Nellie May McKinnon was my great-grandmother. Born on February 29, 1908 in Elk Creek, Virginia, Nellie's parents, Lee Daniel and Metta Bedwell McKinnon, had to take her out of school when she was only in the third grade so she could help out around the farm, but she more than made up for her lack of formal education with her hard work as a farmer's wife, her knack for playing cards, and best of all, her recipes that have been preserved in our family cookbooks.
Nellie married Marvin Denton Cormany in 1929 in Marion, Virginia. In 1930, they welcomed their first child, Swanna Dell, but sadly, she was premature, and died a few days after she was born. My grandmother was born three years later, and another daughter and a son would follow. Nellie and Marvin made a point of teaching their three surviving children the value of hard work and a firm faith in God. She was a loving and faithful wife to my great-grandfather until the end, when she passed away suddenly from a heart attack on October 8, 1976. Her mother Metta passed away two years later, and Marvin remarried and lived on until January 16, 1989.
Great-Grandma Cormany cooked just about anything on the menu at Cracker Barrel but ten times better. She baked her own bread and cakes, churned homemade butter, made bacon and ham steaks from the pigs on the farm, and never complained about any of the work involved. Providing for others was second-nature to her, and still is for her descendants. Her legacy of culinary expertise, witty humor, and devotion to God and family will never be forgotten.
Nellie married Marvin Denton Cormany in 1929 in Marion, Virginia. In 1930, they welcomed their first child, Swanna Dell, but sadly, she was premature, and died a few days after she was born. My grandmother was born three years later, and another daughter and a son would follow. Nellie and Marvin made a point of teaching their three surviving children the value of hard work and a firm faith in God. She was a loving and faithful wife to my great-grandfather until the end, when she passed away suddenly from a heart attack on October 8, 1976. Her mother Metta passed away two years later, and Marvin remarried and lived on until January 16, 1989.
Great-Grandma Cormany cooked just about anything on the menu at Cracker Barrel but ten times better. She baked her own bread and cakes, churned homemade butter, made bacon and ham steaks from the pigs on the farm, and never complained about any of the work involved. Providing for others was second-nature to her, and still is for her descendants. Her legacy of culinary expertise, witty humor, and devotion to God and family will never be forgotten.
Nellie May McKinnon was my great-grandmother. Born on February 29, 1908 in Elk Creek, Virginia, Nellie's parents, Lee Daniel and Metta Bedwell McKinnon, had to take her out of school when she was only in the third grade so she could help out around the farm, but she more than made up for her lack of formal education with her hard work as a farmer's wife, her knack for playing cards, and best of all, her recipes that have been preserved in our family cookbooks.
Nellie married Marvin Denton Cormany in 1929 in Marion, Virginia. In 1930, they welcomed their first child, Swanna Dell, but sadly, she was premature, and died a few days after she was born. My grandmother was born three years later, and another daughter and a son would follow. Nellie and Marvin made a point of teaching their three surviving children the value of hard work and a firm faith in God. She was a loving and faithful wife to my great-grandfather until the end, when she passed away suddenly from a heart attack on October 8, 1976. Her mother Metta passed away two years later, and Marvin remarried and lived on until January 16, 1989.
Great-Grandma Cormany cooked just about anything on the menu at Cracker Barrel but ten times better. She baked her own bread and cakes, churned homemade butter, made bacon and ham steaks from the pigs on the farm, and never complained about any of the work involved. Providing for others was second-nature to her, and still is for her descendants. Her legacy of culinary expertise, witty humor, and devotion to God and family will never be forgotten.
Nellie married Marvin Denton Cormany in 1929 in Marion, Virginia. In 1930, they welcomed their first child, Swanna Dell, but sadly, she was premature, and died a few days after she was born. My grandmother was born three years later, and another daughter and a son would follow. Nellie and Marvin made a point of teaching their three surviving children the value of hard work and a firm faith in God. She was a loving and faithful wife to my great-grandfather until the end, when she passed away suddenly from a heart attack on October 8, 1976. Her mother Metta passed away two years later, and Marvin remarried and lived on until January 16, 1989.
Great-Grandma Cormany cooked just about anything on the menu at Cracker Barrel but ten times better. She baked her own bread and cakes, churned homemade butter, made bacon and ham steaks from the pigs on the farm, and never complained about any of the work involved. Providing for others was second-nature to her, and still is for her descendants. Her legacy of culinary expertise, witty humor, and devotion to God and family will never be forgotten.
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