Contents

Chapter One – Family

The Doyles And Yinglings – 1

Myths Dispelled – 3

McCauley & Doyle Pedigrees – 4

The Whittens From Steprock – 5

Memories of My Mother’s Family – 6

White County Roots – 8

My Grandpa James L. Whitten – 11

Picture Day With Grandpa – 12

Grandmother’s Pride – 13

Stories My Parents Told – 14

A Man Of Few Words – 15

The Boy And His Candy – 15

Family Trips To Texas – 16

Cousins Are Special – 18

My Brother, C.E. Doyle Jr. – 20

If Tables Could Talk – 23

Something Money Can’t Buy – 24

Chapter Two – Early Memories

Baby Brother And Bonnets – 25

Hoop Cheese And Stick Candy – 25

Farm Life In The 1920s – 26

Bedtime On The Farm – 28

Kicked By A Mule – 29

Party Line – 30

Spring Cleaning – 31

 The Flickering Light – 31

Memories Of The Model T – 32

Long Hand Short Hand – 33

Fly Away – 33

Hair Care – 34

Early Dental Care – 35

Mama’s New Teeth – 35

Wash Day – 36

Butter Making – 38

Before Electricity – 40

Mama’s New Cook Stove – 41

Country Cooking – 42

Sorghum Time – 44

Try It You’ll Like It – 46

Setting A Hen – 47

Hog Killing – 49

Storms And Storm Cellars – 50

Homemade Fun – 51

Mama’s Flower Garden – 52

Miss Agnew’s Influence – 54

Springtime In The Country – 56

First Day Of School – 57

Beginning School – 58

Home Remedies – 60

Learning To Sew – 61

The Old Red House – 62

Piano Lessons – 64

Midget’s Pups – 65

Papa Ran The Country Store – 66

“Hasn’t Scratched Yet” – 68

A Little Peach Tree Tea – 69

Dreaming Of Christmas – 70

Eighth Grade Graduation – 72

Stormy Visit to Green Forest – 73

Pangburn Tonsil Clinic – 74

Sunday Afternoon Baptizing – 75

Pangburn Eastern Star – 77

The Girl Across The Street – 79

People Who Influenced Me – 80

Before And After Taking – 81

The Rumble Seat – 82

“Henry … Henry Aldridge!” – 83

Pangburn Pranks – 84

Senior Year Bus Kids – 85

One-Year Bus Ride – 87

C.E. Didn’t Come Home – 88

Memories Of Autumn – 89

Chapter Four – Career Girl

Perseverance Pays – 90

Learning To Type – 93

Little Brown School – 94

Quiet Time On Campus – 95

“Do You Dance?” – 96

My First Cars – 99

Beating The Heat – 101

101 Ways To Cook Chicken – 102

First Christmas Away – 104

Boston In The Snow – 106

Something Ventured – 108

A Woman Named Neige – 111

Great Minds – 112

Easter 1948 – 113

 

Chapter Five – Marriage/ Family

Unlikely Couple – 114

Poor People Eat Peas – 118

The Impossible Dream – 120

The Lost Family – 122

Home On North Jackson – 123

North Jackson Neighbors – 126

The Missing Sponge – 133

“Your Little Girl Is Perfect” – 136

Stamp Collecting – 138

A Double Whammy – 141

“How Are The Girls?” – 143

Yellow Dog Democrat – 146

Trip Of A Lifetime – 148

Midnight Madness – 152

The Longest Night – 154

Rainy Day Memories – 156

Chapter Six – The Good Life

Introduction – 158

First Birthday Party – 159

Modern Good Samaritan – 161

The Class of 1937 – 162

Bridge To 21^st Century – 164

On The Trail Of Spring – 165

Pictures At An Exhibition – 166

Lauren, Crown Of The Aged – 167

The Lost Summer – 168

My Faith And My Church– 169

Reflections – 171