The blog posts below are taken from my grandmother's diaries. Althea Green Smith Crook was lovingly referred to as Nanny to her immediate family ~ thus her diaries are called Nanny's Diaries.

Nanny wrote in her diaries when she remembered to - mostly in the evening. There will be some years in which she didn't keep diaries and there will also be some days/weeks in her yearly diaries in which she skipped or forgot to write in them. For the most part, these are her words - written as she wrote them. There will be typos, forgotten punctuation, and other grammatical errors - but I am rewriting these as my Nanny originally wrote them.

As with all old handwriting, there are some entries that I can't quite make out - and these entries will be followed with a (?) to signify that this may or may not be correct or I can't figure out what she is trying to write.

Thank you Nanny for leaving us 50 years worth of memories! We miss you!

Friday, January 2, 2015

June 14-20, 1947 Papa Died



Saturday, June 14, 1947 Papa Died

It rained awful hard. We did regular work. Blanche called me about 7 PM and said Papa was very low. Fern and I went down to hospital. He knew us but couldn’t speak. He died at 11:45 PM.

Papa (Ashbel Smith) with 3 of his grandchildren in 1943. Dorothea, Betty and Billie


Sunday, June 15, 1947

Fair. Bill and Billie planted our garden. We telephoned Esther in Ohio, also we talked with Milan from Florida. Brothers and sisters here and we all made arrangements for Papa’s funeral.



Monday, June 16, 1947

We washed and cooked. Carlton graduated from B. A. I got my hair done today. Billie’s Chet cow got hurt. He took his Fogg cow up to Chet’s. Aunt Ava took my children and I down to see Papa at (?) Fernando's.



Tuesday, June 17, 1947

A very nice day. Papa had a very nice funeral. Esther and Milan couldn’t get here. Kennard, Kennie, Lloyd and Bill bearers. Bill had Jack’s car for the day. We went down to Jean’s in eve.



Wednesday, June 18, 1947

Rained. Mama, Aunt Ava and Uncle Lewis out calling. We churned. Blanche and I went down to cemetery.
Papa's grave - says 1949 but should be 1947. I believe that is Blanche in photo.



Thursday, June 19, 1947

Rained hard all forenoon. Cleared in PM. We wrote letter and sent out thank you cards. Smart kids got their tricycles.



Friday, June 20, 1947

Fern and Lloyd up in eve. Bill and Lloyd picked some ripe strawberries. Aunt Ava and Uncle Lewis went home. Ms. Tibbetts called. We washed.


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  1. NatashaJanuary 2, 2015 at 9:43 AM

    Kim, you had a question on "Fernando's" on the 16th - that would have been the funeral home run by Fernando Potter. It was located upstairs over what is now Ricky's Diner on Main Street. George Lackee bought the business and moved it to Elm Street, where it is now.

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