ok...that just ruined honey buns for me! Yikes. Reminds me of the Chinese meal I ate in Blacksburg years ago. (The place is no longer there...thank the Lord) I looked down into my plate and said to my friend, "Tell me that is NOT half a cockroach in my plate." She couldn't answer because, of course, it WAS! The thought of where that other half was sort of ruined the meal. When I called the waitress over, she said, "Oh, sorry. Would you like a new plate?" Nope, just the way out!!! Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew. MizzKat On Jan 29, 2008 8:47 AM, William Conner <wcon@swva.net> wrote: > Edgar, > Thanks for that info. You know they have changed the road now and the > store > , that Roscoe ran, has went thru several business but is still there. I > never knew Riley Poff but who could ever forget Roscoe. Roscoe would go > down > to Rainbow bakery and get all the outdated bread and cakes to "feed the > hogs" but all of us kids would be tickled to death to get a hold of some > of > those cakes and cookies. As long as we didn't see mold on them , we would > eat them. But, once I bit down on a honey bun and when I went to take > another bite there was half a wiggling worm in the bun. I bet it was 30 > years before I would eat another honey bun. > > Is the house that is across from the store , the original Riley Poff house > or have all the originals been torn down? > > Bill > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Edgar Vest" <eevest@msn.com> > To: <pjspoff@earthlink.net> > Cc: <VAFLOYD@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 9:18 AM > Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] Coffin builders & Undertakers > > > > > > Phoebe I knew Riley Poff in early 1940's. He had a country store on US > 221 > > going toward Roanoke > > as you left Copper Hill and cleared the sharp curve his store, house and > > farm land was on right side of road. He owned a special ordered truck > that > > had gears ratio that made the top speed of maybe 45 or 50 miles per > hour. > > He > > had apple orchard, raised cattle and etc. Roscoe Craighead had a store > > later > > on the left side of road. I remember he had a storage of paint that had > > arsenic as one ingredient in it and the cattle ate the paint and got > > poisoned. My how can some of the memories of yesteryear pop up in one's > > mind. > > > > Edgar Vest > > > > > > > > > > PSALM 100:3 Know ye that the Lord he is God: > > > > > > > > > > > >>From: Phoebe Poff <pjspoff@earthlink.net> > >>Reply-To: Phoebe Poff <pjspoff@earthlink.net>, vafloyd@rootsweb.com > >>To: vafloyd@rootsweb.com > >>Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] Coffin builders & Undertakers > >>Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:29:23 -0500 (EST) > >> > >>Rena, you are GREAT!!! Will be looking forward to any info you glean > from > >>your > >>endeavors. Thanks so much for all you share with the list. > >>Phoebe > >> > > >>_______________________________________________________________________________ > >> > >>-----Original Message----- > >> >From: Rena Worthen <doreatr@rbnet.com> > >> >Sent: Jan 28, 2008 11:22 PM > >> >To: vafloyd@rootsweb.com > >> >Subject: [VAFLOYD] Coffin builders & Undertakers > >> > > >> >I am looking for information about, and the records of C. M. Graham , > >> >J. > >>C. > >> >Willis, Hylton & Harman, H. L. Vest, George Huff, J. A. Hylton, L. W. > >>Gray, > >> >E. L. Thomas, J. C. Willis, R. J. Sowers, L. L. Gallimore, E. L. > Thomas, > >>H. > >> >G. Caldwell, S. W. Lawrence, D. W. Slusher, G. T. Spangler & Co., R. > E. > >> >Conner, M. C. Phillips, I. J. Dickerson, Wm. Spangler, L. A. Hylton, > J. > >>W. > >> >Gray & Co., I. F. Martin, D. M. Akers, J. H. Johnson, G. P Whitlow, L. > >> >S. > >> >Wade, S. J. Agnew, Rufus Harris, Riley Poff, J. C. Hollandsworth. > >> >Does anyone know what the full names are of the above list? Where did > >>they > >> >do business in Floyd County? > >> >All of these names are listed as the undertaker on Floyd County death > >> >certificates in the early 1900's. I am hopeing to find the records for > >>any > >> >of the above named Coffin builders or undertakers. If anyone knows of > >> >any > >> >receipts or ledgers for any of these people, i'd love to place the > >> >information on our Floyd website. I am compiling a list of early death > >> >certificate information when I go to Richmond. the actual copies are > .75 > >> >cents each. I can't afford to pay for certificates, so i'm doing the > >> >next > >> >best thing, i'm writing the info down. I'm in the process of getting > it > >> >typed up. I am working on several counties but I have a total of 650 > >>names > >> >so far, and still typing. The info i'm gathering includes DC#, name, > >> >dob, > >> >dod, cemetery, undertaker, county & parents name. Another trip is > >>planned > >> >in March, when I hope to get some more. > >> > > >> >Thank you all in advance. > >> > > >> >Rena > >> > > >> >********************************** > >> >Note from List Administrator!!! > >> >The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll > >>Call. 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