yellow Brick Road - April 18, 2013 (Photo ID: 49152)
    The Path through the Arboretum on Indian Drive on the Adair County School District campus is like a The Yellow Brick Road of song this spri... (click photo title to read more)

  55. Birds of Kentucky: Breakfast with Titmouse and Carolina Wren (Photo ID: 48706)
    Mom, Geniece Marcum, and I are really enjoying the birds which join us for breakfast. She knows many of the species, but neither of us could id... (click photo title to read more)

  56. As 1st Birthday nears, Hailey's getting hang of soccer (Photo ID: 48167)
    Hailey's first birthday is still a few days off, but she's already mastering the game of soccer, coached by older brother Graham. At right, s... (click photo title to read more)

  57. Happy Horses - A picture for Me Mum (Photo ID: 48100)
    Horses remind me of Me Mum, Geniece Marcum. These two were enjoying a sunny Saturday, January 5, 2013, on the road between Eunice in Adair ... (click photo title to read more)

  58. Morning Rituals (Photo ID: 47865)
    Every morning, the neighbor horse and pony have come to expect treats from Mema, Geniece Marcum. It's more imperative with a snow-like frost. ... (click photo title to read more)

  59. Teddy R. Ray: Metcalfe Co., KY Vietnam Veteran (Photo ID: 47541)
    At CM's request, Carla Smith, Teddy R. Ray's daughter, Carla Smith, sent the following to go with a favorite Teddy Ray reply to Geniece Marcum ab... (click photo title to read more)

  60. Monterey, CA: Like - 'I don't want to be no President' - tree (Photo ID: 47491)
    B>Geniece Marcum shared this photo of Monterey CA, Pacific Coast, taken recently by her great nephew Michael Reed, son of Tom and Patti Wang... (click photo title to read more)

  61. Color everywhere (Photo ID: 47146)
    The little lavender flowers in the foreground were surrounded by fall colors, all lighted by the setting sun. Billy Joe Fudge writes... (click photo title to read more)

  62. So glad to have their friend back (Photo ID: 46921)
    There's not a dog in the world which doesn't know my Mom, Geniece Marcum, as a special friend. Trinket, the little, usually-shy fellow and "... (click photo title to read more)

  63. Flowers: Teensy blue beauty identified as flax (Photo ID: 45075)
    This teensy blue flower, growing along the rock wall edge of the yard, just appeared, we think. It's about 1/2 to 3/4 inch in diameter. Any help o... (click photo title to read more)

  64. Scenic Hart Co., KY: The River Walk in Munfordville (Photo ID: 45063)
    Flowers beside the walking track: My daughter's mother-in-law and I had a truly pleasant afternoon at Green River Park in Historic Munfordville... (click photo title to read more)

  65. Flowers: Azaleas (Photo ID: 44583)
    The lone Azalea plant on the mighty fertile one-acre town farm - our place - has been declared "The most beautiful I ever saw," by our resi... (click photo title to read more)

  66. Black History Month workshop held at Adair Public Library (Photo ID: 43934)
    Diversity was the topic of discussion at the Adair Public Library Saturday morning. The group Greater Campbellsville United and members of the ... (click photo title to read more)

  67. Welcome! Hailey Elizabeth Waggener (Photo ID: 43593)
    Hailey Elizabeth Waggener arrived in Frankfort, KY, at 5:53amET/4:53amCT, Wednesday, January 25, 2012, into the protective care of big brot... (click photo title to read more)

  68. Stronger bonds across the generations (Photo ID: 43550)
    There's a special bond across the generations, maybe even one just between girls. Couldn't tell who was more enamored with the other, T... (click photo title to read more)

  69. Epicurean Kentuckian: Homemade Chili, Cincinnati style (Photo ID: 43322)
    Geniece Marcum and Linda made Chili last night as something of test to see if Old Time Improvisation would work: Could we make do with w... (click photo title to read more)

  70. Favorite Old Photo: Residence at Marcum Mill (Photo ID: 43308)
    Geniece Marcum found this Favorite Old Photo of grand days of the Marcum Residence near the Old Marcum Mill at Sulphur Well in Metcalfe Cou... (click photo title to read more)

