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Note: Grandpa was born one mile south of Union Center one mile west,north side back in the field McMechan Place Grandpa died at Sarah Bush Lincoln Hospital of Cancer at 10 am on a Tuesday. he liked playing the violin. the best thing i remember about Grandpa was when Dad bought me my first BB gun id take it out there an chase his chickens with it an go out to the old cattle barn an climb in the feeder boxes an shoot the the light bulbs out. Grandpa would get mad at dad for bringing that gun out there with me. then i remember needing a haircut so Grandpa talked me into letting him do it seeing how he used to cut the boys hair when they were young,needless to say i never let Grandpa do that again! mom had a fit it was so uneven he had sat me down at the picnic table outside the house (for better lighting he said)an cut at my hair! Grandpa always kept an old Folgers coffee can beside his chair an in his vehicles to spit chewing tobacco in. sometimes he would miss an stain his shirt! he would say "Boy Aint That a Da_ Mess" the Quote i remember was "Sh_t Fire an Save The Matches" story told by Jeff Winnett The Winnett's also had a Standard Station in Charleston where the boys worked in there younger days. They had 2 pumps for gas an 2 bays to do oil changes. this story told by Joe Winnett A story told by Jesse Piercy who is Kenneth Piercy's widow she says that Grandpa had called her up sometime after Grandma passed and asked her to go out with him,Grandpa in all his charm told her he was tired of doing his own cooking an cleaning an wanted to know if she would be interested (well I'm sure she was just taken by this wonderful offer NOT!!!!)Jesse told him she didn't like doing it either but she had to do it anyway an thanked him for calling. He even tried to sweeten the pot by saying he had a pad in Florida! She said no thank you she certainly didn't want to move in with him either! Again thanked him for calling!!! this story told by Jesse Piercy from Charleston ILL. When Grandpa & Grandma were 1st married they lived in St. Louis Mo. at the age of 22 he worked as a Shoe Cutter in a Shoe Factory in Missouri. Grandma was 19 an they rented a house for $25 a month this was in 1930. Social Security Death Index about Berlin G. Winnett Name: Berlin G. Winnett SSN: 348-32-0536 Born: 9 Jan 1908 Died: 10 Dec 1989 State (Year) SSN issued: Illinois (1956-1957
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