Flowers For Orville

 

Minnie Reeder and Orville were very close. As most mother and "youngest" child are. She made sure he had flowers on his grave most every year. 

Dec 7, 1969 - Ted Allen to Minnie Reeder

Dec 7, 1969

Dear Aunt Minnie:

I myself had been wondering if you are O.K. so I was especially pleased to hear from you. Seems like it has been two years since. But I could be mistaken, I’ve been so busy night & day. And when I get through a summer season I’m usually groggy. My sisters Frances and Lydia both were asking me if I had heard from you. Said they hadn’t heard in some time. And that was last week they had asked. They know I usually get a card from you at Xmas.

I was down at Oakley Kans, to be with Frances & all the families at Thanksgiving, but missed the dinner as I had a little cold, and didn’t want to give it to everyone. The dinner was at Frances’ house for 5 families, first in a few years. So, Thurs. morning (the 25^th) I called her to say I wouldn’t be down until evening or later in the week. Then, went back to bed. When I awoke at 10 am I felt pretty good, so I ate breakfast and watched the football game on TV. Then, as I was already loaded, I pumped in the car and drove yet to Aokley. I got in on the leavings from dinner and was quite happy. I called Lydia in Kans. City while in Oakley. Spent four busy days visiting the families & nieces & nephews One half day was for hunting pheasants, and seeing an old friend on a farm a half hour. Saw others at odd times.

One day was spent (or rather ½ day) I took Frances & Will Stevenson with me for the afternoon to Natoma, etc. I drove by Grandparent’s old town house, and no longer is it a fine place. Some one had made a plain shed like structure out of it for a house. Greatly reduced in size, etc.

I have a good picture of it here, I mean the old house.

I drove around town, took a picture of the old hotel made out of chalk rock stone Still there. But maine street is now a on-way street, was I surprised. I drove the wrong way, just looking around, until it was too late.

A fellow told me the old threshing separator that used to sit down in the hole on the main corner, finally was taken out recently.

We drove out to se the rock house of Grand parents, on the homestead. It still stands, but the inside is deterrating of the wood  work, finally. Frances said that only 2 or 3 years ago, it was in better shape. But one stone fell out of the place alone the window. It appears as tho it will fall down in the near future, now that it is started.

The place is owned by a Witchita man, he leased it for grazing to a nearby farmer. Also is leased out for oil later.

When we came over the hill to it, I was thrilled to see it stand out along the priairie on the knob. Brought back memories. About all is left is the house & part of another rock shed, no sign much of the old dug-out; slight remains of the old shed out north.

I wish Itcould have been persevered It is a reminder of a great era of which they were a part. This was the first time I had been there since I was living west of Natoma until I was 5 or 6 years old.

But I had been at Natoma, Once, when my younger brother & I went there to stay a winter & go to school while mom was taking care of Grandmother when she was sick. Grandfather was there too.

Then dad, mother, and I was there 3 or 4 days after we got through shucking corn at Moreland. Spent 2 days putting up hay near Natoma, then back home to Boulder.

Another time I went through on my last an exhibitions We stopped to give one in Natoma (Oakley, too).

But never to see the homestead until last week.

I have a couple pictures, here, of Mable’s daughter Shirley & husband that mom left, taken in 1954. My brother Ira in Calif. Did have a son & family living in Japan recently on his 2^nd Army stay there. Was there since I saw him in 1963. I don’t know if he is still there.

Oh by the way we went down to the farm to see Glenn Kaster at Natoma.

I suppose you an Mable heard about Nathan passing a way in 1968.

Going to L.A. Calif. Next July to the horseshoe tourney. Will try to see Bill True. I’ve won some tournaments in the Rockies lately.

I promised Mable that I would have a copy made of a picture of Grandma True. I’ve been awful busy, also there fine camera shop here who used do a great job sold out. Now they send work to Calif. I’m afraid to trust such a picture until I know people like that. So many places now hire students out cheap wages to do the work. Fellows who are learning, and half the time do a bad job. I’ve had to start looking around for a place to get pictures developed elsewhere. I’ve paid for some bad pictures,

Love, Ted (over)

PS I completely overworked in 1967, near exhaustion after 9 months of 20 hr a day.

In 1968 in May I got bit by a wood tick with the Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and that is something I hope never to get again. Took a year to get over it. This year, I spent only 4 months of 20 hours a day during summer.

Ted Allen is well know for winning Horseshoe Tournaments in the 1960's. He was top of his class. 