  71. Merry Christmas from the Waggeners & Great Mema (Photo ID: 43287)
    Merry Christmas from Pen, Amy, Graham, Evan and H.E.; from Tom, Teresa, and a lady named Tillie; from Linda and Ed; and from Great Mema, Ge... (click photo title to read more)

  72. A Christmas Eve Birthday call from Santa Claus (Photo ID: 43274)
    Geniece Marcum's birthday on Christmas Eve 2011 was brightened by a call from Santa Claus himself who sang "Happy Birthday" to her. The cal... (click photo title to read more)

  73. 2011 Merry Christmas from Geniece Marcum (Photo ID: 43261)
    Geniece Marcum, seated and daughter Linda Waggener had a very special Christmas visitor Thursday and Friday, Mrs. Marcum's son and Linda's ... (click photo title to read more)

  74. Big cats confront each other (Photo ID: 43257)
    Geniece Marcum found this photo of a 1997 meeting of a big house cat, showing no fear, with a fair sized - and threatening - cougar capture... (click photo title to read more)

  75. Fiscal Court Interrupted for election tally completion (Photo ID: 42597)
    Judge Ann Melton Standing Convened Adair Fiscal Court promptly at 7pmCT to take vote to recess until the election tallying, continu... (click photo title to read more)

  76. Dr. Ron and Gayle Rogers have house guests (Photo ID: 41628)
    Recent house guests of Dr. Ron and Gayle Rogers were entertained on the shaded deck of the couple's palatial home at the top of Jamestown Hill. Th... (click photo title to read more)

  77. An M.O. Scott campaign poster (Photo ID: 41106)
    After making contact over the internet Jeff Scott of Livonia, Michigan, and Geniece Marcum were able to combine research on a favorite subj... (click photo title to read more)

  78. Jeff Scott family on Charlie Scott programmed outing (Photo ID: 41105)
    Jeff Scott and Sarah Scott and son Charlie, Livonia, Michigan, on a family outing. Charlie, who just turned four, knew just how he wanted t... (click photo title to read more)

  79. Happy Mother's Day Geniece Marcum! (Photo ID: 40286)
    Happy Mother's Day Geniece Marcum! with love from your daughter Linda, left, and your son-in-law Ed, behind the camera. Remember this pictu... (click photo title to read more)

  80. Baby shower in Shelbyville, KY (Photo ID: 40013)
    Mother to be Teresa Powell Waggener, third from left, with paternal great grand, grand, and aunt at a baby shower in Shelbyville, KY on Saturday, ... (click photo title to read more)

  81. Geniece and Judge Ruby: Old Home Day at OKCC (Photo ID: 39393)
    A chance meeting at Betty's OK Country Cooking in Columbia, KY, let two long time Metcalfe County friends catch up. Geniece Marcum, is the founder... (click photo title to read more)

  82. Hostess for her own birthday (Photo ID: 38513)
    Shelbyville, KYGeniece Marcum started a new tradition for her 81st birthday, December 24, 2010. She gave her family the gifts of din... (click photo title to read more)

  83. Flag flies over fire ruins of Green River Marina (Photo ID: 38430)
    Green River Marina, Green River Lake, between Columbia and Campbellsvile, KYThe U.S. Flag flies over the ruins of the Green River Marina... (click photo title to read more)

  84. Birds of Kentucky: How not to be seen in snow-time (Photo ID: 38417)
    Town Creek, Columbia, KYCan you see what the photographer sees, up in the tree? Geniece Marcum spotted its landing. Linda was up clo... (click photo title to read more)

  85. Mini Leftwich family reunion (Photo ID: 38410)
    Columbia, KYMini reunion held - Scotty Martin, back right, from Sulphur Well, was in Columbia recently to see his Aunt Geniece Marcu... (click photo title to read more)

  86. Favorite Old Photo: Lillie Kinnaird Hughes (Photo ID: 38396)
    Columbia, KYGeniece Marcum writes: "This is is photo of the late Lillian Cooksey Kinnaird, "Aunt Lillie," Hughes as a little girl. H... (click photo title to read more)

