Riggs Manor celebrated its 20th Anniversary on November 16, 2018 with a special ceremony honoring Dr. Clyde Muse & Dr. George Ball. Riggs Manor would not be here today without the vision, dedication, and tenacity of these two individuals. Through their hard work and leadership, Dr. Muse and Dr. Ball served on the fundraising/steering committee ...

 Paul Weisbrodt, a 74 year old veteran from Wesley Meadows, is just one of the twenty-nine elders offered a free flight in a restored World War II era biplane by Ageless Aviation. Paul served in the USAF during the Vietnam War. He was an aircraft mechanic on bombers, tankers and cargo planes.Mr. Paul was a little nervous about moving to Wesley...

When we asked Rose Marie Lucovich to tell us a little bit about herself, she pulled a piece of paper from her purse that read... "You can live your life acting your age and be bored to tears or you can do something silly once in a while just for the pure enjoyment of it..." You can tell this beautiful butterfly lives by that philosophy.She loves he...

Just ask Helen Shelton of the Franks Green House® Home at Traceway.She turned 103 years old in 2017 and is still trying new things.Here she is Skyping her grandchildren from North Carolina. She puts on her headphones so she can hear everything better when she talks to her friends and family.She loves doing it and is grateful for the new advances in...

Meet Mrs. Johnny Rogers of Wesley Meadows.Mrs. Johnny is a "DEER" member of the Wesley Meadows family.Everyone knows Mrs. Johnny is big on spreading cheer... especially Christmas cheer.During the holidays, she can be found baking sweet treats to share with others.It's not uncommon for other residents to hear a visitors knock on their door and open ...

Dub Jones, Traceway Manor resident, knows you never stop until you land the big one... especially in fishing.When Eagle Scout John Gibens held a fishing rodeo at Traceway in 2017, it took both John's father, Brad, and Dub to reel in the "Grandfather" catfish of the Traceway Lake.It must have been 25 lbs or more!After a few photos to document their ...

Mrs. Normal Bagnall of Dugan is 102 years old!She was just a baby during the Eclipse of 1918, so you can imagine her excitement to be able to view the new eclipse on August 21, 2017.She is just one of the many centurions MSS gets to serve each year. The number of years these elders experience, and the life found within those years, are the only num...

Henry (Hank) Veihmann, Jr., a resident at Seashore Highlands, knows all about hard work and dedication. Hank served in the U.S. Air Force for 20 years, in which he was deployed to Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. But Hank didn't just serve, he served well!He was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster (OLC), the Air Meda...

On Monday, October 9, 2018, twelve folks from Wesley Meadows Retirement Community headed out on an ARK ADVENTURE! The 7 residents, 2 staff members, 1 caregiver and 2 volunteers traveled all day by bus to Erlanger, Kentucky... located about 20 miles south of Cincinnati, Ohio. The group was led by Marsha Brasher (Executive Director) and Karen Hill (A...

We want to wish Steve McAlilly, President and CEO of Methodist Senior Services, a Happy 25th Anniversary. He has actually served for 30 years, if you count his years of time on the Aldersgte Board of Directors. Take a walk down memory lane with us as we look at the past 25 years and all the things Steve has helped MSS achieve during his time here. ...

The Tupelo Lee County Community Foundation, an affiliate of the CREATE Foundation presented their second annual "A Night for a Hand Up" event November 19. Local charities submitted grants with the objective to help people who are trying to help themselves overcome their immediate problems, misfortunes and handicaps in order to have a better life an...

  Thank you to all who joined us October 19th at the Landers Center in Southaven and October 20th at the Forrest County Multipurpose Center in Hattiesburg for the Chonda Pierce events. The Recording Industry Association of America® (RIAA) has noted Chonda Pierce as the Top-Selling Female Comedian in History! Chonda is also referred to as the "...

Methodist Senior Services is thrilled to welcome Mary Kim Smith to serve as the Executive Director at Wesley Manor. Formerly Mary Kim served as Executive Director for the Alzheimer's Association in Mississippi. She was responsible for the statewide operation and rebuilt the Chapter. Smith also owned a consulting firm where she traveled across Missi...

We are pleased and proud to announce that four MSS campuses have received national recognition from Holleran Consulting. Aldersgate, Flowers Manor, Martha Coker, and Wesley Manor have been named as Holleran Choice Community Award Winners for their exceptional Employee Engagement Survey results. Only fourteen organizations out of 750 of Holleran's c...

On June 10, 2018, Aldersgate was proud to host Ms. Hannah Y. Kim, a Goodwill Ambassadress for the Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation on her tour of Mississippi. Before becoming chief of staff to former U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel, D-New York, Kim spearheaded legislation that in 2009 created a National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day on July 27....

  What had started out as a great community activity for residents at Wesley Meadows, soon turned into an amazing tribute to a former resident.  This is the story of Baby Roy the Butterfly. Activity Director, Caroline Roeber had the idea to connect residents to nature's life cycle by providing a unique "watching party" where elders witnes...

"For thousands of years, elders have been held in high esteem and involved in the community," says Steve McAlilly, CEO of Mississippi Methodist Senior Services. As the world shifted and the role of elders changed, Steve sought a way to bring them back to a place of reverence and respect. 15 years ago, Steve courageously led the Board of Directors o...

  In March of this year, I was invited out to share some information about our native Eastern Bluebird population with old and new friends residing at Seashore Highlands Retirement Community. The open landscape of the Seashore Highlands campus offers a wonderful habitat for bluebirds and several residents of the Villas already had bluebird box...

In June, Mary Thomas, Administrative Assistant at Traceway Retirement Community, came to me and she had just had a phone call from one of our new residents. The resident had gone to Nashville to visit her sister and she was coming home Sunday on the Greyhound bus. Her bus broke down in between Nashville and Memphis, and she spent several hours on t...

Just about every day family members, spouses and friends contact Wesley Meadows Retirement Community in Hernando, Mississippi, about care for a loved one who is living with forgetfulness or some form of dementia. Wesley Meadows does not provide the specialized Assisted Living environment needed for such care. But this will all be changing soon. Chu...