THE WAY WE WERE

Photo taken from the McDowell County Commission Newsletter ( 2002)  Contributed by: 
  Dortha Lambert Fowler 2002 - Dortha lives in Squire, WV and is the Director of Home Incarceration for McDowell County

                                                                                                                    contributed by:  Earl Somoskey - 2003

Earl Somoskey

Early 1950s - Berwind #1 Mine
(Carl Sparks with back turned)

Photo  taken from :  The Paulding County Progress - Paulding, Ohio (2002)

Anna Lambert when she was about 9 years old

Taken from the article "From the hills to the helm"  by Nancy Whitaker, Progress Staff Writer
Anna (Lambert) Brewster was named publisher of the Paulding County Progress in 1993

Hi folks, I'm Lee Dowdy, an old coalminer. 

 Born in the middle of the Great Depression.
Nine fat pounds and a quiet expression.

Lost weight for six years on  a diet of beans,
Never did fill out them denim jeans.

But we was'ant poor, no not us,
Raised a garden and hogs with no fester or fuss.

Dad worked the mines once in a while,
Mother ran the family all witty and beguild

They're both gone, brother and sister too,
Upper Dry For Creek is anything but new.

My wife Andree will surely outlive me,
Married forty four years and still on one knee.

Our Trisomic son never did grow up,
Takes his training like a good little pup.

His daddy kept studying as writers  all want to do,
Wound up with a Masters at FSU. (Florida State University)

Studied geography, education and  history  on the side,
While working as an electrician far and wide.

That was after Air Force and some Army grief,
Drove'em all crazy as a communications chief. 

USAA member and retired Army Reserve, 
Too old to do nothing but watch and observe.

As others, got my share of honors and awards,
Trade'em all in, for a laying down of swords.

Wrote hundreds of poems, prose, songs and plays,
Pleasant way to pass my retirement days.

Floating thru life enjoying the view,
If I can't do what I like, learn to like what I do.

That's Lee Dowdy, from West_By-Gawd-Virginia!!!!!!

(by Lee Dowdy/Bobby Lane - 2002)

Harold & Flora (Compton) Walker
   photo contributed by:  Alan Gliserman

Margaret Cooke Gliserman
  photo contributed by:  Alan Gliserman

  contributed by:  Alan Gliserman

Seated left to right:  Harold Walker - Doctor Gliserman -the two gentlemen on left - Unknown
Dr. Gliserman took over when Dr. Lovus left, in the 50's

  photo contributed by:  Alan Gliserman

Alan Gliserman & his dog Noodle

Phyllis Houdashell

Contributed by:  Wanda Sue (Harrison) Franks

Yes!    We had Slumber Parties

  contributed by:  Alberta Morrison Lambert & Joyce Asbury Kulakauski -2003

From Left to Right
Jean Wade - Dorothy Hawkins - Anna Mae McNew - Joyce Asbury

Front........ Alberta Morrison Lambert