August 2006 Interview with Louise Wiseman Stuart By Isabelle Chewning [Follow-up interview: September 27, 2006, Tape 3, Side A] Chewning: This is Wednesday, September 27. I’m Isabelle Chewning, and I’m interviewing Lou Wiseman Stuart again. A follow-up interview, and she has, hopefully, some more good stories to share with us. Do you have some more stories for us today? Stuart: [Laugh] Yes, I think so. Chewning: Good! Stuart: We will just go from here! Chewning: I’m going to try to watch the time this time and make sure that the tape doesn’t run over. Stuart: [Laugh] Okay. Alrighty. Well, one fun story. We were talking about some of the things that we did in Brownsburg. Young people did. There was no television, my gosh, there was no computer, there was none of those things, so what on earth did we do? Well, this was a time that we lived at Aunt Hassie’s [2682 Brownsburg Turnpike] which is just below, just beside the Whitesell’s, and just as you go up to the school. The house was there. So anyway, my brother was – he must have been a sophomore or junior in high school. So he decided that he, like all kids, that he had to have a car. So he went out and bought himself – I think it was a Model T. He worked some for the Pattersons, Ed Patterson’s family on the farm, so he must have had some money. So he went out and bought himself this Model T Ford. And then he and his friends would work all week on that car to get it going so they would have it on Sunday to drive around [laugh]. Chewning: [Laugh] Stuart: And he had the car painted, and then he named it. And the name of that car was Eliza-beth. [Accent is on the second syllable.] Not Elizabeth – Eliza-beth. So he had – Chewning: How do you spell it? Stuart: It’s E – L – I – Z – A – B – E – T – H. But he had the name printed across the front of it, and then he had a long mark across the B – E – T – H. Chewning: Oh. Stuart: [Laugh] And that made it Eliza-beth. So that was Eliza-beth. Well anyway, goodness, I remember, I remember Sam Patterson, and he – Carl kept it in the lot between John Layton’s [Whitesell] house and our house. And so his friends would come up there, and some of them were mechanical, and some just came to have a good time. [Laugh] Chewning: [Laugh] Stuart: So anyway, I remember Sam Patterson – I think I can remember Ed Patterson coming. And Leonard Tolley from the other way. I mean, he came a long way. And you know, Richard Beard – I was talking to Richard when Carl died, and Richard said, “You know what? I really remember coming up there and working on that car that Carl had.” Chewning: Eliza-beth. [Laugh] Stuart: Eliza-beth. [Laugh] I didn’t remember too much about Richard. And some of these guys just came to see if they could get a date for Sunday as well as a car! [Laugh] Chewning: [Laugh] Stuart: I accused Richard of that! But anyway, and I think Henny [Swisher] came, and the Carwell boys. There were three or four of the Carwell boys. Well most of them were mechanically inclined – Chewning: Oh, right. Stuart: -- so they would come, you know. And some – every afternoon after school there was somebody out there helping Carl work on Eliza-beth. [Laugh] So they could get – have it all primed up for Sunday! [Laugh] Chewning: [Laugh] And whoever worked the hardest got to ride in it? Stuart: That’s exactly right! Or whoever got a date that Carl approved of or could get her sister! [Laugh] Chewning: Oh, I see! [Laugh] Stuart: That was the deal, too, you see! I don’t know where in the world they got the money for the gas to put in the thing. But that’s what they did, and I just – gosh, my sister and I had a good – and Marjorie Ann, we all had a good time too, out there. But we didn’t know too much about cars. Chewning: Well, with all the boys there, I guess you did!Error! Bookmark not defined. Stuart: We knew the boys! [Laugh] We knew about boys anyway! And then another thing that we did real often was – when Mollie Sue and Fred lived in that square house right at the foot of the place that you go up to the school [2685 Brownsburg Turnpike]. Chewning: Um hm. Stuart: I think they moved in there soon after they were married. Anyway, I don’t know whether the croquet set was theirs. I assume it was [laugh], I don’t know. I don’t remember. But I assume it was their croquet set. So they put it up there on the side yard. And of course, any of us just went over there and played