Paul, Clay says, do you remember when there was a duck pin bowling alley in West End maybe over the old theater or Daniel's variety store (he can't remember which.) When Clay was a kid, he says they used to go to the store at Clover Creamery and get ice cream on the way home from school. I have an old Clover Creamery bottle my mother in law gave me! Kat > Edgar, across on the other corner from the Bear Market was > Umbergers store..I used to watch for the delivery truck to > stop there and unload..I would run in there ASAP and ask > for a pack of cigarettes as they were scarce back then and > I knew they had cigarettes when that truck brought them > from Gordon-Dalton wholesale house which was behinf the > First & Merchants Bank in the east end... I lived in the > west end, and also in the east end of Radford.......I > lived up over Whitehead's Drug store which was on the > corner in east end ..just 1/2 a block up the side > street..(I think it was 3rd ave) was Bibee's Supermarket > where we bought groceries....there were 3 theaters in > Radford.... the state theater and the Radford theater in > the east end and another theater in the west end.... > I worked at Clover Creamery and ate quite a bit at Betty's > Steak House across from the west end theater.....Jake > Scott had a hole-in-the wall restaurant beside that > theater where he sold hot dogs, 2 for 15 cents. but he cut > the weiner in half the long way and put 1/2 of a weiner on > each hot dog...Wade's Supermarket is where the creamery > stood back then... > Ole Paul > > keep the mail comin' to Ole Paul > > ********************************** > Note from List Administrator!!! > The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a > "Brick Wall" Roll Call. Please always put the surname you > seek in the subject and tell us something about your Brick > Wall person. To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > ********************************** > Search this list's archived messages! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > message

Paul: To Billy Jean's grave - go up the hill and turn left into the top of the hill entrance (not the Ingles entrance). Turn left again at the first drive. It parallels the street. Probably less than half way down, stop, get out of the car. Looking to the right and somewhat toward the Ingles monument is her grave. It is fairly close to the drive as I remember. The name on the stone is Billie Jean Morris Turpin. In that same general vicinity is the Wurzburger family, as well as the Joe Howell family - he's the one who killed his family and himself in 1954. John in Ohio ----- Original Message ----- From: "paul" <pogoat2@webtv.net> To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 11:33 AM Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] not genealogy--back to my Ole Virginny home > John, > That hill was the hill up to the old Governor Tyler Hotel on the > bluff.... > Pinpoint Billie Jean's grave site for me.. > Thanks, > Paul > > keep the mail comin' to Ole Paul >

Thanks, John..I will try to get up there this spring...Paul keep the mail comin' to Ole Paul

Paul: We visited Billy Jean Turpin's grave last year. She's really close to the Wurzburger's graves. That's the place I was talking about for Gentry. He would hide at that road at the foot of the hill. I don't know how many times he nailed my step-dad there - always had to get a run for the hill. Maybe I've got my hills mixed up? John in Ohio ----- Original Message ----- From: "paul" <pogoat2@webtv.net> To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 11:16 AM Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] not genealogy--back to my Ole Virginny home > Edgar, Speaking of the unsolved Turpin girl's death..(Billie Jean > Turpin)..that case was one of the worst kept secrets that there was > ...... a lot of people were sure who did it and I know what was said > about it but will not post it to the list..... > John, Gentry stopped me once as I was coming out of the road from the > old Wildwood Swimming pool..I had my 3 year old daughter in the car and > she was asleep.......he could not find anything to charge me with, and > sorta' implied that I had kidnapped that child...I felt like swatting > him in the head..... > Ole Paul > > keep the mail comin' to Ole Paul > > ********************************** > Note from List Administrator!!! > The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us something about your Brick Wall person. > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > ********************************** > Search this list's archived messages! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

If you'll bear with me for one more story, I'll shut up. My step-father (Bill Bain) was the most easy-going and non-violent person you would ever want to meet. He had one problem - he was extremely ticklish (goosy), and if you goosed him, hit would take a swing at whatever was in front of him. Bill worked for the City of Radford for a bunch of years. One day he was talking to the Chief of Police (don't remember which one) and somebody slipped up behind Bill and goosed him in the ribs. Bill swung at the Chief and got in a good him good. The poor Chief nearly went down, but he was ok. Of course Bill was full of remorse. The Chief forgave him, and as far as I know, nobody ever goosed Bill again. Oh yeah - one more thing about Gentry. He was on the Radford Police force for a number of years and moved away for some reason. Later he wanted to come back, but there was no openings. He told the City Manager that if he would hire him, he would arrest enough people to pay his salary and then some. He was hired and he kept his word. John in Ohio ----- Original Message ----- From: "Norma Edmonds" <nwe@psknet.com> To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 10:15 AM Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] not genealogy--back to my Ole Virginny home > Ha, ha, ha!!! I remember him. Had not thought of him in 50 > years.........he was Radford's Barnie Fife!!! > > Norma > > > > > > John Ford wrote: > > Phoebe: > > > > There used to be a motorcycle policeman in Radford by the name of Gentry. > > He would set at the foot of Hornbarger Hill and hide behind a telephone pole > > (he was that skinny). Caught a lot of people getting a run for the hill. > > > > John in Ohio > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Phoebe Poff" <pjspoff@earthlink.net> > > To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 11:12 PM > > Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] not genealogy--back to my Ole Virginny home > > > > > > > >> Boy, do you all bring back memories....love all the chatter about > >> > > Radford.I believe there were two movie houses in East End and only one > > (StateTheatre) inWest End. My father took my sister (Alice)(twin's) and I to > > that other onedowntownto see "Tom Sawyer" (our first movie ever) but I can > > not remember the nameof it and that was back early 40's. I was born on > > "Hornbarger Hill" rememberwherethat is? Gilbert Street to be exact. > > > >> Phoebe > >> > > > > ********************************** > > Note from List Administrator!!! > > The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us something about your Brick Wall person. > > To contact Listowner: > > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > > ********************************** > > Search this list's archived messages! > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > ********************************** > Note from List Administrator!!! > The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us something about your Brick Wall person. > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > ********************************** > Search this list's archived messages! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

