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༺✿ڰۣڿ✿༻ღ My Grandmother ღ༺✿ڰۣڿ✿༻
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My grandmother, Ethel Giles Gage, was born to William Augustus "Gus" and Jennie Giles Gage in Louisville, Mississippi.
Sadly, her father died when she was about 4 years old. At the time of his death, they were living on a farm. Everyone pitched in and kept it going for a while. Eventually her mother made the decision to move to the city. So they moved to Meridian. My great-grandmother was a talented piano player and taught lessons to earn an income. The second tough loss came at age 16 when her mother died. She lived a short time with her Uncle Matt (Gage).
On December 22, 1917 Ethel married the love of her life. She and my grandpa moved to Hattiesburg and had their first child, my father. My grandfather was a carpenter by trade, but was interested in going to work at the refinery in Baton Rouge, so the family moved in 1925. My grandfather was unable to work at the refinery, but continued with his carpentry work. At the age of 44, she became a widow. Times were difficult, so my daddy learn to carry the weight of being "man of the house".
At the time my grandfather died, he had told my daddy that he wanted him to take care of his mother. Both daddy and my grandmother took those words seriously and to heart. She remained living with my daddy, short of the time he spent away during WWII.
I remember her living with my family during her later years and I can recall her great cooking, especially fried chicken and french fries. I still remember that she loved to bake. She would stand at the kitchen counter and mix up a cake in a metal bowl with a hand turn type mixer and a spatula. A special treat always came when she allowed me to lick the bowl and spatula!
I suppose growing up with moss beds made for old-fashioned ways of keeping the beds tidy and bug free. She never forgot those days and she felt they had to be aired in the sun for several hours, mattress and box springs.
She kept me during the day while my parent's were at work. We had our special coloring sessions and play time with Mercury Bert. Mercury Bert was my first walking doll and my grandmother bought it for me. The doll's name came from our car (a mercury) and from Aunt Bert.
I can still see her sitting in the den when it was time for General Hospital. I don't think she missed an episode!
At the time that my grandmother died, my mother was in the hospital with tuberculosis. I still remember daddy coming home, sitting on the bed with me, and with tears running down his face, trying to explain to me that Maw Maw had gone to heaven. Not understanding, I was wanting to go to heaven too because I did not want Maw Maw to leave us. After more detailed explaining, he made me understand... It was hard to say good-bye, but I do look forward to seeing her again someday.
She was an incredible woman of strength, wisdom and love for all.
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MawMaw's memorial graciously sponsored by: Love Always, Renee When you have time to stop by her contributor page, you will find the memorials that she manages. It would be kind of you to visit her memorials.
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༺✿ڰۣڿ✿༻ღ My Grandmother ღ༺✿ڰۣڿ✿༻
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My grandmother, Ethel Giles Gage, was born to William Augustus "Gus" and Jennie Giles Gage in Louisville, Mississippi.
Sadly, her father died when she was about 4 years old. At the time of his death, they were living on a farm. Everyone pitched in and kept it going for a while. Eventually her mother made the decision to move to the city. So they moved to Meridian. My great-grandmother was a talented piano player and taught lessons to earn an income. The second tough loss came at age 16 when her mother died. She lived a short time with her Uncle Matt (Gage).
On December 22, 1917 Ethel married the love of her life. She and my grandpa moved to Hattiesburg and had their first child, my father. My grandfather was a carpenter by trade, but was interested in going to work at the refinery in Baton Rouge, so the family moved in 1925. My grandfather was unable to work at the refinery, but continued with his carpentry work. At the age of 44, she became a widow. Times were difficult, so my daddy learn to carry the weight of being "man of the house".
At the time my grandfather died, he had told my daddy that he wanted him to take care of his mother. Both daddy and my grandmother took those words seriously and to heart. She remained living with my daddy, short of the time he spent away during WWII.
I remember her living with my family during her later years and I can recall her great cooking, especially fried chicken and french fries. I still remember that she loved to bake. She would stand at the kitchen counter and mix up a cake in a metal bowl with a hand turn type mixer and a spatula. A special treat always came when she allowed me to lick the bowl and spatula!
I suppose growing up with moss beds made for old-fashioned ways of keeping the beds tidy and bug free. She never forgot those days and she felt they had to be aired in the sun for several hours, mattress and box springs.
She kept me during the day while my parent's were at work. We had our special coloring sessions and play time with Mercury Bert. Mercury Bert was my first walking doll and my grandmother bought it for me. The doll's name came from our car (a mercury) and from Aunt Bert.
I can still see her sitting in the den when it was time for General Hospital. I don't think she missed an episode!
At the time that my grandmother died, my mother was in the hospital with tuberculosis. I still remember daddy coming home, sitting on the bed with me, and with tears running down his face, trying to explain to me that Maw Maw had gone to heaven. Not understanding, I was wanting to go to heaven too because I did not want Maw Maw to leave us. After more detailed explaining, he made me understand... It was hard to say good-bye, but I do look forward to seeing her again someday.
She was an incredible woman of strength, wisdom and love for all.
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MawMaw's memorial graciously sponsored by: Love Always, Renee When you have time to stop by her contributor page, you will find the memorials that she manages. It would be kind of you to visit her memorials.
