"I remember grandma. She was nearly blind. I used to give her an OB Macaroni box as she wanted to see if she could read it. I used to get her little limbs off a tree & chew the end until it was brushy so she could dip it in her snuff and I chewed her gum for her til it was soft as she had no teeth. I enjoyed that as I got all the sweet part out. She always wore long dresses to her feet & an apron & 2 slips so nobody could see thru her. She seemed to be crazy about me. I guess I stayed around her so much when we went to Arkansas."

"As a small child I'd sit on the porch with her & talk to her & watch her peel potatoes & string beans etc. I loved her very much! I remember when I was about 2-3yrs old telling everyone I'd decided to go to church & I'd wave bye to them & say I was going to church. We had to cross a creek. They had stepping stones across it to walk on so not to get our feet wet but I'd step in the water, shoes & all! Boy, they came running after me too & I caught it. I loved to go to church even then!"

~ Memories of Edith Wilson-Jackson, grand-daughter of Melvina Reed-Gordon