Memoirs of Otie Jane Hughey 1897-1990 from oral interview Jan 1986 by Dolores Raines Sutton I was born Feb 7 1897 in Boone co Ark on the Newt Milum place near Lead Hill. I was the 3rd oldest child of James Langston{Lank] and Melissa Hannah Richardson. About 1903 we moved to the Bell ranch owne by Ben Reed. we stayed there until about 1906 then moved to the Jess Chaney place. My Daddy,Lank, delivered mail on horseback from Lowry to Omaha from 1902 to 1939.. he started the route riding a blind mule then bought "old Barlow' a brown horse that he rode for 30 years. In 1909 he filed on the old homestead on Bear Creek.They stayed there until my folks seperated in 1924.but didnt file for divorce until almost 20 yrs later in 1841. There is a stoy behind this.My mother and the kids still at home moved in with my Brother,Alvie,and when my Dad sent the Divorce papers Alvie tore the up and Mama never knew she was divorced. He married again in 1944 to Martha Joy Pate but divorced her 1 yr later .all of us kids thought they were just living together until the marraige and divorce records were found in 1979 at the Harrison court house. I have a little brother,Ora Alfred that was the 5th person buried in the Chaney Cem. He died sept23 1907. he took diptheria and died in 7 days..his funeral was helt in the Chaney School House. i started to school when i was 5 in 1902. we only went from july1 to Oct 1. My 1st school was the Hinkle hpuse School. this was a 2 room house with a fireplace in the middle..It was on a knoll by Bear Creek.It was only used until the new Chaney school was built. my Teacher was Bascom Patterson. We had a brush harbor meeting and lunch on the grounds on Sunday before before Chaney school opened. all the neighbors came.Gus Crumplers Dad, Newt, said"who would have thought we would have ever got this new school ' an d for years people joked about the "Whoda thought it" s chool. We lived across bear creek from the school and daddy would break the ice and carry us across the creek in his canoe in the winter. after we moved to the homestead in 1909 i attended the Derryberry school until i finished the 8th grade. . some of my classmates were; bill,linda,Tom and Norb Riggs Gearld Derryberry,cecil Arnold,Katie,Haute and Ethel Arnold.Dovie Richardson, Ginny Dan[Nat Cheeks step-dau] Steve and Teddy Cheek [Nats sons] Sally Golden and several of her brothers but i cant recall their names. Hoyt Carr, Daizy andrews, Ginny dan, Sam and albert Parrish, Gerald Derryberry, Sally Golden, Alvie Fisher, Luther,ollie and Edna Dickey, Carr Jones, Tom Golden. Dora and Walter Roy. Ollie Dickey Winnie and Fleecy Pernell, Jim and Dude Little, Ruenen Riggs, Henry Maines, Gus Crumpler,Bob,Gilbert and Simp Wilson,Norb and Orb Haskins and Jim Loggains Haskins.,Charley and Jesse Chaney,claude Parrish Scott Hampton, Lee Barnett, Sam and Albert Parrish,Ruth and Eva Davis ,Todd,Wesley and Elsie Coulter,Daizy Andrews,Ruth Richardson, Seth and Arnold Kelley,Unie Andrews, Francis Arnold, Gerald DerryBerry, Bill. Tom and Linda Riggs. Gilbert and Tom Haskins, my Teachers were Mrs Derryberry,Bascom Patterson and Grover Parrish I married Robert[BOB] Columbus Raines nov 30,1917 at Lea d Hill.when i was 20 yrs old. we married on Friday and c aught the train at Omaha that next Monday and came to Ok la the next monday. We went back to lead hill in July 1918 and lived on the Jess Chaney place our 1st child,Ruby Hazel, was born there Sept 7 1918 We stayed there until aug 1919 then moved to Keokuk fal ls Okla with Bobs Fathers and Brothers and sisters.There our next 2 children were born Daizy Odessa Jn 7 1920 an d Robert Fay aug 21 1921. we moved back to Lead Hill for the last time in the fall of 1922 and lived on the old Osborne place owned by jess parrish. we stayed there 7 years. our next 4 children were born there Delson Clay.Mar 9 1924,Mable Marie April8 1926,Bessie Maxine june 11 1927,Stella Mae June 24 1929. We moved back to Keokuk Okla in 1929, Andrew Curry moved us in his truck. our 7th child Della Ray was born there aug 15 1931. in Sepr 1931 we moved to Paoli Okla[Garvin Co] and our last 3 children were born there. Berta jean jan 24 1934 Alfred Charles[Buddy] may 29 1936 and Willie Dolores sept 4 1938. We moved to story Okla [Garvinnn co] in 1943 then back to Paoli in 1944. we moved to Ft Gibson Okla in 1948 but only stayed 3 months then moved back to Paoli. we lived in okla City from 1955 to 1957 and Bob got hurt on his job and we moved back to Paoli. we moved to Lexington ,Okla[Cleveland co] in 1959 and Bob died April 15 1977 there when he was watering our Garden. i am 89 yrs old and i am in good health for my age. Note: Mom died May 3 1990 and is buried beside Papa in the Paoli Cem. at Paoli,Okla