Minnie Reeder to Mable Matheson Wineland - March 11, 1962

Sunday 11th

Dear Mable

Guess I better write a few lines I don’t know if I answered your last letter or not. I diddent mark it if I did. I received the package you sent. Yesterday. Thanks a million for the shoes they are lovely. I got them on OK. So think I can wear them OK> they are pretty, it’s sure snowing out now, real hard it snows hard a while then clears & the sun will shine & the sky looks real blue reguar March weather, the hankies are real nice. As usal. Did you want the threads you sent put o these hankies? Juniour eat supper here Friday as He went to work at 1.45 PM & it was the twins Birthday, so Della & the Boys came in to. Soon as school was out. So He could eat with the family on the Boys Birthday next Sunday will be Stephens Birthday. The twins, & Janice stayed all night then went home with Him last night as He went home, it was His afternoon to go to Pendleton then, He had to work at midnight last night to I am glad Archie had a Pysical to & that He is doing so well. Forgetting seems to be general any more. Wheather you are young or old. I don’t think Jay does to much forgetting, Hes just plain onry at times till I could scalp Him. But He just plain ignors what I say like He diddent hear, but He hears more than He lets on I know, & I am iom gaining lbs again. Which I don’t want to do. I don’t know if taking that medicine or not. Dorthy don’t think so as He told me it was to build up the blood & got more blood to the heart ill ask Him when I go back the 19^th the Dr I did have, & was Morthers Dr. He had returned on account of poor health kidney infection, died Friday. Dorthy & I went to his funeral Saturday. My it was a large funeral. The larest I I ever seen. The Dr must of all been there men from the collage, teachers & of oh so many. We had to stand up not much room left to stand in. the frount was full of flowers & flowers all around the room above the windows when we went to the cemetery they had 2 pickup trucks loads of flowers, they were sure lovely. Archie is always painting some where. Isn’t he? I wish I could but so far I haven’t had the money to buy the paint. Jays insurance this mounth, we kneed a new toilet to, Dorthy had the flu She was so sick, was in bed to or 3 days. She wouldn’t let me do much. As Robert was home that week. Yes I love the pillow cases to work the tatting on, iom sure glad you liked the pillow cases, no you never mentioned the picture Shirley ent. I know it must be pretty our peonies were coming up. Don’t know what the cold will do to them, guess I have written all I know. So will close I must get lunch to , that’s all it will be this evening we burned up 3 loads of wood & we had to get some coal Saturday, we had put in a stove in the front room, wont do that again I don’t think, by now love Mother thanks again for the shoes me walking around in red shoes I had a paid pin once before I liked them.

 Monday morning its some cloudy today, but warm I had a big tub of clothes & the wind is blowing enough to dry the clothes, it was sure good to talk to you seamed so nice & thanks again for the shoes they are lovely. Tell Elsie & Jim I send our best regards & thank Her mother for me. I talked to Mrs. MOrgain this morning. She has 4 hankies done, will have 2 more She thought by the end so next week. I thought if she had some out there. She could be working on them & she had a chance, as some times she is real buisy & she dosen’t feel to well since she had th flue twice this winter I must finish lunch now. By by mother. 

Minnie Reeder to Mable Matheson Wineland - post marked Jun 19 1967

Monday

Dear Mable,

How are you by your last letter, I thought you weren’t feeling very well. I haven’t felt to well eother lately we went yesterday to get the polo shots they talked about. But they weren’t shots lather quite a number got them. Mrs. Morgain brought 3 more of your hankies in 2 pink & one blue & 2 white ones for Elsie. None of these are paid for, she has 4 yet for you, & I believe 4 for Elsie yet, to make. Dorthy is out of town this week. So ill get them ready for Her to mail when she gets back. Probably not get them ailed till next week. But I’m not sure. We are having Sunschine now & we would water the lawn if I can find the sprinklers I have some new shrubs out Della gave. I don’t know yet if they will live or not. They were so dry when she gave them to me. Boy this paper sure has a smell. Mrs Daniels brung it to me when she came home I got 2 more Birthday gifts yesterday. 2 hot pads & 2 small towl. did I tell you. Maurice & Francis sent me $10.00 awful sweet of them, Della is feeling better now goes to to Dr twice a week for shots yet they have some garden out we haven’t been out for some time. I don’t want to make Her any more work. I told Jr. to bring in one of the twins each week, to keep the lawn mowed, & help some in the yard. I hope He does. I must close write soon love always Mother

Ada is in a nursing home in Hermistor.

