Monthly Archives: July 1988

Diary Entry for 7/1/1988

Got stuff ready for tomorrow. Washed clothes. Cloudy and showers. Vern, June, Dan and Mr. Peabody (cat) got here about 10 AM. Horton brought down dump truck to put old shingles in.

Diary Entry for 7/2/1988

Darcy’s 18th birthday. Men worked at roof all day. Gary and Joey helped awhile. Steve and Kathy here to help also. June and I went for a walk. Stopped at Lancaster’s and Wanda’s.

Diary Entry for 7/3/1988

Merrill went to church 9:00 now. 33 there. They worked at roof all day. Finished about 4 PM. A beautiful day. Vern’s left after supper. Everyone tired and sore but happy to have roof done. Dan $65.

Diary Entry for 7/10/1988

Hot, 92°. Orville Haggerty, 84 died. Jolie’s’ 17th birthday. She is having a party. We went to church 33. Cobby slate preached. Collin with kids in West virginia. We went for ride and up to park in PM.

Diary Entry for 7/13/1988

We went to city shopping for church stuff. We went to Adams. Stopped at Beulah’s before going to funeral home. Orv looked very natural. Kathryn’s ashes arrived and put in closed casket. Vern, June, Jim, and Jill at funeral home.

Diary Entry for 7/20/1988

Got perm at Donna’s, $20. We voted in PM on increased budget for middle school. Lila called in evening to say Beulah Strader Gilmore 71 died in Canada. I called Pauline and Garmon. Pauline called back.

Diary Entry for 7/22/1988

Beulah Strader Gilmore’s funeral in Canada. We went with Pauline and Garmon. A large funeral. Served lunch at the church. Very hot. Police stopped us for driving too fast in 45 mile zone. No ticket.

Diary Entry for 7/24/1988

We had a combined church service. Evans Mills, Philadelphia, Sprageville, and Antwerp ministries present to celebrate Collin and Kathy’s ordination. They told us they are pregnant. About 140 there. Great day. We went over to Aunt Maude’s.

Diary Entry for 7/26/1988

Don’s birthday. Sent him card and note. Took a salad to Leah’s. Stopped at Mowers. Went to mall and to fair. Carmel Quinn sang. Great. Saw Jim and kids at fair. Saw lots of folks we knew. Lila called. Gibson’s and Jim at Aunt Maude’s.

Diary Entry for 7/28/1988

Claude’s funeral 11 AM. Merrill went to funeral. Ginny, Jill, Vi and I got lunch ready at Leah’s. We went to Vern and June’s in evening. Stopped at Ken’s on way. Eleanor was at the pond.

Diary Entry for 7/30/1988

Vern and June gave us a luncheon boat ride on the triple decker boat at Oswego. Gehm’s, Steve, Kathy, Dan, 9 of us. Just great. Vern and Merrill put in windows. We stopped at Ken’s on way home. Rained hard in Oswego but none here. Very hot and humid.