September 30, 1980 Aunt Estelle wrote

Tues.  Rainy nearly all day. 1980   I picked up Aunt Rosalee & Va. Shuler and went to grocery store.  Jennings was in a minute.  I was up to Mrs. Orr's & Mrs. Green's a minute. .



Footnote:   Aunt Rosalee is the wife of Millard Baker who is the half-brother of Lula Baker Reasor, Estelle's mother.  Virginia Slemp Shuler is a first cousin to Estelle.  Her mother and Virginia's mother, Rose Baker Slemp were half-sisters.  Neither of them could drive a car so she was very kind to them and did a lot of things for them.  Mrs. Orr and Mrs. Green are her neighbors. 

October Events:
October 1, 2004  Hope Nicole Klump was born to Rachel Hope Statzer  and David Klump
October 3, 1964  Leisha Ely was born to Redge and Reka Ely
October 4, 1911  Willard Morris Reasor was born to Lula and Martin Reasor
October 6, 1959  Gregory Jetton was born to Rosemary and Carey Drew Jetton
October 11, 1926  Ruth Smith Reasor was born - she married Everette Reasor
October 14, 1949  Lula Baker Reasor died 
October 27, 1993  Laura Reasor was born to Smith Kevin and Linda Reasor   - Smith is the youngest of the grandchildren (third generation) and Laura is the youngest of the great-grandchildren (fourth generation)  .     

September 29, 1980 Aunt Estelle wrote

Monday, cold some rain. 1980    Neither of us felt too good so we watched TV all morning.  I walked up to Jennings & down by Sandra's.  Late we went to funeral home where Ruth Olinger Ringley lay corpse.  Come by Zora's for eggs. 


Footnote:  Jennings is her brother who lives a short distance away.  Sandra is her neice who lives nearby also.  Ruth Olinger Ringley (love the full name) is a friend of hers.   And I love the expression "lay corpse".    Zora  is her friend who has chickens.  

September 28, 1980 Aunt Estelle wrote

Sunday, cold.  Janice & Wendi was home for dinner.  We went to Magic Mart.  Jennings, Edith & Roy were in.  Robbie Hunt was baptized tonite.  


Footnote:  Janice is her daughter and Wendi is her granddaughter.  They live in Big Stone Gap, Va.  which is about 9 miles away.  Magic Mart is a general store that she likes to visit.  Jennings is her brother who lives nearby.  Edith is her sister and Roy is Edith's husband.  They also live in Big Stone Gap.  Robbie Hunt is the husband of  Sandra Reasor Hunt  who is her niece.  They live nearby also. 

Nice day here today.  Neighborhood is having a yard sale and there are lots of people outside.  I am not participating - nothing to sell - Ha!!!   Leah said I should just open the garage door.  She things everything out there is junk -  Not true!! That is my   "hoarders closet".     I am going with some friends to Rabbit Hash, Ky. today for a meeting with  my  fiber art friends.  The gal who is hosting the meeting is a very famous quilter.  Her work is incredible and it is always fun to see her studio and what she is working on.   It is a potluck lunch.  I made deviled eggs and salami rollups.   Then I got lots of work to do when I get back.  Next show is Sunday, Oct. 6.  I'm excited to show again.  Well that is what's going on here.   Hope you are all OK.   

September 27, 1980 Aunt Estelle wrote

Sat.  1980  46 degrees, real cool.  I baked pies, washed a load of clothes.  We went up to Jennings & down to Uncle Millards with pies.  I went down to Wampler's to a yard sale awhile.  The boys finished hanging the tobacco.  Ruth Olinger Ringley died this eve.  We had Debra Lawson a baby shower tonite. 

Footnote:  Jennings is her brother who lives nearby and Uncle Millard is her mother's half-brother and he also lives nearby.   How many pies did she make?  I don't have time to make one - where does our time go?  Wamplers must have been a family somewhere in the neighborhood.  I have heard the name Ruth Olinger - I think she was a school friend.  Debra Lawson, I am guessing, was probably a member of her church or a neighbor.   

