By Doug Fincher

August 1, 1933 - September 14, 2024
Doug Fincher was a contributor to Shelby County Today
from August 2011 through August 2024.
His writings often reflected memories of life in East Texas
with family, friends, and God.

To read his obituary, click here.

“Johnny Nichol’s Polk Berries” by Doug Fincher

August 2, 2021 - I came to San Augustine thirty years ago to meet with the Deacons of Calvary Baptist Church to discuss becoming their Pastor. Deacon Chairman Johnny Nichols immediately explained to me why his legs were so bowed. “It’s Arthur,” he laughed. I’ve tried “all but one thing” to cure my Arthritis, but nothing has helped. When I asked why he hadn’t tried “that one thing,” he said an old man gave him the cure “but I never used it.”

“Counting and Measuring” by Doug Fincher

"Lie not one to another…" Colossians 3:9

July 26, 2021 - In the 60's Charles Johnson invited James Cannon and me to a squirrel hunt on the Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation.

We began the day with breakfast at a Woodville Café and got to our woods about an hour before daylight. As we sat around the fire, Charles bit off a chunk of Red Bull tobacco and began telling stories about his hunts on the Reservation.

“A Letter to My Friends” By Doug Fincher

June 29, 2021 - I have not been active on Email or Facebook lately because of a bladder and prostate problem. My prostate was enlarged… but not cancerous… and they found a sizable stone in my bladder. I had surgery last week… corrected the enlarged prostate, and had the stone removed. (Don’t you just love to read about health reports?) I am doing fine in my recovery and actually slept all night last night without my usual trips to the bathroom!

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