John, That hill was the hill up to the old Governor Tyler Hotel on the bluff.... Pinpoint Billie Jean's grave site for me.. Thanks, Paul keep the mail comin' to Ole Paul

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Edgar, Speaking of the unsolved Turpin girl's death..(Billie Jean Turpin)..that case was one of the worst kept secrets that there was ...... a lot of people were sure who did it and I know what was said about it but will not post it to the list..... John, Gentry stopped me once as I was coming out of the road from the old Wildwood Swimming pool..I had my 3 year old daughter in the car and she was asleep.......he could not find anything to charge me with, and sorta' implied that I had kidnapped that child...I felt like swatting him in the head..... Ole Paul keep the mail comin' to Ole Paul

Joyce: I would love to have a 54° "cold" wind blowing. John in Ohio ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joyce & Tom" <jthawkin@pacbell.net> To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 5:46 PM Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] not genealogy--Temp > In sunny CA. it's 54 with a cold wind blowing. Joyce in Ca >

Paul: I know that Jim Whitt had a brother named Sam. I never got to know that part of the family. Jim and Sam made a lot of trips to Hatteras almost every year. John in Ohio ----- Original Message ----- From: "paul" <pogoat2@webtv.net> To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 4:45 PM Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] not genealogy--back to my Ole Virginny home > Who was Sam Whitt who also lived in the mill village?..was he related to > Jim?? > Ole Paul > > keep the mail comin' to Ole Paul > > ********************************** > Note from List Administrator!!! > The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us something about your Brick Wall person. > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > ********************************** > Search this list's archived messages! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Phoebe: There used to be a motorcycle policeman in Radford by the name of Gentry. He would set at the foot of Hornbarger Hill and hide behind a telephone pole (he was that skinny). Caught a lot of people getting a run for the hill. John in Ohio ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phoebe Poff" <pjspoff@earthlink.net> To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 11:12 PM Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] not genealogy--back to my Ole Virginny home > Boy, do you all bring back memories....love all the chatter about Radford.I believe there were two movie houses in East End and only one (StateTheatre) inWest End. My father took my sister (Alice)(twin's) and I to that other onedowntownto see "Tom Sawyer" (our first movie ever) but I can not remember the nameof it and that was back early 40's. I was born on "Hornbarger Hill" rememberwherethat is? Gilbert Street to be exact. > Phoebe

Phoebe: Here's what Carl said: My fathers father was Richard Thomas Whitt and he was married Annabell (or Annabelle) Sowers. I think her name was also Mildred. She was from Floyd County. Carl Pearl was a red head, as was my mother. They looked a lot alike. John in Ohio ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phoebe Poff" <pjspoff@earthlink.net> To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com>; "Ken & Margo Brown" <kenbrown17@earthlink.net>; <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 4:03 PM Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] not genealogy--Jim Whitt > I think Richard (Dick) was Molly Whitt's father if I remember correctly and > would be brother to Carl's father, Jim. My parents knew the families. > Molly and I were really good friends and she > has a younger sister Barbara Whitt Johnson who lives at Claytor Lake. Molly > passed away a few years ago. There were several siblings in that family. Carl > will confirm that I believe. > Phoebe >

Was Sam Whitt a painter? It seems that I can remember him doing a lot of painting around town. John Ford wrote: > Paul: > > I know that Jim Whitt had a brother named Sam. I never got to know that > part of the family. > > Jim and Sam made a lot of trips to Hatteras almost every year. > > John in Ohio > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "paul" <pogoat2@webtv.net> > To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 4:45 PM > Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] not genealogy--back to my Ole Virginny home > > > >> Who was Sam Whitt who also lived in the mill village?..was he related to >> Jim?? >> Ole Paul >> >> keep the mail comin' to Ole Paul >> >> ********************************** >> Note from List Administrator!!! >> The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll >> > Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us > something about your Brick Wall person. > >> To contact Listowner: >> Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com >> ********************************** >> Search this list's archived messages! >> http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > ********************************** > Note from List Administrator!!! > The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us something about your Brick Wall person. > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > ********************************** > Search this list's archived messages! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

