Memories
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GOD GAVE US MEMORIES SO THAT WE MIGHT HAVE ROSES IN DECEMBER

A MAN OF FEW WORDS

The first seven years of my life have some of the warmest memories. To this
very day my surroundings and events are very vivid and I can recall them as
if I were still there.  This story is about Sie Martin, better known as "Poppy" the
s/o of Silas Martin & Millie "Dollie" Hall Martin.  I lived with Poppy and my
Granny the first few years of my life and this is a reflection of a precious and
cherished memory of a man I loved very much.  He and my Granny were two
of the most loving people I have ever known in my life.  We didn't have a lot
of material things but they gave me so much of themselves and that's
treasure that is priceless.   ...Gloria Martin Marcum

BIDDING A FRIEND FAREWELL

Reflections from Karen Joy Jones of her friend, Christopher C. Slone
 

THE BOY AND THE BICYCLE

        This is a true story written by my grandfather William Joseph Owens. 
        If there are misspelled words in it I copied it just the way he had it written.
        Billie Ruth Gayheart

 


CHILDHOOD MEMORIES

        A story written by William Joseph Owens of his childhood memories.
        Billie Gayheart

DADDY'S GIRL

A story written about Noah Hall the husband of Juanita Newsome
Noah was the father of Charlotte H. Dixon the author of the story

A TRIBUTE TO GEORGE HIGGINS/HAGGANS

A Poem written by Troy A. Back in Honor of An Old Regular Baptist Minister
that left a great impression on those he served.

FATHER TIME RECALLED IN 1925

The following recital was made by Benjamine David (B.D.) Martin
at a family reunion of Alamander (Squirt) Martin relatives
held at Drift, Kentucky in 1925

MIRROR IMAGE

After my mother died I moved into her big old house in Mousie, Ky.
Being an only child I felt it was my privilege to grieve alone.
My mother was almost 42 when I was born. She was a remarkable woman.
We were very close. Like the joke, “Mirror Mirror on the wall, I am my mother after all.”

SALLIE CLICK HICKS

A poem about the life of Callie Click Hicks
written by her loving daughter Charlotte Caudill

WILLIAM OWENS LETTER

       This letter was written by William Joseph Owens.  The letter is about
       him going to Hindman to go to Professor Clark's School.
       Submitted by his granddaughter - Billie Ruth Gayheart

RITCHIE LETTER

        This is a letter written by Dillard Ritchie in 1942 giving a brief history and
        migration of the Ritchie Family.

SEASONS OF LOVE

I wrote this short story about my mom, Juanita Newsome, who died when I was
15 years old and about living in the ‘holler’ at Litt Carr....Charlotte H. Dixon