December 31, 1979, Monday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear, cloudy.  We had Wendi again.  I washed some.  Met Janice up at fabric shop a minute.  Jennings & Elizabeth came down late.  Lucille called me tonite. 

Footnote:  Wendi is her granddaughter who lives in Big Stone Gap.  Janice is Wendi's mother and her youngest daughter.   The fabric shop was in Big Stone Gap.  Jennings is her brother and Elizabeth is his wife.  They live nearby.  Lucille is her sister who lives in Michigan. 

Have a Happy New Year  - stay safe !!

December 30, 1979, Sunday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear, cloudy.  Sunshine and we were supposed to have rain & snow.  Janice & Wendi was home.  Curt & Martha Ely visited awhile . 


Footnote:  Janice is her daughter and Wendi is her granddaughter.  Curt is a relative and Martha is his wife. 


More info for your reading: 
Dec. 20, 1958  Ray Watson & Ruth Kelly married. Donna Kay borned Sept. 24, 1959.  Michael borned Sept. 3, 1962.  Patricia  Ann borned 1966.  Ray fell from barn Sept. 4,  1969 and broke his back.    As I remember, he spent the rest of his life in a wheel chair. 
Dec. 20, 1986 Martha Gibson Barron died.
Dec. 20, 1983 we hear Byron Baker's wife died.
Dec. 20, 1981 Mary Wade Ward died after 15 years or more of multiple scorisis.
Dec. 20, 1978  Zola Alsup died.  She was my roommate at hospital when I had gall bladder surgery. 
Dec. 21, 1983  Millard T. Ely died at Pennington Hospital.  80 years old. Birthday Dec. 15, 1903.

December 29, 1979, Saturday Aunt Estelle wrote

Cloudy.  I was out a time or two today, but we mostly stayed in.  I got all upset last night because of a wreck up the road and didn't sleep good last nite.  No one came in.  Rosemary called. 


Footnote:  Rosemary is her oldest daughter who lives in Hobbs, New Mexico.  


Some other information:
Dec. 18, 1983 Emma Reasor widow of Sheff Reasor died this morning.
Dec. 18, 1957 C. B. Slemp & Shirley married.  Jan. 3, 1962 Karen Sabrina borned.   March 24, 1970 Mary Martha borned to C.B. & Shirley
Dec. 18, 1978 Clifford Ely (Millard's 1st. cousin) died.
Dec. 18, 1978  Mrs. Laura Farmer died.  June 16, 1982 Mr. Farmer was dead in bed.  Feb. 14, 1987 Tag Farmer was dead in bed. 
Dec. 19, 1988  Hattie Reasor died at Nursing home in Bristol. Henderson died Sept. 20, 1981. 
Dec. 19, 1974 Reuben Reasor died in Louisville, Ky. 
Dec. 19, 1966 Mrs. Malissa Coomer died at 84 years
Dec. 19, 1977 Francis Sue Slemp Grose died after a stroke.  Daughter of Elbert Slemp & Valeria Ely Slemp.  Had her stroke Dec. 12 and never gained conscienous. 

December 28, 1979, Friday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.   We have Wendi.  I didn't feel good early but better later.  Edith, Roy, Rachel & Leah and Reba & Jennings were all in a few minutes. 


Footnote:  Wendi is her granddaughter and I am guessing she is out of school for the holiday.  Edith is her sister and Roy is Edith's husband.  Rachel and Leah are their grandchildren, the children of Patricia and they live in Cincinnati.  I am guessing since I wasn't with them that I had been there for Christmas and I had to go back to Cincinnati to work.    Reba is her sister-in-law and Jennings is her brother. 

I have to mention this, Dec. 28 is the date I got married in 1963.  Hard to believe that 49 years have passed.  Was only married for 10 years but I got two wonderful daughters from that.   After we were divorced, Ron eventually moved to Washington, D.C. and while filming a story on ultra-lights for his TV show, he was killed when the ultra-light crashed.  That was in June 1982.  The girls were 11 and 13.    

December 27, 1979, Thursday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.   We feel better today.  We have Wendi.  I washed some.  Pearl & Gene & Val were in awhile.  Allso Jennings & Elizabeth. 


Footnote:   Wendi is her granddaughter.   Pearl Barkley is her cousin and Gene & Val are the people who take care of Pearl.   Jennings is her brother and Elizabeth is his wife. 


We are quickly nearing 2013 and we have some January birthdays:
Kenneth Reasor  Jan. 1, 1941                 (Jennings son)
Barry David Zubke  Jan. 3, 1945           (Lucille's son)
Bill Gay   Jan. 5, 1973                           (Jennings grandson, Betty Jean's son)
Shanna Delaine Jetton   Jan. 7, 1965     (Estelle's granddaughter - Rosemary's daughter )
Charlotte Marie Reasor  Jan. 13, 1991    (Everette's granddaughter - Smith Kevin's daughter)
Travis Edward Shuler  Jan. 15, 1973      (Edith's grandson - Doug's son )
Janice Gail Ely Collier   Jan. 29, 1945    (Estelle's daughter )
Justin David Reasor   Jan. 30, 1977        (Everette's grandson - Stephen's son)

Uncle Jennings Reasor died on Jan. 8, 1982 -  he was born March 16, 1909

December 26, 1979, Wednesday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.    We still feel bad.   We had Wendi and she doesn't feel too good.  She got our mail and she & Mother went for our milk.  Bro Zion  stopped a minute after prayer meeting. 


Footnote:  They seem to have been sick for quite a few days - maybe should have gone to the Dr.  Wendi is her granddaughter and she is probably out of school this week after Christmas.  Her Mother is Janice, Estelle's youngest daughter.  I am guessing that Bro Zion was the current preacher at the Deep Springs Baptist Church.  Guess he had to check up on her as it is Wednesday and she wasn't in the church.  


Hope everyone had a nice Christmas Day sharing love of family and friends and lots of good food.    I went with Leah and Kenny and Max to Kenny's familys dinner.   There were probably 50 or more people there = lots of little kids and some really loud adults..   I think the noise is louder for me because I live alone and regulate my own noise level.  Max also does not care for all the loud noise.   Still I go knowing that and I deal with it. The crafts that the women make and exchange is just a hoot.  I love to see what they are making.  There are some good things and some things that are not so good. 

December 25, 1979, Tuesday Aunt Estelle wrote

Cloudy, rain, snow.  We both have such colds we didn't budge out of the house.  Was supposed to eat with Janice but the weather was too bad.  Jennings & Elizabeth were in awhile late. 


Footnote:  Janice is her daughter who lives about 9 miles away.  Jennings is her brother who lives nearby and Elizabeth is his wife. 

Hope you all are having a good Christmas morning with your family.  

December 24, 1979, Monday Aunt Estelle wrote

Rain.  Cathy Kelly brought us some fruit.  I went out to Lizzie's to take her some candy and stopped at Jennings.  Neither one of us feel very well. 


Footnote:  Not sure just who Cathy Kelly is but I think it is Estelle Kelly's granddaughter - maybe Harold and Sylvia's daughter.  Janice would know.    Lizzie is a neighbor who lives on the back road near Jennings.  Jennings is her brother.    They must have the Christmas blues that some of us get this time of year.  

Hope each of you have the best Christmas ever and good health all thru the new year.

December 23, 1979, Sunday Aunt Estelle wrote

Cloudy, rain.   Sure didn't feel too good.  Janice & Wendi were home.  Tonite was the Christmas program.  Mollie Coomer, Jo Ellen & Maudie Coomer had a wreck coming over from Kingsport this eve. 


Footnote:  Janice is her daughter and Wendi is her granddaughter.    I really don't know exactly who Mollie, Jo Ellen and Maudie are other than there was a family named Coomer that lived in the neighborhood.  I think they all belonged to the Deep Springs Baptist church. 


Rosemary, I saw your comment that you were trying to make a comment.  Whatever you did worked.   I would love to have some feedback as I can see that a lot of people are reading the blog, I just can't see who is reading it.  I am still enjoying the daily posting - it does take some discipline.. It has been around 300 days I have done this.  I am thinking I will start posting the other two years that are in this book - after I finish the 1979 entries. We will see how I feel about it when the time comes. 

December 22, 1979, Saturday Aunt Estelle wrote

Cloudy.  I was in most of the day.  My cold is pretty bad.  Stell Kelly was in awhile. 



Footnote:   Stell Kelly is her good friend, neighbor and fellow church member.   Guess that cold got worse because she was out there moving a tractor? 



Car is loaded with the makings of a cookie bake - going to Leah's for the day.  Leslie is home and Rachel and Hope are coming too.  Crafts for the kids while Leah and Rachel make dozens of good cookies.    I have already made dark chocolate  fudge, chocolate fudge with walnuts and plain chocolate fudge.  Made a cheese roll and sausage balls.  So I'm done.    Hope you are cooking up something good today. 

December 21, 1979,Friday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.   My cold is pretty bad.  I got some 4 way cold pills today.  I went out to help Smith Kevin move the truck & tractor. 


Footnote:  Smith Kevin is the youngest son of her youngest brother, Everette.    With such a bad cold she probably should not have been out moving a tractor.    

Other bits of Information: 
Dec. 17, 1990  Tom Lawson & Tammy Sturgill got married.   1991 baby girl borned.
Dec. 17, 1987  Mary Kate Reasor Grabeel 78 died of cancer.  Rhea Reasor died Sept. 5, 1992  (84)
Dec. 17, 1985 Ad Rogers died of cancer.  1st wife Mary Pinkston. 2nd. Willie Orr Slemp.
Dec. 17, 1974  Rhonda Ann borned to Shirley Slemp McConnell and Russell

December 20, 1979, Thursday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.  I coughed last nite and couldn't talk much this morn.  Pearl and the Lipps visited this eve.  Jennings and Elizabeth were in a minute. 

Footnote:  Pearl is Pearl Barkley and she is a cousin who lives not too far away.  The Lipps are a couple of people who live with and take care of Pearl.    Jennings is her brother and Elizabeth is his wife.  