  87. Historic Metcalfe Co., KY: The Edgar Andersons in California (Photo ID: 38336)
    California in the late 1930'sGeniece Marcum writes: This is a photo of the family of Edgar Anderson and Pearl Scott Anderson who lef... (click photo title to read more)

  88. Christmas Lights 2010: Guardian Street (Photo ID: 38287)
    100 Block, W. Guardian ST, Columbia, KYLinda Waggener writes: Seeing the lights of Christmas in Columbia is a great pleasure in ... (click photo title to read more)

  89. Starvin' Marvin's place today (Photo ID: 38070)
    Near Center, Metcalfe Co., KYLooking at the building today, those who don't know better might not know just what memories were made ... (click photo title to read more)

  90. Scenic Metcalfe Co., KY: Christmas angel at Seven Springs (Photo ID: 37935)
    1607 Seven Springs Church RD, Center, KYA Christmas Angel stands beside the Armed Forces in the beautiful Seven Springs Cemetery in ... (click photo title to read more)

  91. A Praise Report: Thanks to your prayers (Photo ID: 37048)
    Baptist Hospital, EastBella came to the hospital rehab area to visit Mom (Geniece Marcum) yesterday. It was a big moment on Mom's pa... (click photo title to read more)

  92. Orphaned Yorkie arrives in Columbia, KY
    for transfer to new Bluegrass home
    (Photo ID: 35335)
    Holladay Place, Columbia, KYGeniece Marcum's last gift to her lifetime friend, Pauline Hughes Hodges, was in giving the orphaned Yorkie, Be... (click photo title to read more)

  93. Scenic Adair Co., KY: A field of yellow (Yarrow) on West Egypt RD (Photo ID: 35100)
    Adair County District 6, 2010Nearly every Adair Countian and every visitor to Holmes Bend at Green River Lake know West Egypt Road as one o... (click photo title to read more)

  94. Author at Goodwill Industries groundbreaking (Photo ID: 34636)
    Patricia Trail and Dohoney Trail, Holladay Place, Columbia, KYSouth Central Kentucky writer and author Geniece Marcum was on hand at the gr... (click photo title to read more)

  95. Prettiest Spring Ever, 2010: High Street after the rain (Photo ID: 34525)
    High ST., Columbia, KYBeauty credited to natural performances being in sync: "I took this Thursday, April 8, 2010, when I was leaving my... (click photo title to read more)

  96. A memento from the Philippines, World War II (Photo ID: 33362)
    A memento from the Philippine Islands and WWII shows two lovely Filipino women in what appears to be a lush garden spot. Evidently they were reading, ... (click photo title to read more)

  97. The Christmas Mema (Photo ID: 33094)
    Dressed in Christmasy Red Great Mema Geniece Marcum is the personification of Christmas in our family. Because her birthday falls on Christmas Eve, sh... (click photo title to read more)

  98. KY Wildflowers: Pink Grandpa's Whiskers near Randolph, Metcalfe Co. (Photo ID: 31532)
    Johnietta Jessie writes, "I think this is a variety of agapanthus. Found it growing on the side of Randolph Road in Metcalfe County." Comments ... (click photo title to read more)

  99. Holladay ornament commemorates Leftwich place (Photo ID: 29203)
    COMMERATIVE CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT:Daniel Bragg and Geniece Marcum hold up the Historic Leftwich House holiday ornament which went on sale rece... (click photo title to read more)

  100. George Henry Nell Home (Photo ID: 26538)
    GENIECE MARCUM was given this photo, which she thinks came from the belongings of her great aunt, Ottillia Elizabeth Scott Bell, Edmonton, ... (click photo title to read more)

 Most recent STORIES matching your search for 'Geniece Marcum'...
  1. Lighthouse Restaurant was first Porter's Restaurant (Story ID: 129919)
    The Porter family started what today continues as the Lighthouse Restaurant, an award winning Kentucky dining destination. The little community of ... (click title to read more)

