Ivie Lee Hughes-Yeldell was born September 6, 1929 in Galion, Louisiana, to Ivie Bearden and Edward Hagaman Hughes, Sr.
She was welcomed into the family by Alfred William Hughes, Lois Ella Hughes, Verda Jeanette Hughes, and Edward Gray Hughes, the children of Edward's previous marriage as well as Edward Hagaman Hughes, Jr., and Myrtle Hughes from the union of Ivie Bearden and Edward. Soon to join her was Claudia Mae Hughes.
Her youth was spent in Galion, Louisiana and she attended school in Mer Rouge, Louisiana.
Her mother's final marriage to Rae Carl Brodnax produced additional siblings: Billie Rae Brodnax and Carl Rae Brodnax, to complete her immediate family.
Significantly in her life was her attendance at a "Play Party" at Log Cabin, where she met Louis Edward Yeldell, who was to become her husband some months later on January 19, 1946.
In 1948 they begin their family with the birth of Donald Edward Yeldell on September 6th. At that time they lived on Elm Street, across from what we now know as the Tac House or Counsel on Aging (2013). Then I Louis Wesley Yeldell was born April 27, 1951. At the time of my birth, my Mom and Dad lived on the Yeldell Place at Log Cabin, Louisiana. This place was homesteaded by my great- grandfather in the 1880's. The dwelling where they lived was known as a shot gun house, it was called that because if you opened the front and back door you could shoot a shot gun down the middle without hitting anything. This was a typical dwelling in that area at the time. I am the author of this biography of my mother. From this point forward all information is from my biased point of view. My Mom wasn't perfect by any means but she was worth her weight in GOLD to me. My mother maintained a beauty shop in our home from 1955. In 1956 everyone's world changed when mother gave birth to my sister Marsha Kay Yeldell on May 25,1956. The significance of this birth was that Marsha was the first girl born in our immediate line since my great aunt Lola Mae Yeldell born in 1898.
Following my sister's birth my mother continued to operator her beauty salon until its closing circa 1970. In addition and sometimes simultaneously my mother also worked as school bus driver, restaurant manager and various other endeavors.
During my mother's lifetime she saw the passing of Edward Hagaman Hughes, Sr., Edward Gray Hughes, Lois Ella Hughes, William Alfred Hughes, Huey P. Hughes, Ivie Bearden-Hughes-Brodnax and Rae Carl Brodnax.
Her life was plagued with various illnesses and in her later life she was diagnosed with lung cancer which became her defeat in her death on June 4, 1984 at Morehouse General Hospital. She was interred at Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery at Log Cabin, Louisiana.
As I said before my love for my mother was unconditional. My mother and I had a very special bond. The day she passed away my world changed, and it has never been the same since. There is not a day that passes when she is not in my thoughts and of course she will always be in my heart.
My Mom was a very loving and giving person and would do anything for anyone. Shirley Olive-Carter, our maid who was more like a grandmother from raising us kids for 25 years, always told me, "Bubba you have Ms. Ivies' ways and Mr. Ed's looks." My mother's relationship with Shirley was a perfect example of how she tended to attract people into her life as extended family. There are many instances of other friends and co-worker to this day that remain as close as family.
An example of my mother giving nature is brought to mind when I remember as a child, we had neighbors who were put out of their home. One of the children was a playmate to my sister and me. We were so upset that we ran home and told my Mom. She immediately went down to where they were and even though she had never met the lady she brought her and her three children to our home where they stayed for over a week until they could find another place to live. That's the kind of lady my Mom was. Typically she reached out to total strangers if she thought she could help. The pride I felt in having her as my mother cannot be expressed.
When Mom passed away I remember oh so well the feeling of not belonging. It was like not having family outside our immediate family. I felt like we had lost all ties to her family, especially around holidays. Her sister, Claudia Winkler, who always hosted family gatherings at her house put forth a special effort to include us just as she always had. I will never forget the kindness that she showed toward our family. It meant so much to me at that time in my life.
As changed as my life became with the passing of my mother I live with her memory and the glow I felt in her present and now when I think about her. I share this feeling with my father who still lives and we often talk about what a special person we both had the joy to share. "There will never be another Ivie Lee Hughes" he says, and in my heart, for those of us who knew her there doesn't need to be. The memory is enough.