Some other info for your reading enjoyment: 
Dec. 8, 1978 Barbara's gift shop burned this morning. 
Dec. 9, 1976 Michelle borned to Richard & Shirley Shuler.  Oct. 5, 1971 James Allen borned to Richard and Shirley.  Aug. 8, 1980 Mark Wesley borned to Richard & Shirley.  Dec. 23, 1967 Richard Shirley and Shirley Rivers married . 
Dec. 9, 1990  Justin Hop Slemp had his appendix out early this morn at Kingsport.ears.
Dec. 10, 1971 Jan Cooney got killed at Bonny Blue age 34 years.  Railroad accidents.
Dec. 10, Virginia Slemp Shuler birthday. 
Dec. 12,  1973  Pat Waggal Campbell was dead in bed this morning. 
Dec. 12, 1986  Lillian REasor died after 13 years in a nursing home.  (Henderson's mother). 
Dec. 12, 1982  we have pinches of snow & cold.  Half the community out of electricity all day & nite.  Mark, Sandy & Amanda Calhoun came & spent the day with us.  We had electricity. 
Dec 12, 1977.  Francis Slemp Grose had a stroke.  daughter of Elbert and Valeria Slemp.  Died Dec. 19, 1977 .  Loren married again in 3 months. 
Dec. 13, 1969  Timothy Wayne borned to Betty and Bill Kelly  9lb. 5 oz. 
Dec. 14, 1983,  I took Millard to the hospital and he died Dec. 21, 1983. 
Dec. 15, Millard T. Ely born 1903.  Married Estelle Reasor Aug. 28, 1937. Willard Redge borned June 21, 1938.   Rosemary borned Feb. 17, 1940.  Janice Gail borned Jan. 29, 1945.  Millard died Dec. 21, 1983. 

December 19, 1979, Wednesday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.  Nice weather.  I coughed a lot last nite.  Millard spit up his dinner.  We walked up to Jennings and Millard was sick after supper so we didn't go to church. 


Footnote:  Millard is her husband.  Jennings is her brother.        Nice day they had !!!

December 18, 1979, Tuesday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.  Cold but so pretty & sunshiny.  I took Aunt Rosalee to the grocery store .  We walked up as far as Jennings this eve and Jennings & Elizabeth were in awhile. 


Footnote:   Aunt Rosalee is married to Millard Baker, Estelle's Mothers half-brother.  Jennings is her brother who lives nearby and Elizabeth is his wife. 

December 17, 1979, Monday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.  Cold.   Janice went to Harlan to the funeral of Patty Noe's husband.  We went to pick up Wendi but A.T. got there too so we had points & plugs put in the car.  We got Redge's Christmas package today and he called tonite. 


Footnote:  Janice is her daughter.  Harlan, Kentucky is just across the mountain - probably 30-40 miles.  Patty Noe was a co-worker of Janices.  Wendi is her granddaughter and A.T. is Wendi's father.  Redge is her son who lives in Charlotte, N.C. 

December 16, 1979, Sunday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.  Cold.  We heard this morning that Judy Orr died.  Janice & Wendi were home.  Roy Shuler was in a minute.  Allso Curt & Martha came by a minute. 


Footnote:   I remember the name Judy Orr but don't really remember who she was or how she was connected.   Janice is her daughter and Wendi is her granddaughter.  Now Janice and Wendi have a home but Aunt Estelle always would say that they were home and she meant that they came to her house to visit and her house was "home".     Roy Shuler is her brother-in-law, married to her youngest sister, Edith and they live in Big Stone Gap.   Curt is also her brother -in-law, brother of her husband, Millard.  Martha is Curt's wife. 

December 15, 1979, Saturday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.  I washed some.  Rosemary called.  This eve we visited down at White's, Uncle Millard's, Va Shuler's, Jennings and out to Mrs. Davis a minute.   Millards 76th. birthday. 


Footnote:  Rosemary is her daughter who lives in Hobbs, New Mexico.  I'm not familiar with the Whites (probably a neighbor).  Uncle Millard is Millard Baker who is her mother's half-brother.  Virginia Shuler is her first cousin, daughter of Rose and Hop Slemp.   Jennings is her brother.  They all live within 3 miles of her house.  Mrs. Davis must have been a nearby neighbor also.   Millard is her husband, who was 10 years older than she was - he was born 1903. 


Some more info:
Dec. 6, 1973  Rep. Gerald R. Ford was sworn in as Vice President of the U.S.A.  take Spiro Agnew place who resigned in Oct. 1973. 
Dec. 6, 1988  Bruce Carter was dead in a hotel bed.  He was 62.  Former husband of Nell Ely. Father of Jamie. 
Dec. 6, 1990  Herbert Slemp funeral was tonite at Sturgill's and burial tomorrow. 
Dec. 7, 1974 Johnathan Wesley Reasor, son of Stephen and Cherlene.  Justin David borned Jan. 30, 1977. 

Rosemary,   Wendi and Redge have both made comments.  Maybe you can get one of them to tell you how to make a comment.  I can't figure it our either.    

December 14, 1979, Friday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.  A nice cold day.  I washed some , we walked up to Jennings this eve.  I went for milk.  Heard Patty Noe's (Janice workmate) husband got killed in a plane (his) take off today.


Footnote:  Jennings is her brother who lives nearby.  Janice is her daughter who works in the Lonesome Pine Hospital in Big Stone Gap, Va.  

Other info you may or may not find interesting: 
Dec. 4, 1978 Timothy Allen borned to Tim Shuler and Sharon.  Tim & Sharon Shuler were married Nov. 24, 1977.  Crystal Hope borned Sept. 2, 1982. 
Dec. 4, 1971 Maudie Ellen Sturgill married Rodger Mullins of Big Stone.  Baby boy borned July 2, 1972 . Roger Jr. 
Dec. 4, 1967 Carrie(or Carnie - I can't read her writing) Reasor  Slemp died after 3 weeks of near death. 
Dec. 5,  1951 Joseph Thomas Ely.  Tom married Veda Crusenberry March 27, 1976.  Joseph Shawn borned Feb. 27, 1978.  Morgan Alane borned Aug. 28, 1981.  Tonya Suzanne Oct. 9, 1984.
Dec. 5, 1966  Aunt Rose Slemp died at Pennington Hospital , age 76.  She had been at hospital more than 2 months. 
Dec. 5, 1975 Boy Christopher Wayne borned to Kenneth & Anna Ely (Curt & Va. son). 

December 13, 1979 Thursday Aunt Estelle wrote

Cloudy, Rain.  Rainy  We didn't get up until very late.  Jennings was in a minute.  Pearl and Val & Gene Lipps was in a minute. 



Footnote:  Jennings is her brother.  Pearl is Pearl Barkley who is a cousin and lives a few miles away.  Pearl doesn't drive so she has Val and Gene to drive her and they lived with her, I think, and took care of her.    My mother says she heard that they took everything of any value from Pearl.  Maybe Pearl gave it all to them.  Nobody knows now. 

December 12, 1979, Wednesday Aunt Estelle wrote

Cloudy, rain.  I took Aunt Rosalee to grocery store first.  Then Millard & I went to visit Malissa Reasor.  To church tonite. 


Footnote:   Aunt Rosalee is married to Millard Baker, Estelle's mother's half-brother.    Millard Ely is her husband and Malissa Reasor is a relative. 


Today is 12-12-12   - We will never see that again - make the most of your day. 

December 11, 1979, Tuesday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear, cloudy.  Reba picked us up and we went to Curt & Martha's at Sneedville for lunch.  We enjoyed it very much but tired.  Jennings & Elizabeth were in. 



Footnote:  Reba is her sister-in-law.   Curt is her brother-in-law and Martha is his wife.  Reba and Curt are brother and sister to Millard, Estelle's husband.   Jennings is her brother and Elizabeth is his wife.  

Other info you may or may not find interesting:  Can't remember where I left off so may be repeating some info here.
Dec. 1, 1982  Reba Reasor went in Kingsport Hospital under a heart monitor tonite.
Dec. 1, 1979 Glenda Carol Johnston (37) committed suicide by the exhaust on her car.  Daughter of Clarence & Virginia McElroy Johnston. 
Dec. 1, 1955  Grandpa (Emmett Ely) died age 84. 
Dec. 2, 1984 Maude Pearl Ely died.  Ralph Hyatt died Nov. 15, 1971.  Ballard died Nov. 22, 1982. 
Dec. 2, 1980 Paul Kelly died (Velma's brother).  Benton Kelly died April 9, 1980 - brothers. 
Dec. 3, 1988 Frank Reasor married Sandy.  1st. wife Carol died Aug. 15, 1987 (mother of Frankie & Joe). 
Dec. 3, 1990 Herbert Slemp died after 5 weeks of intensive care in Winston Salem, N. Carolina.  Was buried Dec. 7 at Norton, Va. 
Dec. 3, 1968  Pete Reasor (Pearls brother) died allmost sudden tonite.   Dee (Pearl's older bro) died Oct. 31age 71.  Sept. 26, 1988 Pearl Barkley died 84. 

December 10, 1979, Monday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.   I washed this morning.  Jennings & Elizabeth come awhile.  We went to visit Uncle Millards for a visit and on to the Dr.  for our appointment.  The Dr. took Millard off pronestal after 8 1/2 years. 


Footnote:   Jennings is her brother and Elizabeth is his wife.   Uncle Millard is Millard Baker who is her mother's half-brother.   Millard Ely is her husband.   

December 9, 1979, Sunday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear, cold.  We went to church.  Janice & Wendi went for play practice, then we went to rest home for services and on to Magic Mart.  To church tonite. 



Footnote:     Janice is her daughter and Wendi is her granddaughter.  Magic Mart is a local variety store.    They were probably practicing for the Christmas play at the church.  

December 8, 1979, Saturday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.  We went to Penn. to visit Smith Kevin this eve.  He seems to be doing O.K.  Tonite we had our W.M.U Christmas supper and is was nice.  Rosemary called after we got in. 



Footnote:   Pennington Gap, Va. is a town about 8 miles West of Deep Springs.  There is a big, nice hospital there.   Smith Kevin is her nephew.   W.M.U. is the Women's Missionary Union, a group of women who belong to the Missionary Baptist Church.    Rosemary is her daughter who lives in Hobbs, New Mexico.  


Off early in the morning(Sat.) to do my last show  #15  for the year.   I am really tired.  At some point, I will count how many dolls I have sold this year.  It is a lot - I have been thru several big boxes of stuffing.     I have 35 dolls here at home that have to be mailed or delivered next week - Christmas orders.  Thank goodness they are all done - unless I sell one of them tomorrow. 

December 7, 1979, Friday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.  Icy this morning.  Stell Kelly and I decorated the fellowship hall for our banquet tomorrow nite.  Smith Kevin had a staph germ abscess out of his rectum today.  Curt & Martha come by awhile on their way to a banquet at Big Stone, Old Dominion Power banquet.  We had Wendi tonite while Janice & A.T. went to the hospital Christmas banquet. 


Footnote:   Stell Kelly is her good friend and fellow church member.  Smith is her nephew, son of Everette, her brother.   Curt & Martha are relatives - her brother-in-law and his wife.  Wendi is her granddaughter and Janice is her daughter and A.T. is Janice's husband and Wendi's Daddy.  

Smith,  sorry about that, but I swear it is exactly as she wrote it.  

December 6, 1979, Thursday Aunt Estelle wrote

Cloudy, rain.   Cloudy all day and started rain by dark.  I was up to Jennings this eve, then we all went up to Maude Hyatt Ely's store where she was having a yard sale.  Smith Kevin went in hospital for a abscess surgery tomorrow.  Radious & Walter were down awhile. 


