All these words describe popular South Texas personality, Billy Mata. Continue reading “Billy Mata”
Category: The Glimpse
Leona Cordelia Bradley
Celebrating her 100th birthday on January 2, Leona Cordelia Smith Bradley was born in 1918 near the area of Atoka and Stringtown, OK, at the house of a family friend. Continue reading “Leona Cordelia Bradley”
James Smith
Louis Ehlinger, Sr.
“You learn so much from your older brothers and sisters, then you pass it on to the younger ones, and you carry those lessons with you all your life,” says Louis Ehlinger, Sr., born in 1927 to Willie and Theresa Ehlinger as the seventh of eight children. Continue reading “Louis Ehlinger, Sr.”
Phil McAnelly
And God said to go wake up the baby
Chad Graves
Born on May 11, 1977, Chad Graves, the oldest of three children, is from a family of educators, including both of his grandparents, his parents, his brother, and his sister. Continue reading “Chad Graves”
Two true Thanksgiving stories
As told by Louis Ehlinger Sr. of Devine, Texas, to his niece, Nancy Ehlinger Saathoff
Continue reading “Two true Thanksgiving stories”
Robert Stanton
In honor of Veterans Day, it is appropriate to feature a local resident who proudly served our country. Continue reading “Robert Stanton”
Johnnie Evans
Johnnie Faye was born in 1933 in Black Creek (an area known then as Zig Zag) to Elmer and Mary Jane Allen. Continue reading “Johnnie Evans”