(NOTE: GREAT GRANDMOTHER MINNIE TRUE MATHESON REEDER’S WRITING IS ONE SENTENCE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER. SHE HAD NO STOPPING AND STARTING POINTS AT TIMES. SINCE SHE WROTE THIS IN HER 80’S IT’S UNDERSTANDABLE. I MADE NO CHANGES FROM WHAT SHE WROTE.)

Hugo Colo Mar 5, 1947

Hugo Colo Mar 5 1947

Dear Mrs. Reader

Our old Friend I will try and write you a few lines. I sure was glad to hear from you. Yes Orvile came to see us a few minutes when they went through last fall. We sure was glad to see him thow I did not recinese him as he was quit small boy when we seen him last. An he seen s happy that day. I sure was sorry to hear that he has past away so soon. Peter and I have never left Hugo so we have been hear in town all the time. Mildred and family are in San Antonio Texas have been there just about seven years. Her husband work as a civle inploy at the Kelly Air field and has a good job so I guess they will be there for some time.

Thursday morning

And I think I will try and finish this letter while Peter is up town and the raido is quit for a little while as he is comeing home to listen to a speech of se kind. Peter has not been so very well this winter but able to be around I really think he does real well for 74 year as he has been working at the basement when te weather permits which has not been very often this cold weather it is snowing just a little again this morning.

We have had a lot of storm and bad weather and cold this winter. I suppose you folk know Mrs. Clarence passed away about a year an a half ago. I never see any of them  There are not a grate maney of the old folk around Bovina as the most of them have passed on  Well I guess I must close as there don’t seem to be much to write any way.

Your old Friends

Mr  & Mrs P. H. Weyenberg

I hope this find you all well.

April 8, 1949 - Naomi Jean

Yakima, Wash

April 8, 1949

Dear Grandma,

Just thought I’d drop a line to let you know I’m still alive and kicking. Don’t mind if the lines get a little crooked, I’m not used to writing on paper without lines. I guess you could tell that. Enough of this gab, its not very interesting.

Mother is down in Wall Walla with Dad and Les & I are staying at Jeannette’s. She took Ken. You knew Dad was working at Walla Walla, didn’t you. They just drove in. Mother says she doesn’t like it down there & she hopes Dad comes back up here. Golly, I can’t keep up with them. Do you think you could. It’s awfully hard.

We’re having our spring vacation now. I visited Central school last Tue. I used to go there. I had a lot of fun. I visited my boyfriend’s (Dan Darden) room in the morning and in the afternoon I went in my girlfriend’s room.

Well I’d better sign off for now. Mom & Dad send their love,

All my love,

Naomie Jean

PS If you see Virginia tell her I’m expecting a letter. I wrote to her a long time ago. Gene too.

(back of letter)

Jay is fine – Marian is sick. All the rest are fine.

Hope to hear from you soon –

Did you get the money?

Had rain two days now –

Love Dorothy

July 31, 1978 - Delmer Stuart

July 31, 1978

Dear Aunt Mabel

I hope that things may begin to improve again now that some fo the sorrow has come to pass, butin its passing I know that all persons who have ever had any contact with Grandmother Reeder, has made the gain of a lasting love that shall not end, ever, even though the body is covered and gone, the spirite shall always be.

Aunt Mabel, I hope that I’m not considered out of place by asking for anything, but it may be that there was a small album of stamps, toys, ect, that I had when I was home in LaGrande. Or if I could haveany letters written to Grandmother in the years past.

The letters I would keep for myself, the toys and stamps to be passed on to my children, they may also be some book and photos.

Anything that you might see a way to send, I would be grateful.

I also hope that one day I might be able to visit all of you. In the mean time, Love Always, Delmer Stuart

NOTE: Delmer has since passed, so felt I could post this. 

Letter from Minnie Reeder to Mable Wineland 1960's

Thursday 8^th

Dear Mable,

Just a line this morning to say, I am home & OK. Just weak. Vernon is here with me. Hes got the work all done and washed a tub of white clothes by 10 AM Juniors went 1 Della went to see Jay yesterday. Hes better & hears better than usal. He diddent remember the Boys being there. But He remembered you. He said, now I was home. He could come home & the next time, they wouldent get Him away so easy. So that means He cant come home, to visit. Margie called last night. Now she says, she will start Saturday but ill believe that when she gets here. Don’t worry. I just called the Dr. Office & He is not there. Is sick the nurse said I am sorry. I must write Forests to.