Footnote:   Jennings is her brother who lives "just up the road".   Maude Hyatt Ely is a neighbor and friend for many years.  She and her first husband, Paul Hyatt, owned one of the local filling stations/variety store in the neighborhood.   Smith Kevin is her nephew, son of her youngest brother, Everette and Ruth his wife.    Radious and Walter are neighbors. 


Would love to see what Maude Hyatt was selling in the yard sale.  Maude and her first husband, Ralph owned one of the  filling stations in the neighborhood.  It was also a grocery/variety store where you could get just about anything you needed from crackers to nails.  I remember when my Daddy would take us down to Deep Springs to visit relatives, he would sometimes stop at Paul's filling station and I would get to have a fudgecicle - chocolate ice cream on a stick - my favorite. 

December 5, 1979, Wednesday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.  early I went to Big Stone to eye specialist.  This eve I went to Pennington to Glenda Johnston funeral.  Late we walked up to Jennings.  To prayer meeting tonite. 



Footnote:   Big Stone Gap, Va. is a small town about 9 miles  Northeast.    Pennington Gap, Va. is a small town about 7 miles to the West.   Glenda Carol Johnston is the daughter of Virginia Johnston - a childhood friend of Estelle's.  Glenda was 37 and committed suicide.   Jennings is her brother who lives close by. 

December 4, 1979, Tuesday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.   I took Aunt Rosalee to grocery store and over to get milk.  We had to pick up Wendi and tonight we went to funeral home where Glenda Johnson lay corpse. 


Footnote:   Aunt Rosalee is married to Millard Baker who is Estelle's mother's half-brother.  Wendi is her granddaughter.    Glenda Johnston is the daughter of Virginia McElroy Johnston from Woodway, Va. and Estelle grew up with Virginia.  Glenda committed suicide, leaving a husband and small child.
My Mother and Daddy were friends with Clarence and Virginia Johnston and we visited them many times.  My brother, Doug, was and still is  good friends with their son, Sonny Johnston.  They have been in many fishing tournaments together.   I remember spending the night with Glenda Carol  and her sister, Rita Louise in Woodway.  It was usually on Saturday night and we all got dressed up and went to church on Sunday.   In the summer, they would come to Big Stone Gap and we would all go swimming at the Country Boy swimming pool. 

December 3, 1979, Monday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.  9 Degrees.  warmed up in the day.  I had arthritis in my shoulders all morning.  Didn't do much all day.  To Missionary society tonite.  Jennings & Elizabeth were in. 


Footnote:  9 degrees - that is cold.   Missionary society is an organization for women that is part of the church activities.   Jennings is her brother and Elizabeth is his wife.  They lived all their working lives in Flint, Michigan and when he retired, they moved back to Virginia and lived in a mobile home on the property that he inherited - part of the Reasor farm.  It was near to Estelle's home. 

December 2, 1979, Sunday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.  very cold all day.  We heard Glenda Carol Johnston 37 committed suicide yesterday with the exhaust of her car.  Reba picked me up and we went to Carter Brewer's babys funeral.  She was 8 weeks old and a little doll. 


Footnote:  Glenda Carol Johnston was the daughter of Clarence and Virginia Johnston and they lived in Woodway, Va., a small village near Pennington Gap, Va.    Estelle grew up with Virginia as she was a McElroy and lived on the hillside just across the highway from the Reasors.   Glenda left a husband and small daughter.   Reba is her sister-in-law.   Don't know who Carter Brewer was - a neighbor I would guess - maybe a church member.  


Off to do one more art show today.  I am tired and it is time to take a break.  

December 1, 1979, Saturday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.  Cold.  I washed some, cleaned some.  Millard & I walked up to Jennings a minute.  I baked the preacher a cake and he was in a minute. 


Footnote:  Millard is her husband and Jennings is her brother.  Don't know who the preacher was at that time but she must have liked him - he got a cake.  



Happy December -  Off to the outlet mall today with my girls and grand daughters.  Should be a fun day!!!    Show tomorrow but what the heck - I will just sell what I got.  Tired of making things to sell now.  Time for some fun. 

November 30, 1979, Friday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.  30 Degrees. Very cold.  I went up to Jennings, stopped at Lizzie's and Va Shulers.  Stell Kelly was in awhile.  I sewed a lot this evening. 


Footnote:    Jennings is her brother who lives nearby.  Lizzie and Va. Shuler are also neighbors and they live near Jennings too.  She usually goes to Lizzie's to get eggs.   Va. Shuler was her good friend and they both loved to read novels and they shared their books.  They always put their initials in the front of the book to show that they had read it.  Stell Kelly was a friend and fellow church member who lived not too far away.  

At the end of the month there is a page for Special Data and this is the November info:

Nov. 30, 1979, Doug Shuler had hemmoriod surgery, 
Dec. 1, 1979  Glenda Carol Johnston - 37 years old - committed suicide with the exhaust of her car.
 
on the same page she wrote:

Friday Dec. 14, 1979.  H. L. Noe of Harlan and husband of Patty Noe, who works with Janice.  He wrecked his private plane in Knoxville and it exploded and he burned. 
Dec. 16, 1979. Judy Orr 56 died.  Daughter of Mr. Robert Orr down near Pearl Barkleys. 
Dec. 9, 1981 Millard stayed in Pennington Hospital with congestive heart failure until Dec. 14. 

November 29, 1979, Thursday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear, cloudy, snow.   30 degrees all day.  I paid bills this morn.  allso went to Big Stone with Jennings.  Sewed & read the rest of the day. 



Footnote:   Big Stone Gap is a small town about 9 miles away.  Jennings is her brother.  She loved to sew and read. 

Other info you may or may not find interesting:
Nov. 26, 1982, Bro Floyd Haun died in Sumpter, N. Carolina
Nov. 26, 1967  Mac & Valeria Graham found their house on fire when they went home from church.  Pennington Fire Department came and saved a lot of it. 
Nov. 27, 1989  My cousin Louise Baker 76 died today.  borned the same year 1913 that me, Harold & Marie Baker was borned. 
1981 Robert (Bob) Addington 63 died.  He was married to Bonnie Gibson Slemp Millhorn.
Nov. 28  Billy Mark Kelly borned 1960 died April 9, 1964 (of quick pneumonia).
Nov. 28, 1972  Cherlene Reasor had surgery at Wise. 
Nov. 30, 1984  Laura Katherine borned to Doug and Norma Jean Zubke Somers.    July 8, 1978 Brian David borned to Doug and Norma Jean.  They were married Aug. 22, 1970
Nov. 30, 1978  Charles Brewer died at Reba Reasor's barn early today as he started to grade tobacco.

November 28, 1979, Wednesday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear, cloudy.  Got cooler all day.   I went to tobacco market early.  Got the check and went to the bank and then took Randy's check down to his house.  To church tonite. 



Footnote:  The tobacco market was a huge warehouse in Pennington Gap, Va. and it is where all the tobacco farmers in the county took their harvest to be sold to the highest bidder.  I wonder what she had to identify her tobacco in order to get a check.  Must have been assigned numbers.  Randy is the guy she hired to help her raise the tobacco and he got it ready for the market, so he got some of the money they made from the sale of the tobacco.   It is a lot of hard work to raise tobacco and I am sure she didn't get enough money to pay for all the hard work.   But that is the life of a farmer.  A lot of hard work!!!

November 27, 1979 Tuesday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.  45 degrees  Sunshine again.  I took Aunt Rosalee to grocery store.  Went up to Jennings a minute.  Sewed the rest of the day. 


Footnote:   Aunt Rosalee is Rosalee Baker who lives nearby.  She is married to Millard Baker who is Estelle's Mother's half-brother.  He is nearly blind and cannot drive and Aunt Rosalee never did drive.  Jennings is her brother who lives nearby.   She is probably sewing on quilts.     The weather in '79 is very similar to the weather we are having in 2012 - not much global warming going on in that  33 year span.  

November 26, 1979, Monday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.  55 Degrees.  After a night of rain, sunshine & windy.  I washed some and sewed some. 


Footnote:   Not much happening today.     I had a call from Stephen about Lula Baker Reasor's middle name.   He said her middle name was Pearl.   I knew that but it  just didn't come to me at the time.   He said that Pearl Reasor Barkley was named after Mamie (Lula).  Also, we have a cousin, Lula Bell Reasor, who lives in Pennington Gap, Va. and she was named after Mamie too.   

December birthdays coming up:  Jonathan Wesley Reasor  Dec. 7, 1974 - Stephen's son.   
Millard Tesley Ely  12-15-03( he was Estelle's husband and he was 10 years older than she was.

November 25, 1979, Sunday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear, cloudy, rain.  75 Degrees  Janice & Wendi were home.  We went to the Magic Mart a minute.  Reba was down awhile.  When church was out tonite we had rain.


Footnote:   Janice is her daughter and Wendi is her granddaughter.  Magic Mart is a general store where you could get just about everything you need.    Reba is her sister-in-law and lives nearby.    

November 24, 1979, Saturday Aunt Estelle wrote

Cloudy, rain.  warm enough.  I worked in house until late this evening.  We walked up to Jennings awhile.  Millard burped up his lunch.  Cloudy all day.


Footnote:  Jennings is her brother who lives nearby.  Millard is her husband who must have eaten the wrong thing for lunch. 


Some other info you may or may not find interesting:
Nov. 24, 1982 Dr. Henry Kinser died of a aorta anerisum.  We loved him.
Nov. 24, 1977 Tim Shuler and Sharon Burton got married at the church.   1978 Dec. 4 Tim Allen was borned.  1982 Sept. 21 Crystal Hope borned. 
Nov. 24, 1974 Sunday.  Jennings Reasor & Elizabeth got here with their furniture and moved in their trailer.  Elizabeth died Aug. 7, 1980 of heart attack.  Jan. 8, 1982 Jennings died of heart attack up at Ruth's house.

Nov. 25, 1988 Louisa Parsons died
Nov. 25, 1963, Monday  President John F. Kennedy buried.

November 23, 1979, Friday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear, cloudy.  70 Degrees.  We had Wendi today.  She and I went to P. O. to mail Rosemary's Christmas.  Stopped at grocery store.  Wendi picked her up a kitty at the store.  We went for my sewing machine and took Wendi home. 


Footnote:   Wendi is her granddaughter who lives in Big Stone Gap, Va. , about 9 miles away.  Rosemary is her daughter who lives in Hobbs, New Mexico - away across the country.   When she took Wendi home, wonder if she took the kitty too?    

November 22, 1979, Thursday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.  70 degrees.  We had a nice day.  Janice & Wendi come for lunch.  Wanda Wheeler Bailey visited us this evening.  Stephen Reasor come awhile.  Millard & I went up to Radious a minute.



Footnote:  Janice is her daughter and Wendi is her granddaughter.  Have heard the name Wanda Bailey but I don't know her.  Stephen is her nephew, the oldest son of her youngest brother Everette.  Millard is her husband and Radious is a neighbor and cousin. 

