The Brown Parker Family

Sandra Temple Monts wrote:

"Brown and Iva Parker's children

Howard, wife Arah one son, Bobby
Uncle Howard lived away where there was road construction.

Uncle Ed, wife, Ola, one son, Harry Edward, died at 14 or 15, was invalid(1944, I believe)

Uncle Hulon, wife, Sarah, daughter Evelyn,(Susie) worked for CCC, then moved to Rolling Fork during the war, as my dad, mom, and I did. Dad couldn't go into service as he had an injured shoulder. The men worked at a natural gas plant until 1945, then moved back.

Clyde, wife, Annie, daughter, Dot, son, Tony, lived in Amory blacksmith.

Johnny, Jane, daughters, Iva Ruth, Janet. He was in WWII, then worked for the railroad.

Gethie, husband, James Scott, children, Jimmie D., Peggy, Donald, Sharon, Mitzi. She was the grand gospel pianist, self taught, played for her church cantata a week before she became ill, and died in Jan.

Montez (Tez) husband E.F."Pete" Temple daughters, Sandra, Gloria

All are gone including spouses. Peggy Scott Azlin died in '91, Bobby Parker this month.

We had one of the few family musical groups I remember. Granddaddy Brown Parker found cow bones on the railroad where he worked before the grismeal. He knocked those for many years as his children played the real instruments. They sang and played a lot of the folk songs from way back, Boil Them Cabbage, Sally Goodin', Chicken Reel, then, Show Me the Way to Go Home.

I could go on about this group, as I really miss the times we played and fellowshiped together.
Later."
Sandra M.

Thanks so much Sandra; I remember the music especially the fiddle playing.

Mrs. Ola visited with us often, and one of my earliest memories is when Harry died. It was either 1944 or 45.

We need to keep these memories alive.