Myrtle Estelle " Mutt" Daniel was born February 1, 1893 to Claudie Augusta (Yeldell) Daniel and John Little Daniel in Mer Rouge, Louisiana. Mutt loved growing up with her brothers and sisters and remained close with them throughout their lives. Mutt attended school until she reached the eighth grade. She said that, at that time, girls were only allowed to go to school until the eighth grade. It was believed that most girls could not grasp "higher" educaation and the few who could be educated would not have the stamina to tolerate the rigors of making use of such "highter" education, so there was no point in attempting to further educate them.

"Mutt" meet William Marshall "W.M" Logan in Mer Rouge. They almost didn't meet as W.M. was about the leave Mer Rouge. At the last moment, a friend told him they were invited to an ice cream social. W.M. and Myrtle meet at the ice cream social. Although, W.M. left after the party, he wrote her several letters and returned to Mer Rouge to marry her on May 27, 1917.

On May 25, 1922, the couple had their only child, a daugher, Clara Mae. In 1923 the family moved to Monroe, Louisiana. Myrtle and W.M. eventually became grandparents of two - Micheal Luffey and Frances Estelle Luffey.

As an excellent seamstress, Myrtle made wedding dresses for some of the most prominent woment in the area. She was so talented, Myrtle could look at the latest fashions at The Palace Department Store, go home and, without a pattern, make the garment. Also gifted with a "green thumb," Myrtle especially enjoyed growing amaryllis (and we think by hybridizing them." Birdsong's Feed and Seed Store would ask her to grow amaryllis blubs for their store and them give her bulbs for her garden in return. Myrtle was a member of the Monroe Garden Club and enjoyed the company of the lady friends she met through the organization. Myrtle and W.M. also rescued many animals and gave them a good home. She also kept canaries and parakeets in the 1950's. Myrtle was also a fan of "soap operas" and Coca Cola. She stopped her work every morning and watched "soap operas" while she drank her Coke.

After a stroke in the mid-1980's that left paralysis, Myrtle lived at the St. Joseph's Home in Monroe until her death on April 21, 1994 at the age of 101 years.

Bio and pictures from Myrtle and W.M.'s grandchildren, William Michael Luffey and Frances Estelle Luffey Rhone.