I bet she baked a chicken and had dressing and a cushaw pie.  She probably did something with all that cushaw she has been cooking.
 
Some other info you may or may not find interesting: 
Nov. 17, 1978,  Jennings & Elizabeth went to Kenneths in Cedar Rapid, Iowa for Thanksgiving.

Nov. 19, 1989  Walter Short died in Ky. with a anuroism. Radious 73 years old, died 1985 Mar. 14. Walter remarried Bessie Sept. 1986, seperated 1989.  Ruthie Louise Reasor died Sept. 7, 1992 in Indiana, buried at Dryden.    (that is how she wrote it, so you figure it out).
 
1979. Alice Anderson died, wife of Montague Anderson.  Montague Anderson died Dec. 7, 1979.  Daughter died Christmas time 1985 of Tmaine poison.
 
1976 Ora Lee Reasor (wife of Henderson) died while visiting daughter in Ala.  Henderson remarried a 19 year old in spring 1979.  Cathy, his youngest daughter married a Lawson boy in fall 1978.

Nov. 20, 1951 Claudette Blair was killed in car wreck with 2 others on way to college.
 
Nov. 22, 1982  Ballard Ely died this morning after 3 days near death of aorta anurism surgery.  Ballard's 2nd. wife Maude Hyatt Ely died Dec. 2, 1984.

Nov. 22, 1963, Friday, President John F. Kennedy was shot & killed in Dallas, Texas

November 21, 1979, Wednesday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear, cloudy.  70 Degrees   Went to the hospital & clinic to pay a bill and shopped a little.  Stell Kelly was in this evening.  We went up to Jennings late.  To church tonite.



Footnote:   Estelle Kelly is her friend and neighbor.  Jennings is her brother. 

The weather in 1979 is running about like our weather today.  It is very nice here in Cincinnati, will be in the 60's today.   Have a Happy Thanksgiving everyone. 

November 20, 1979, Tuesday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear, cloudy.  Really warm.   I took Aunt Rosalee to grocery store.  Curt Ely & Martha came right at dinner time, so they eat with us.  I went down to Va. Shuler's a minute and after milk.  Later Millard & I went out to Lizzie's and back by Jennings. 


Footnote:  Aunt Rosalee is married to Millard Baker, a half-brother to Lula Baker, who is Estelle's mother.  Curt Ely is her brother-in-law and Martha is his wife.  Virginia Shuler is her neighbor and a relative.    Lizzie is a neighbor where she usually gets eggs.  Jennings is her brother and also a neighbor.  

November 19, 1979, Monday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.    I washed 3 loads of clothes today because it was warm enough to dry outside.  Cooked some cushaw for pies.  I was up to Jennings late.  Heard that Alice Anderson died.  She was Mrs. Montague Anderson.  Montague died Dec. 7, 1979.  


Footnote:  Jennings is her brother who lives nearby.  Don't know who Alice Anderson  or Montague Anderson was. 

November 18, 1979, Sunday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.  Edith & Roy came this evening and Edith & I went to Penn. to visit Sue Olinger, because her Mother died last nite.  Janice & Wendi were home.

Footnote:  Edith is her sister and Roy is her husband.  They live in Big STone Gap, Va.   Pennington Gap is a small town about 8 miles West.  I remember hearing the name Sue Olinger but don't remember just who she is - friend or relative.    Janice is her daughter and Wendi is her granddaughter.

Went ahead and did the post for Sunday as I will be gone all day 7a - 4P.     Later,  Pat

November 17, 1979, Saturday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.  Warmed up again.  Millard & I rode to Woodway to the Flea Market allso rode around some more places.  Jennings & Elizabeth were in late. 


Footnote:  Millard is her husband.  Woodway is a small village about 7 or so miles West of Deep Springs.  Jennings is her brother and Elizabeth is his wife.

I had a show today and I had to leave the house about 7:30 this morning.  It was a great show, 12 women, our 17th. year.  We had tons of people and they bought a lot of things from all or us.  I am so tired now and I am going to bed as I have another show tomorrow and I have to be on site at 7AM to set up the booth.  It is in a Jewish Temple and we have to be ready when they get out of Sunday School at 9AM.  We'll see how well this goes.  My inventory is all picked over but I do have things left to sell.   

November 16, 1979, Friday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.  Warmed up a lot.  We went to pick up Wendi and stayed with her until after 6 oclock.  Janice working. 


Footnote:  Wendi is her granddaughter who lives in Big Stone Gap - about 9 miles away.  Janice is her daughter, who worked at the hospital in Big Stone. 

Some other info you might or might not find interesting:
Nov. 15, 1980 Dewey Russell died. 
Nov. 15, 1971 Ralph Hyatt died today about 12 oclock at Kingsport Hospital.   1978 June 15 Maude married Ballard Ely at the church and Nov. 22, 1982 Ballard died.  Ballard's wife died June 30, 1963.  Dec. 2, 1984 Maude died. 
Nov. 16, 1972 Kendra Leanne borned to Shaw and Rollie Clovis Ely Shaw 
Nov. 16, 1972 Virginia Ely (Curtis wife) was rushed to the hospital with blood clot. 

November 15, 1979, Thursday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear, cloudy.   Cold.  I had to take part of my machine to Big Stone.  Got the car greased while there and shopped a little.  Pearl, Gene & Val, allso Roy Shuler were in this evening.



Footnote:  I think she is talking about her sewing machine.  Big Stone Gap, Va. is a small town about 9 miles northeast of Deep Springs.   I remember the expression "having the car greased" but not sure just what they did to the car - was that when they changed the oil??    Pearl Barkley is her cousin and she has Gene and Val to take her places as she can't drive.    Roy Shuler is her brother-in-law, married to her youngest sister, Edith.  

Roy Shuler was my Daddy and Edith ( who was given only one name and resents her parents for that to this day) is my Mother.   They lived in Big Stone Gap where I was raised. 

November 14, 1979, Wednesday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.   Cold.  I washed two loads of clothes.  Tried to sew, but machine out of order.  I took it to Big Stone for repairs.  Went out to Janice's a minute, then down to Edith's a minute.  To prayer meeting tonite. 


Footnote:   Big Stone Gap is a small town about 9 miles away.   Janice is her daughter and Edith is her younger sister.   They both live in Big Stone Gap, Virginia.  


Other info you might or might not find interesting:

Nov. 12, 1975 Madeline Baker died in Florida
Nov. 12, 1968 Mary Lydia Ely had a tumor out of right breast and left breast removed with cancer.
Mary Lydia died Feb. 4, 1983 of heart attack.
Johnny Ely's wife had 2 lemon size goiter's & thyroid gland removed. 
James Stout a boy I graduated with from LBI died.  He was deformed and was from Stickelville. 
Nov. 13, 1965  Kimberly Grace was borned to Mary Grace Reasor & Pete Groseclose.
Nov. 14, 1984  Martin Baker (my 1st. cousin) died.  Bro Harold Baker died Nov. 6, 1986.
Nov. 14, 1959  James Flanary 45 year old shot himself thru the mouth and out the top of his head.  He had tried suicide maybe 4 times.  Ronnie found him.  He left 4 boys, Jerry, Larry, Ronnie & Dennie.

November 13, 1979, Tuesday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear, cloudy.   Curt was here awhile.  I took Aunt Rosalee to grocery store.  Helped Randy in the tobacco part of the evening.  They took it off tonite.   


Footnote:    Curt is her brother-in-law.    Aunt Rosalee is married to Uncle Millard Baker and he was a half-brother to Estelle's mother, Lula Baker Reasor.    Does anyone know if Mamie Reasor (Lula) had a middle name?    Never heard it if she did.   Randy is the sharecropper who helped raise the tobacco crop.  He will share in the money received from the sale of the tobacco.      I remember my Daddy saying the men who came from the tobacco companies "just stole our tobacco".  He said the big company officials  never thought it was worth as much as the poor farmer thought it was.  There was a huge building in Pennington Gap, called the tobacco warehouse and this is where all the local farmers would bring their trucks loaded with baskets of tobacco .   The officials from the tobacco companies would come to the warehouse, inspect the tobacco and then bid on the lot.   I remember being in the warehouse just once and seeing the rows and rows of tobacco laid out in an orderly fashion and the smell is something to never forget.  

November 12, 1979, Monday Aunt Estelle wrote

Cloudy.  rained again last nite.  good tobacco weather.  I washed some, cut out a dress and cut some quilt pieces.  Went out to Sandra's a minute, allso up to Jennings a minute. 


Footnote:    They are grading the tobacco getting it ready to take to Market.  The tobacco companies come in and bid on the baskets.  Sandra is her neice, daughter of Everette, Estelle's youngest brother.   Sandra lives nearby and Jennings lives just up the hill from Sandra.   Jennings is Estelle's oldest brother. 

November 11, 1979, Sunday Aunt Estelle wrote

Cloudy, rain.  Cold.  Janice & Wendi were home for lunch.  We went to church.  Down to Magic Mart this evening.


Footnote: Janice is her daughter and Wendi is her granddaughter.  Magic Mart is a general store in Dryden or Pennington Gap(not sure) and it is about 6 miles or so west of Deep Springs. 

Other info you may or may not find interesting: 
Nov. 7, 1976   Bud Culbertson first sermon as pastor of Deep Springs Church.  Bro. Miller been dead 2 months.  Bud moved in this section early 1976.  April 26, 1977 Bud baptised his first.  His mother & Curt Ely plus 3 other girls.   June 20, 1977 Bro. Culbertson moved to parsonage.  Feb 13, 1979 moved back to Kingsport. 

John Mark borned to Charles and Susie Bailey Kelly 1968.  Married Nov. 9, 1985 divorced remarried 1987.
Nov. 11  Aunt Becky Reasor's birthday  89
Nov. 11  1965  Denny Shuler got shot in the foot.  Accident. 
Nov. 11, 1981  Ida White died.
Nov. 11, 1949   Everette & Ruth married 

November 10, 1979, Saturday Aunt Estelle wrote

Cloudy, rain.   Rained all last nite.  I worked in the house all morning.  Jennings picked me up and we went to Mrs Slaughter's funeral.  She was the Mom of Delilah & Arlene Sharp.  Randy graded tobacco half the nite. 


Footnote:   Jennings is her brother who lives near by.   Mrs. Slaughter lived in Big Stone Gap, Va.  Delilah and Arlene lived in Big Stone Gap too,  in houses that were on the same lot.  Delilah was a good friend to my Mother.    Randy is her farm hand or sharecropper.  