croquet just like it belonged to us! [Laugh] Chewning: [Laugh] Stuart: And any time we could conjure anybody, three or four into playing, off we went and played croquet. And this particular – I don’t know whether it was a weekday, or a Sunday or something. Anyway, John Layton [Whitesell] came along with us to play croquet. And Marjorie Ann [Whitesell], my sister, Frances, and me, and that’s – I don’t know if I can remember. That’s about all, I think, who were playing this particular day. Anyway, we were all having the greatest time, and John Layton – who was ever the joker – began to name us – give us all nicknames. You know. My nickname was “Leviticus” of all things. [Laugh] Chewning: [Laugh] Stuart: And I guess it was just because it started – my name started with an “L”. So it was Leviticus! And he said, he’d say, “Okay, Leviticus, it’s your time to go.” Anyway, and I don’t even remember what Marjorie Ann’s was, maybe she’ll remember. But my sister’s was “Peeva Julius”. Chewning: [Laugh] Peeva Julius? Stuart: Peeva Julius. And that was because she was so tiny. And he was sort of hooking it up with “Pee Wee”. And then it just got all wound up. Well, somehow, somebody shortened that name to “Jude.” From “Peeva Julius” to “Jude”. And from that day – that stuck. It was absolutely unbelievable – it stuck. And from that day to this, everybody who was real close to her called her “Jude.” Chewning: I knew you had said “Jude” last time, and I’m happy to know the story of how she got that name. [Laugh] Stuart: That is the story. It’s unbelievable. But that’s what we did. And then a lot of times we played croquet also over in Mrs. Morris’ yard [2671 Brownsburg Turnpike]. I mean, there was a beautiful yard over there. And maybe, I don’t know how we decided one yard or the other. But see, the ones on our side, the yards on our side went down to the creek so you couldn’t play. [laugh] Chewning: [Laugh] Stuart: It wasn’t flat enough! So we had to conjure up somebody else’s yard to play croquet. Anyway, we had lots and lots of fun. Ah, another thing about my sister’s nickname, ah, I think she kind of liked it. She didn’t fuss about it to anybody, you know, calling her that. In fact, we all did. Even Mother and Dad wound up calling her that. Ah, and then after she was married, and she – well after she learned to drive, she bought herself a car. My goodness, this was years later. And you could put the licenses – the numbers on – whatever you wanted, you know. And so she put “JUDE M”. And of course, she had married Tinker Moore, and her husband’s – her name was Moore. So it was JUDE M. And she said they were having a picnic – all the Post Office people were having a picnic out at Robertson Lake. And the Lackey boy – Fred – Fred Lackey who worked at the Post Office too was just driving behind them all the way out to Robertson Lake. And he got out there, he said he couldn’t wait to get out there. So he got – went over to Jude and said, “Frances, what in the world is judem?” [Laugh] Chewning: [Laugh] Stuart: “What in the world is judem?” [Laugh] So she told him. But anyway, that’s how she got the name. Chewning: That’s a good story. Stuart: [Laugh] Chewning: You’re going to have to think of Marjorie Ann’s name, though. Stuart: Yes. Chewning: Or I’ll have to ask her. Stuart: Yeah. [Laugh] I don’t know if she’ll remember her name or not, but I bet she will! And then, this was another thing that happened. I guess – let’s see. I must have been a sophomore, in high school. And we were still living at the same place. And ah, I don’t know why, I guess – I guess Aunt Hassie had a – had a cistern. And she didn’t get the town water. I mean, you know, she was kind of a “do it my way” kind of person. [Laugh] Chewning: [Laugh] Stuart: And she was – she was my father’s aunt, so she’d be my great aunt. Anyway, ah, in the kitchen, she had one of those pitcher pumps. Do you know what a pitcher pump is? Chewning: Um hm. Stuart: You see them in antique stores. And you pump the water up. Chewning: Right. Stuart: Well, she had that in the kitchen. And we were – we had the whole house then. And the Carwell girls came up one afternoon. I think it was Helen – Helen was still here. You probably don’t remember Helen because she went to Ohio. And she died up there. But she was one of the older ones. And then Mildred was – had started to school in my class. But anyway, Helen