September 26, 1980 Aunt Estelle wrote

Friday  cold 62 degrees   I washed some.  Went to Magic Mart, visited at nursing home, come by Va. Shuler's and over to Betty's for milk.  Late we went up to Jennings. 


Footnote:  Magic Mart was a general store located about 8 miles from her house.  Not sure where the Nursing home was but must have been near the Magic Mart - probably in Dryden or Pennington.  Virginia Shuler is her cousin who lives nearby.  She is the friend who she shares her books with.  They are both avid readers.  Betty Ramey is her friend who has cows and where she gets her milk.  Jennings is her brother who lives nearby. 

September 25, 1980 Aunt Estelle wrote

Thurs. Rain off & on all day.   I cleaned my wardrobe and papered.  It was a mess.  Jennings ate lunch with us.  I visited Mrs. Graham a while. 


Footnote:  Jennings is her brother who lives nearby.  Mrs. Graham is her neighbor and friend. 

Here is a recipe from her notebook: Thought it would be good this time of year. 
Apple Dumplings:
1 large can Biscuits
4 cups finely chopped (not to much) apples
Roll biscuits until thin.  roll about 3 times (about as big as your hand)
Place apples inside. Fold and place in a glass baking dish. 
Filling:
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups water
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 stick margarine
Heat until sugar is dissolved.  Pour over dumplings.  Bake 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

Doesn't that sound good and easy?   Maybe I will make this for the potluck lunch I have to go to Saturday.   If you make this, let me know.  

September 24, 1980 Aunt Estelle wrote

Wed. 1980    Rain early & late.   Fair & hot in the day.  I washed and finished mowing the lawn.  Went out to Sandra's awhile.  Jennings was here and worked on the lawn mower.  To prayer meeting tonite. 


Footnote:   Sandra is her niece who lives nearby.  Jennings is her brother and he also lives in the neighborhood. 

September 23, 1980 Aunt Estelle wrote

Tuesday 1980  Fair Hot.   Took Aunt Rosalee to grocery store.  Washed a load of clothes.  Jennings ate lunch with us.  I went to Big Stone to pay for our television.  Mowed some late.  Was over to Mrs. Orr's late. also Mrs. Green's. 


Footnote:  Aunt Rosalee is her aunt by marriage.  Rosalee is married to Millard Baker who is the half-brother of Estelle's mother.   Jennings is her brother who lives nearby.  Big Stone Gap is a town about 9 miles away.  I guess this is the television they had brought in on trial.   Mrs. Orr is her neighbor and so is Mrs. Green, I guess. 

September 22, 1980 Aunt Estelle wrote

Monday 1980  Rainy.  I put in a wash when Millard decided we should go to Charlie Ely's.  He is sick.  I stopped the washer and we went over the mt.  & back up by Kingsport.  They were over here June 16, 1980 to visit us.  We went over there Sept. 27 last year. 


Footnote:  Millard is her husband and, as I remember, didn't like to go too many places.  So when he said go, I think she was ready, even stopped the washer.  mt. is short for mountain - they had to cross the mountain to get to Charlie's house.   Charlie Ely was a relative, but I don't know how he was related.    They lived somewhere in Tennessee I think.   I remember being at their house but couldn't tell you where the house was.  Kingsport is a town in Tennessee and they could get home by going thru Kingsport or going back across the mountain.   

My notes:   I am at Leah's but going back home today.  I have been here since Wed.  when Leah had to go to St. Louis for real estate training.  I got Max off to school Thur. & Fri.  He is very self-sufficient and did everything for himself, even waking me up.  We went to the Half-Price book store one night and he found some movies - he has about a million.   We all went to yard sales yesterday and he found some things - stuffed animals - he has as many of those as he does videos.   Leah got home safely late Friday night in the rain.   Nice day here today - cool and sunny.   Hope all is well with each of you.  Would love to see you all.  Hope we can get together in 2014. 

