Grays Branch, Kentucky

The names of many of the characters in the story are the neighbors and shirttail relatives I knew or heard about from my mother and her siblings. Some characters are real with fictitious names; some characters are fictitious with names of real people. I played with Sandra Rae and Mickey Wells, and Barbara Ann Bennington. Wendell Patterson took me for a short ride on his two-wheeler bicycle when I was four. Lucille Patterson Mauk was my mom’s best friend since early childhood. They attended the Woodland School and McKell High School. Our family attended the Brick Union Christian Church. James Douglas White is a friend from college. He was my orchestra director and classical violinist. He and his wife, Julie, have made a huge impact on the young music students in Ownesboro, Kentucky. Michelline, our daughter, danced in a contemporary ballet company in New York City.

I tried to make the historical events and public figures in the story as true and correct as I could. I would love to hear your stories about Grays Branch. I’m sure we have a connection. Write me at: coonrods@netscape.net.

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