She was welcomed into the family by Alfred William Hughes, Lois Ella Hughes, Verda Jeanette Hughes, and Edward Gray Hughes, the children of Edward's previous marriage as well as Edward Hagaman Hughes, Jr., and Myrtle Hughes from the union of Ivie Bearden and Edward. Soon to join her was Claudia Mae Hughes.
Her youth was spent in Galion, Louisiana and she attended school in Mer Rouge, Louisiana.
Her mother's final marriage to Rae Carl Brodnax produced additional siblings: Billie Rae Brodnax and Carl Rae Brodnax, to complete her immediate family.
Significantly in her life was her attendance at a "Play Party" at Log Cabin, where she met Louis Edward Yeldell, who was to become her husband some months later on January 19, 1946.
In 1948 they begin their family with the birth of Donald Edward Yeldell on September 6th. At that time they lived on Elm Street, across from what we now know as the Tac House or Counsel on Aging (2013). Then I Louis Wesley Yeldell was born April 27, 1951. At the time of my birth, my Mom and Dad lived on the Yeldell Place at Log Cabin, Louisiana. This place was homesteaded by my great- grandfather in the 1880's. The dwelling where they lived was known as a shot gun house, it was called that because if you opened the front and back door you could shoot a shot gun down the middle without hitting anything. This was a typical dwelling in that area at the time. I am the author of this biography of my mother. From this point forward all information is from my biased point of view. My Mom wasn't perfect by any means but she was worth her weight in GOLD to me. My mother maintained a beauty shop in our home from 1955. In 1956 everyone's world changed when mother gave birth to my sister Marsha Kay Yeldell on May 25,1956. The significance of this birth was that Marsha was the first girl born in our immediate line since my great aunt Lola Mae Yeldell born in 1898.
Following my sister's birth my mother continued to operator her beauty salon until its closing circa 1970. In addition and sometimes simultaneously my mother also worked as school bus driver, restaurant manager and various other endeavors.
During my mother's lifetime she saw the passing of Edward Hagaman Hughes, Sr., Edward Gray Hughes, Lois Ella Hughes, William Alfred Hughes, Huey P. Hughes, Ivie Bearden-Hughes-Brodnax and Rae Carl Brodnax.
Her life was plagued with various illnesses and in her later life she was diagnosed with lung cancer which became her defeat in her death on June 4, 1984 at Morehouse General Hospital. She was interred at Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery at Log Cabin, Louisiana.
As I said before my love for my mother was unconditional. My mother and I had a very special bond. The day she passed away my world changed, and it has never been the same since. There is not a day that passes when she is not in my thoughts and of course she will always be in my heart.
My Mom was a very loving and giving person and would do anything for anyone. Shirley Olive-Carter, our maid who was more like a grandmother from raising us kids for 25 years, always told me, "Bubba you have Ms. Ivies' ways and Mr. Ed's looks." My mother's relationship with Shirley was a perfect example of how she tended to attract people into her life as extended family. There are many instances of other friends and co-worker to this day that remain as close as family.
An example of my mother giving nature is brought to mind when I remember as a child, we had neighbors who were put out of their home. One of the children was a playmate to my sister and me. We were so upset that we ran home and told my Mom. She immediately went down to where they were and even though she had never met the lady she brought her and her three children to our home where they stayed for over a week until they could find another place to live. That's the kind of lady my Mom was. Typically she reached out to total strangers if she thought she could help. The pride I felt in having her as my mother cannot be expressed.
When Mom passed away I remember oh so well the feeling of not belonging. It was like not having family outside our immediate family. I felt like we had lost all ties to her family, especially around holidays. Her sister, Claudia Winkler, who always hosted family gatherings at her house put forth a special effort to include us just as she always had. I will never forget the kindness that she showed toward our family. It meant so much to me at that time in my life.
As changed as my life became with the passing of my mother I live with her memory and the glow I felt in her present and now when I think about her. I share this feeling with my father who still lives and we often talk about what a special person we both had the joy to share. "There will never be another Ivie Lee Hughes" he says, and in my heart, for those of us who knew her there doesn't need to be. The memory is enough.
