New photos of Great-Grandparents, and Burse K. Walker gravesite

In the past week, I came across two photos of my maternal great-grandparents that I had never seen before this year. The first is of Dewey Lee Stansberry and Leona Jackson Stansberry, from their 50th anniversary. I had seen a group photo before of them and their children, but not one of the parents by themselves.

The second photo is of Perry Nathan Walker and Callie Ocoee Dodson Walker.

I also finally located the gravesite of Burse K. Walker, younger brother of Perry Nathan Walker. I've been on a trek for about two years to locate the final resting places of the children of James Morgan Walker. Burse's grave was in the Calhoun First Baptist cemetery, right where his son Wilburn said it was, and he is buried next to his wife Rosie May.  Unfortunately my phone camera's battery died before I could take a photo, but I will be sure to get a photo next time I am in town.

Phyllis Moon Shelton, 1922-2012

My Granny Phyllis is gone. Most of my fondest memories of her were from my childhood, sitting at her kitchen table while she fed me.... plate after plate after plate :)   .....She always made sure everyone had plenty to eat, it was her act of love to us.  Growing up, I still remember her planting flowers outside her house, so much that it gave the backyard a distinct smell that I remember to this day.  Sometimes even today, if I am outdoors at some random place and I catch a certain fragrance drifting by, it will cause instant memories of my Granny's house.

She died this past Monday morning, February 20th, and was buried in Good Hope Baptist Cemetery in Meigs County, TN, next to her parents and most of her siblings. We will all miss her.

This was back in December 2008, the first time Granny met Maple, right after she was born.