Ha, ha, ha!!! I remember him. Had not thought of him in 50 years.........he was Radford's Barnie Fife!!! Norma John Ford wrote: > Phoebe: > > There used to be a motorcycle policeman in Radford by the name of Gentry. > He would set at the foot of Hornbarger Hill and hide behind a telephone pole > (he was that skinny). Caught a lot of people getting a run for the hill. > > John in Ohio > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Phoebe Poff" <pjspoff@earthlink.net> > To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 11:12 PM > Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] not genealogy--back to my Ole Virginny home > > > >> Boy, do you all bring back memories....love all the chatter about >> > Radford.I believe there were two movie houses in East End and only one > (StateTheatre) inWest End. My father took my sister (Alice)(twin's) and I to > that other onedowntownto see "Tom Sawyer" (our first movie ever) but I can > not remember the nameof it and that was back early 40's. I was born on > "Hornbarger Hill" rememberwherethat is? Gilbert Street to be exact. > >> Phoebe >> > > ********************************** > Note from List Administrator!!! > The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us something about your Brick Wall person. > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > ********************************** > Search this list's archived messages! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

John, you are right about Andrew (Andy) Gentry as a Motorcycle cop and skinny as a pencil. Ha Ha..I always think of him when I see Barney on Mayberry riding that Motorcycle. I knew him well, he rented an apt in our house on Clement St and then he married and moved to another part of town. Original Message: ----------------- From: John Ford johnlford@embarqmail.com Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:53:45 -0500 To: pjspoff@earthlink.net, vafloyd@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] not genealogy--back to my Ole Virginny home Phoebe: There used to be a motorcycle policeman in Radford by the name of Gentry. He would set at the foot of Hornbarger Hill and hide behind a telephone pole (he was that skinny). Caught a lot of people getting a run for the hill. John in Ohio ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phoebe Poff" <pjspoff@earthlink.net> To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 11:12 PM Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] not genealogy--back to my Ole Virginny home > Boy, do you all bring back memories....love all the chatter about Radford.I believe there were two movie houses in East End and only one (StateTheatre) inWest End. My father took my sister (Alice)(twin's) and I to that other onedowntownto see "Tom Sawyer" (our first movie ever) but I can not remember the nameof it and that was back early 40's. I was born on "Hornbarger Hill" rememberwherethat is? Gilbert Street to be exact. > Phoebe -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web.com – Enhanced email for the mobile individual based on Microsoft® Exchange - http://link.mail2web.com/Personal/EnhancedEmail

Are you related to the Basham that was a preacher and had a church down near Shawsville? He preached my brothers funeral several years ago and I believe he was also a musician and had a gospel band. I want to say Billy Joe but I'm not sure. I just wondered if he was still living. ----- Original Message ----- From: <EagleScout1974@aol.com> To: <pjspoff@earthlink.net>; <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 8:05 AM Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] not genealogy--back to my Ole Virginny home >I know radford well also.....it has built up a lot.....my mother an > grandparents an most of the bashams are buried in sunset cemetary in > christiansburg > where me my wife an son will be .....if you get a chance check it out its > a > nice well kept place...you might even find some long lost kin like i did > last > summer while up there i was in shock since... i have been working on a > family > tree an some of the members we thought had been buried in other > states........Robert an Cheryl Basham > > > > **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. > http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489 > ********************************** > Note from List Administrator!!! > The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll > Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us > something about your Brick Wall person. > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > ********************************** > Search this list's archived messages! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.7/1233 - Release Date: 1/19/2008 > 6:37 PM > >

Right now, NC is in a serious drought, so , we must be glad for the rain. But the really cold temps are getting to me here in sandhills of NC. 17 degrees right now and not raining today. We had about 10 hours over the weekend when it was snowing. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rena Worthen" <doreatr@rbnet.com> To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 8:50 PM Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] not genealogy--Temp > It won't be long and spring will be here. > That's something to look forward to..I hate winter. > Rena > > ********************************** > Note from List Administrator!!! > The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll > Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us > something about your Brick Wall person. > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > ********************************** > Search this list's archived messages! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > View the Floyd County Virginia Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafloyd/floyd.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VAFLOYD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I know radford well also.....it has built up a lot.....my mother an grandparents an most of the bashams are buried in sunset cemetary in christiansburg where me my wife an son will be .....if you get a chance check it out its a nice well kept place...you might even find some long lost kin like i did last summer while up there i was in shock since... i have been working on a family tree an some of the members we thought had been buried in other states........Robert an Cheryl Basham **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489

Yayyyyyyyy for Rena's furnace. I just don't know how you made it through this with no heat. All the best, Allison Rena Worthen <doreatr@rbnet.com> wrote:

June Vest is my aunt. I see her out walking a lot in warm weather. Her husband ,Milton Vest was my mothers only brother. They had seven kids . One daughter and six sons. One of her sons will retire from the Marines sonn with 35 years service. Wayne Hawley Wayne, What was your mom's name? I just remember Milton and Betty Jane. They were a few years older than me. I just live about 3 miles from where they were raised, also they have made a Bed and Breakfast out of their home place, it is a beautiful place. Have you seen it since they fixed it all fancy. Mary Weddle "Just Memaw"