September 21, 1980 Aunt Estelle wrote

Sunday 1980   Fair not quite so hot.   Cloudy, showers.   Janice & Wendi were here for lunch.  Reba & I visited Pearl, also Becky Woods who just buried her husband and Zora Parsons.  I went on up to Stell Kelly's after letting Reba off. 


Footnote:  Janice is her daughter and Wendi is her granddaughter.  They seem to be there a lot of Sundays.  I think they go to church at Deep Springs Baptist Church with the family.   Reba is her sister-in-law and she lives nearby.  Pearl Barkley is her cousin who lives about 8 miles away and she has had a stroke.  I don't know Becky Woods.  Zora Parsons is her friend who lives in the neighborhood.   Stell Kelly is her good friend and fellow church member.  She also lives just up the road.  

September 20, 1980 Aunt Estelle wrote

1980  Saturday.   Rain half of the day.  I cleaned up the house some.  We went up to Jennings a while, and he was down here a couple of times.  The boys hung some of the tobacco. 


Footnote:  Jennings is her brother who lives nearby and she does a lot of visiting with him.  She also feeds him a lot.  He is lonely as his wife, Elizabeth , died earlier in the year.  Good she has him to go places with her as her husband, Uncle Millard, would really rather stay at home. 

Other info:  This is Smith  Kevin Reasor's birthday, born Sept. 20, 1962.  He is the youngest son of Everette and Ruth Reasor .  So now that makes him over the 50 mark.  He is the youngest grandchild so that means the rest of us are getting really OLD. Speaking on behalf of all your older cousins, we wish you a Happy Birthday.   Wish we all could have a piece of that delicious pie or cake that Linda is making for you.   

September 19, 1980 Aunt Estelle wrote

1980  Friday.  Fair hot, we went to town on bank business.  Bought us a radio and let a colored TV. be brought in on trial.  Was out to Janice's and went over to see Malissa, she is so pitiful.  Jennings was down awhile. 

Footnote:   Janice is her daughter who lives in Big Stone Gap, where the bank and radio/TV store is. Malissa is her cousin  who lives just  outside Big Stone.  She must have had a stroke.  Jennings is her brother who lives nearby. 

I went home for a few days but I am back at Leah's house.  Leah had to go to St. Louis for some real estate training.  She has such anxiety about leaving her house that she gets sick.  Her boss paid for the training so she felt obligated to go.  They drove - 4 of them.  She will be back Fri. night.  Max got me up at 6:15 AM to get ready for school.  He is very organized and knows exactly what to do and the order in which it is to be done.   He is out the door about 7:05 and on the school bus.   He will be back home at 3 PM.  He wants me to take him to Half Price Book store when he gets home.  He loves to buy movies and games there.  I like the store too as I always find something.    Now I am off to take a nap. 

September 18, 1980 Aunt Estelle wrote

Thurs. 1980   Fair hot.  I cooked some. Sewed some.  Smith Kevin was out awhile.  I mowed some late. 


Footnote:   Smith Kevin Reasor is the son of her youngest brother, Everette.   Smith was born on Sept. 20, 1962  so he was nearly 18.  I don't know if he was in college yet.   Happy Birthday to Smith. 

September 17, 1980 Aunt Estelle wrote

Wed. 1980  Rained all morning.  Jennings & I went to Ramsey.  I got soaked.  bought peaches  and beans.  Millard & I went up to Hargus & Thelma's this eve. To prayer meeting tonite. 


Footnote:  Jennings is her brother who lives close to her.  Ramsey was a flea market/veggie & fruit market located somewhere near Norton, I think.   I was never there but have heard about it.  Millard is her husband and Hargus Ely  is Millard's brother.  Thelma is the wife of Hargus.  They live in the neighborhood also.   

September 16, 1980 Aunt Estelle wrote

Tues.  Fair hot.  I took Aunt Rosalee to grocery store.  over by Betty's for milk.  Jennings eat lunch with us.  Roy & Edith were in a while.   


