Dear Alison, The Road Long Traveled
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1. Garland was scheduled to go be examined for the Army on September 12, 1942. We were married on September 5, 1942. We had known each less than twelve weeks. He was exactly what I was looking for in a husband. He was anxious to marry before he left. A friend carried us to Cheraw, S. C. We went into a Piggly Wiggly store; the manager took off his apron, went with us upstairs and performed the ceremony. After Garland paid the Justice of the Peace, he had $8.00 and I had $5.00 left in our pockets.
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About the Book
After listening to me tell of the events of my life, my granddaughter, Alison, would say, “Grandma, please write these things down so I won’t lose them.” At the age of ninety, I started writing the events of my journey down the road long traveled.
Alison and I invite you to travel with us through laughter, tears, hardships, the Great Depression, World War II, love and romance, and sickness and sorrow, to doors that closed, through doors that opened with faith, and much happiness along the way.
About the Author
Pansy was born in Durham, North Carolina, the middle of five children to Lelia and John Green Ferrell. She attended school and graduated from Durham High with the Class of 1941. She was an active Presbyterian all of her life. She worked with youth for fifty years at two different churches. At the age of ninety, she published Blessings and Hugs from the Sisters. She worked in industry for thirty-eight years. She loves gardening, nature and reading.
Now at the age of ninety-one, she is writing down her memories for her granddaughter, Alison Slocum. She presently lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She can be reached at: gmapfd@bellsouth.net or www.pansydodson.com.