Sentimental Sunday ~ Tell Me The Stories Of Jesus

"Tell Me The Stories Of Jesus" was one of many songs found in The Cokesbury Worship Hymnal we sang from in the First United Methodist Church in Sicily Island.

It was also one of the first hymns our Methodist Youth Fellowship (M.Y.F.) group learned under the direction of Mrs. Thelia Marie Huff Krause. 





Mrs. Thelia had the patience of Job!  The way she managed to keep a rambunctious bunch of kids still long enough to learn their songs was nothing short of a miracle.

As the mother of one of my best friends, Mrs Thelia played a big part in my childhood and remained a part of my life for many years. 

I catch myself singing this old hymn from time to time.  Each time I do, I think of Mrs. Thelia and the memories I have of her and her family.

Mrs. Thelia passed from this life on September 26, 2002 and is buried alongside her husband, Albert Earl Krause, in the Highland Park Cemetery in Sicily Island, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana.

Courtesy of Karen Klemm Pinckard at FindAGrave.com

 
The following children were born to the marriage of Thelia Marie Huff and Albert Earl Krause, Sr.:

Linda Lou (m. Lynn Evans)
Albert Earl, Jr. (m. Mary Kate Nolen)
Peggy (m. Joe Bondurant)
Henry Roy "Rook" (m. Marguerita Carter)
Walter Markham "Pot" (m. Gloria Jean Johnson)
Mary Elizabeth (m. Ronnie Bruit)

Shopping Saturday - Dixie Darlin' Deal

 

Catahoula News Booster - April 22, 1965

Who was Steve Y. Wilkinson?

Date of Death:  29 Nov 1930
Place of Death:  Ward 5, Harrisonburg, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana
Marital Status:  Married
Date of Birth:  16 Aug 1879
Age at Death:  51 years; 3 months; 13 days
Occupation:  Farmer
Birthplace:  Jonesville, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana
Father:  John P. Wilkinson
Father's Birthplace:  ?
Mother:  Susan R. Folk
Mother's Birthplace:  Jonesville, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana
Informant:  George R. Wilkinson
Attending Physician:  O. J. Richardson

Who was T. Elmer Kirby?

Date of Death:  4 Mar 1925
Place of Death:  Ward 5, Harrisonburg, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana
Marital Status:  Married
Age at Death:  50 years
Occupation:  Farmer
Birthplace:  Catahoula Parish, Louisiana
Father:  James M. Kirby
Father's Birthplace:  Catahoula Parish, Louisiana

Family Recipe Friday ~ Fresh Berry Sherbet

From the kitchen of Dorothy Havard of Harrisonburg, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana:

Treasure Chest Thursday ~ The Old Shack and the Treasures it Held

A couple of years ago I was back home for a visit and decided to venture out to an old shack that stood behind our house.  This shack has been standing for over fifty years and will most likely remain standing for many years to come.

As children, we called the shack our playhouse; the girls taking up residence in the front room and the boys taking the back room.  Over the years it became more of a storage place. 

While the floorboards on the little front porch have rotted, the floors within the shack are still quite sturdy.  However, on this particular occasion, I was not concerned with the flooring as much as I was with what I might find residing in the old shack.  I could see through the door and noticed several boxes that had begun to deteriorate.  I had a choice.  Walk away because of my fear of "critters" or make a dash inside and retrieve the boxes.

I chose to retrieve the boxes.

The loot was well worth it.  Inside the boxes were old handwritten record books of births, deaths and casket permits.

The birth records were from 1922 to 1941 and the death records were from 1918 to 1941.  I  have scanned over 600 records to date.

All are in fairly good shape, though a bit brittle.  The casket permit books were in the worse shape with noticeable damage throughout.



Below are a couple of pages that will give you an idea of the type of information that can be gleaned from these records.

How did these books end up in the old shack?  I have no idea.  It is a mystery that will go unanswered as both my parents are no longer living.

Maybe a family member retrieved them from a trash bin or maybe my grandmother found them in one of the old buildings she purchased years before. 

What I do know is that I am so thankful to have found them.  Even if I had to fight my fear of the critters who now inhabit the old shack.

Wednesday's Child ~ Ava Enright

Our Darling Baby; Asleep in Jesus

Ava Enright was born in Sicily Island on April 30, 1919 to the marriage of Roy Lee Enright and Agnes Wells.  Little Ava arrived in this world one month early and lived for only one hour and forty minutes.

Her father, Roy Lee,  died of Pneumonia the previous November when Agnes was only three months pregnant.

Ava is buried in the Old Pine Hill Cemetery in Sicily Island, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana.  Roy Lee Enright is buried in the Old Gillis Cemetery also known as the Lovelace Cemetery in Sicily Island, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana.  Agnes Wells Enright died in Texas in 1971 and is buried in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Brookhaven, Lincoln County, Mississippi.