Footnote:  Aunt Rosalee is married to Millard Baker who is her mother's half-brother.  They live about a mile away.  Betty Ramey is her neighbor who has milk cows.   Jennings is her brother who lives nearby.  Roy & Edith are related as Edith is her sister and Roy is Edith's husband.  They live in Big Stone Gap, about 9 miles to the east. 

Sept. 15, 1980 Aunt Estelle wrote

Monday Fair cool to hot.  I washed some, cut out a dress and sewed some.  We sold 75 bales of hay to John Kelly.   We decided to go for flu shots.  The car was dead.  We got it to the garage & fixed.  Jennings & Ruth were in. 

Footnote:  She made most of the dresses she wore.  I don't know who John Kelly is.  There were several Kelly families in that community.  I am wondering how they got the car to the garage if it was dead.  Jennings is her brother who lives nearby and Ruth is the wife of her younger brother, Everette and she lives close by, too.    

My notes:  Mother sent me a clipping from the Big Stone Gap Post (newspaper).  The clipping had a picture of a Kelly family of 8 brothers and sisters who had lived in the Deep Springs area.  All 8 had married and were still married to the same person so they decided to renew their vows  as a group.  3 of the couples had been married at the Deep Springs Baptist church so that is where they had the ceremony.  It is very interesting to read about them.  I think one of the boys was named John.  I am pretty sure that Redge, Rosemary and maybe Janice went to school with them.  I am sending Redge and Rosemary copies of the article.  Mother just called and said there was a nice article and picture of the group in the Kingsport paper.  She is sending that to me and I will forward it on to you all.  She said the church looked so nice in the picture.   I think that is a remarkable accomplishment for all 8 of the couples.   Should have had some "good news" TV coverage. 

September 14, 1980 Aunt Estelle wrote

Sunday  Hot.  We went to Burger Queen after church for our lunch.  Layed around all afternoon.  I have a back ache from lifting potatoes yesterday. 


Footnote:  Not much happening on this day so I am looking at the birth, death and marriage journal that she kept.  Here are some things from that book that happened in Sept. 
Sept. 11, 1973   Wendi Leigh Collier borned, daughter of A. T. & Janice Ely Collier. 
Sept. 12  Teresa Rena Fletcher 1962, daughter Reeta Gay Ely & Bill Fletcher.  Michelle borned 1968  
Sept. 12  Michael , boy borned to Kenneth and Jeaneen Reasor 1970  Jennings family
Sept. 12, 1976  Dexter Ely & Allison Orr were married.  Seperated in fall 1978.
1990  Aileen Reasor was dead in her floor today.  Think she died in the night.  Sept. 13 is her birthday  72.    1986 Aug. 24, oldest son J. W. died,  53 yrs.   June 4, 1978 Joe Reasor shot himself dead.  Oct. 12, 1990  Sue Reasor, daughter of Aileen and Joe Reasor died of cancer. 
Sept. 12, 1955 Millard Ely started work at M.D. Collier furniture at Big Stone.  Worked until Oct. 2, 1971.
 
Sept. 13 Stephen Michael Reasor born 1951.  married Cherlene Bentley Oct. 20, 1972.   Johnathan Wesley borned Dec. 7, 1974.   Justin David borned Jan. 30, 1977.  Seperated late 1990.  

1986   Lisa Kelly Gibson, 23 years old, daughter of Susie Bailey was killed in a car wreck this afternoon.  Left 2 small children.  Her husband hurt bad too.   He remarried in 2 1/2 months. 

September 13, 1980 Aunt Estelle wrote

Sat.  Fair hot, 1980   cool at morning.   I cooked some.  Was up to Jennings.  Mrs. Jones and daughter was here this evening.  We went out to Lizzie's a minute and I went over to Mrs. Orr's a minute.  Jennings & I went to the cemetery late. 


Footnote:  Jennings is her brother who lives just up the back road.  Mrs. Jones is a friend.  Lizzie Sturgill is her neighbor who also lives on the back road.  Mrs. Orr is her neighbor. 

