[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 14, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E27]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  REMEMBERING MRS. REEDIA FAYE MINSHEW

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                           HON. MICHAEL GUEST

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 14, 2025

  Mr. GUEST. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and legacy of 
Mrs. Reedia Faye Minshew of Carthage, Mississippi. Mrs. Reedia Faye 
Minshew was a beloved mother, grandmother, neighbor, and friend and she 
will be greatly missed. Mrs. Reedia, affectionately known as `Mamaw', 
was well known for her faithful presence at Cabin No. 1 at the Neshoba 
County Fair. Since 1889, the Neshoba County Fair has been a staple of 
Mississippi history. The Gardner family, from Dixon, Mississippi--just 
up the road from the fairgrounds--were among the first attendees of the 
Neshoba County Fair. Mrs. Minshew's father had eight siblings who all 
grew up going to the fair, and Reedia attended every single Neshoba 
County Fair throughout her lifetime.
  While her legacy of attending the Neshoba County Fair and her 
family's history at Cabin No. 1 are known, Mrs. Reedia was also an 
athlete and entrepreneur. Mrs. Reedia owned and operated the Shoe Rack 
in Carthage, Mississippi, and in her retirement taught a karate class. 
She is survived by her children and grandchildren. I am honored to have 
met her and to remember her legacy.

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