September 27, 1981 Aunt Estelle wrote

Sunday  1981  Fair cloudy & coolish.  

Janice & Wendi were home.   James, Julia & Virginia come awhile.  I stoped at Mr. White's a minute as I went to the store.   Mrs. White still at Norton. 


Footnote:   Janice is her daughter and Wendi is her granddaughter.   James and Julia Music are visiting from Washington, D. C.  Julia is Virginia Shuler's sister and they are daughters of Rose and Hop Slemp.  Rose Baker Slemp is a sister to Lula Baker, Estelle's mother.  So they are first cousins. 
Mr. and Mrs. White are neighbors.   Norton, Virginia is a nice town about 15 miles away and the town that Sandra Reasor Hunt lives in. 


My Note:  Speaking of Sandra, she sent the following message regarding the information I posted on Friday.  
"Clarence Taylor Slemp & Willie Orr Slemp Rogers had a son, David Taylor Slemp who was killed by a beer truck on April 1, 1960.  He was 9 years old.   I was always told that Mr. Slemp was so large he had to be buried in a piano case.  I remember him being big and hairy.   The mother, Willie, was a nurse for the health dept. for many years.  I think this might be the one you are thinking about". 

So I was a little confused about the Slemp's as I was also talking about C. Bascom Slemp.  I am assuming that Sandra is talking about C. Bascom when she said he was so large.   Anyway, thanks for that info.  I am not sure if it is the same one I remember or not.  I was a senior in high school in 1960 and for some reason I was thinking I was younger.  I also thought it was a girl and she might have been a Wade or Bailey - I must have gone to the funeral and Mother would have made me look at her and I seem to remember blonde hair.  Anyway, maybe someone else remembers something also. 

It is very early here this Saturday morning - I am headed to a town about 30 miles from here to do a show in the park.  I set up the tent yesterday and it is a beautiful little park with lots of trees.  It is supposed to be a really nice day here - low 80's and no humidity.  So, hoping for a good crowd with money they want to give me.  I bought a new washing machine yesterday so need to pay for that.    My granddaughter, Hope is having her 10th. birthday party today at a gym where the girls (only) can play on the things there.  I will miss it but sent gifts - all that she is concerned with at this age anyway.  Her birthday is Oct. 1.