September 12, 1980 Aunt Estelle wrote

Friday 1980  very cool early to warm & hot.  I washed some.  Took Sandra some beans & corn for lunch.  Took Jennings some food.  Went for milk. 


Footnote:  Sandra is her niece who lives near her.  Jennings is her brother who also lives near her.  She goes to a neighbors house to get milk.    

September 11, 1980 Aunt Estelle wrote

Thurs 1980  Very cool early.  Hot later.  I was up to Jennings.  Went to Lizzie's and picked a mess of beans.  Radious & Walter were in,  Wendi 7 years old today.


Footnote:  Jennings is her brother who lives just up the back road.  Lizzie Sturgill lives on the same back road, just around another curve.  She must have a nice garden.  Radious and Walter are friends and neighbors.  Wendi is her granddaughter.    Happy Birthday to Wendi.  I'm sure you remember being 7 - you were hauled around to every funeral, nursing home and cemetery.  All that traveling made you the good person you are today.   Have a good day.   

September 10, 1980 Aunt Estelle wrote

Wed. 1980   wet, cool to hot.  rained some last nite.  I still don't feel so good.  Jennings come by and I went to S.S. book store at Norton with him.  Out to Ramsey.  Stopped at Edith's a minute.  to prayer meeting tonite. 


Footnote:  Jennings is her brother and he lives nearby.  I don't know what she means by S.S. book store.  Norton is a town about 15 miles away.  Ramsey, as I remember, was a place where they had a flea market and it was near Norton.  Edith is her sister who lives in Big Stone Gap, which is located between Norton and her house in Deep Springs.    

September 9, 1980 Aunt Estelle wrote

Tuesday 1980   Cool & foggy this morn and hot in the day.  I took Aunt Rosalee to grocery store.  This eve I went to Jonesville & picked up Craig Steele, our missionary for tonite from Brazil.  He was real interesting. 

Footnote:  Rosalee Baker is her aunt by marriage.  Jonesville is a town about 15 miles west - going toward Cumberland Gap.   I'm sure the missionary from Brazil was very interesting.   Wonder where he stayed that night - did she take him back to Jonesville?  Sometimes I wish she would give just a little more information.   How much did she pay Lizzie for the eggs?  You know they were the best eggs.  Free range for sure. 

September 8, 1980 Aunt Estelle wrote

Monday, 1980  Cool at morning.  Hot the rest of the day.  I didn't feel too good.  Washed 2 loads of clothes.  Went out to Lizzie's late for eggs.  To  church tonite.  Had a missionary from Zambia.  I was out to see Sandra's baby a minute. 


Footnote:  Lizzie Sturgill lived just around the back road from her and I guess she had a lot of chickens.  Sandra is her niece who lives nearby and she just had a baby boy named Joshua. 

Sorry I missed this post yesterday,  Hope was here Sat. night and she was downloading games on my laptop.  Sunday morning when I tried to get on the computer, I couldn't get it to work.  So today, I had to go to Best Buy and get the nice young gal to clean it up.  It was nothing major, just something I couldn't figure out.       Hot here today.   I am at home and haven't turned the air conditioning on all summer as I haven't been here.    So I am going back to Leah's tonight - where it is cool and my sewing machine is there still.   Got some sewing to do. 

September 7 1980 Aunt Estelle wrote

Sunday 1980  Hot Fair.    Janice, Wendi & Jennings all had lunch with us.  We went to Mrs. Ball's yard sale  and down to Magic Mart.  I bought a recliner off a truck on the lot down there.  Had home missionary at church tonite. 


Footnote:  Janice is her daughter and Wendi is her granddaughter.  Jennings is her brother.  Mrs. Ball is a neighbor.   Magic Mart is a general store that is about 8 miles away.  


