I received the following email from a lady seeking stories about her mother, a former St. Francois County resident. If anyone has any memories to share, I'm sure she would appreciate hearing from you. Please email her directly. Her email address appears below. Thanks! Bettye From: Ellen King <ekingcomputertutor@hotmail.com> Subject: Flat River and St. Francois County Information Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 23:51:10 +0000 To: <bkwofc@i1.net> Good evening: My mother grew up in Desloge/Flat River. Her name was Mary Lynn Southerland. She was an incredibly wonderful mother. After I moved out on my own, she became a very good friend. She taught my friends in the Parkway school system and they, too, all loved being around her. To me she was a very special person that I still miss. The last few years of her life, she suffered a good deal of injuries, and had a very, very difficult home life her last few years that probably not many people knew about. In thinking back on all she gave to the students she taught, and her peers whom she taught with, I would very much like to find out if anyone left in Flat River remembers her and can share memories of her with me. I have fond memories of Flat River, and my grandfather playing basketball or tennis with us by the Elementary school in Leadington. Anyway, if anyone has memories of my mother they could share, I would appreciate it. Thank you. Sincerely, Ellen KIng