The Old Folks at Home

Born April 18, 1935 at Dallas Texas – Died July 21, 2007 in Denver (Highland’s Ranch) Colorado.

Married to Billy Edward Smith on January 18, 1955.

Born November 22, 1906 at Brashear Texas – Died September 27, 1990 at Dallas Texas

Married Mattie Hazel Sandefer Owen on August 09, 1930

Born 1893 in Garland Texas – Died  February 10, 1964 in Dallas Texas from breast cancer – Age 71

Married to Houston Byron Noble

Born January 10, 1897 at Garland Texas  – Died in July 1986 at Dallas Texas

Born July 1896 in Texas; died April 6, 1960 at the VA Hospital, Dallas, Texas from heart failure.

Married to Corine Ellen Sandefer Noble

Hooton died two days after the birth of his great nephew David Glen Smith.

Hooton was a York Rite Mason and a Knight Templar. His Templar sword was “second hand” as the blade bears the name of Joseph B. Peabody, who may have been a hotel manager in Houston in 1930. We have pictures of Hooton in full Templar regalia with sword in 1939.

Born March 4, 1903 – Died May 20, 1984 at Doctors Hospital,  Dallas, TX  (leukemia)

Married Zella May Sandefer in 1935

Born June 10, 1904 in Garland Texas –  Died December 27, 1993 at Dallas Texas

Oddie worked at Sears and Roebuck on Lamar Street in Dallas for something around 34 years. She never married but helped raise her seven nieces and nephews. She never drank or smoked. On Sundays she played the piano and organ at Lakewood Methodist Church on Garland Road. She lived with her sister Katherine (Tennie) at 959 Sylvania Drive http://maps.google.com/maps?q=959+Sylvania++dallas+tx+map&hl=en&gl=us&sqi=2&z=16  for more than 40 years.

Born April 21, 1913 in Garland Texas  –  Died March 21, 1996 in Dallas, Texas, Age 82

Married to Eulan Cecil Owen on August 9, 1930

Born in Garland Texas May 9, 1901 – Died July 15, 1995 in Quitman, Texas

Married Jesse Thomas Adair in 1935

Aunt Zell’s fried chicken was the best!  Sunday afternoons were so special with the smells from her kitchen. The chicken, home made biscuits and gravy, fried squash and okra. And there was that heavenly aroma from the gardenia blooms wafting through the screened porch, antique Hunter ceiling fan gently turning ….

THE Chicken:

Ingredients:

1 large chicken cut up
Lawrey’s Seasoned Salt
Adolph’s Meat Tenderizer
3 eggs
2 cups milk
2 cups flour
Salt, pepper, garlic
Directions:

Remove skin from chicken. Agressively tenderize chicken pieces with a fork

Sprinkle chicken lightly with salt, pepper, garlic, Adolph’s, Lawrey’s

Beat eggs into large bowl with milk

Soak chicken into milk then dredge in seasoned flour. Repeat.

Allow batter to turn gooey, then fry in cast iron skillet on medium high heat, turning as needed.

* Season the flour with salt, pepper, garlic and Lawrey’s