I stayed all night at my house last night.  Went downtown with some friends to an art show of another friend.  Then we all went out to eat at a nice Malaysian  restaurant - lots of noodles in a big bowl.   Rachel and Hope are coming over and we are going to our favorite fabric store downtown.  Rachel wants new fabric for a quilt and that is her birthday present.  Oh that apple didn't fall far from the tree.  Bless her heart.  She does have way more control than I do.   Very nice weather here today. 

September 6, 1980 Aunt Estelle wrote

Sat.  Fair hot.  Worked in house.  About the middle of the evening we went to Janice Gails and up on the hill to Smitty's yard sale. 


Footnote:   Janice is her daughter who lives in Big Stone Gap, Va., about 9 miles away.   Smitty was a family that owned a department store in Big Stone.  They lived in the neighborhood where I grew up so I don't know what hill she is talking about.    The Smitty's were an older couple and they adopted a son and his name was Holly.  I think that is the story.  Anyway, they gave Holly everything he wanted including a fast car in which he was killed.  He wasn't very old - just out of his teens I think.   I remember buying Sunday Best shoes at Smitty's store and paid $4.00  a pair.   I had a closet full of Smitty's shoes.     Hope you all have a good day and enjoy this wonderful fall like weather.   I am going back home today to get some more dolls finished then out to eat dinner with a bunch of my friends.  I will stay all night at my house and Sat,, Rachel, Hope and I will go downtown to our favorite fabric shop, St. Theresa Textile Trove, and Rachel will find her birthday present - FABRIC. 

September 5, 1980 Aunt Estelle wrote

Friday 1980  Fair Hot.   I washed some. Mowed some.  Went for milk.



Footnote:  Not much going on in 1980  for Aunt Estelle.        On a personal note, I went home Wed. so I could get some work done and I stayed all night at my house.  I didn't take my laptop with me so I didn't get this posted this morning.  That is the first night I spent at home since May 12.  I tell you what, the spiders will take over if you don't live in the house.  It was good to be home and I'm thinking I will gradually move back in.  Leah is having a problem with that but she will adjust.  I can climb the stairs easier now than I could 6 months ago.     I had a note from Sandra and she says that Jude will be 3 years old.  My computer was acting up when I was listing the important dates and somehow I didn't get Stephen's birthdate in.  I had typed it once and the computer erased everything.  Anyway, Stephen was born Sept. 13, 1951.     Our weather has been wonderful lately.  Beginning to need a little rain though.   I am making new things as I will be in a one day show on Oct. 6, here in Cincinnati,  The kids are going to help me. 

September 4, 1980 Aunt Estelle wrote

Thurs  1980   Hot  very hot.  rain by night.  I went to Penn. this eve awhile.  was up to Jennings also Radious & Walter's.  Sandra little boy was borned today.  Name Joshua Martin Hunt. 



Footnote:  Penn. is Pennington Gap, Va. and it is a town about 8 miles West of Deep Springs.  Jennings is her brother who lives nearby and Radious & Walter are also neighbors.  Sandra Reasor Hunt is her niece who lived near her for a while.  Not sure where Sandra was living when Joshua was born, maybe Norton, Va.  Happy Birthday to Joshua.  My daughter,  Rachel was born on this day in 1970 in Cincinnati, Ohio.   Joshua was born in 1980.  Happy Birthday to Rachel Hope. 

September 3, 1980 Aunt Estelle wrote

Wed.  1980  Fair Hot.  I cleaned my bed room this morning.  Was up to Mrs. Green's a minute.  Jennings & Bro Zion were in.  To prayer meeting tonite. 



Footnote:  Mrs. Green was a neighbor.  Jennings is her brother who lives nearby.  Bro Zion is the preacher at her church.  



I will try to get the September information finished:
Sept. 16  Jude was born to Joshua and Sacha Hunt - I think he will be 4 as I don't have the year he was born. 
Sept. 17  Sacha was born.  She is the wife of Joshua and mother of Jude and they live in Anderson, S.C. I think. 
Sept. 20, 1962  Smith Kevin Reasor was born to Ruth and Everette Reasor .  He lives in Rural Retreat, Va.  
Sept 22, 1970  Norma Zubke married Doug Somers in Michigan.  They live in Coloma, Michigan in a beautiful house that sits right on Paw Paw Lake. 
Sept. 30, 1940  Pappy Reasor died - he was Estelle's father.
Sept. 30, 2008  Betty Jean Reasor Gay died.  She was the daughter of Jennings & Elizabeth Reasor.  She lived for a long time in the state of Arkansas.  She was married to Fred Gay and he is a minister. 

