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From: PAT TAYLOR <>
Subject: Re: [OKLEFLOR-L] BRADDY
Date: Wed, 03 Mar 1999 19:14:10 -0600

Doug Barkley wrote:
>
> I remember my dad talking of a Lucian Braddy from Shady Point.
> Doug Barkley
>
> wrote:
>
> > My mother was Donna (Donnie) Rosalie Braddy, born in LeFlore Co. in 1928. We
> > only recently suffered her loss, and the void is great. I would love to hear
> > from anyone who know her or her family -- any remembrances, however small.
> >
> > I am working on her family's genealogy, but it's Mom's childhood and
> > immediate family that will have the most meaning for me. The research project
> > shows me how quickly family is forgotten, how the lives of our ancestors so
> > quickly are reduced to brief mentions in local records -- and we are lucky to
> > find even those entries.
> >
> > Donna's mother, Florence Lippy, grew up in Shady Point -- she may have been
> > born at Howe. Florence married Lucius Braddy and they had 4 children: Tom
> > ("Dugan"), Billy (drowned in childhood), Doris (later married to a
> > Burkhalter), and Donna (born "Donnie").
> >
> > Mom's family moved about within the county to Poteau and Panama as well as
> > Shady Point. She started college locally, then moved to Alabama to attend
> > Livingston Teachers College. There she met my father, JR Blakeney, and she
> > spent the rest of her life in Alabama and Georgia.
> >
> > She so often told us colorful stories of her life in LeFlore, of her
> > neighbors, friends, and family. I deeply regret that I did not write them
> > down when I had the chance. If any of you remembers her family -- or if you
> > have older family who might -- please, please write to me.
> >
> > Thank you,
> > Rhonda Jordan
> >
> >
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I, too, remember my dad, Herschel Kinsey of Panama mentioning
Mr. Braddy as well.

Pat

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