By now

All my love mother.

LaGrande Ore March 1st - Minnie True Matheson Reeder

LaGrande Oreg
March 1st

Dear Mable & Archie

guess I better write & tell you I am home again. & OK. I came home wensday got here at 1035 A.M. came in on no.11. this time. the only way I had getting out of Salt Lake unless I stayed all night. I lest Grand Juncion at 1,20 A.M. arrived in Salt Lake at 830 A.M. left Salt Lake at 6.45 PM. all day in Satl Lake. I tried walking down town, must of walked half way,, & got so tired took a cab the rest of the way, had some nice stores there, & lovely things, if one had the money to buy them. it would of been nice to tools the bus & look aroun, but chat costs quite a bit to so I just went back to the depo & stayed there, & rested. lots of water in Idaho, but didn't bother the train any, we came right along left Pocottella at 12.15 A.M. got in La Grande at 1035 AM. not to bad, it wasent crowded, so I could lay down & rest, Azel was feeling fine, walked around out side & went church to. Hi went for a check up monday. his heart bea still 36. they say it should be 72. He takes oxygen when He lays now sure helps. He has been peacing a pillow top out of old neck ties, gives Him something to do. its hard to be quite, the Dr told Lois to let Him do anything He wanted to do, not argue with Him for that would up set Him more than, trying to work, He likes to ride in the car. I wrote off what He had in the Bible. & I think its the same as I have only I believe I have more than Hi does. yesterday was Jays Birthday, the neighbors came in with cake & jello. then in the evening we went over to Juniors for cake & ice cream, so He really had cake. we still have some cake & ice cream Margie called in the evening, to wish Him Happy Birthday, & is still going to send a cake. 7 present & got Him 3 pair of sock. & some screen drivers in a little container, Juniour & Della, gave Him a hat, so its not so back, Juniour & Della are going to Portland Sunday, they are taking Janice to a clinic, as she has a crooked foot, & see what they say, they have had Her shoe built up & still dosent correct, they want me to go with them, so guess I will, I wish we would t our checks tomorrow, ide love to call you there, but don't know if I can or not, if our check dosent come, unless I call collect to you, then send you the money when I get home, ill try to get those reckords written off, if I ever stay home long enough. the weather here is ovely now, sure hope it stays so for a while. zOh yes, we got our xmas gift, from Harolds, both room scales, we dident have any, so sure will come in very nice, mabey I can watch my weight, Ha. I am going to sed the paper on to you z& copied out of the bible, & I have another, record here I don't believe I sent to you.. so ill send it & you can see, then send it back, when ever you can. by now, Oh yes thanks very much for sending Juniours the $10.00 to pay on the TV hook up, its sure swell of you both, by now love & God bless you both

Mother

Bloomington Kans 1953 Jun 22 - Jr. Reeder

Bloomington Kans
1953 Jun 22

Albert W. Hackerott Jr.
Bloomington, KS

Sunday June 21, 1953

Dear Shirley, Archie & Mable –

I guess it has been quite a while since I last wrote. The time goes by faster than you think but we have been busy and lots to do now. Harvest is started all around us but will be a few days before ours will be ripe enough to cut. We plan to start cutting our 2^nd cutting of Alfalfa in the morning. It is very dry and hot. 111 high one day & lots of 105-108 The wheat won’t amount to much this year. Dry last fall very little snow during the winter and I guess about the driest spring we ever had. Our ponds are all dry and of course lost all our fish. The week is just running and that is all. Early spring I had good fishing at the river but no good now just a thin sheet of water going over the dam at Alton. I am sending a picture taken of the kids last fall don’t know if I sent you one like this or not. Don’t have any new ones should take more pictures. I sure would love to have been out there for your graduation & see you folks but it seems that we don’t have any slack time any more. Cattle make a lot of extra work all winter & it is go all the time during the summer. If we had known a year ago what we know now we could have sold all the cattle & feed and gone on a vacation & been way ahead.  We were at the sale last Wed. & they sold a good little red cow for %52. Just about the same price a baby calf brought this early spring. We knew this would happen have been expecting it for a long time but the thing that hurts we won’t ha feed for next winter unless it rains right away.

I have thought of it several times but never got around to get you a graduation gift. I believe you can do a better job of buying what you want than I can so will enclose a little present.