November 9, 1979, Friday Aunt Estelle wrote

Cloudy, rain.   I baked some pies.  Jennings was in allso Mrs. Davis.  I went up to Jennings, out to Lizzie's for eggs and down by  Va  Shuler's and out to Betty's for milk



Footnote:  Jennings is her brother and Mrs. Davis is her neighbor.  Lizzie Sturgill lives on the back road near Jennings and Virginia Shuler - her cousin- lives near the Sturgill's, also on the back road.  Betty is the lady with the cows and she lives nearby but not on the back road.    

Some other events in Nov. 

Nov. 3, 1990  Reba Reasor moved to Johnson City retirement home.
Nov. 4, 1975 Va. Ely had bowel surgery.  Died Aug. 29, 1976 of cancer. 
Nov. 4, 1969 Bascom Slemp son of Milam Slemp passed away of Hodgins disease. 
Nov. 5, 1990 Herbert Slemp who had bypass surgery Oct. 18 had to have a breast bone repaired today.  Really sick.  Died Dec. 3
Nov. 6, 1984  Charlie Ely died.  Feb. 4, 1983 Mary Lydia Ely died. 
Nov. 6, 1986  Harold Baker was dead in his sleep this morning after about 1 month of Hodgins disease. 73 years old.     Nov. 27, 1989 Louise Baker died.  She, Marie & Harold Baker and Estelle all borned 1913. 

November 8, 1979, Thursday Aunt Estelle wrote

Cloudy.    I washed, cooked & canned 6 quarts of cushaw.  Reba was here.  Pearl & Gene Lipps & Val come this evening.  Jennings & Elizabeth were here.  Lettie Davis was here awhile. 



Footnote:     Reba is her sister-in-law.  Pearl Barkley is a cousin  and Gene and Val are her caregivers.   Jennings & Elizabeth are her brother and sister-in-law.   Lettie Davis is her neighbor who she visited yesterday. 

   So if she doesn't go visiting, they come to visit her.   I think her life was unique as I don't believe people visit that much anymore.    Maybe in the country or small towns  where they all go to the same church and know everyone  and where they live ,  it is easier to check up on a neighbor.    I sure don't have neighbors like that.  I don't even take the time to visit the friends that I care about - that is a shame.    We should have a "take a pie to a neighbor" day.   Or maybe once a week, meet a friend for lunch - everyone is so busy that it is hard to even  schedule that .    

November 7, 1979, Wednesday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear, cloudy.   I cooked & sewed some.  Went over to Mrs. Davis & Lettie's this evening and stopped at Cindy Tankersley's awhile.  To prayer meeting tonight. 



Footnote:   Mrs. Davis and Lettie are neighbors and I don't know any more than that about them.   Cindy must be nearby also - a neighbor.     She did like to keep a watch on her neighbors and she liked to go to her church. 

Some other information you all might like to read:
Nov. 1, 1979 Adam Joshua borned to Paris Dean and Cissie Ely.   Meredith Marie borned Dec. 4, 1982. 
Nov. 1  Timmy Shuler went in the hospital today with high temperature from strep throat.  
Nov. 2, 1978 Shannan Jennifer borned to Larry & Kathy Ely (Curtis Ely's granddaughter)
Nov. 2, 1972  Shane & Blane were borned to Bob & Francis Ely Ratliffe
Nov. 2, 1964 Richard Shuler left for the Marines.  Got back from Vietnam July 1967.  Dec. 1969 Richard went back to Vietnam.  Dec. 1970 Richard got back from Vietnam the second time.  Jan. 1971 Richard & Shirley went to Camp in S. Carolina 

November 6, 1979, Tuesday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.  We had Wendi.  She & I picked up Aunt Rosalee and went to Pennington for groceries.  We walked up to Jennings.  Roy & Edith, Pearl, Gene and Val were all in.  To WMU tonite.  We went to vote. 


Footnote:   Wendi is her granddaughter who lived in Big Stone Gap, Va.   Aunt Rosalee is married to Millard Baker, Estelle's mother's half-brother.  Pennington Gap, Va.  is a town about 9 miles West of Deep Springs .    Jennings is her brother who lives nearby.  Edith is her sister who lives in Big Stone and Roy is Edith's husband.   Pearl Barkley is her cousin who lives about  5 miles away.  Gene and Val are people who take care of Pearl.   WMU is the Womens Missionary Union that was a part of the Missionary Baptist church in Deep Springs where she belonged.     Wish she had said who was running and what they voted for in  1979.  

November 5, 1979, Monday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.   Such a nice day.  Redge got started home soon after 8.  I washed 2 loads of clothes, raked the limbs off the yard.   Sold a load of hay.  We walked up to Jennings  this evening. 



Footnote:   Redge is her son and he lives in Charlotte, NC.    Jennings is her brother.     Wonder how much she got for a load of hay. 

November 4, 1979, Sunday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.  We had such a pretty day.  Janice & I went to Kingsport this eve and got medicine.  I looked for a coat.  Redge stayed all nite with us. 



Footnote:  Janice is her daughter and Redge is her son.  Kingsport, Tennessee is a town about 45 miles southeast of Deep Springs and Big Stone Gap, Virginia.


Redge sent a comment on the post from Saturday and he said that Larry, Kenneth, Ralph and Vera are Curt's children.   Not sure what happened to their mother.  

Nice cool day here in Cincinnati.  Sunshine and got an extra hour of sleep. 

November 3, 1979, Saturday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.  Redge & Leisha come awhile and eat lunch.  Redge came back and dressed for Curt's wedding.  We all had a good time and the wedding was real nice.  We think well of Martha.  Larry and Kenneth's families came, but Ralph and Vera refused to attend. 


Footnote:    Redge is her son and Leisha is her granddaughter.  Curt is a relative on Uncle Millard's (Estelle's husband)  side and I don't know much about who is who.  I am guessing that Larry and Kenneth and Ralph and Vera are relatives of Curt's .

Sorry so late in posting today,  I had to get up and leave the house early to set up a show today.   So I was in a tizzy and totally didn't have time to post.    Good show - nice crowd - cold and rainy but sold a bunch of things.   Now to the grocery where I  will  hand over  a lot of that hard-earned money.   In one hand and out the other.        Happy Birthday, Leah.  You can't  possibly be more that 16.  

November 2, 1979, Friday Aunt Estelle wrote

Cloudy.  Rained all nite and was cool this morning.  I went to town to get our coat's cleaned and I went on to visit Malissa a while.  We walked up to Jennings a while this evening. 


Footnote:  Malissa Reasor is a relative - I think she is her first cousin but I can't remember Malissa's husband's name or just how she is related.     I am pretty sure that Malissa's son lives in Big Stone Gap and runs the local State Farm Insurance Agency  and has a huge house full of real beautiful antique furniture.     Jennings is her brother who lives nearby. 

Happy Birthday to Sandra Reasor Hunt - let's see - born in 1954 makes her about 58 - not possible!!!

Other Info:  1980, Oct. 29  Myrtle Reasor died in Florida age 86. Sister of Tate, Cleve & Hen Reasor
Oct. 31, 1971  Dee Reasor (Pearl's bro) 71 died today at Houston Texas after 15 years of a stroke and partial paralysis.   Pete, Pearls other bro died Dec. 3, 1968.    Pearl Barkley (Reasor) sister of Dee & Pete died Sept. 26, 1988.  
Nov. 1, 1975 Elbert Slemp died.  Valeria died June 15, 1975.  Valeria & Elbert both had cancer. 
Nov. 1, 1979  Adam Joshua borned to Paris Dean and Cissie Ely.  Meredith Marie borned Dec. 4, 1982  
Nov. 2, 1954  Sandra Kay Reasor born.  Married Robert Hunt July 15, 1978.  Joshua Martin borned Sept. 4, 1980.  Sept. 3, 1988 Robert Hunt was killed by a train. 

November 1, 1979, Thursday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear, cloudy, rain.  Warm at morning.  Rain by night.   I went up and helped Curtis clean up a bit, because Kenneth Wayne is coming tomorrow.

Footnote:    Curtis is her brother-in-law.   I think Kenneth is Curtis's son.

Some other info she has under Special Data
Oct. 23, 1979 put Millard in hospital at Penn. for 4 days
1979  April 15 to April 22 Millard stayed in Penn. hospital with a Virus.
Oct. 24, 1958  Frank Reasor & Carol Grizle married.   George Jr. bron Dec. 16, 1960.  Joseph Patten born Nov. 9, 1963.  Carol died of cancer Aug. 15, 1987.  Frank remarried

1980 Uncle Millard & Aunt Rosalee left for Cincinnati to live.  Left in a ambulance.  So Sad.  Uncle Millard died May 21, 1981 in nursing home.  Aunt Rosalee died Jan. 2, 1989 in nursing home in Cincinnati, Ohio. 

1978 Oct. 24  Ruby Kelly had a stroke this morn.    Nov. 8 Benny & Lucille Kelly took them home with them. 
 

October 31, 1979, Wednesday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear, cloudy.    Real warm most of the day.  finally a cool wind got up.  I sewed some, we had Wendi as they were out of water at Big Stone.  To prayer meeting.   We had 5 trick or treaters before church. 

Footnote:   Wendi is her granddaughter who lives in Big Stone.  

Happy Halloween to everyone.

 Dates to remember in November:

Nov. 2, 1954   Sandra Reasor Hunt   Birthday  born to Ruth and Everette Reasor
Nov. 3, 1968   Leah Statzer Kordenbrock  Birthday - born to Patricia Shuler and Ron Statzer
Nov. 11, 1949   Everette Reasor married Ruth Smith
Nov. 26, 1962   Daniel Sheffey Reasor  Birthday  -  born  to Jeneanne and Kenneth Reasor
Nov. 30, 1984   Laura Somers  Birthday - born to Norma Zubke and Doug Somers

October 30, 1079, Tuesday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.   I helped Randy in tobacco awhile.  Allso washed some.  Baked Jennings & us a pie.  Then took Aunt Rosalee to grocery store and visited up at Reba's a while. 



Footnote:     Randy is the guy who is grading the tobacco, getting it ready for market.  Jennings is her brother who lives nearby.  Aunt Rosalee is married to Millard Baker, Estelle's mother's half-brother.  They also live nearby.   Reba is her sister-in-law who lives nearby too.    Just one big happy neighborhood and she kept a close eye on all of them.    Wish she was in my neighborhood and would bring me a pie.  Who does that anymore???? 

I'm  glad to get back home and get some things organized.  Still have no heat.  Gotta call someone, it is about 45 here  outside and inside.    Slept good though under that electric blanket.  Rainy here. 

October 29, 1979, Monday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear, cloudy, rain.    I washed & dried a load of clothes.  Helped Randy in the tobacco a bit.  Canned 7 quarts of cushaws.   



Footnote:    Don't know who Randy is other than the man who shared in the work it takes to get a field of tobacco to market.     What do you do with canned cushaws?   

