[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 6, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E147]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             HONORING MS. WILLORA ``PEACHES'' CRAFT EPHRAM

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 6, 2018

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi.  Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor a 
remarkable public servant and hometown hero, Ms. Willora ``Peaches'' 
Craft Ephram.
  Ms. Ephram owned a very popular soul food restaurant in downtown 
Jackson, Mississippi. Peaches opened in 1961 after Ms. Ephram was able 
to save up enough money to own her dream restaurant. Ms. Ephram's soul 
food restaurant took on her nickname, ``Peaches,'' and it served as a 
staple around the city of Jackson as well as the state of Mississippi. 
In 2007, Democratic Presidential Candidate, Barack Obama, stopped by 
Peaches during his campaign, where Ms. Ephram packed him an order of 
cobbler to go.
  In 2013, Ms. Ephram stepped down from her famous restaurant due to 
open-heart surgery, and her son Roderick ran Peaches until its closure 
that same year. Last week, at 94-years-old, Ms. Ephram passed away due 
to pancreatic cancer.
  Today, we honor the life of Ms. Willora ``Peaches'' Craft Ephram and 
her family.

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