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Note: Census: 1920 ;1930 Lanett, Chambers County, AL, ED 15, page 1B; 1940 Talladega, Talladega County, AL, ED 61-14, page 26A. Occupation: Textile Worker. She was the younger twin of Lawrence. Mom wrote about her childhood: "Our home was full of love and being taken care of by my grandmother, my father's mother. Her name was Nan Peppers. My mother worked in a textile mill from six in the morning until six at night. We would always get to go to the grocery store with her. And if Lucile and I scrubbed the kitchen floor, we would get five cents to spend at the store. My brother would haul the groceries home in his red wagon that he had got for Christmas. "Our grandmother was a very strict person. We had to stay in our yard when we were not at school or being sent someplace. We had a place that we played in for hours at a time. It was a large barn that wood was kept in. The lady next door gave us her old catalogs, and we spent hours cutting out paper dolls. Our childhood was a happy one. We had good times with our friends at school which was located on an acre of land in front of our house. "Our Christmas was really a good time. Our aunts and uncles from Florida always sent toys and books and clothes. One Christmas I got two pair of shoes. One pair had a $ 1 dollar bill tied to the string, but my grandmother wouldn't let me keep it. She bought new socks with it. "Even though I was a shy little girl I was happy. We had no TV then, but people had time for each other. Our cousins came to see us on Sunday, or we went to their house. We always had a big dinner on that day. I got to go to church every Sunday. When I was six years old, I learned the books of the Bible, and lots of Bible verses too over the years. I got saved at 16, and ever since, church has meant a lot to me." Her life was not always easy, but she seemed to see the bright side of things. I miss Mom very much. I believe she is still enjoying life -- her new life with Jesus and lots of people she knew here.
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