I took several photos of Dad and his Cousin Roy, who always seemed to
be Dad's favorite cousin. It didn't take long to figure out why because the
two had so much in common, other than the same age and a shared
insistence for wearing overalls and long-sleeve shirts everyday of the year!
When Dad's Mom(Lula) passed away, it was Aunt Ellen (Uncle Lit's
second wife and Roy's Mom) who kept Dad and Homer(Willie's brother)
while Ode(Willie's Father) went court'n for a new wife to take back to
Arkansas(Pearly and Ruby, Dad's sisters, were kept by other family
members). Anyway Dad always seemed to have a number of stories,
especially in regards to Roy and Aunt Ellen.
be Dad's favorite cousin. It didn't take long to figure out why because the
two had so much in common, other than the same age and a shared
insistence for wearing overalls and long-sleeve shirts everyday of the year!
When Dad's Mom(Lula) passed away, it was Aunt Ellen (Uncle Lit's
second wife and Roy's Mom) who kept Dad and Homer(Willie's brother)
while Ode(Willie's Father) went court'n for a new wife to take back to
Arkansas(Pearly and Ruby, Dad's sisters, were kept by other family
members). Anyway Dad always seemed to have a number of stories,
especially in regards to Roy and Aunt Ellen.
| We rambled around through an overgrown cemetery, which is located at the head of Denton Holler and where Roy told us that some family members were buried. Unfortunately, most of the markers were native stones with no legible information. As a side-note, this is the cemetery where Major William Russell,(Russellville, Alabama's namesake) is buried. His headstone indicated his involvement with the "Mounted Gunmen, Tennessee Volunteers" in the War of 1812. |
TO BE CONTINUED....
On this visit, whatever Dad and I wanted to see or do, Roy made it
happen. As a witness to Roy's friendly nature, on one occasion I climbed to
the roof of his barn to take some 'bird's-eye-view' photos of Denton
Holler and the mountains in the background. Roy could have said, "What's
that fool doin' up on my barn roof?" but, instead, all he said to Dad was
"That boy's a good climber!"
happen. As a witness to Roy's friendly nature, on one occasion I climbed to
the roof of his barn to take some 'bird's-eye-view' photos of Denton
Holler and the mountains in the background. Roy could have said, "What's
that fool doin' up on my barn roof?" but, instead, all he said to Dad was
"That boy's a good climber!"