Ivie Lee Hughes-Yeldell was born September 6, 1929 in Galion, Louisiana, to Ivie Bearden and Edward Hagaman Hughes, Sr.
She was welcomed into the family by Alfred William Hughes, Lois Ella Hughes, Verda Jeanette Hughes, and Edward Gray Hughes, the children of Edward's previous marriage as well as Edward Hagaman Hughes, Jr., and Myrtle Hughes from the union of Ivie Bearden and Edward. Soon to join her was Claudia Mae Hughes.
Her youth was spent in Galion, Louisiana and she attended school in Mer Rouge, Louisiana.
Her mother's final marriage to Rae Carl Brodnax produced additional siblings: Billie Rae Brodnax and Carl Rae Brodnax, to complete her immediate family.
Significantly in her life was her attendance at a "Play Party" at Log Cabin, where she met Louis Edward Yeldell, who was to become her husband some months later on January 19, 1946.
In 1948 they begin their family with the birth of Donald Edward Yeldell on September 6th. At that time they lived on Elm Street, across from what we now know as the Tac House or Counsel on Aging (2013). Then I Louis Wesley Yeldell was born April 27, 1951. At the time of my birth, my Mom and Dad lived on the Yeldell Place at Log Cabin, Louisiana. This place was homesteaded by my great- grandfather in the 1880's. The dwelling where they lived was known as a shot gun house, it was called that because if you opened the front and back door you could shoot a shot gun down the middle without hitting anything. This was a typical dwelling in that area at the time. I am the author of this biography of my mother. From this point forward all information is from my biased point of view. My Mom wasn't perfect by any means but she was worth her weight in GOLD to me. My mother maintained a beauty shop in our home from 1955. In 1956 everyone's world changed when mother gave birth to my sister Marsha Kay Yeldell on May 25,1956. The significance of this birth was that Marsha was the first girl born in our immediate line since my great aunt Lola Mae Yeldell born in 1898.
Following my sister's birth my mother continued to operator her beauty salon until its closing circa 1970. In addition and sometimes simultaneously my mother also worked as school bus driver, restaurant manager and various other endeavors.
During my mother's lifetime she saw the passing of Edward Hagaman Hughes, Sr., Edward Gray Hughes, Lois Ella Hughes, William Alfred Hughes, Huey P. Hughes, Ivie Bearden-Hughes-Brodnax and Rae Carl Brodnax.
Her life was plagued with various illnesses and in her later life she was diagnosed with lung cancer which became her defeat in her death on June 4, 1984 at Morehouse General Hospital. She was interred at Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery at Log Cabin, Louisiana.
As I said before my love for my mother was unconditional. My mother and I had a very special bond. The day she passed away my world changed, and it has never been the same since. There is not a day that passes when she is not in my thoughts and of course she will always be in my heart.
My Mom was a very loving and giving person and would do anything for anyone. Shirley Olive-Carter, our maid who was more like a grandmother from raising us kids for 25 years, always told me, "Bubba you have Ms. Ivies' ways and Mr. Ed's looks." My mother's relationship with Shirley was a perfect example of how she tended to attract people into her life as extended family. There are many instances of other friends and co-worker to this day that remain as close as family.
An example of my mother giving nature is brought to mind when I remember as a child, we had neighbors who were put out of their home. One of the children was a playmate to my sister and me. We were so upset that we ran home and told my Mom. She immediately went down to where they were and even though she had never met the lady she brought her and her three children to our home where they stayed for over a week until they could find another place to live. That's the kind of lady my Mom was. Typically she reached out to total strangers if she thought she could help. The pride I felt in having her as my mother cannot be expressed.
When Mom passed away I remember oh so well the feeling of not belonging. It was like not having family outside our immediate family. I felt like we had lost all ties to her family, especially around holidays. Her sister, Claudia Winkler, who always hosted family gatherings at her house put forth a special effort to include us just as she always had. I will never forget the kindness that she showed toward our family. It meant so much to me at that time in my life.
As changed as my life became with the passing of my mother I live with her memory and the glow I felt in her present and now when I think about her. I share this feeling with my father who still lives and we often talk about what a special person we both had the joy to share. "There will never be another Ivie Lee Hughes" he says, and in my heart, for those of us who knew her there doesn't need to be. The memory is enough.