  2. November 22, 1977 Around Adair with Ed Waggener (Story ID: 115060)
    The article below first appeared in the November 22, 1977, issue of the Adair County news. Topics included Sue Stivers in Louisville, the Loy Build... (click title to read more)

  3. Pearl Harbor memories (Story ID: 107807)
    In honor of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, below are li... (click title to read more)

  4. Grandson/Grandmother email correspondence: chickens (Story ID: 107658)
    The chicken stories below are between my son, Pen, and my mom, Geniece Marcum, when he was in college and she was learning how to use a little Mac ... (click title to read more)

  5. Sad word of passing of Mary Ritchie Bennett (Story ID: 103628)
    Victoria Pike writes: Just received word that Mary Ritchie Bennett has passed away. She will be remembered as B.B. to a many o... (click title to read more)

  6. Silent Night, Holy Night -- first hearing in the home brought tears (Story ID: 94691)
    Seventy some years after witnessing this event, Geniece Leftwich Marcum shared her feelings about the Christmas song, Silent Night, with daughter L... (click title to read more)

  7. 'Boots: Blue Star Dog' reminds Robert Stone of 'Rilla' book (Story ID: 93443)
    Robert Stone writes: I have just seen this story (Blue Star Dog o... (click title to read more)

  8. Kentucky Color - Big Hearted South Central Kentucky (Story ID: 93440)
    Another shipment of Bibles and Bible storybooks reach Bro. Sam Tindimwebwa's ministry in Kabale, Uganda, where Columbia, KY, evangelist Laura Harr... (click title to read more)

  9. Happy Birthday Carol Perkins, your words touched me (Story ID: 92600)
    In response to the birthday girl from Edmonton: Carol, your birthday article was so perfect, describing the wistful feelings th... (click title to read more)

  10. A bird named Boy - growing up in Metcalfe County during wartime (Story ID: 92073)
    As a young girl, she marveled at the tender moments when her hunter brothers were so kind to the pigeon they saved; and remembers, later, when they... (click title to read more)

  11. Card of thanks: from the family of Geniece Marcum (Story ID: 89103)
    Our family is deeply grateful for the love, prayers, support and gifts shared in our Mother's honor at her passing February 28, 2017. We h... (click title to read more)

  12. Hunter Durham remembers Geniece Marcum (Story ID: 89073)
    Hunter Durham writes: What a lady. She was always greeting people and enjoying life. Her brother-in-law's mother, Mrs. Lillie ... (click title to read more)

  13. Remembering Geniece Marcum - A legacy of treasured memories (Story ID: 89041)
    Jon Halsey writes: Linda, my condolences. Even though I never had the pleasure of meeting her, I felt that I knew her because o... (click title to read more)

  14. Remembering Geniece Marcum: Heaven's Gain (Story ID: 89021)
    Billy Joe Fudge writes: Linda and family, from our family to yours; we feel your loss and celebrate Heaven's gain. What a g... (click title to read more)

  15. Remembering Geniece Marcum: You have earned your rest (Story ID: 89014)
    About: Geniece Leftwich Marcum, Metcalfe Co. native, (1929-2017)... (click title to read more)

  16. Letter: world less bright with passing of Geniece Marcum (Story ID: 89000)
    Mary Keltner writes: Dear Linda, The world is less bright with the passing of your Mama, the one and only Geniece. Over my 20 ... (click title to read more)

  17. Sad word of the passing of Geniece Marcum (Story ID: 88974)
    Update: Complete obituary with arrangements now posted at Geniece Leftwich Marcum, M... (click title to read more)

  18. Pearl Harbor Story: The Steen Brothers on the USS Oklahoma (Story ID: 87391)
    Remembering The Day of Infamy, December 7, 2010.Today is the Anniversary of greatest attack on American Soilby Geniece Marcum... (click title to read more)

  19. Geniece Marcum shares a final thought on taste of water (Story ID: 85427)
    Geniece Leftwich Marcum remembered how they got water 75 or so years ago in Metcalfe County. At the farm, on the Little Barren River behind Bowling Pa... (click title to read more)

