gloria allphin was born may 19, 1916 in midway texas to ben shelton allphin and sarah auby dickey allphin. her siblings were brothers cam, jack, morris, lamar and benny. sisters sarah, fay and dovey.
the family later moved to donna, texas where gloria met and married lewis venable.
in the early 1950's, the couple saw an ad listing a d x station in vian for sale in a penny saver magazine. they with their two boys, lewis and myron, moved to vian and began operating the station. gloria was enterprising and a hard worker. she began making hamburgers on a hotplate and served them at a counter with four stools. soon the burgerswere selling better than the gasoline, so they closed the station and put in a restaurant. she operated this restaurant called "lews grill" until the death of her husband in 1971, and 3 years beyond. she then sold the business which included el siesta motel since 1965. she moved back to donna texas to live with her sisters sarah and fay. gloria was a perfect personality to work in the public, she always had a ready smile and never met a stranger.
the family later moved to donna, texas where gloria met and married lewis venable.
in the early 1950's, the couple saw an ad listing a d x station in vian for sale in a penny saver magazine. they with their two boys, lewis and myron, moved to vian and began operating the station. gloria was enterprising and a hard worker. she began making hamburgers on a hotplate and served them at a counter with four stools. soon the burgerswere selling better than the gasoline, so they closed the station and put in a restaurant. she operated this restaurant called "lews grill" until the death of her husband in 1971, and 3 years beyond. she then sold the business which included el siesta motel since 1965. she moved back to donna texas to live with her sisters sarah and fay. gloria was a perfect personality to work in the public, she always had a ready smile and never met a stranger.
gloria allphin was born may 19, 1916 in midway texas to ben shelton allphin and sarah auby dickey allphin. her siblings were brothers cam, jack, morris, lamar and benny. sisters sarah, fay and dovey.
the family later moved to donna, texas where gloria met and married lewis venable.
in the early 1950's, the couple saw an ad listing a d x station in vian for sale in a penny saver magazine. they with their two boys, lewis and myron, moved to vian and began operating the station. gloria was enterprising and a hard worker. she began making hamburgers on a hotplate and served them at a counter with four stools. soon the burgerswere selling better than the gasoline, so they closed the station and put in a restaurant. she operated this restaurant called "lews grill" until the death of her husband in 1971, and 3 years beyond. she then sold the business which included el siesta motel since 1965. she moved back to donna texas to live with her sisters sarah and fay. gloria was a perfect personality to work in the public, she always had a ready smile and never met a stranger.
the family later moved to donna, texas where gloria met and married lewis venable.
in the early 1950's, the couple saw an ad listing a d x station in vian for sale in a penny saver magazine. they with their two boys, lewis and myron, moved to vian and began operating the station. gloria was enterprising and a hard worker. she began making hamburgers on a hotplate and served them at a counter with four stools. soon the burgerswere selling better than the gasoline, so they closed the station and put in a restaurant. she operated this restaurant called "lews grill" until the death of her husband in 1971, and 3 years beyond. she then sold the business which included el siesta motel since 1965. she moved back to donna texas to live with her sisters sarah and fay. gloria was a perfect personality to work in the public, she always had a ready smile and never met a stranger.
