This brings back so many memories, I grew up at 605 college st, and remember Mr. Simmons, known as not really nice. I know my parents knew your grandparents, my Mom had Cancer when I was 6, and I remember a nurse who lived up the street would come by and give her the shots she needed. I bet it was your Aunt, the name sounds very familiar. I remember Camp Comfort so well, remember stopping by on the way to church with my Dad, and he would get me some candy or chewing gum. Thanks for those memories. Regina Spradlin -----Original Message----- From: vafloyd-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:vafloyd-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jerry Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 10:08 AM To: vafloyd@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] VAFLOYD Digest, Vol 3,Issue 27- Christiansburg's Altamont Hospital My Grandparents, James and Callie Simmons lived at 615 College Street, a large white house on the hill above College Street. (The house has a green siding on it, now.) My spinster aunt, Opal Simmons, lived with them and worked at Altamont Hospital and often walked from their home to the hospital. I remember her speaking of Dr. Showwalter. My grandfather actually farmed the land behind and adjacent to their home. He had a large barn, horses and milk cows. Amazing in retrospect that he had a farm within walking distance of the hospital. In fact, it was within walking distance of the Christiansburg retail center, including the Palace theater on Main Street. Anyone remember the Camp Comfort Cafe at the Intersection of College Street and US 11, across College Street from the Altamont Hospital? I'm thinking '40's and '50's, now, maybe '60's, too. Oarse (sp?) Simmons lived adjacent to them and kept the nastiest looking barn yard with all kinds of fowl and animals in it. But, it was always interesting to stand at the fence and look at the creatures in his barnyard-for a city boy from Portsmouth, Va., -anyway. The Nixons, a prominent Christiansburg family, lived down the hill, across College Street from my grandparents. Reminiscing is fun, and it's sort of genealogical, isn't it? Jerry Lester ********************************** 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