John David helps himself to some stew during a memorial for friend and longtime Under-the-Hill Saloon patron Jack Ray McElwee. McElwee died on March 3 and his friends from the Saloon and around Natchez wanted to honor him by celebrating his Irish heritage. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)

Stewart Wallace stirs a pot of stew while people gather in the garden at the Under-the-Hill Saloon during a memorial for their friend and longtime Saloon patron Jack Ray McElwee. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)

Nancy Moorehead, left, laughs at Dub Rogers, right, doing an Irish jig while Stewart Wallace stirs a pot of stew. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)