June 26, 1981 Aunt Estelle wrote

Friday  1981   Fair  not so hot.

I washed some.  Took Millard to have a tooth pulled.   We worked the garden this eve.  I went to funeral home where Gracie Bowers lay corpse. 



Footnote:   Millard is her husband.  Not sure who Gracie is . 

Some info from the birth, death and marriage book:

June 2
1992  Oscar McConnell died
Aug. 10, 1991  Charlie McConnell died
1982  Thurston Sturgill died sudden
June 3  Uncle Ray Baker's birthday  1896
1983 4 March Uncle Rhea died            (I think this is the same person, she just spelled it Ray & Rhea)
May 23, 1991  Aunt Hazel died.  82 years old.
June 3, 1975   $83.40  I rec'd my first S.S. check

June 3

1978  Joe Reasor committed suicide.  Shot himself.
Elizabeth his twin died Aug. 7, 1980
1971  Andrew Reasor age 62 died of a massive stroke in Michigan. 
June 3, 1960  Millard Ely had a cornea transplant on left eye at Johnson City.  Dr. Costner
1968 Jan 26  had a cataract off same eye.