On this date the 9th of August in 1992, our maternal great-uncle Luther passed away in Jena, Louisiana. He was laid to rest in Oak Grove Cemetery, Manifest, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana. Luther McMillin was married to Fannie Ruth Wright (our Granny Dee’s sister). Obituary: …
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“It is a great thing to believe that your life is in the hands of God and that He is working out his purpose through you. It is a greater thing to give your life over to that purpose.” — …
On this date, the 8th of August in 1918, our maternal great-aunt Mary Irmarie was born to parents John E Wright and Gracie Pierce in Manifest, Louisiana. Irmarie was our Granny Dee’s youngest sister and they were the best of friends. After my Granny’s death, Aunt …
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On this date, the 7th of August, in 1913, our maternal great-uncle Marvin George was born to parents John E. Wright and Gracie Pierce in Manifest, Louisiana. Marvin was one of our Granny Dee’s younger brothers. Fun Tidbit: I found this photograph while looking …
I love looking over the printables and resources at DonnaYoung.org. I just feel more organized after visiting her site. If you are a person who likes to write things down, then her printables should be right up your alley. If …
I was looking through old recipes and ran across my mom, Nelda’s 21 Day Rotating Menu in her old planner, which she called her brain. I’m sharing what she had written down. My goal is to later provide her recipes …
I can smell it now, fresh warm bread coming out of the oven. Mom taking here homemade wheat buns and loaves off the pan and setting them on the cooling rack. There is nothing better than fresh bread with butter …
On this date the 12th of July in 1854, Francis Owen Garner was married to Elizabeth Walker in Henry County Indiana.* They had 9 children. *Source: Find A Grave
On this date the 9th of July in 1856, our paternal great great grandfather, William Henry Burris was born in Indiana to parents Asahel Burris and Sarah Ann Garner.* William was married to Jane Deborah Garner and had 10 children:* He passed away on …
On this date the 30th of June in 1920, our paternal grandmother Ida Mae Burris was born in Drumright, Oklahoma to parents Asa Burris and Rosa Pearl Raabe. Interesting Tidbits: She was named Ida May Burris on her birth certificate, after her Grandma Raabe. Mae, …