On another note:   We are still talking about Molly Delph Reasor.  It seems she was married to Letch Reasor - not Henderson.           I am back home now - Monday - Oct. 29.   Turned my heat on but can't get the furnace to come on by itself.    Have to turn the switch to ON as the AUTO doesn't seem to trigger it.   Very cold here.  So I am guessing it will cost me all the money I made in Alabama to get the "dadjim" furnace fixed. 

October 28, 1979, Sunday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear, cloudy, rain.   This morning started out nice , but then had a shower.  Millard & I went to church.  He is all short of breath and didn't go tonite.  Janice, Wendi and I went to Magic Mart awhile. 


Footnote:     The weather sounds just like our weather.   Millard is her husband.  Janice is her daughter and Wendi is her granddaughter. 


I am still in Kingsport (Friday night) with Mother.   She is doing great.   The huge hole they have made on her leg - to remove the small cancer spot- is healing very nicely.  She got to get in the shower today and we dressed the place ourselves.    She is going to be OK.     I am planning to go home on Sunday or Monday - depending on her.   I have a show in Cinti next Sat.   so got to get home and unpack the car so I can pack it again for the show.     I'll try to get back on schedule next week.    

October 27, 1979, Saturday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.  A beautiful day.  I cleaned house, baked a cake and Millard & I had a bath.  Janice and Wendi picked me up and we went to tobacco festival.  Radious, Walter, Jennings & Elizabeth all visited late.



Footnote:     Janice is her daughter and Wendi is her granddaughter.   I loved going to Pennington Gap to the tobacco festival.  Nice parade with lots of floats and bands.    Radious & Walter and neighbors.  Jennings is her brother. 

October 26, 1979, Friday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.   A real nice sunshiny day.  I went for Millard by 10 oclock.  We got home and eat lunch and Millard took a walk.  Curt spent the evening.  Jennings & Elizabeth, Roy & Edith were here.  Rosemary called tonite. 



Footnote:    Millard is her husband and he just spent a few days in the hospital.  Curt is Millard's brother.  Jennings is Estelle's brother and Elizabeth is his wife.   Edith is Estelle's sister and Roy is her husband.    Rosemary is her daughter who lives in New Mexico.   

Sandra sent a message that Molly Delph Reasor was married to Henderson Reasor.  She   cleaned and worked for the neighbors in their houses.  She lived mostly in the little houses that people had on their farms for the farm hands - the sharecroppers.   She had a son and a daughter and I think Sandra said that neither of them could hear or speak.  Mother said that Henderson liked the liquor and never did much of anything.  

October 25, 1979, Thursday, Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.   Coolish, but a beautiful day.  I baked pies and took Jennings, Va. Shuler  one and took one on to the hospital with me.   Gave Reba & Roy Shuler some this eve.  They were in,  allso Jennings & Elizabeth were here.  Millard still feels good.  


Footnote:   Jennings is her brother.  Virginia Shuler is her cousin.  They both live close by.    Reba is her sister-in-law (Millard's sister)  and Roy Shuler is her brother-in-law (Edith's husband).    Elizabeth is Jennings wife.   

October 24, 1979, Wednesday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear, cloudy.   Cold.  I went to the hospital about 10:30.  Stayed until funeral time.  Went to the funeral of Molly Delph Reasor and on home to the cemetery.  Ruth stopped in a minute.  Janice & Wendi come and we went back to the hospital. 



Footnote:     We (me and Redge) do not know who Molly Delph Reasor is.   If any of you know, please leave a comment as to who she was.    Ruth is the wife of Estelle's youngest brother, Everette.    Janice is her daughter and Wendi is her granddaughter.  

October 23, 1979, Tuesday Aunt Estelle wrote

Cloudy.   We had rain last nite and cooler this morn.   Millard woke up sick this morn and we were at the hospital by 8.   I come back and took Aunt Rosalee to get groceries and back to the hospital, and back.    Wore out getting up so early.   Millards test didn't prove anything but Dr. Taylor thought it best to keep him a couple of days.     



Footnote:   Millard is her husband.   Aunt Rosalee is Uncle Millard Baker's wife.  He is Lula Baker Reasor's half-sister.      


I am back in Kingsport with Mother.   She had a cancer spot removed from her leg last Thursday and they told her to leave the bandage on for 24 hours.  Of course, she couldn't wait to see it , so took the bandage off Friday morning and started bleeding.  I left for Tuscaloosa, Ala.  Thursday afternoon .  Doug had to take her back to the Dermatologist so they could change the dressing and stop the bleeding.    I had a good show in Alabama, weather was great and the crowd was huge.    So today, I drove from Tuscaloosa back to Kingsport to see about Mother.    I will stay a couple days and see how she gets along.  

October 22, 1979 Monday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.  I washed.  Walked up to Reba's awhile, when the rescue squad & Sheriff went up in the trailer park.   Molly Delph Reasor had burned to death behind the school house.  We all thought suicide, since she had been sick a long time, but coroner thought she probably passed out and got on fire. 




Footnote:  Reba is her sister-in-law.    I don't remember who Molly was.    Don't know if she was a relative or not.    

October 21, 1979, Sunday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.  Warm.  Janice & Wendi were home.  I felt bad all day.  Had arthritis.  



Footnote:  Janice is her daughter and Wendi is her granddaughter.  They live in Big Stone about 9 miles away.

October 20, 1979 Saturday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.    Warm.   I mowed some, washed some aluminum siding, sewed some.  Jennings & Elizabeth were in.   Late I went up to Hilda Orick's to return a pattern.


Footnote:    Jennings is her brother and Elizabeth is his wife.  They live nearby.  Hilda Orick is a neighbor and I think they went to the  Baptist church in Deep Springs.



I am going to be at the show about 7 AM Sat. so I am thinking I won't have time to blog before I get to the park.  I have to be there early  Sunday also, so I will go ahead and do the Sunday blog too.    I will be leaving  Alabama early on Monday so I will enter that info too.    

October 19, 1979, Friday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.  Nice & warm.  I washed and changed some curtains .  We went up to Radious's yard sale awhile.  Pearl and the Lipps were here.  We picked up Wendi this evening and we all went to Appa. a minute.



Footnote:    Weather today seems to be just like it was in 1979.  Radious is a   neighbor.  Pearl Barkley is her cousin and the Lipps are the people who take care of Pearl.  I think Pearl had a stroke and couldn't get around very well  and I am thinking that Pearl never drove a car.    Wendi is her granddaughter and she lived in Big Stone Gap, Va., about 9 miles to the East and Appalachia is another small town that was 2 miles away from Big Stone Gap.   

October 18, 1979 Thursday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.  I washed some.  Jennings & Elizabeth were here early.  I cooked & sewed some.  Went to Big Stone this eve to visit Edith,  but that is hard to do for her neighbor's always come. 



Footnote:    Jennings is her brother who lives nearby and Elizabeth is his wife.    Big Stone Gap is a small town about 9 miles away.   Edith is her sister who lives in Big Stone Gap.     I have heard Mother say that her neighbors always would come in when somebody was there in a car.   Guess they wanted to know who was visiting. 

October 17, 1979, Wednesday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.  Got very warm at noon.  I wrote Lucille a letter and got dinner.   Millard worked outside at something.  I went up to Reba's yard sale and down to check Va. Shuler a minute.  To church tonite. 



Footnote:      Lucille is her sister who lives in Goodrich, Michigan.   Millard is her husband and I wonder what he was working on.   Reba is her sister-in-law who lives nearby.   Virginia Shuler is her cousin who lives nearby and she has just come home from being in the hospital.     She sure looked out for the neighbors and relatives.      Didn't matter if they were relatives, she would have offered a hand.  

October 16, 1979, Tuesday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.    A nice fall day.  I was up to Reba's yard sale awhile.  Cooked some and went to Va. Shuler's a minute,  changed her bed and brought a wash home with me.  Went to Betty's for milk.  Stell Kelly was here awhile. 


Footnote:     Reba is her sister-in-law.   Virginia Shuler is her cousin who lives nearby.  Betty is her neighbor with a lot of milk cows.   Stell Kelly is her neighbor, friend and fellow church member. 


I have made it to Birmingham, Ala. on my way to Northport for a show called Kentuck this weekend.  Weather is so nice and should be good all weekend.     I took Mother to the Dermatologist this morning and they cut and burned a place on her face and then cut a big place on her leg.  She had problems with the needles to numb the spots but was OK after that.  She is one tough woman.  I just called her and she said she has some feeling in the spots now and they are sore.      I will catch up the rest of the days on the blog now. 

October 15, 1979, Monday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear, cloudy.  I washed some and cooked Millard & Va. Shuler some lunch.  Picked up Aunt Rosalee and we went to the Dr. for a couple of hours, then to grocery store.  Worked in house the rest of the evening.  Reba was here late. 



Footnote:   Millard is her husband.  Virginia Shuler is a cousin.  Aunt Rosalee is married to Millard Baker, who is the half-brother of her mother.     Reba is her sister-in-law.  

October 14, 1979, Sunday, Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear,  Freeze frost.  Cold.  Janice, Wendi and I went to Magic Mart.  Back by Va. Shuler's.    She just got home from hospital today and felt real bad.  Curtis was here awhile.  Allso Jennings & Elizabeth.  



Footnote:  Janice is her daughter and Wendi is her granddaughter.   Virginia Shuler is her cousin by marriage.  Curtis is her brother-in-law.   Jennings is her brother and Elizabeth is his wife. 

October 13, 1979, Saturday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear, Cloudy.   Cold.  I cooked some.  Helped Randy grade tobacco.  Tonite was a house warming for the preacher and Brenda Zion.  It was real nice and lots of nice gifts.   



Footnote:  I guess Randy was the sharecropper for the tobacco that year.   Don't remember the preacher. 

Had a nice day yesterday, Sat., with Mother and Janice.  Janice drove us to Knoxville for Travis Shuler's wedding.  It was so sweet - beautiful day. 

October 12, 1979, Friday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear, cloudy, rain.  I washed some but had to bring it in and dry it.  Curtis was here nearly all evening.  I went for milk late.  Harold Shuler stopped a minute.  '



Footnote:   Curtis is her brother-in-law.  Harold Shuler is a neighbor and relative by marriage.  



I am driving to Kingsport today.  Looks like a nice day to drive.  I'm thinking about getting off 75 at Corbin and go thru the mountains.  Should be nice to see the leaves now.  I usually go to Knoxville and up 81.  I hate that 81 - full of trucks but can make good time.   I'll see when I get there.  Then tomorrow we will drive to Knoxville for Travis Shuler's wedding.   Then next Friday, I will drive to Tuscaloosa to set up a show for the weekend.  So got a busy 10 days ahead of me.   I'll try to get to Panera's and continue the blog, if I don't,   I will catch up later.  

October 11, 1979, Thursday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear, cloudy, rain.  Cold.  I washed a load of stuff. Sewed some.  Cooked greens for lunch.  Harold Shuler stopped to tell us Virginia was doing good at the hospital.  Roy was in a minute.  I was up to Jennings late.  Stephen come by for some pumpkins. 



