1973:

• Miss Barbara Jean Tucker, weighing in at 8 lbs. and 6-1/2 ounces, made her debut at DeSoto Memorial Hospital at 3:46 A.M. January 2nd, to claim the DeSoto County’s New Year’s Baby Title, and the gifts waiting for the first baby of the new year. The proud parents are Ellie and A.J. Tucker. The attending physician was Dr. Kayum Mohammadbhoy and assisting Nurse Dorothy Alderman.