was older than she. And Catherine might have been with them. I don’t remember whether Catherine was with them or not. Catherine was younger. Anyway, they just came up to visit one Sunday afternoon, and back then, it was a real big deal, you know these senior boys would get their high school rings. Well. Of course, the next thing you’d do, some girl would try to con them [laugh] out of their high school ring. And boy, back then, you just bought one. If you got money to buy one, you were doing great. Well anyway, I was dating this boy. He was Doris Blackwell’s [Lunsford’s] brother. And he was a senior in high school. And Miss Trimmer took a very dim view of that. Chewning: [Laugh] Stuart: There were three – three of us sophomore girls who were dating senior boys. And she let Mother and Dad know she didn’t think too much of that. But anyway, I got his ring, his high school ring. It was way yonder too big for me! [Laugh] I mean, just way yonder too big. So I had put some kind of Scotch – just plain old tape around the thing, and then put some plastic on the outside of it, and all that bunch of stuff. Finally got it so I could keep it on. Anyway, these Carwell girls, and I guess my sister was there, I don’t remember. And we were all in there messing – doing something in the kitchen, getting something to eat or something. And that ring shot off of my finger – Chewning: [Laugh] Stuart: And do you know, it went into that water pump! Chewning: [Laugh] Stuart: Down in that pump! Just – Chewning: Oh no! Stuart: I thought I was going to die. I thought that was the end of my life forever! Well, we forgot all about what we were eating, or what we were going to do. And all of us worked. We tried everything to get that – finally Helen – I did say her name was Helen, didn’t I? Chewning: Um hm. Stuart: Yeah. Okay. She got the idea of taking – getting a clothes hanger, and undoing it and taking – you know, bending the little thing at the end, and poking it down in there. And she did! And she got that ring out of there! [Laugh] Chewning: [Laugh] Stuart: And I am here to tell you, that ring went back the next day at school! [Laugh] Chewning: [Laugh] Stuart: I just – and I don’t know where Mother and Dad were. They would have killed me if they would have known all this was going on. They were someplace else. But anyway, I took that ring right back, and I explained to him, this meant nothing – that we weren’t breaking up or anything like that. But I just had had it! [Laugh] I was not going to go through – Chewning: [Laugh] Too much responsibility! Stuart: No sir, I was not going through that again! So, bless his heart, I don’t know whatever became of him. Chewning: What was his name? Stuart: Elmer [Blackwell]. Chewning: Elmer. Stuart: Elmer. Uh huh. Yes. And I was still dating him when he went to England. [Laugh] And he was over there until after the war. And Phyllis [Blackwell], I’d talk with Phyllis his sister. Years later Phyllis said, “I had to tell him you were engaged to Boyd Stuart!” Chewning: Uh oh. Stuart: [Laugh] Anyway. Anyway, that’s the story of that! [Laugh] But that was – I mean, it was a trauma! It was a real trauma! Chewning: I’m sure it must have been! Yeah. Oh yeah. Stuart: Oh gosh, today you know it wouldn’t be – you know, my grandson lost his VMI ring. And they – Balfour will replace it once. Chewning: Oh. Stuart: So he will get it replaced. But not such – I mean, and I’m sure that VMI ring cost ten times as much as that little high school ring, but boy, I mean, there was no money floating around. Chewning: Did girls get high school rings too when they were seniors? Stuart: Yes. Oh, yes indeedy. Yes. Yes, we all got high school rings, and even us, who – our class who graduated in ’44 right in the middle of the war, we were able to get high school rings. And ah, of course, somebody stole mine, but I still – yeah, when they stole all my jewelry. But I still have Boyd’s high school ring. And we ordered them from Balfour. Chewning: That company stayed in business a long time. Stuart: A long time. Absolutely. So, anyway. And then another, Isabelle, I wanted to be real sure that these guys who, who were killed in World War II were mentioned in the museum, because they were all a big part of our high school life. And we’ve already mentioned George East. But George Slusser, and I wanted to tell you that George was at – he and I corresponded