Uncle Art is very low just a matter of days now. He hasn’t taken any food or water for several days.

Aunt Laura was out to Lucille’s & we were down for dinner today. All our folk are fine. Lucille is expecting again so maybe they will tae some new pictures. The boys have gone fishing with me several times this spring & Bill caught a 17 in blue cat so he thinks he is quite a fisherman Well it is after 11 so will close for now but if I was there I could think of a lot to talk about. Hope this finds you all well.

Love Jr.

(Half a piece of paper added to the letter)

We got word this morning Uncle Art passed away during the night lasts night.

I almost forgot to thank you for the very nice picture I received. You sure wouldn’t ha to look twice to tell it is Shirley I thought it was a very good picture of you. When you get that “feller” hooked you can come to Kansas & see us> we will put him to work & see if he is any good.

Postmark:Jan 13, 1934 LaGrande, OR

The envelope has the following written on it in Mable Wineland's handwriting:  when mother first came to Ore.

1415 V Ave
La Grande, Ore
Jan 12, 1934

Dearest Mable,
Just a line seams like I nver get time to write any more. again I get 3 meals a day for 8 of us. I do the house work & washing to.

I never even get time to mend any more. & the men are so far behind in their wood hauling. seams like its impossible to catch up
they get more customers all the time now. & it rained or snowed so much till sence Xmas it was so muddy & the ground not froze till they simply couldent haul with 2 horses. so they have 4 big nice ones now. so they went to the Mts Monday. & broke an axle so they had to quit. then the horses lost some shoes. then they had to shoe them. so if its isent one thing its to. they ame to go again tomorrow.

& belive me its sure dangerous one slipe to horses & men to would go to the botton. its a big risk. but its the best they can do. the fellow that brought us has a job. & Maurice is at Dittys most of the time. gets 50 (cents sign) a day. the last 2 weeks he was there. has been here this week. will probably go there again next week. but its takes 3 of them in the timber now. I sure wish you could see the big timber they got. Wright rows it up for them.

they come up once in a while Wrigth was awful sick a while but isent a bit stout.

Gladis hasent been here yet. She is expecting the stork any time.

but Margie dont care much about them. She has several nice girl friends close here, to take interest in church. & I belive its a good idea. then so manny brothers, some of them can be with her. I tell Marvin to watch her. & she listens to him.

he sure has a big responcibility on him. for we all go to him about everything. & he has to see to evorything. in fact he is boss of us all. but not orwy abut it. he worries so much takes life so serous.

the rest can take it easier.

I so feel sorry for him, he gave me a library table rocking chair. & a round kitchen table, & I use the only dresser they have. their all so ready to simpthise with me, if anything comes up sickness or anything. & ore good to Jay to. yes Jay likes it here but gets the blues sometimes I feel lots better. I am gaming some. we have compnay evory day. so the house here to be clean as I can keep it we have linoleum in the frount room kitchen & one bed room up starts. & a exminster rug in the other up stairs bed room

yes Margie is a poor hadn to write a letter. for her mind isnent centered on letter writing.

yes margie & I went over to Harolds. the Sat before xmas. Came home the next Sat. they had evorything nice. & evory thing good to eat.

but Harold was feeling so bad. he most of the time I was there. such a cold a while. we were afraid he would have pemonia. he missed work one night.
he realy shouldent of brung me home I guess. for I had a card from him this week saying he had been in bed ever sence he went home. 8 days & would he the 2 more days anyway. he threw his hip out of place once. & it some times. slips out now. so & amazen the Dr. put him to bed. till it got better.

Orville has the toncilatis today. missed school. they is around 4 hundred pupils in their school just grade pupils. I can stand at the kitchen window & watch them march out. their now even allowed to play on the lawn on this side of the school house. just on the side walk. they even burn wood at the school house.

I can see 3 chimney sticking out. its sure big. yes Mable I got your xmis gifts & manny thanks for them they were all so nice. & the rest sends their thanks to. it was awful nice of Archie to get you your perment. I always wanted one.

I was there when Harold got your package. & they were sure pleased. Harlin was proud of his duck, had lots of fun with it, hes sure a case. & has sure grown. he finaly called me Granma. & would hug & kiss me to. I had a nice visit Forest weighs 2 hundred lbs now.

yes they made real good on their traping & I am glad to heer some one can make money

well Mable will try & finish my letter this morning.

the 3 boys went to the Mts this morning it sure warm here today & cloudy suppose it will rain again.

well I must close to get my Sat work done to day. will try & do better next time

with love & manny thanks for the xmas gifts Margie says it dont do any good to write you any way for you never write her.

