Julia Swaney

I never spent much time with Julia, even though we lived right across the road from each other for several years. You had to know Julia and her voice. She always reminded me of a Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood character in the Neighborhood Of Make-Believe, Lady Elaine Fairchilde. It was her…

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“Uncle” Don

Don Swaney… Not much I can say about Uncle Don. I have only seen him, never heard him. I honestly don’t even remember what his voice sounded like. I do know that he was a very kind man. He loved to farm and took care of his lawn like nobodies’…

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Rosa Marie

My first memory of Mrs. Tipton is slightly odd but just shows how she loved children. Mrs. Tipton was the custodian at Lanier. I don’t recall the age I was but it had to be when I was between 2nd and 4th grade. I got sick during class this particular…

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Boy Named Sue

So upon working on my tree I discovered someone just sitting on one of the branches. When I first discovered him through the marriage of a Bradley I thought, “what an odd name for a guy”. As odd as it was I never put two and two together about this oddly…

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