Trish Lilly Jones reached out to share her good memories of living this house in the 1980s. It’s one of my favorite houses in Ocilla, and I’m grateful to all the others who have shared their own memories.
Deborah Player wrote: “This Craftsman Bungalow looks like Lily and Arthur Mobley’s house on South Irwin Avenue in Ocilla. They lived next to my grandparents, T. O. and Georgia Paulk. Both of my parents–William H. Player and Jacquelyn Paulk Player–were born and raised in Ocilla, and I’m probably related to just about everyone in Irwin County. My three sisters (Dianne, Marilyn, Pam) and I (Debbie) have wonderful memories of visiting Ocilla from Mississippi. We road bikes all over the place, walked to the drug store to drink a milkshake and read comic books, got a hair permanent at the beauty shop in the bank building, perused what 50 cents could buy at the dime store; shopped for clothes and shoes at Harris’ Department Store, went to church on Sunday, but mostly walked to go swimming at Cumbee Park. I can’t remember the date but my grandparents sold their house on Irwin Avenue and moved to a new brick home across from the swimming pool on Park Street, which made us very happy. When I attended University of Georgia I spent weekends with my great-aunt, Ann and J. T. Steed. A few years ago, I screen-printed all of my favorite Ocilla landmarks using Google Maps, which makes me homesick to view them–just like your web site. Thanks for providing me a trip down memory lane.”
Elly Motes: “Johnnie and Elly Motes owned this home in the mid 1980s. Was a great place to live.”
Stefan Roberts writes: “My grandmother actually sold the house to the Motes in Mid to late 1985. The Motes were employed with Flintstone, transporting mobile homes. They lived there until Flintstone went bankrupt and they moved on. My Grandmother , Mrs. Thelma Roberts, bought the home and moved from our farm to town, after the sudden death of husband in January 1980. She rented the apartment out back to a school teacher. It was a big change for her after living in the country most all her life. After five years in town she sold the house to the Motes and moved Back to her home at the family’s farm on the five bridge road, where our family has lived since the late 1700’s.“
Mr. Brown: This Craftsman Bungalow looks like Lily and Arthur Mobley’s house on South Irwin Avenue in Ocilla. They lived next to my grandparents, T. O. and Georgia Paulk. Both of my parents–William H. Player and Jacquelyn Paulk Player–were born and raised in Ocilla, and I’m probably related to just about everyone in Irwin County. My three sisters (Dianne, Marilyn, Pam) and I (Debbie) have wonderful memories of visiting Ocilla from Mississippi. We road bikes all over the place, walked to the drug store to drink a milkshake and read comic books, got a hair permanent at the beauty shop in the bank building, perused what 50 cents could buy at the dime store; shopped for clothes and shoes at Harris’ Department Store, went to church on Sunday, but mostly walked to go swimming at Cumbee Park. I can’t remember the date but my grandparents sold their house on Irwin Avenue and moved to a new brick home across from the swimming pool on Park Street, which made us very happy. When I attended University of Georgia I spent weekends with my great-aunt, Ann and J. T. Steed. A few years ago, I screen-printed all of my favorite Ocilla landmarks using Google Maps, which makes me homesick to view them–just like your web site. Thanks for providing me a trip down memory lane.