MINNIE AND JAY REEDER

AUTHOR OF THE LETTER

(NOTE: Mable was the oldest child of 9 children - the other 8 were her brothers and sister)

May 15, 1946

May 15, 1946

Dear Mable.

I will write a few lines tonight. we are all. O.K. how are you all there. will you get to come see me this summer. I sure hope so. well this is Thursday & I still haven’t finished this. Betty & I still have been cleaning house. & polishing up the furniture. & I still have mothers to sell it & I must get it done. we finaly got enough money to pay all the funeral expences, & it was sure a plenty I belive they were in little over 8 hundred dollars. & they will probably be $50\00 yet to pay in Sept. hows. Shirley. & how did she like her broclate? or did she get it? is her school out yet? ours was out yestereay. but Delmer has to go. tomorrow & get his report card. I don’t think he will pass this year. wel Jr. passed his physical. exprays & all but don’t know yet if he will be called before July or not. Orville & Betty are staying here again now. then will go on to Baker. she will go to if they can get a place or trailer to live in. they got me. a electric iron for mothers day. & I sure kneeded it to. Jr. & Della got me a set of 6 glasses on a stand. they are sure nice. & Marvin & Ethel got me a glass fruit basket its nice to. have you seen Margie lately, she sent Jay a nice wrist watch. hes sure proud of it. thanks for the lovely card. Marvin hasent seen anything about your stove yet. but I think its O.K. exept rust on top. when I get a chance Ill look at its. but Orville day off is on Sunday. & his last time off I had so much business to see to. I didnt have time & he has been sick to. Drs don’t know for sure yet whats rong, they will takeex rays. pretty soon.  the dr wrote in to see if the government wont help him pay expences last week. he spit up blood.  & the Dr said lots of noise on his lungs. he isn’t well so much of the time. He nearly has a pocolis stroke over seas. & hes afraid of it yet. Betty says he wont tell me. he don’t like to talk, but I belive he knows whats rong but wont say & Bety thinks so to. well am awfuly tired. so will go to bed. Ive had so much this week. business & work to. so good night oodles of love,

Mother & all

NOTE: Orville Matheson was Minnie Reeder's son. He died shortly after this letter was written. He served in WWII and after coming home died of a brain clot (can't spell the correct word).  

La Grande Feb 10 (envelope stamped 1947 OR)

Dearest Mable and Family,

I have kept thinking you would write, but after reading Forests letter yesterday, guess you are waiting for me to write. I rode home with Jr. & Della Friday night, then Delmer & I came home on the bus last night. its the first time the bus made me sick, but I was so nervous & shaky when I got home I could be off the bus I could hardly stand. did any of us send you Jr. & Dellas address or tell you they are expecting the stork the last of March. Ethyl had a shower on her last Friday.
their address is
Jay Reeder, Jr. 416 SW.
Hailey. & 5th
Pendleton Oregon. he works nights from 10 am till 6 pm. why dont you come down after school is out. I would love to have you come. & how is Shirley. she never writes any more. Mable I told Forest to write to you about Orville I dont know what he has told you, so, if they is any more you want to know, write & ill answer it. & what is yourtelephone no? & what pictures do you have of Orville? he was in Aberdeen, but got sick, so came home. he always wanted to stay here with us, he said where Mother was was his home to. its warm here now been trying to snow a little so is rather muddy out again. Well Mable I don't know much to write about so will close now, oodles of love
                                                                                                                Mother & all
write real soon remember to send telephon no. I tried to call you but couldent   there is a note on the envelope by the address to Mable asking "do you want my wedding ring)

This is Minnie True Matheson Reeder with her second husband Jay Reeder. Thought you would like to see names with faces. 

Another photo, later in life. The first one is believed to have been a wedding photo. This is the grandparents I remember. 

This is Mable and Archie Wineland. She was always a true lady. Never talked bad about anyone and if she had family she was upset with and did not talk about or to, they were "dead" in her eyes. Her sister didn't exist until I met her when Minnie passed away. Margie became her sister again when I was 19 years old. Before that, Mable didn't have a sister. I believed her till I looked Margie in the eye and asked who she was, when she told me she was grandmother's sister, I turned to grandmother and said, "you told me you didn't have a sister." She replied, "oh, well, I do."