back and forth just as friends. And then he and my brother both wound up in Italy. Carl was one year younger than George, so he was later getting there. But anyway, Carl went through – went to southern Africa, and on up into Italy. Anyway, George told me to let him know exactly what Carl’s address was and so forth, because he really wanted to look him up. And before he was able to look him, he was killed. George was killed. Chewning: How did people find out when somebody was killed? Stuart: Well, it was just terrible. It really was. I’ve told you my brother was wounded three times. And at that time, we were – between the time I just told you, we’d bought the house that we lived in until Mother and Dad moved to Lexington [2651 Brownsburg Turnpike]. And that’s where we were when Carl went into – when he graduated from high school and went into the service. And they – we would – we saw – I was in Lynchburg twice when it happened. But one time I was there. And we saw the guy coming up on the bicycle. Now to this day – Chewning: Oh, with the telegrams? Stuart: Yeah, with a telegram. Now to this day, I don’t know where he came from, whether he rode the bicycle from Lexington, I have no idea. But he rode that bicycle up, and then put his bicycle on the ground, and came up to the front door. And handed us the telegram. That’s tough. Chewning: So you knew that if somebody came with a telegram it was bad news. Stuart: It was bad news. And that was really tough because, you know, you didn’t know. You saw this guy. And you didn’t know what the news was going to be. But anyway, we were lucky. Chewning: Um. Umm. Stuart: We were lucky. And that one time I was there, we just jerked the thing open. Chewning: Oh. Stuart: And we could – the thing said that he was slightly wounded. Chewning: Uh. That just – Stuart: And after that, it was just -- aahhh. Chewning: Oh, thank goodness, yeah. Stuart: Yeah. Yeah. And then another time, the other two times I was in Lynchburg. But I came home for the weekend. And somebody was having a party. It runs in my mind that it was Ag [Patterson]. Over at the Lackey’s house [316 Mount Atlas Road]. And I don’t know what it was for or anything. But it seems to me that that’s where I was going that night. And then after I came home, and they told me that they had gotten this wire. And he was – he was wounded pretty badly the first time, and that was the first telegram. And my – I don’t think Mother wanted me to go to the party. Or she just thought it wouldn’t look decent. Anyway, Dr. White, I believe was the minister. And I don’t know how Dr. White got the news. But he did. And he came in, and he said, “You know, Carl -- ” [Stuart stops for a moment, overcome by emotion] Sorry. “Carl would want you to go to that party.” He said, “That is exactly what he would want you to do.” So I went. Chewning: Aaahh. So you did. Stuart: I went. Chewning: Yep. Stuart: Yep, and had a great time, really. [Laugh] And I have -- I’ve told Carl that, and he said, “Well, sure!” He said, “You couldn’t do anything to help me!” Chewning: Right. And then how – was it a long time before you were able to get a letter from him after he was wounded? Stuart: Oh, heavens yes. Chewning: So you knew he was wounded but that – Stuart: Wounded. Didn’t know how much, how badly. Chewning: I can’t even imagine. Stuart: I mean -- and I’ve told everybody, I watched Mother’s hair turn grey. Chewning: Oh, I’ll bet. Stuart: Can you imagine? Chewning: No. Stuart: I mean, well, there was not even any telephone conversation – Chewning: No. Stuart: -- that you could have. Because every – and even the letters were all marked out – censored. Chewning: Oh they were? They were censored? Stuart: The letters were all censored. Chewning: Oh, I didn’t realize that. Stuart: They were all put on this v-mail. V-mail pictures, and they were all censored, everything. And so you never knew what the real truth was. Chewning: Oh, I didn’t – Stuart: Even after you got – Chewning: I didn’t know that. Stuart: Oh really? My goodness, I know I have some v-mail – they called them “V-mail”. V-mail. Instead of e-mail. I never thought about that before. But I know I have some of those around here. Chewning: And what was marked out? Where they were, or -- ? Stuart: Well, it was whatever the censor decided. Chewning: Details – Stuart: Yeah, most of it was supposed to be where they were, or maybe