Uncle Watt and Aunt Frankie Atwood

This is Aunt Frankie and Uncle Frank (Watt) Atwood.  Uncle Watt was my dad's middle brother.

They lived in Tyler all of their married life where Uncle Watt was partner in an appliance store.  They had one daughter, Frances Evelyn, who was about the same age as me (Patsy.)

Uncle Watt used to give us kids silver dollars at Christmas time.  Aunt Frankie was always smiling and laughing and  in a good humor.  It was always a treat to see them.

When I was about 13 I spent a long vacation at their house in Tyler.  I think Aunt Frankie was ready for me to leave.  She asked me, "Aren't you homesick?"

My parents' wedding

The date was June 12, 1937 when Thurston and Ann, my parents, had a double wedding with Mother's sister Elna, and her husband, Bronson Hanks.  They had zero money and so did their families, so they married in Tyler, at the home of Thurston's brother, my Uncle Watt, and his wife, Frankie Cash (more about them later.)

On their first anniversary both couples got together again and here are their pictures.  Mother was six months pregnant with me. I was born three months later on September 9, 1938.