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 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim or Alice Bishop" <jdbasb@i-plus.net> To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 1:58 PM Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] not genealogy--back to my Ole Virginny home > Edgar, > My Mother rented out rooms to workers at the Radford Ordnance Plant during > the WWII boom. We lived on Clement Street. The big white house (it has > been torn down and is now a parking lot) directly behind the First > Christian > Church on Tyler Avenue . My Dad worked at the Arsenal. There were > several > on Clement Street that keep boarders. A Mrs. Dixon, also cooked meals for > these workers. We moved from Clement Street to First Avenue (one block > from > Tyler) between Downy and Clement. After my Dad died, my Mother sold it to > a > realtor who turned it into apts. and added an addition to the house with > apts. for college students. It is so sad to see that area where Norma, > Phoebe and I grew up. We have such fond memories of our childhood on > Clement Street. > > Do you know a June Vest that lives in Pulaski? She lives at the Village > (apartments that I manage). > > I saw the 'Long Way Home' outdoor drama several times and do remember > Bobby > Collins. I did not know him but enjoyed his performances in the drama. > Alice > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Edgar Vest" <eevest@msn.com> > To: <vafloyd@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2008 9:14 AM > Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] not genealogy--back to my Ole Virginny home > > >>I attended the Long Way Home several times and am sure he was part of the >> actors. I lived in Pulaski county about 30 years and loved the travels to >> Radford yard saleing. Also not as fond, but by neccesity to the doctors. >> Sure hated to see the college take the streets and route 11 had to be >> relocated because students kept walking into the traffic. I worked a >> short >> time in the Hosiery Mill in >> east end before going into Navy in WW2. Boarded with a lady a few blocks >> from college. Radford was so crowded as there was about 23 thousand >> people >> working on the construction and operation >> of Radford Ordnance Plant and the plant at Dublin had many workers there >> also. The old King's Hospital is now a tea room or something like that >> since >> Radford College is owners. They built a 22 million dollar bridge across >> New >> River. By working those years at the powder plant I was accquainted with >> lots of folks in that area. >> >> Edgar Vest >> >> >> PSALM 100:3 Know ye that the Lord he is God: > > > ********************************** > 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 > >