where they were going, or what they were going to do. Any of that. It was nothing left except just, “I’m doing fine. Love you. Hope I’ll see you soon.” That kind of stuff. Chewning: Yeah. Stuart: Nothing – nothing at all. Chewning: Aah. It makes sense when I think about it, but that had just never – I just didn’t think about – Stuart: Oh. It was terrible. Chewning: censors. Stuart: And we never really knew how badly Carl was wounded the first time. And he had shrapnel in his neck. That he carried to his death. Chewning: Hmm. Stuart: That just, you know, it was almost – it would have – little bit lower, he would have been – he would have been paralyzed for life. Chewning: Uumm. Mmmm. Mmmm. Mmmm. Stuart: And a little bit higher, he’d have been killed. So – now that’s when he was wounded worst. The second time, I don’t remember too much about. I think that must have been shrapnel also. I know the third – the – anyway, one time was shrapnel, one time was fire. But ah, it was – he recovered from that. So anyway, and then when he was shipped back, he was sent back to the place down between Staunton – I told you – and Fishersville. Chewning: Um hm. Stuart: At Fishersville. And that was because they wanted to get them as close to home as possible. And by that time, Carl was, you know, fine. He – well, he wasn’t fine, but he was up and walking around and ah, then later on, he did have – he had stomach ulcers. And at that time, they thought it was – I don’t know what they thought. They had to remove – anyway, they removed over half of his stomach. And he had – for the rest of his – and he was, gosh, he was 21. For the rest of his life, he had to eat about five meals a day because he didn’t have enough stomach. Yeah. But he got just a tiny little bit of disability. It was really kind of ridiculous. But, see, he should have gotten more because he was really not – after that, he was not able to work, really. Chewning: Um hm. Stuart: But ah, anyway, he lived a long productive life. Two children. But ah, anyway, it was tough. I don’t see how parents managed. It’s hard enough these days, but there – you can communicate. Chewning: Right. Oh, it just must have felt so isolated for you. Stuart: Absolutely. And there was just nothing. Just nothing you could do about it. You just hoped for the best, that’s all. But anyway, and then Troy Hickman is another one of the guys who were in – who was killed in the service. And Troy was in the class – must have been the class of ’42 that he graduated from high school. And Troy – I don’t know where his parents lived, but he stayed with Mrs. Dice [[2081 Sterrett Road], who lived around the road there from the Sterrett’s farm. It’s now on Sterrett Road. Chewning: Um hm. Right. Stuart: Now. And she – she was a widow, and Troy lived with her, and helped her take care of her farm and so forth. And I was telling you last time about Dad driving the bus. Well, Troy and Mrs. Dice rode on that bus every – Chewning: Oh they did! To church. Stuart: To church. And there was great camaraderie between those two people. But I don’t know where his family was, or – and I’m sure his family was notified and I – that’s about all I know about Troy. But I do know that he was killed in World War II. And then, of course, we know that George East was killed. And also Graham Dixon. And Graham was Boyd’s first cousin. His mother – Boyd’s mother and Graham’s father were brother and sister. Chewning: Um hm. And he went to school with you, too? Stuart: He went to school in Brownsburg. He was older than I. And I’m not sure whether Graham went to high school and graduated. I’m not sure about him. I know that the time he went in the service, he was really helping his father on the farm. So, I’m not sure whether he graduated from high school. But he did go to Brownsburg School. Yes. And was a part of that. And they brought – see, they – he and his family went to the little school up there on – anyway, close to where they lived. And Boyd went to the school at Oak View. And in about – when I was in about the fifth grade, they brought all those kids to Brownsburg school, and that’s when Graham came to Brownsburg. And I expect he was in about the sixth or seventh grade at that time. So, I just wanted to be sure that – Chewning: Oh, I’m glad – glad you know about those, because that’s important, I think, to – Stuart: Yes. Very, very important. And