  20. Mary Ritchey Lowe Bennett has a talking, singing cat (Story ID: 82158)
    Meet the cat who talks, barks and sings Jesus Loves Me at the Christian Church By Linda Waggener and Geniece Marcum Mary ... (click title to read more)

  21. Happy 106th Birthday, Lora Isabelle Webb Atwell (Story ID: 80659)
    In 2010, six years ago, the visit notes below took place between Geniece Marcum, Senior Quest Magazine editor, and Lora Isabelle Webb Atwell (Mrs. Vic... (click title to read more)

  22. Christmas lights tour 2015 (Story ID: 79689)
    By Linda Waggener and Geniece Marcum A tradition in our family is one of touring the region to discover the inventive and creative C... (click title to read more)

  23. A visit to old Breeding High School (Story ID: 79111)
    By Linda Waggener and Geniece Marcum On a perfect sunny November Friday, we explored southern Adair County toward the Cumberland Cou... (click title to read more)

  24. Tex Ritter survived perils at Swan Theatre, in Edmonton, KY (Story ID: 78786)
    By Linda Waggener My mom, Geniece Marcum and I saw a photo from the one-time Swan Theatre in Edmonton while visiting Ma's Deli on G... (click title to read more)

  25. Singing Amazing Grace with the Foundation UMC congregation (Story ID: 75751)
    By Linda Waggener Growing up, our church was Sulphur Well United Methodist. Later, when my family lived in Edmonton, the church was ... (click title to read more)

  26. Boots: Blue Star Dog of World War II (Story ID: 74652)
    Boots waited at the same time in the same place for my brother Russell's return, doing so even after Russell went off to war, even after the terri... (click title to read more)

  27. Animal Odd Couples: The Little Pig and its protective cows (Story ID: 72863)
    From Bellview community of Edmonton, Metcalfe County, KY Discussing the case of Shirley Jones' missing adorable donkey this morni... (click title to read more)

  28. Souse sandwiches at Reece's Market topped off bird hunts (Story ID: 71566)
    Comments about: Billy Joe Fudge: Old time hog-killings ended with souse making... (click title to read more)

  29. Remembering, from Best of Senior Quest: Jimmy Robertson (Story ID: 71436)
    Metcalfe County native Jimmy Robertson passed away on Nov. 22, 2014 (... (click title to read more)

  30. Jimmy G. Robertson, Metcalfe County, KY (d 22 Nov 2014) (Story ID: 71423)
    He was a highly skilled bricklayer by trade. Most everyone knew him for that. Not so widely known was that he enjoyed making musical instruments an... (click title to read more)

  31. Geniece Marcum - My Mother's Garden (Story ID: 67237)
    A family favorite Mother's Day Story, last reposted on 2010-03-22 17:29:18Click on headline for story with photo By G... (click title to read more)

  32. James Howard Young enjoying home and family (Story ID: 62501)
    A visit in 1995 with James Howard Young, my former teacher and a co conspirator to all of us who love tradition and preservation with a passion. ... (click title to read more)

  33. Story review: Little Green Frog Car/A read aloud experience (Story ID: 61516)
    Chris Murphy's Little Green Frog Car: A new writer discovered by my Mom, Geniece Marcum, makes for read-aloud experiences remembered. A second con... (click title to read more)

  34. Wants more from My Little Green Frog Car story writer (Story ID: 61504)
    Geniece Marcum writes: Congratulations and good job, Chris Murphy!! This first article to go public is great! He really does ... (click title to read more)

  35. Sincere Burger Critic: He's on his way (Story ID: 60595)
    Comments re photo 50320 The sincerest of burgers At Liberty Road ... (click title to read more)

  36. Food Critique: Joy to find delicious alternative to same ol' same ol' (Story ID: 60507)
    Anderson's Pizzeria Barbara Armitage writes: If you've missed the opening of Columbia's newest restaurant ... (click title to read more)

  37. Memory of a favorite advertiser at the EHN (Story ID: 56697)
    By Geniece Marcum The late John Wes England, a prominent real estate agent, is still fondly remembered around Metcalfe County for hi... (click title to read more)

