My other aunts on the Phillips side were Lillian Ann Ferguson and Mattie Clyde Harman, Russell, Hebinck. Mother was closest to Mattie because she lived with her while she attended high school. Mattie was born prematurely, a cup fit over her head and she slept in a shoebox on the oven door. Grandma tried breast milk and cow`s milk with no results. Finally she tried sugar and coffee and she began to thrive. She was a kind lady that was widowed with 3 baby boys-the oldest maybe 7 when 1st husband Delbert Harman died. Notice the 'man' on Harman Mother always stressed 'man'. Delbert made Mother the curio shelf with the elaborate cutouts that I have in my bedroom. Her siblings helped out during the summers. Milton and Delsa moved in with her early in their marriage to help with the boys and help with the bills. Mattie worked and retired from a couthouse job. All of the boys grew up to be upstanding citizens. She remarried when the boys were all grown to a jolly man named Floyd Russell. They were married several years before he died. Mattie told Mother she dreaded the awful lonliness. Awhile later she married Bernard Hebinck. He was not a good soul. Mostly seemed to be after a free lunch. He is one of only 2 in the family Mother did not like. They drove new cars between dealerships. They were in a small plane crash coming home from one of these trips. She was killed. He went home to her house thinking he had a home free and clear. Surprise she had put the house in her boys` names years before.
Lillian Ann Ferguson lived in Freedom. Even tho we knew she and her family were family we weren`t close. I guess possibly because of the age difference. She was nearly 20 years older than Mother. Mother said her family thought they were better than us. I think the old home had some bad memories for her. Who knows! I had 2 of her granddaughters as good friends.
Daddy`s sisters`s stories come next time.
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