so, anyway, it’s been fun. Chewning: Well, I do appreciate it. You’ve just given me so much good information. Stuart: Well, I’m so glad. I’ve really – I really have enjoyed your company, Isabelle, I really have. [Interview ends.] Louise Wiseman Stuart Index A Arehart, Buzz · 6 Asbury Church · 43 Aunt Bessie · 7 B Barnes, Dick · 26 Barnes, Richard · 5 Beard, Richard · 18, 75 Beards · 61 Belle, Edwin · 62 Bellevue · 65 black church · 35 Blackwell, Elmer · 79 Blackwell, Phyllis · 81 Blalock, Chris · 2 Bolen, Hassie Dice · 10, 79 Bosworth house · 50 Bosworth, Dr. · 24 Bosworth, Jimmy · 39 Bosworths · 15 Bowles · 22 Bowles, Bobby · 36 Bowles, Edith and Edgar · 35 Brady, Mary · 57 Brownsburg air raid drills · 18 bank · 23 barber · 23 church · 35 croquet · 76 pool hall · 23 Post Office · 10 school · 9, 11–18, 30–34, 54, 62, 70–73, 89 rings · 82 shoe repair · 11, 25 shoemaker · 9 stores · 24 telephone · 39 telephone office · 23 C Campbell, Gwen · 15 Carl (subject’s brother) · 19 Carwell boys · 75 Carwell girls · 79 Carwell, Mildred · 59 Carwell's garage · 23 Chittum, Marjorie Whitesell · 41, See Whitesell, Marjorie Ann Chrysanthemum Show · 59 D Davis Station · 6 Dice, Mrs. · 88 Dice. Mr. · 43 Diehl, Dr. · 13 Dixon Graham · 89 Dot (subject's mother's sister) · 21 Drivers house · 43 Dudley family · 41 Dunaway family · 40 E East · 13 East, George · 19, 31, 82 Englemans store · 22 F Fairfield · 1 G Gilliam, Catharine · 15, 24 Gordon · 3 Gordon family · 4 H Halterman, Miss · 71 Hanna, Dr. C. Morton · 29, 59, 62 Harlow, Houston · 35 Harris, Margaret Wade · 22, See Wade, Margaret (Tootsie) Harrison, Randy · 5 Heffelfinger, Jen · 12 Hickman, Troy · 88 High Nooners · 64 Hockmans · 2 Houser, Mrs. · 8 Houston, Mr. · 62 Huffman, Elmer · 21, 23 Huffman, Isabel · 11, 16 Huffman, Julian · 11 J Jeffries, Dr. · 1 L Lackey, Fred · 78 Layman’s Apple Orchard · 1 Leech, Isabel · 11, 31 Leech, Thelma · 12 Lewis, John · 63 Lotts, Mary · 59 Lucas, Carrie · 61 Lunsford, Mr. · 14 Lunsford, Walter and Doris · 11 Lunsfords · 9 M Martin, Bud · 61, See Massanetta · 58 Matheny, Harve · 25 Mays, Virginia · 11 McClung, Senora · 13 McNutt, Hugh · 8 McNutt, Isabel · 11 Miley family · 41 Miller, Sam · 18 Moneymaker, Janet Reese · 3 Monopoly · 37 Montgomery, Mrs. · 13 Moore, Frances Wiseman · See Wiseman, Frances Moore, Tinker · 78 Morris, Marie (Mamie) · 34 N New Providence Church · 6, 58 black members · 61 bus · 61 cemetery · 66 Newcomer, Carl · 73 O outhouse fire · 4–5 P paperdolls · 28 Patterson family · 24 Patterson, Ag · 5 Patterson, Ed · 4, 74 Patterson, Jenny · 27 Patterson, Rosenell · 17, 70 Patterson, Rosenell. · 17 Patterson, Sam · 75 Pearl Harbor Day · 29 Pisgah · 3 Porter, Aunt Susan · 45 Potter, Aunt Sis (subject's great-great aunt) · 9 Powell family · 67 Powell, Anna Margaret · 67 Price, Dr. · 54 Price, Marilyn · 54, 55 R Reese · 2 Reese, George · 3 Reese, Weasel · 3 Robinson, Ralph · 18 S Shorter, Senora · 13 Shulls · 62 Sites, Isabel · 57 Slusser family · 35 Slusser, George · 82 Sterrett’s farm · 88 Stevenson, Doug · 56 Stuart, Boyd · 8, 12, 17, 18, 30, 31, 36, 49, 62, 64, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 81, 82, 89 Stuart, Louise Wiseman · 1 birth · 1 brother Carl · 4 business school · 66 church elder · 49 family · 2 father · 7, 8 in Brownsburg · 1, 4, 9 in Davis Station · 6 Mother’s sister, Helen · 4 schooling · 8, 11 sister Frances · 4 Supinger, Bob · 23 Supinger, Osie · 51 Supinger’s Store · 22 Swisher, Henny · 71, 75 Swisher, Jeff · 53 Swopes family · 37 T Tolley, Leonard · 75 Trimmer, Miss (Osie) · 17, 21, 30, 53–55, 70, 80 Troxell, Clint · 38 W Wade family · 9, 21 Wade, Annie · 9 Wade, Blair Terrell · 69 Wade, Edith · 35 Wade, Elsie · 61 Wade, James F. · 70 Wade, Jen · 12 Wade, Margaret (Tootsie) · 9, 51 Wade, Mattie · 51 Wade, Pauline · 12 Wade, Randall · 8, 27, 57, 60, 63, 64, 66 Wade, Winston · 67 Wade’s cemetery lot · 64 Wade’s Mill · 67 Walthals · 62 Ward, Lib · 10 Whipple, Dorothy · 52 Whipple, Mollie Sue · 2, 16, 31 Whipple, Mollie Sue & Fred · 52 White, Dr. · 62, 84 Whitesell family · 41 Whitesell, Ida · 10 Whitesell, John Layton · 10, 31, 34 Whitesell, Marjorie Ann · 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 38, 53 Wiseman, Carl · 82, 83 Model T · 74–76 wounded in WW II · 83, 87 Wiseman, Frances · 77 Wiseman, Johnnie · 2 Woody’s store · 5 World War II · 18–20, 29–30, 82–89 casualties · 19, 82, 88, 89 V mail · 85