  38. Teddy R. Ray on his heroism: What else was there to do? (Story ID: 55871)
    ... (click title to read more)

  39. Veterans Day, 2012 (Story ID: 55797)
    Sent by Geniece Marcum We honor our Veterans on this day - all men and women who have served and are now serving to help keep Ameri... (click title to read more)

  40. Sad word of passing of Eugenia Leftwich Martin, Sulphur Well, KY (Story ID: 55378)
    We received the sad word of the passing of Eugenia Lefwich Martin late this afternoon.... (click title to read more)

  41. Local history: Memories of the Toll Plaza at Edmonton, KY (Story ID: 52872)
    The night they robbed the Toll Plaza - and got away with it - left collectors always apprehensive about '3:00 AM in the morning on a third shift'... (click title to read more)

  42. Snakes serve role in corn cribs and barns (Story ID: 52244)
    Click on headline for item and Kay Haupt photoBy Ed WaggenerBlack snakes and rat snakes at one time were protected for t... (click title to read more)

  43. SUNDAY with CM, January 1, 2012 (Story ID: 49149)
    SUNDAY with CM - Jan 1, 2011 Columns, Special Stories,... (click title to read more)

  44. Epicurean Kentuckian: Preschooler's recipes shared (Story ID: 49119)
    Kids' Kitchen skills develop at a young ageSelected by Geniece MarcumMy niece, Mrs. Patricia Wangelin Reed, sent several... (click title to read more)

  45. A Right Charming Story about a working class dog (Story ID: 47986)
    By Ed WaggenerMy favorite Marcum by name brother in law, Keith Marcum, Georgetown, IN, is a great story teller, almost the equal of his... (click title to read more)

  46. Dr. Sandidge, Green Co. native, practiced at Wisdom, KY (Story ID: 47334)
    Dr. Washington Thompson Sandidge with son... (click title to read more)

  47. Genealogy Researcher Geniece Marcum thankful for internet (Story ID: 45471)
    Through it, she has made contact with two cousins: Jeff Scott of Livonia, Michigan, and Pamela Riley of Knoxville, Tennessee. All were concentratin... (click title to read more)

  48. Says Sulphur Well not the same without Geniece Marcum (Story ID: 41492)
    Cora Emma Jessie writes:Such a great picture of my good, long-time friend! I miss her at Sulphur Well. Not the same without her.Cora Emma Jessi... (click title to read more)

  49. Joe Turner bought pigs as he bought chickens (Story ID: 41197)
    About: A memory of Joe A. Turner, my grandfather By Linda Waggener... (click title to read more)

  50. A memory of Joe A. Turner, my grandfather (Story ID: 41172)
    Metcalfe Co. author Geniece Marcum is a grandaughter of J.A. Turner, the Adair County writer who is being popularized all over again, 100 years aft... (click title to read more)

  51. Query: Information on family of Edgar and Pearl Scott Anderson (Story ID: 41130)
    Click on headline for story plus photoBy Geniece MarcumThe couple with their children in the accompanying photo are ... (click title to read more)

  52. Pearl Harbor Day Story: The Steen Brothers on the USS Oklahoma (Story ID: 41034)
    Remembering The Day of Infamy, December 7, 2010.Today is the 69th Anniversary of greatest attack on American Soilby Geniece Marc... (click title to read more)

  53. Special Ads, News, for SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2010 (Story ID: 40980)
    Quick Clicks to your favorite Sunday with CM columnistsposted on . Sunda... (click title to read more)

  54. Ione Stapp, Cave Hill Rural School, Metcalfe Co., KY (Story ID: 40934)
    by Geniece Marcumfrom the book The Best of Senior Que... (click title to read more)

  55. Special News, Ads, for MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2010 (Story ID: 40860)
    Click to use Beta Google Search to search CMTry it and let us know how you like it. Search all the archives of ColumbiaMagazine.com... (click title to read more)

  56. Starvin' Marvin's: An all-time favorite story of Geniece Marcum's (Story ID: 40858)
    by Geniece Marcumfrom the book The Best of Senior Quest... (click title to read more)

