Loved going to Uncle Thad’s store and being allowed to go behind the candy counter to choose my candy. The store was there when my oldest sons, John and West, were little and they had that same privilege and memory. Remember the Meho-Baptist Church!
Saw my sister, Jean, didn’t reply to your question. Our grandfather, John Edward Ferguson, and his cousin, Emmet Ferguson, had a general store in De Soto. It was during the depression and local folks didn’t have much money. So Granddaddy and Uncle Emmet actually had coins created that said “
its sad to see small towns fading away
just curious, how many miles do you log a year ??
John, I’m sharing a lot of older photos at the moment. But I probably cover anywhere from 10-20,000 miles a year in Georgia.
Loved going to Uncle Thad’s store and being allowed to go behind the candy counter to choose my candy. The store was there when my oldest sons, John and West, were little and they had that same privilege and memory. Remember the Meho-Baptist Church!
Saw my sister, Jean, didn’t reply to your question. Our grandfather, John Edward Ferguson, and his cousin, Emmet Ferguson, had a general store in De Soto. It was during the depression and local folks didn’t have much money. So Granddaddy and Uncle Emmet actually had coins created that said “
That was my Granddady’s general store. A great place to grow up. Jean
Thanks for sharing, Jean. What was your Granddaddy’s name, or the name of the store?
this is the area i grow up in the ware family, hodges, watts, green