My maternal Granny Zettie Walker “Tudy” (Johnson) Bates had a little stack of obituary cards she’d gotten from attending many funerals over her many years of Earthly life.
In Jan 1993, I made notation of the printing of the one from her father:
Caleb B. Johnson
Born March 1, 1872
Died March 27, 1966
Services: At the home, 10 AM, Wednesday, March 30, 1966.
Clergymen: Ministers of Old Regular Baptist Church
Final Resting Place: Family Cemetery, Kite, KY
Arrangements: Hall Brothers Funeral Home
Extra notes from me:
It was common in that day to have the funeral at the home. And a man of the family would sit up all night watching over the person who had passed away. There is much lore behind this, and one that young kids like to learn about for school projects. I remember a few such as this, of course this was a couple years before I was born. If there was a person of my Mom’s family who died in KY –you knew first place to always figure going was Hall Bros in Hindman, Knott Co or Letcher Funeral Home in Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY.
I had folks help clarify some of the original notes based on Facebook comments: Hall Bros located at Martin,KY. Hindman Funeral Services,Inc. and Nelson Frazier Funeral Home are the current Funeral Homes in Hindman,KY. At one time Hindman,KY.also had a Casebolt,Hoskins & Cox Funeral Home and Knott Funeral Home. Another noted that Hall Bros is in Martin in FLOYD Co., Kentucky.
Noticing her necklace reminds me of Granny Zettie Bates jewelry (her daughter). She had a few pins/brooches that Uncle Herman, her son Herman Bates, would give her as Christmas gifts. She liked black glass bead necklaces. I have several old one's I've found around, taken to a jeweler to be knotted as pearls and always keep her close with the memory. No, she didn't wear any jewelry after she was a young adult and joined a church that didn't permit jewelry. She did wear her wedding band and a watch in later years -I seldom recall her with a brooch on. Her ears were pierced, though. More on that later...
In Jan 1993, I made notation of the printing of the one from her father:
Caleb B. Johnson
Born March 1, 1872
Died March 27, 1966
Services: At the home, 10 AM, Wednesday, March 30, 1966.
Clergymen: Ministers of Old Regular Baptist Church
Final Resting Place: Family Cemetery, Kite, KY
Arrangements: Hall Brothers Funeral Home
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| This is the large picture that hung in the living room at Great Aunt Rosannie's house. I always could stare at it for ages. Huge pic & so awesome that I was able to see my grandparents Granny & Aunt Rosannie would tell me about. Caleb "K" Johnson (son of Caleb & Mahala Jestice Johnson; their son William "Wedd" Johnson; Angeline "Pemmie" Hall Johnson (daughter of Sam & Lynn Johnson Hall. My Granny Bates parents. "A picture of a picture I took of a picture." I don't have a scanner hooked up to my new laptop and my old laptop is in sad condition. I hope to scan and get these looking a lot better to share, but just had to post them since I ran across them. |
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| Angeline "Pemmie" (Hall) Johnson & husband Caleb B. "K" Johnson. Note her converse sneakers -her usual style. He had very, very poor eyesight always -if any of you knew of the reason, please share as there are several descendants on this line that also have similar problem in varying degrees. |
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| Angeline "Pemmie" (Hall) Johnson & husband Caleb B. "K" Johnson. Pemmie is the daughter of Samuel "Sam" & Malinda "Lynn" "Linda" (Johnson) Hall . K is the son of Caleb & Mahala "Halley" (Justice/Jestice) Johnson. |
It was common in that day to have the funeral at the home. And a man of the family would sit up all night watching over the person who had passed away. There is much lore behind this, and one that young kids like to learn about for school projects. I remember a few such as this, of course this was a couple years before I was born. If there was a person of my Mom’s family who died in KY –you knew first place to always figure going was Hall Bros in Hindman, Knott Co or Letcher Funeral Home in Whitesburg, Letcher Co KY.
I had folks help clarify some of the original notes based on Facebook comments: Hall Bros located at Martin,KY. Hindman Funeral Services,Inc. and Nelson Frazier Funeral Home are the current Funeral Homes in Hindman,KY. At one time Hindman,KY.also had a Casebolt,Hoskins & Cox Funeral Home and Knott Funeral Home. Another noted that Hall Bros is in Martin in FLOYD Co., Kentucky.
Noticing her necklace reminds me of Granny Zettie Bates jewelry (her daughter). She had a few pins/brooches that Uncle Herman, her son Herman Bates, would give her as Christmas gifts. She liked black glass bead necklaces. I have several old one's I've found around, taken to a jeweler to be knotted as pearls and always keep her close with the memory. No, she didn't wear any jewelry after she was a young adult and joined a church that didn't permit jewelry. She did wear her wedding band and a watch in later years -I seldom recall her with a brooch on. Her ears were pierced, though. More on that later...
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