Footnote:   Harold Shuler is married to Virginia Slemp Shuler.  Virginia's mother, Rose Baker Slemp, was a half-sister to Estelle's mother, Lula Baker Reasor.  Harold and Virginia lived on"the back road", off the main highway,  on the farm that her daddy, Hop Slemp owned.   The house is a couple miles away from Estelle's house (which was on the main road).    Harold and Virginia are both deceased now and their oldest son, Richard and wife Shirley, have moved into the house where they lived on the Slemp farm.  Roy Shuler, my daddy, is a brother to Harold Shuler and is married to Edith Reasor Shuler, Estelle's sister.  Jennings is her brother who also lives on the same "back road".    Stephen is her nephew, oldest son of Everette (her youngest brother).   

October 10, 1979, Wednesday Aunt Estelle wrote

Cold.  Snow as close as Norton.  I cleaned some windows.  Went to visit Joyce Brewer but she was gone so visited Anna May Bowling.  To prayer meeting tonite. 



Footnote:   Don't know who Joyce Brewer was.  I remember the name Anna May Bowling, think she lived in Dryden but not sure.  I believe the Bowlings  went to church at Deep Springs Missionary Baptist church with her.   

I think it is interesting how her report of the weather follows so closely to the weather we are having today.   It is cold here too, no snow though.   I hope it warms up a little as Travis Shuler is getting married Saturday, outside.   Janice and I will be taking Mother.   Will give a report next week.  

Don't forget that tomorrow, Oct. 11 is Aunt Ruth Reasor's birthday.  

October 9, 1979, Tuesday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear, cloudy, rain.  I baked pies early.  Curt brought 10 chickens down and we dressed them.  He ate lunch with us.  I took Aunt Rosalee to grocery store in afternoon.  I mailed Rosemary some sweet potatoes. 


Footnote:     Curt is her brother-in-law - I think he lived in Big Stone Gap about 9 miles away.  Aunt Rosalee is married to Millard Baker, her mother's half-brother.     Rosemary is her daughter that lives in Hobbs, New Mexico.   I'm sure they don't have sweet potatoes in New Mexico like the ones from Virginia. 

Other information:   Oct 4, 1911   Willard Morris Reasor was born - died July 6, 1927. (her brother)
Oct. 4, 1973 George Reasor died after 2 weeks of a stroke. (not-related - neighbor )
Oct. 5, 1967  Harold Shuler had a double hernia operation today
Oct. 6, 1959   Gregory Dwayne Jetton born    (her first grandchild)
Oct. 6, 1981  Farin Rogers, 26, member of our church was killed at the mines this morning.  His wife is Ramona and children Gretchen & Scott.  We loved him a lot.
Oct. 7, 1977  Wendi's first day at nursery school.    (Wendi is her granddaughter)
Oct. 7, 1965  Estelle Ely had gall stone operation at Pennington. I come from hospital Oct. 17.  Another gallstone surgery Feb. 11, 1983
Oct. 7, 1962   Kern Coomer died
Oct. 8, 1906  Reba Ely Reasor born
Oct. 8, 1961 Kenneth REasor & Jeaneene Young married
Oct. 7, 1987 Virginia Ely (Paris) had a heart attack.  
Oct. 10, 1973  Vice president Spiro Agnew resigned his position today.  Pres. Nixon appointe4d Rep. Gerald Ford on Oct. 12.  Rep. Gerald R. Ford was sworn on Dec. 6, 1973

October 8, 1979, Monday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.  Frost.  Got our flu shots.   A beautiful clear cool day.  We went to Penningtton to get stitches out of Millard's mouth.  Eat at Long John Silvers.   Millard put in a plug in, and I cooked some pumpkin and sewed some after we got home. 



Footnote:   I don't remember her saying anything about Millard (her husband) having stitches in his mouth.  I read a week back and don't see anything.   Pennington is a town about 8 miles West of her house where they have a Long John Silvers fish place.  I'm not sure what she means about a plug in. 

The weather in 1979 is about like our weather in 2012.  We had frost this morning and it is about 38 degrees.  I'm not turning the heat on till I get back from Tennessee and Alabama in 3 weeks.  It was very cold at the show yesterday.  Standing on the hard street all day and being cold, I'm kinda creeky this morning.  Had a great show = huge crowd with money and they gave me some of it.  Well worth all the work.   Headed to Tenn. on Friday.  Doug's son, Travis is getting married in Knoxville on Sat.  It is outdoors so hope it warms up a bit.  Janice is going with me and Mother to the wedding.   Should be a fun day.  Then the following Thur. (Oct. 18) I will be driving to Tuscaloosa, Ala. to do a weekend show there.   Sometimes it is hot there and sometimes cold and rainy.  Hope for somewhere in between and no rain. 

October 7, 1979, Sunday Aunt Estelle wrote

clear.  Cold, pretty fall weather.  Janice & I  went up to Fabric shop and  Mrs. Ball's yard sale, then to Magic Mart. 



Footnote.  Janice is her daughter.  Fabric shop was near Big Stone Gap and Mrs. Ball was a lady who lived near the fabric shop, I think.   Magic Mart was a variety store and I'm not sure if it was in Big Stone or Pennington.  Anyway, looks like it was a nice day so they just went to all the good places to shop. 

I am posting this on Sat. night as I have a show tomorrow and I have to set up the tent about 6 AM.  So I won't have time in the morning to do this.    It is a one day show 10AM-5PM and we have to be off the street by 7 PM.  So it will be a very long day and is supposed to be cold all day.   It is in a nice wealthly suburb of Cincinnati, about 20 minutes from my house(which is not located in the wealthly suburb).    Lots of babies in strollers and dogs on leashes but they all have money and I try to get as much of that as I can. 

October 6, 1979, Saturday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear, cloudy, rain.  Pretty cool all day with 29 degrees early this morn.  I baked some pies for the preacher's family.  I was up to the parsonage awhile.  Gregory Jetton is 20 years old today.  Makes us real old grandparents. 



Footnote:   Gregory Jetton is her grandson.  He is the son of Rosemary (her daughter) and Carey Drew Jetton.  They live in Hobbs, New Mexico.   He is their first grandchild.  He was born Oct. 6, 1959.   He is the first boy of the 4th. generation.  Becky Gay is the first girl of the 4th. generation, being born Aug. 31, 1957. 

October 5, 1979 Friday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.  real cool all day with a few showers.  I washed some and sewed some.  Curt was here a while.  Late I went to Pennington with Janice & Wendi to the dentist.  I put the potatoes away today. 



Footnote:   Curt is her brother-in-law.  Pennington is a town about 8 miles West of Deep Springs, Va.  That is where the hospital is and banks and general things a town has.   Janice is her daughter and Wendi is her granddaughter.   Guess she put the potatoes in that little cinder block house where she kept the things she raised - canned green beans, tomatoes and others.  

October 4, 1979, Thursday Aunt Estelle wrote

Cloudy, rain.  We had real cold rain.  I baked pumpkin pies and went to Uncle Millards and Jennings with some.  I sewed some.  Randy started the tobacco this evening. 



Footnote:    I knew she would bake some pies with that pumpkin she cooked.   Uncle Millard is a half-brother to her Mother, Lula Baker Reasor.   Jennings is her brother.   Both families live pretty close to her.

  I remember seeing the men and women working in the tobacco once it was in the barn.  When I was little - maybe 10 years old- I remember helping (I'm sure I was in the way) Daddy grade the tobacco in a little house that was next to the big barn on the back road near where Uncle Jennings lived.  The little house had a stove in it and I remember it being so warm in there.   They put the tobacco on the tobacco baskets (don't remember just what they are called) and then take the load of baskets to Pennington to the tobacco warehouse where the big guys from the tobacco companies would come in and "steal" the tobacco.  They had an auction like sale and the highest bidder got the baskets of tobacco.   It was a big business in the 50's and 60's.  Almost every farmer was given a tobacco allotment.    I don't know what the business is like today for the farmers, but they are still raising tobacco somewhere, cause there are still way too many people smoking - they will be sick someday. 

October 3, 1979, Wednesday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.  I washed two loads of clothes.  Cooked a pumpkin.  I packed away some clothes, some fans and piddled in a lot of stuff.  To prayer meeting tonite. 



Footnote:  These are just some of the things you have to do when you have to stay home all day.  I don't know how you cook a pumpkin.  Do you scrap the inside out and cook that - I think that is what I would do.  I know she made some good pumpkin pies after it was cooked. 

Happy Birthday to Leisha Ely Farr - born Oct. 3, 1964   Celebrate and Have a Good Time!!!

October 2, 1979, Tuesday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear, cloudy, rain.   We had a thunderstorm early.  I went to Dryden for some material and over for milk, but Betty wasn't home.   To Missionary Society tonite. 



Footnote:   Dryden is a small town about 8 miles west of Deep Springs.  I think she is talking about fabric - probably wants to start a new quilt or make a dress.    Betty Ramey is the neighbor lady with the cows.  Missionary Society was affiliated with the church and it was just for women. 

Other Info she recorded that you might/or might not find interesting: 
Oct. 2, 1991   Grant Morefield died todayentered hospital for the rest of the
Oct. 2, 1973  Uncle Hop Slemp died of a stroke.  Borned April 22, 1886
Oct. 2, 1971 Millard Ely entered hospital for the rest of the mt. at Norton. Had a heart block. 29 days

Other recordings that you may or may not find interesting: 
Sept. 25, 1978 Radious Reasor Short had a 2nd. breast removed at Kingsport.  Got along fine.  Radious died March 14, 1985.  dead in bed. 
Sept. 26, 1988 Pearl Barkley died.  W.L. Barkley died Jan. 9, 1978. 
Sept. 26, 1946. Harold Reasor & Jewel Farmer married.  Harold died Oct. 18, 1978
Sept. 27, 1941  Carol Ann Ely born (Howard's).  Her children Edie & Stephen.  Edie was borned March 12, 1962.  Carol Ann married a Mr. L. Haman.  Later married 2 more times.  3rd. marriage William Backover. Box 25  Bleybington (?) Ind.  46714
Sept. 27, 1982  Reba Reasor had a pylop from her vocal chord at Kingsport today.  Sept. 29 had a breast off with cancer. Kingsport.  May 16, 1988 Reba had appendix, gall bladder surgery at Kingsport.  1990 Nov. 3, Reba moved to retirement home in Johnson City, Tenn. 

Monday, Oct. 1, 1979 Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.    I washed some.  We went to the Dr. this evening.  Had to buy a new baker oven for ours was dead this morning.  I had to have anti-biotics again for my ear. 



Footnote:    I wonder if she is talking about a toaster oven or was it a big stove. 

