Grace.
Odd name for a pistol-pack'en mama.
But she was both...
Left home at age 14
to make money and support herself.
Married young and had five kids.
Divorced her husband for
'tippen' and 'rov'en'
came home and took care of
her parents until they died,
her mom in a wheelchair for years
and her dad not much better off.
She stayed home with her kids
and raised them right.
lost her only daughter in a car wreck.
Now at 98, she lives at the care center
seems strong...she may live awhile
longer.
Nice horse. Is that the gun in her hand? Well, the fights she and Claron had over his drinking and carousing were legendary. She was always a pretty woman and they had very good looking kids who seemed to do a lot better in the behaving department than their old man.
ReplyDeleteHere In Texas we say "Don't Mess With Texas" but I say don't mess with Grace. I love the picture but wouldn't have wanted to have that gun pointed at me. Sounds like an interesting strong woman.
ReplyDeleteI like this entry. Can I put it with the picture in the women book?
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