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#52Ancestors: Treasured Heirloom, MIL Betty Sue Pace’s Well-Worn Bible Allowed Her to be Part of Our Wedding

July 26, 2015 by Colleen Greene 1 Comment

#52Ancestors: Treasured Heirloom, MIL Betty Sue Pace’s Well-Worn Bible Allowed Her to be Part of Our Wedding

My husband’s mother died from an illness that took her before Jeff and I married and started dating. Her treasured well-worn Bible allowed Betty to be a physical tangible part of our wedding ceremony.

People Referenced: Greene, Jeff, Haley, Rebecca (1916-1991), Pace, Betty (d. 2002), Pace, Roy Delmar (b. 1913)
Applicable Surnames: Beasley, Ferrell, Fields, Haley, Pace, Webster, Wortham
Filed Under: Jeff's Ancestors Topics: #52Ancestors (2015), Bibles, weddings

#52Ancestors: Bible-Walking-and-Talking Great Grandmother “GG” Veronica Dorris

December 14, 2014 by Colleen Greene 2 Comments

#52Ancestors: Bible-Walking-and-Talking Great Grandmother “GG” Veronica Dorris

Veronica Victoria Dorris (1883-1982), called “Ronnie” by family and friends, was my husband’s great grandmother. This good southern Christian lady moved to the wild west Arizona Territory, away from her parents and family home in Mississippi. She married, raised her children, and spent the rest of her life in Arizona.

People Referenced: Dorris, Veronica Victoria (1883-1982), Greene, Jeff, Greene, William Wallace (1869-1944)
Applicable Surnames: Dorris, Greene
Filed Under: Jeff's Ancestors Topics: #52Ancestors (2014), Arizona, Bibles, deaths, marriages, Mississippi, weddings

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