  57. Special News, Ads, for SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2010 (Story ID: 40849)
    Quick Clicks to your favorite weekend columnistsas posted. Sunday with C... (click title to read more)

  58. Down Memory Lane: Miss Hattie Clark (Story ID: 38316)
    Linda Shives Ello, now a resident of Mystic, Connecticut shares fond memories of her early childhood years spent in Metcalfe County, plus photo(s) ... (click title to read more)

  59. Poem: When you come to the end of a perfect day (Story ID: 35764)
    Geniece Marcum, my favorite mother in law, found a yellowed newspaper clipping about some family things which she'd like to share:A vetera... (click title to read more)

  60. Billy Joe Fudge: Poetry is meant to be read aloud (Story ID: 35619)
    About: Choices is wonderful readaloud poem letter from Linda Waggener and Ge... (click title to read more)

  61. Choices is wonderful read-aloud poem (Story ID: 35611)
    About: A sonnet by Robert Stone ChoicesExcellent sonnet - read i... (click title to read more)

  62. Special Ads, News for Friday, January 15, 2010 (Story ID: 34430)
    Countdown to Great Backyard Bird Count, Feb. 12-15, 2010 ... (click title to read more)

  63. Silent Night story brings back precious memories (Story ID: 34068)
    About: Silent Night by Geniece Marcum.To ColumbiaMagazine.com:... (click title to read more)

  64. Pearl Harbor Day Brings Veterans to Mind (Story ID: 33684)
    by: Geniece MarcumJust a glance at the calendar today automatically sends the minds of most Americans back to this same date Decemb... (click title to read more)

  65. Genealogy Query: Information on Kitty Leftwich, Adair Co., KY (Story ID: 32024)
    Genealogy Queries with REUNIONSWhile doing some research on the... (click title to read more)

  66. Obituary: Lovie Howard Kinnaird, 84, Metcalfe Co., KY (Story ID: 31784)
    Beloved Metcalfe Countian, whose life epitomized Christian ideals, was an educator and church leader. She was a graduate of Jackman High School, Co... (click title to read more)

  67. Beautiful pink flower known as spider plant or grandpa's whiskers (Story ID: 31223)
    Click on headline for story plus photo of grandpa's whiskersThanks to information from Larry Joe Murray, and a followup by Charles Mars... (click title to read more)

  68. Metcalfe Veteran receives French Legion of Honor Award (Story ID: 29546)
    Click on headline for full story plus photoBy Geniece MarcumWWII veteran Walter Rondyl Leftwich, Metcalfe County native,... (click title to read more)

  69. Mr. Grider wants details on Paul Revere of Adair Co, KY (Story ID: 26650)
    Ed Waggener,I'm hoping you or one of your readers know know about the man who (for a short time) several decades ago wrote for the A... (click title to read more)

  70. Metcalfe County Korean War veteranss honored (Story ID: 25728)
    James Acree, Ron DeVore, and Dwight England honored in Louisville, KY by Republic of KoreaBy Geniece Marcu... (click title to read more)

  71. Feedback: Reader has idea on location of old G.H. Nell home (Story ID: 22199)
    To ColumbiaMagazine.comMy husband thinks it is the old Dr. Nell homplace that Slaught (sp??) Coomer owned and where he lived when he wa... (click title to read more)

  72. Information wanted on photo of George Henry Nell home (Story ID: 22189)
    Old picture believed to have once been a keepsake of Ottillia Elizabeth Scott Bell. It brings back memories of the writer's great aunt, and memorie... (click title to read more)

  73. A Look Back At Old Edmonton: The Great Fire of 1920 (Story ID: 21528)
    By Geniece MarcumStory courtesy Senior Quest Magazine, Edmonton, KYFollowing is a letter, sent to me by Martha Pedigo Colema... (click title to read more)

  74. Dr. Sandidge, Green Co. native, practiced at Wisdom, KY (Story ID: 20926)
    Dr. Washington Thompson Sandidge was one of area's most colorful and important citizens. From his service to wounded soldiers on both sides in the ... (click title to read more)