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༺✿ڰۣڿ✿༻ღ My Grandmother ღ༺✿ڰۣڿ✿༻
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My grandmother, Ethel Giles Gage, was born to William Augustus "Gus" and Jennie Giles Gage in Louisville, Mississippi.
Sadly, her father died when she was about 4 years old. At the time of his death, they were living on a farm. Everyone pitched in and kept it going for a while. Eventually her mother made the decision to move to the city. So they moved to Meridian. My great-grandmother was a talented piano player and taught lessons to earn an income. The second tough loss came at age 16 when her mother died. She lived a short time with her Uncle Matt (Gage).
On December 22, 1917 Ethel married the love of her life. She and my grandpa moved to Hattiesburg and had their first child, my father. My grandfather was a carpenter by trade, but was interested in going to work at the refinery in Baton Rouge, so the family moved in 1925. My grandfather was unable to work at the refinery, but continued with his carpentry work. At the age of 44, she became a widow. Times were difficult, so my daddy learn to carry the weight of being "man of the house".
At the time my grandfather died, he had told my daddy that he wanted him to take care of his mother. Both daddy and my grandmother took those words seriously and to heart. She remained living with my daddy, short of the time he spent away during WWII.
I remember her living with my family during her later years and I can recall her great cooking, especially fried chicken and french fries. I still remember that she loved to bake. She would stand at the kitchen counter and mix up a cake in a metal bowl with a hand turn type mixer and a spatula. A special treat always came when she allowed me to lick the bowl and spatula!
I suppose growing up with moss beds made for old-fashioned ways of keeping the beds tidy and bug free. She never forgot those days and she felt they had to be aired in the sun for several hours, mattress and box springs.
She kept me during the day while my parent's were at work. We had our special coloring sessions and play time with Mercury Bert. Mercury Bert was my first walking doll and my grandmother bought it for me. The doll's name came from our car (a mercury) and from Aunt Bert.
I can still see her sitting in the den when it was time for General Hospital. I don't think she missed an episode!
At the time that my grandmother died, my mother was in the hospital with tuberculosis. I still remember daddy coming home, sitting on the bed with me, and with tears running down his face, trying to explain to me that Maw Maw had gone to heaven. Not understanding, I was wanting to go to heaven too because I did not want Maw Maw to leave us. After more detailed explaining, he made me understand... It was hard to say good-bye, but I do look forward to seeing her again someday.
She was an incredible woman of strength, wisdom and love for all.
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MawMaw's memorial graciously sponsored by: Love Always, Renee When you have time to stop by her contributor page, you will find the memorials that she manages. It would be kind of you to visit her memorials.
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༺✿ڰۣڿ✿༻ღ My Grandmother ღ༺✿ڰۣڿ✿༻
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My grandmother, Ethel Giles Gage, was born to William Augustus "Gus" and Jennie Giles Gage in Louisville, Mississippi.
Sadly, her father died when she was about 4 years old. At the time of his death, they were living on a farm. Everyone pitched in and kept it going for a while. Eventually her mother made the decision to move to the city. So they moved to Meridian. My great-grandmother was a talented piano player and taught lessons to earn an income. The second tough loss came at age 16 when her mother died. She lived a short time with her Uncle Matt (Gage).
On December 22, 1917 Ethel married the love of her life. She and my grandpa moved to Hattiesburg and had their first child, my father. My grandfather was a carpenter by trade, but was interested in going to work at the refinery in Baton Rouge, so the family moved in 1925. My grandfather was unable to work at the refinery, but continued with his carpentry work. At the age of 44, she became a widow. Times were difficult, so my daddy learn to carry the weight of being "man of the house".
At the time my grandfather died, he had told my daddy that he wanted him to take care of his mother. Both daddy and my grandmother took those words seriously and to heart. She remained living with my daddy, short of the time he spent away during WWII.
I remember her living with my family during her later years and I can recall her great cooking, especially fried chicken and french fries. I still remember that she loved to bake. She would stand at the kitchen counter and mix up a cake in a metal bowl with a hand turn type mixer and a spatula. A special treat always came when she allowed me to lick the bowl and spatula!
I suppose growing up with moss beds made for old-fashioned ways of keeping the beds tidy and bug free. She never forgot those days and she felt they had to be aired in the sun for several hours, mattress and box springs.
She kept me during the day while my parent's were at work. We had our special coloring sessions and play time with Mercury Bert. Mercury Bert was my first walking doll and my grandmother bought it for me. The doll's name came from our car (a mercury) and from Aunt Bert.
I can still see her sitting in the den when it was time for General Hospital. I don't think she missed an episode!
At the time that my grandmother died, my mother was in the hospital with tuberculosis. I still remember daddy coming home, sitting on the bed with me, and with tears running down his face, trying to explain to me that Maw Maw had gone to heaven. Not understanding, I was wanting to go to heaven too because I did not want Maw Maw to leave us. After more detailed explaining, he made me understand... It was hard to say good-bye, but I do look forward to seeing her again someday.
She was an incredible woman of strength, wisdom and love for all.
ღ♥ღೋღ♥ღೋღ♥ღೋღ♥ღೋღ♥ღೋღ♥
MawMaw's memorial graciously sponsored by: Love Always, Renee When you have time to stop by her contributor page, you will find the memorials that she manages. It would be kind of you to visit her memorials.
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