September 2, 1980 Aunt Estelle wrote

Tues. Fair & hot.  1980  Storm tonite.  I took Aunt Rosalee to grocery store.  Washed some.  Walked out to Sandra's awhile.  Lizzie & Maudie Ellen were in.  Went to Missionary Society tonite .  Jennings was in. 


Footnote:   Aunt Rosalee is Millard Baker's wife and he is a half-brother to Estelle's mother, Lula Baker.  Sandra Kay Reasor is her favorite niece and she lives nearby.  She is the daughter of Ruth and Everette Reasor.  Everette is Estelle's youngest brother.  Lizzie and Maudie Ellen are neighbors.  Jennings is her brother and he lives close by. 

Events that happened in September:
Sept. 2, 1917  Roy Shuler was born, married Edith Reasor.  He was 86 and a wonderful man.
Sept. 4, 1970 Rachel Hope Statzer Klump was born in Cincinnati to Patricia Shuler Statzer
Sept. 4, 1980  Joshua Martin Hunt was born to Sandra Reasor Hunt
Sept. 11, 1973 Wendi Leigh Collier was born to Janice Ely Collier
Sept. 12, 1970 Michael Reasor was born to Kenneth and Jeananne Reasor

My computer is acting up so I will finish this list tomorrow.  I am so TIRED!!!

September 1, 1980 Aunt Estelle wrote

Monday.  Fair Hot.    Storm & rain & cooler.  I washed and mowed some.  Went down to Aunt Rosalee;s and over for milk.  Jennings & Reba were in. 


Footnote:  Aunt Rosalee is Millard Baker's wife.  They live nearby.  Millard Baker is a half-brother to Lula Baker, Estelle's mother.  She goes to a neighbor's house to buy milk.  Jennings is her brother and Reba is her sister-in-law. 

Special Data she entered at the end of August: 
Aug. 31, 1980  Our 4th home coming.      (I  think that was at the church)
March 7, 1980  David Brewer & Bro. Zion married Verlin Baker & Deborah Lawson at the church. 
Funerals:  June 6, 1980  Jessica Castle.  died June 3
                 Aug. 10, 1980  Elizabeth Reasor   died Aug. 7
                  July 8, 1980  Mr. George Orr  died July 6.
                 Aug. 10  Mac. Graham funeral Aug. 12, 1980
                 1980 May 30  Judge Coomer Funeral  June 2, 1980

August 31, 1980 Aunt Estelle wrote

 Sunday,  Fair hot, shower.  We had homecoming today, a good time.  Curt, Martha, Kenneth & Anna & Kids come.  Millard & I went over to Uncle Rays late.   Dr. Dan Reasor's only son Randolph shot and hilled himself today at Dan's house, Chilhowie. 


Footnote:  Curt Ely is related to her husband, Millard Ely and Martha is Curt's wife.  Kenneth is Curt's brother and I think he lives in Big Stone Gap.  Ray Baker is a half-brother to Estelle's mother, Lula Baker Reasor.  They lived near Pennington Gap, Va. , about 30 minutes away.  I don't remember how Dr. Dan Reasor is related.  I have heard of him but don't know the connection.   I know Stephen will know and Redge too.  

My note:   So I am back at Leah's house after a nice camping trip with her family.  We went to Laurel Lake just south of London, Ky.  It is a lovely spot with a huge lake.  There was a lot of us and we had a good time.    They all went boating and swimming on Sat. and I stayed at the campsite and sewed all day.   The peace and quite was great.  I did go out on the pontoon with them Sunday and had a nice time.