  75. Uncle Dub and Aunt Sally: a memorable Metcalfe couple (Story ID: 20527)
    With one photoBy Geniece MarcumSenior Quest Magazine, November 2007James Washington Anderson was married to Sally... (click title to read more)

  76. Feedback: Thanks for Geniece Marcum story, HOMECOMING (Story ID: 18840)
    Sends thanks for Story on Norman McDonald, Charlie, and ColumbiaMagazine.com... (click title to read more)

  77. Feedback: Hopes they catch fools (Story ID: 18828)
    re: Homecoming: Charlie & Norman McDonald by Geniece Marcum... (click title to read more)

  78. HOMECOMING: Charlie, Norman McDonald together again (Story ID: 18819)
    Was there a connection between a possible dog snatching and an armed intrusion four days later? Possibly. Charlie, aka "Brillo," and heartbroken ma... (click title to read more)

  79. Check in often this weekend: CM will be a busy place (Story ID: 18800)
    All the usual features plus two which should go in the history books. One, an unforgettable man and his dog story by Geniece Marcum, and Two, a bio... (click title to read more)

  80. Dream Depot will present Oldies But Goodies again (Story ID: 18768)
    After four sell-outs since World Premiere in Columbia, KY on June 30, 2007, the cast has agreed to another show on August 18, 2007. It's the show t... (click title to read more)

  81. Pie safe piece valued, but paint keeps it off Antiques Road Show (Story ID: 18614)
    Antiques Roadshow didn't turn Mom into one of the rich and famous but still accounted for some great fun. The finish turned out not to be "buttermi... (click title to read more)

  82. History: Remembering Cave Ridge (Story ID: 18473)
    It was named by Joseph Alexander Turner. Cave Ridge is an important landmark in this part of the state, from Indian times on. It was marking place ... (click title to read more)

  83. OLDIES BUT GOODIES was sellout at 1:45pm yesterday, but . . . (Story ID: 18339)
    Perfect Record. Third of three performances a sellout!"I never laughed so much in my life," - CM Drama Critic Geniece Marcum.... (click title to read more)

  84. Dream Depot smash hit almost sold out. Again! (Story ID: 18279)
    Show that has the whole town laughing was sold out in first 2 performances; there's just a few tickets left for the third, Saturday, July 21, 2007.... (click title to read more)

  85. Feedback: Liked seeing Don & Carol Burton online (Story ID: 18110)
    To CM:I enjoyed seeing Don and Carol Burton's picture on the website. They are my children's great uncle and aunt. Don is their grandm... (click title to read more)

  86. Local history: The Great Edmonton Toll Plaza Robbery (Story ID: 16596)
    For the third shift, at 4 A.M., it was more than enough excitement when both sides of the toll plaza were robbed simultaneously. A story from Se... (click title to read more)

  87. Remembering Toll Plaza Manager Ralph Roy (Story ID: 15751)
    by Geniece Marcum News that Ralph Roy, 76, of Russell Springs recently lost a battle with cancer was met with regret among former empl... (click title to read more)

  88. Remembering Phil Depp, who said key to long life is having absolutely no worries (Story ID: 14586)
    Phil Depp, 99, who passed away August 3, 2006, shared his philosophy, "having absolutely no worries is the key to long life," in an interview in 19... (click title to read more)

  89. John Dillinger was a guest at Sulphur Well's Buelah Villa Hotel (Story ID: 12195)
    In this story by Geniece Marcum (Senior Quest, late 1990s) Mr. Paul Froggett of northern Metcalfe County is interviewed. Paul Froggett remember... (click title to read more)

  90. Around the Coffee Table (Story ID: 10984)
    by Geniece MarcumI was reminded recently of a story about Louis Reece that goes back several years to the time when he worked as a clerk at... (click title to read more)

  91. Toll booths leaving but memories will remain (Story ID: 10720)
    By Linda WaggenerToll collection on the Louie B. Nunn (formerly Cumberland) Parkway may have ended on May 31, 2003, at midnight, but memories by t... (click title to read more)




 

































 
 
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