I received this and thought all of you might be interested in it also. I have really enjoyed reading about all of the Drew County Christmas memories. When I wrote mine I forgot to say where in Drew County I was raised. It was in Green Hill (or the West side of Green Hill on the old Warren Road.). The land was settled by my Bond ancestors in 1853. It has passed down through the generations and some of their descendants still live there now. Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Clement" <[email protected]> To: "MARY D. LASITER" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2000 6:33 AM Subject: Re: [ARDREW] Early Drew County Christmas Memories Christmas in Tillar has always been a favorite memory. We did not know we were poor but looking back, I can say, poor or not we loved Christmas. I remember the generousity of the people of the Methodist Church. I couldn't believe all the gifts given to us as children. It was a fairy tale time. We also looked forward to cutting our own tree and making ALL the decorations. We had popcorn and berry strings and ornaments made from painted nuts or anything my mom could come up with. We lived there from about 1941 to 1945, the war years, and there was not a lot of money or ration stamps to go around for 5 kids but we always had an orange and some nuts and ribbon candy in our christmas sock (sometimes it was a shoebox). It was a beautiful memory. Thanks everyone. Mary (James) Clement On Sat, 23 Dec 2000 22:45:16 -0600, MARY D. LASITER wrote: > Merry Christmas everyone. I hope that you all have a happy and healthy new year. > > My early Christmas memories in Drew County revolve around our house. The home of my parents Elvin and Lucy Gaddy Doss was the gathering place for all of us.