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Jan
Tue, 08/23/2011 - 13:14

I did route 66 last may from LA to St. Louis. From there we went down to Memphis and stopped in Dyess to see the boyhood home of Johnny Cash. It sure was the highlight of my trip. Hope to come back one day when the house is fully restored.
Greetings from the Netherlands.

David Blase
Sat, 08/06/2011 - 13:20

My wife, Anna, and I celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary with Johnny and June Cash up at Branson....had a 15 minute private time with them back-stage with Lou Robbin...and now, we celebrated our 48th wedding anniversary with his family on August 4......what a great show! We loved every minute of it!

Betty (Womble) Waggoner
Wed, 08/03/2011 - 10:42

I am glad the people are renewing my hometown of Dyess,Ar

Betty (Womble) Waggoner
Wed, 08/03/2011 - 10:34

I am a 1959 Graduate of Dyess,Ar School. I went tth whole 12 years of school there. I am glad I was brought up on the farm. It made me not afraid of work.

Izola Nichols Hayman
Tue, 07/26/2011 - 11:47

I lived at Dyess from 1943-1956. My sister Louise was in the same class as JR Cash and dated him for a while. I was in the 2nd grade when they were seniors and I remember writing notes to him. We moved to Texas but I remember so many names from Dyess and it thrills me when I see their names in print. Louis and I have 3 other sisters and we plan to attend the festival in Jonesboro the first part of August - and yes we plan on touring the colony. I know that our house is no longer there. It has been gone for a while. However I can still take a drive down memory lane. Maybe I will see some of you there.

kenneth cash
Tue, 07/26/2011 - 11:40

we was in dyess last june,my kids thought is was the greatest stop on our vacation trip.they got to see downtown dyess,johnny cash's child hood home,take pictures of johnnys home,tour the town,take pictures at the city,school.
it was more exciting then elvis graceland.

can't wait till our next vacation, dyess is gonna be one of our stops.

many thanks,
from the cash's in deer park,texas
281-930-7843

Floyd Robertson
Mon, 07/25/2011 - 19:36

I used to live in Dyess. My mother and father were Jessie & Alfred Robertson. They had two children Floyd (Me) & Linda. We lived on AR14 just a little west of CR139. We moved to Michigan in 1953. Watching the video brought back a lot of memories. I visited Dyess a few years ago and it sure has changed. The old school is no longer there. The City Hall building and the old theater was still there. The theater and the restaurant was owned by Mr and Mrs Woods when I lived there. We used to get into the theater for 10 cents. How times have changed. I'll have to get the grandkids to watch this video the next time they tell me how hard they have it.

Thanks
Floyd Robertson
Mesa, AZ.

sherman la Fan
Tue, 07/12/2011 - 20:11

We moved to Dyess in 1951 from Marked tree Arkansas,there were 4 children in the family Clyde ,Marie,Joe and myself.

Wanda Adcock
Sat, 07/09/2011 - 12:17

The Rural Arkansas Living July 2011 Johnny Cash Commemorative Edition magazine has a lot of wonderful information about JC and the Dyess Community. I have thoroughly enjoyed reading it and your website as I am a JC fan. In the 1950's he was my favorite of all the "new" country music singers. I still think Joaquin Phoenix was cheated at the Academy Awards!

Laura Pryor Sebastian
Fri, 07/08/2011 - 15:32

Live in Dyess with my Dad, Jim Pryor, my Uncle & Aunt Carl & Opal Craig, I left there in Sept of 1962 & returned to Kentucky, Has was A wonderful Community with even more wonderful people.Some time I would love to go back & see just if any how much it has changed over the years.
Laura

Kathy Howanietz
Fri, 07/08/2011 - 12:01

I have read the article in the Rural Arkansas magazine . So proud to hear of the renovations the town is doing for the people n Mr. Cash. I'm a painter if you could use my services I would be proud to help the people bring tourism to Arkansas . Hope everything comes around for you all. preserving our heritage !

Everett Henson
Wed, 06/22/2011 - 20:50

I have a Dyess Colony Web Site with a collection from the Begigning to now: I by my site from MyFamily.com and have to in vite through them. If you would like to be invitet just send me an E mail and I will through MyFamily.com I have pictures and personal history of the people who lived there; See you on August 4 in Jonesbore, Arkansas:

svein
Mon, 05/16/2011 - 06:30

I will visit dyess in June this summer.and i look forward to it.
Keep up the good work.
Best regards
Svein from Norway

Susan Clark
Fri, 04/01/2011 - 09:41

My husband and I are coming to Dyess to see Jackson Cash. We are looking forward to seeing your town!

Strictly Cash
Thu, 03/24/2011 - 14:26

Best wishes, on behalf of all the Irish fans of the Man in Black.
Strictly Cash, the Johnny Cash tribute band.
www.strictlycash.net

Carolyn Foster Deal
Sun, 01/30/2011 - 23:19

I was so happy to see the article in the Jonesboro Sun newspaper (1-29-11) regarding the festival at the ASU convocation center to raise money to refurbish the downtown area of Dyess. I have been to
Dyess several times as my mother, aunts and uncles, grandmother and grandfather were a part of the
Dyess colony back in the early 30's. My family also graduated from Dyess High School. My uncle,
Eddyce Gordey is the only living member of his siblings and parents (Lawrence and Cora Gordey).
I will anxiously await any information related to this festival and truly hope much can be done
to refurbish the downtown area of Dyess. It is such a shame to let a wonderful historic area
as this die.
Sincerely,
Carolyn Foster Deal

Everett Henson
Fri, 01/21/2011 - 19:30

I have a DYESS COLONY web site, FROM THE BEGANING TO NOW: This is a private site and you can only log on to it without being being invited by MyFamily.com the co I buy my site from. Send me a e mail and tel me how you are connect to Dyess, Lived at Dyess, Grandparents lived a Dyess, Help build Dyess Colony.

Brenda Bryan
Thu, 12/16/2010 - 08:11

I was born in Dyess, Arkansas in 1951. Great to find the website. I will visit it often to keep up on the local happenings.

Herb Price
Wed, 12/15/2010 - 15:04

Born in Dyess January 26, 1948 in the Dyess Hospital. Have not been back since 1968.

Erik
Mon, 11/01/2010 - 21:38

God Bless Johnny Cash and your wonderful town!!!!!!!!!!