She was welcomed into the family by Alfred William Hughes, Lois Ella Hughes, Verda Jeanette Hughes, and Edward Gray Hughes, the children of Edward's previous marriage as well as Edward Hagaman Hughes, Jr., and Myrtle Hughes from the union of Ivie Bearden and Edward. Soon to join her was Claudia Mae Hughes.
Her youth was spent in Galion, Louisiana and she attended school in Mer Rouge, Louisiana.
Her mother's final marriage to Rae Carl Brodnax produced additional siblings: Billie Rae Brodnax and Carl Rae Brodnax, to complete her immediate family.
Significantly in her life was her attendance at a "Play Party" at Log Cabin, where she met Louis Edward Yeldell, who was to become her husband some months later on January 19, 1946.
In 1948 they begin their family with the birth of Donald Edward Yeldell on September 6th. At that time they lived on Elm Street, across from what we now know as the Tac House or Counsel on Aging (2013). Then I Louis Wesley Yeldell was born April 27, 1951. At the time of my birth, my Mom and Dad lived on the Yeldell Place at Log Cabin, Louisiana. This place was homesteaded by my great- grandfather in the 1880's. The dwelling where they lived was known as a shot gun house, it was called that because if you opened the front and back door you could shoot a shot gun down the middle without hitting anything. This was a typical dwelling in that area at the time. I am the author of this biography of my mother. From this point forward all information is from my biased point of view. My Mom wasn't perfect by any means but she was worth her weight in GOLD to me. My mother maintained a beauty shop in our home from 1955. In 1956 everyone's world changed when mother gave birth to my sister Marsha Kay Yeldell on May 25,1956. The significance of this birth was that Marsha was the first girl born in our immediate line since my great aunt Lola Mae Yeldell born in 1898.
Following my sister's birth my mother continued to operator her beauty salon until its closing circa 1970. In addition and sometimes simultaneously my mother also worked as school bus driver, restaurant manager and various other endeavors.
During my mother's lifetime she saw the passing of Edward Hagaman Hughes, Sr., Edward Gray Hughes, Lois Ella Hughes, William Alfred Hughes, Huey P. Hughes, Ivie Bearden-Hughes-Brodnax and Rae Carl Brodnax.
Her life was plagued with various illnesses and in her later life she was diagnosed with lung cancer which became her defeat in her death on June 4, 1984 at Morehouse General Hospital. She was interred at Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery at Log Cabin, Louisiana.
As I said before my love for my mother was unconditional. My mother and I had a very special bond. The day she passed away my world changed, and it has never been the same since. There is not a day that passes when she is not in my thoughts and of course she will always be in my heart.
My Mom was a very loving and giving person and would do anything for anyone. Shirley Olive-Carter, our maid who was more like a grandmother from raising us kids for 25 years, always told me, "Bubba you have Ms. Ivies' ways and Mr. Ed's looks." My mother's relationship with Shirley was a perfect example of how she tended to attract people into her life as extended family. There are many instances of other friends and co-worker to this day that remain as close as family.
An example of my mother giving nature is brought to mind when I remember as a child, we had neighbors who were put out of their home. One of the children was a playmate to my sister and me. We were so upset that we ran home and told my Mom. She immediately went down to where they were and even though she had never met the lady she brought her and her three children to our home where they stayed for over a week until they could find another place to live. That's the kind of lady my Mom was. Typically she reached out to total strangers if she thought she could help. The pride I felt in having her as my mother cannot be expressed.
When Mom passed away I remember oh so well the feeling of not belonging. It was like not having family outside our immediate family. I felt like we had lost all ties to her family, especially around holidays. Her sister, Claudia Winkler, who always hosted family gatherings at her house put forth a special effort to include us just as she always had. I will never forget the kindness that she showed toward our family. It meant so much to me at that time in my life.
As changed as my life became with the passing of my mother I live with her memory and the glow I felt in her present and now when I think about her. I share this feeling with my father who still lives and we often talk about what a special person we both had the joy to share. "There will never be another Ivie Lee Hughes" he says, and in my heart, for those of us who knew her there doesn't need to be. The memory is enough.
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