In Winnfield’s 2023 Christmas Parade just held, Carolyn Phillips was names as Grand Marshal. In fact, every year a Grand Marshal is announced, usually an individual but sometimes a pair and occasionally a group. On the topic of Grand Marshals, longtime Kiwanis Club member Dr. Bill Gaddis has tracked the honorees since the (most recent) turn of the century and shared that with the Winn Parish Journal. Following are those findings:
2000 Rudolph Foster & Peck Martin
2001 Rev. Ray Teal & Dr. Calvin Phelps
2002 Dhale & Eugene Love
2003 Coach Delores Carter
2004 Veterans & Kiwanians Dr. Jack Evans, Dr. Jerry Williams & Bill Flournoy
2005 Troops Returning from Iraq Red, White & Blue
2006 Barbara Clark & Etoy Ashley
2007 Helen D. Cole and Dr. Raymond Collier
2008 Moppy Harrell and Julius Mercer
2009 Helen Malloy & Tracy L. Harrel
2010 Jane Purser and Family of Rev. Tommy Hamms
2011 World War II Veterans; WSHS Tigers Football & Lady Tigers Basketball teams
2012 Judge Jim Wiley & Grand Matron Bessie Nelson
2013 Peggy Jordan
2014 Puckett & Rose Willis
2015 Mrs. Margie Price
2016 Law Enforcement Agencies
2017 Katherine Grantadams
2018 Superintendent of Schools and Six Principals
2019 Dr. Bill Gaddis
2020 No Parade (COVID)
2021 Steve Vines
2022 Winn Community Food Pantry
2023 Carolyn Phillips