Ruthe Remembered

 Ruthe (mom), Grayce, Leola and Betty Jeanne

Above is a picture of 3 of the 4 White sisters- Anna Mae is missing.  I am not sure what year this photo was taken, so I am not sure if Anna Mae was still alive at this time. Betty Jeanne is Leola's daughter. Betty once commented to me that by age 12 she was 5'8" tall and looked like she was 18, which makes it even harder to determine what year this is.

One of the reasons that I was so excitied to go visit So. Cal. is because Betty had mentioned that she had pictures of mom as a child that I knew I had never seen.

Mom is in the middle of this photo, it looks like Grayce on the right. I am not sure who is on the left, perhaps Anna Mae- I know for sure it's not Leola.

This is a picture of grandma Rae with four of her kids.  Mom (Ruthe) is in the front, Ernie in the back, and I am guessing Grayce behind Mom.  I am not sure if the last child is Leola or Anna Mae.

 

This is Rae with her mother and 5 of her 6 kids- Fred is missing. Mom is standing on the left in the plaid dress. Anna Mae is seated in the chair, then Ernie, Grayce and Leola standing next to Rae.

 

This is Oliver Krug with mom (on left) and Vivian Morite (Childress), who was mom's cousin. Oliver cuts quite the dashing figure- that's some coat with interesting chest pockets.

 

 

 This is Mom as a young teen with Leola and others I can't identify.

 

These old photos are such a treasure! I am so grateful that Betty has held onto all these photo albums so that I can share these pictures with my children and grand-children.