Under special Data for October she wrote:   Oct. 1, 1979. Millard had a little growth cut out of his mouth when we went to the Dr. today.    (Millard is her husband)
Oct. 2, 1979, Va. Shuler had surgery for her goiter, hernia  and bladder tacking up, plus 9 moles.  Dr. chance did her job.  Home Oct. 14 Sunday.  Still feels real tough.   ( Virginia is a cousin, neighbor.

Oct. 23, 1979.  Millard was sick and I got him to the hospital by 8.  Got him out Oct. 26. 

Happy Birthday to "my little HOPE"    She is now 8 and her legs are getting longer every day. 

Sept. 30, 1979, Sunday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.   A beautiful day.  We had such a sweet service this morning at church and such a nice fellowship service and singing tonite.  Janice & I went to the Cas Walker store this eve. 



Footnote:    She did love her church and all the people in it.   Janice is her daughter who lives about 9 miles away.  Cas Walker store is a grocery store and was in Pennington Gap, Va.  about 7 miles West of Deep Springs. 


On this date 4 years ago, our oldest first cousin, Betty Jean Reasor Gay passed away.  She was the daughter of Jennings and Elizabeth Reasor and she lived in Arkansas.   She was born Aug. 16, 1935.  She raised three children,  Becky, Allen and Bill.   She was married to Fred Gay who was a preacher all his life - and I guess he still preaches when called on.  She was such a good person and had a laugh that was contagious.   We all had a good visit with her at the family reunion and she seemed to enjoy being with us so much.  That was 6 years ago I think.  

My granddaughter, Hope Nicole Klump, will be 8 years old tomorrow, Oct. 1.  She is the daughter of Dave and Rachel Klump.   They live about 15 minutes from me and I see them every chance I get.  She had a roller skating birthday party last night and they had a great time.  At that age, they are fearless.  

Sept. 29, 1979, Saturday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear, cloudy.  We went to Mr. Rich Myers funeral at 11:00 o'clock.  Shopped some at Kitty's and Magic Mart.  This eve I washed a load of clothes, then went down to Pearl Barkleys  stopped at 2 yard sales.  Rosemary called. 

Footnote:   Don't know who Rich Myers is.     Kitty's and Magic Mart are stores in the Pennington Gap area - about 7 miles West of Deep Springs.  Pearl Barkley is her first cousin who lives a few miles away on a big farm.   Rosemary is her daughter who lives in Hobbs, New Mexico. 


October events:     Leisha Ely was born Oct. 3, 1964        Daughter of Reka and Redge  Ely
                              Gregory Jetton was born Oct. 6, 1959  Son of Rosemary and Carey Drew Jetton
                               Ruth Smith Reasor was born Oct. 11, 1926     Married Everette Reasor
                               Laura Reasor was born Oct. 27, 1993     Daughter of Linda and Smith Reasor

                               Willard Morris Reasor was born Oct. 4, 1911     He died July 6, 1927  - 15 yr. old
                               Lula Baker Reasor   died Oct. 14, 1949


To send Aunt Ruth Reasor a Birthday card, her address is:  2045 Valley View Dr.  Big Stone Gap, Va.  24219

Any other info  you want to pass along, please let me know.

Sept. 28, 1979, Friday Aunt Estelle wrote

Cloudy, rain.  Charlie & Mary Lydia brought their neighbor over and he bought our tractor and other farm machinery.   I had to go have a tire changed on the car, then we took our tractor money to the bank, and out to Janice's a minute. 



Footnote:   Charlie is Charlie Ely and he and Mary Lydia lived in Rogersville, Tenn.   Charlie is a first cousin to Estelle.  I found out yesterday from my Mother, Edith,  that Charlie was the son of Cynthia Reasor Ely.  Cynthia was the sister to Pappy, Martin Reasor,  Estelle's daddy.   Stephen, if that is not right, let me know.     Janice is her daughter who lives in Big Stone Gap and that is also where their bank was I guess.    Would be interesting to know just how much the farm machinery was worth then.   

Sept. 27, 1979, Thursday Aunt Estelle wrote

Rain.   Reba picked us up at 9 o'clock and we went across Blackwater Mountain to Rogersville to visit Charlie & Mary Lydia Ely , back up to Kingsport and visited Francis Ratliffe & boys and home about 6. 



Footnote:  Reba is her sister-in-law, sister to her husband, Millard Ely.   Blackwater Mountain is a mountain with a road that goes from Virginia to Tennessee.  I don't remember ever being on it but I know about where it is - about 20 miles  West of Deep Springs. Rogersville is in Tennessee.    Not a mountain in Ohio that would come close to Blackwater Mountain.  Charlie  Ely is a relative of Millard and Reba's.  I'm not sure just how they are related.   I remember going to visit them.  They lived on a farm and had two sons.  Kingsport is about 30 miles East of Rogersville.  Francis Ratliffe was raised by Reba in Olinger, Va.  She is married to Bob Ratliffe and they had three children.  She still lives in Kingsport. 

Follow up on the planting of seeds:   Redge wrote, "the seeds were wheat, barley, oats.  The reason to burn a tobacco bed was to kill the weed and grass seed before sowing the tobacco seed. "    P.S. You are so smart to know all this stuff.   I know you had to do all this stuff to the fields when you were a kid at home.   Farm life was never easy - still isn't.  

Sept. 26, 1979, Wednesday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear.  We worked around the house this morn.  Then went to the garden and dug the sweet potatoes.  To prayer meeting tonite. 



Footnote:  Remember a couple days ago when she said that Curt had sowed seeds on the tobacco patch.  Well I didn't know why so I asked Redge to reply and here is what he said,  "We always sowed seeds on open ground before winter or rainy weather, called a cover crop.  It helped to hold the ground together."  I'm not sure what kind of seeds, but I guess maybe it was grass seed.    I remember people burning the tobacco bed.  I am guessing the ashes made the soil richer for starting the tobacco plants.  The farmers did a lot of work just to get a crop of corn or tobacco or hay ready.   A hard way to make a $ even today  when they have to deal with the weather too.    Our grocery bills just keep getting bigger and I don't know if that is getting kicked back to the farmer, I doubt it - the grocery stores just keep showing higher profits.        I love those fresh sweet potatoes baked in the oven, just a little butter right down the middle of them.  

Sept. 25, 1979, Tuesday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear, cloudy   Cloudy all morning.  I took Aunt Rosalee to grocery store.  Over to Betty's for milk & over to take Va. Shuler some.  Tonite Millard & I picked up Stell Kelly and went to Seminary for revival. 



Footnote:  Aunt Rosalee is her aunt by marriage to Millard Baker, her mother's half-brother.  Betty is the neighbor with milk cows.  Virginia Shuler is her neighbor who doesn't drive and she gets things for her when she needs them.   Millard is her husband.  Stell Kelly is her good friend and neighbor.  Seminary is a small village about 5 miles northeast of Deep Springs, about half-way between Deep Springs and Big Stone Gap.   Seminary is where my Daddy, Roy Shuler was born and raised.  He was raised on a big farm and his Daddy, Hugh Shuler, was a farmer.  Daddy Shuler (my grandfather) took his milk, eggs and whatever vegetables he had to Big Stone Gap a couple times during the week and sold them.   He also had tobacco, cows, horses and a big pig pen.   

Sept. 24, 1979, Monday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear. I washed 3 loads of clothes. Stell Kelly was in a minute. Curtis come and sowed seed on our tobacco patch. Footnote: Stell Kelly is her good friend and a neighbor. Curtis is her brother-in-law (I think, unless there was another Curtis). I don't know much about sowing seeds in the tobacco patch but I'm guessing it has something to do with making the ground better for growing next year. Wish my Daddy was still here, I would ask him. Redge, send me a comment on what you know about the tobacco patch and I will pass it on.

Sept. 23, 1979, Sunday Aunt Estelle wrote

Clear, cool. Reba asked us to eat lunch with her to meet Martha Curt's lady friend. Janice & Wendi ate with us and we had such a good lunch. Footnote: Reba is her sister-in-law and lives nearby. Curt is her brother-in-law, I think. Janice is her daughter and Wendi is Janice's daughter. You can always have a good lunch when someone else fixes it.

Sept. 22, 1979, Saturday Aunt Estelle wrote

Cloudy, rain, Misty all day. The men finished hanging tobacco. I baked pumpkin pies and took Uncle Millard one and visited awhile. We walked up to take Jennings and Elizabeth a pie late. Footnote: Would love to have a piece of the pumpkin pie. Uncle Millard is a half-brother to her Mother - Lula Baker Reasor. Jennings is her brother and Elizabeth is his wife. Lucky relatives who get a whole pie. She sure loved to share whatever she had. Today is Norma Zubke and Doug Somers wedding anniversary - Happy Anniversary to you. Married 1970. I'll be there when your children have that 50th. for you. What a party that will be. Poor Doug - putting up with Norma all those years. Norma is the daughter of Lucille Reasor and Ralph Zubke. Lucille is Estelle's sister. Weather is beautiful here in Cincinnati - nice Fall day. I apologize for the way this info is jamming all together. I have pushed some button and caused the print to change and the configuration. I can't figure out how to get it back. Going to the Geek Squad for help next week.

Sept. 21, 1979, Friday Aunt Estelle wrote

Rain. I went for milk. Stopped at Jennings a minute. Pearl and the Lipps were in awhile. Rainy all day. Footnote: She goes to a neighbors to get milk since they sold their last milk cow. Jennings is her brother who lives nearby. Pearl is her cousin and the Lipps are a couple who take care of Pearl. Other information Aunt Estelle recorded: Sept. 19, 1983 Ada Olinger was dead in bed. Sheffie Olinger died at the table at Janie Slemp Williams June 14, 1983. Sept. 20, 1962 Smith Kevin Reasor was born. Aug. 20, 1988 Smith married Linda Kinder and Charlotte Marie was borned Jan. 13, 1991. Sept. 20, 1990 Ocie Graham had a stroke. Died March 24, 1991. Sept. 20, 1981 Henderson Reasor 87 died. Hattie died Dec. 19, 1988. Sept. 20, 1973 George Reasor had a hard stroke and died Oct. 4, 1973 Sept. 20, 1967 Georgia Pugh Waddell died this morn unexpectly age 58. Sept. 21, 1940 Ronda Hargus Ely born. 1965 Ronda married Barbara Manning. 1969 May 11 Brian Manning was borned. 1971 Aug. 4 Darin Matthew borned to Ronda

Sept. 20, 1979, Thursday Aunt Estelle wrote

Cloudy. We got the pump in and water in the house today. I have suffered with hemmaroids all day. Sit in water most of day. Bro. Zion was in a minute. Footnote: What can I say - water in the house is good - hemmoroids are bad - so the preacher stops by to make things better. Happy Birthday to Smith Kevin Reasor - born 1962. He is the youngest of this generation of Reasor grandchildren. There were 12 of us. Betty Jean was the oldest - born 1935 and she is now deceased. We do need to get together again soon.