My father George Robertson Spurgeon met my mother Alice Pauline Hawkinswhile they were going to Bolivar High School in Bolivar Missouri. He wentinto the Airforce towards the end of World War II. He was a tail gunnerin a B-52 Airplane. My mother went to beauty college in HarringtonKansas. They were married in December 20, 1946 in Junction City Kanas.After the war they
had a farm.They had hundreds of chickens, turkeys cows ect. In fact thefarm house they later discovered was built by my mothers gr. gr.granfather Robert Newton Hawkins as they found a plaque on the back ofthe house. Any way after the war the bottom fell out of the turkeybussiness and they moved to Milwalkee Wisconsin so dad could work atBycyrus Erie, they made heavy equipment for building roads ect. Here helearned how to read blueprints and inspect parts. Here was where mybrother chuck was born.
They went back to Whicita Kansas for awhile and dadworked at Boeing Airplane Plant and at Ceasna Airplane plant. They builtthe little white house in Cheney Kansas and I was born in Whicita Kansason September 02,1955. The house was a nice little house. I remember ithad wood floors. I had a white cat named Honey. She had one blue eye andone green. She had kittens in the kitchen. My brothers were alwaysclimbing the water tower across the street and getting in trouble.It hada cellar where everyone would go when there was a Tornado.
We moved to Albuquerque New Mexico in 1959. Dad went towork at a plant called A. C. F. down on Broadway. He was a inspecter.They made top secret stuff. Nuclear. Dad and uncle Jr. (mom's brother)went hunting alot. Dad loved to hunt deer with a bow and arrow and wasvery good. They ran across some land up by Taos New Mexico and bought it.Jr. later sold his. Dad built a cabin on ours. Now it is on the same landas the Viet Nam Memorial. Which is ironic sense Steve was killed there inthe war. Where the memorial is I remember my brothers and I going Cyotehunting at nite with flashlights! We spent alot of time there as kidstill dad got sick. We all learned how to shoot a bow and guns and fish.One of dads favorite hunting places was Black Lake. Across the highwayand now lays behind Angel Fire Ski Resort. He had a tendency to catch adeer on the run and shoot it in the butt!!! We always had to walk milesand follow the blood trail till we found it. Dad would not waste animals!Then he would section it up and we would pack it back. Steve shot hisfirst little buck up there when he was a young teenager.
I remember walking miles as a little girl about 6 or 7years old. But I didnot want to be left behind. I would get so tired andjust be dragging. But the boys told me if I ever whined or slowed themdown I couldn't go again. So I kept up!!!
My parents bought a few houses in Alb. One on GracelandN.E. and one on Betts N.E. and finally settled in the house at 11006Snowheights N. E.
Honey my cat was run over not to long after we moved there. Later I got acat named Taffey who I had for years and loved to death. When I waslittle we would play hid and seek with each other.
Daddycame down with Melonomia Cancer in Jan of 1963. He had several surgery'sand tried experimental treatments. Nothing worked. But he played baseballand hunted as long as he could. I remember him playing ball with stitchsin his leg.I know he was in pain but played his hardest any way. Heworked for a while with Harold Groves who opened a Archery center. Himand dad made the original Spitfire bows(recurve) and later the compoundbows. The cancer finally won and he died June13,1966. He had been in Newyork trying a new treatment and slipped into a coma. Mom and a friendBill Mc Adamms rented a little Cesena plane and flew up and brought himback to Alb. HE died at Presbyterian Hospital. I was 11 years old. Dadwas no angel he had his falts but I thoght alot of him as any little girldoes of her daddy. He had many friends and there was a long line of carsat the funeral going to Santa Fe where he is buried with Steve in theNational Cemetery. He was a Christian and went to church almost everySunday and so did we! His father Roy died before he did from throatCancer here in Alb. Dorothy died years later
Mom is a strongwoman, pretty and stuborn, had a hard life but always hung in there, sheused to babysit and iron peoples clothes for ect mony when dad was sickShe is a hell of a lady just wish I could be more like her!
As for me I married Tim Iwas 16 years old and very foolish. He was a acholholic and violent. Istayed with him 6 and half years. Had three children Tamantha Jamie andPaula I married again a Eddie Hopper we were together 2 years he wasviolent also. Then I married John Curkendall we were together for 3 yearsbut he was in army and never home I needed help. Then Married FrankOpdyke we have been together 10 years he is a good man and was a dad tothe girls. I have always worked hard and did the best I could at thetime. The twins had multiple learning problems and epilepsy tammy hadlearning problems with math..They all had hard teenage years running awaydrinking drugs ect. Frank and I seperated in Jan. 1997 I have filed for adivorce, it is hard on everyone, but there wont be another husband.I havemoved to Phoenix Az. Im working as a Emissions Inspector for the statehard work hot as hell but is not bad paying and has benifits. Tammy movedhere in April 1997 has had some hard luck money, ect ill be 42 nextweek....Tammy has moved back to Alb. and is divorcing Donny.......not unexpected,,,Jamie got married to James Ball they are still in Va, and sheseems happy....well is April1998 and james and jamie got married lastDecember....shes preg. again due in sept. they are thinking maybe twins!paula has a boy friend and tammys got a job at norwest bank.Jamie had aboy.James Stephen Larkin Ball. Sept 15th 1998 in va. she doing good.icame back from phx az... things werent good there but got the divorcedone.was final Oct 19th 1998.is sad so many years wasted but is the wayof the world I guess.It has been hard on me and my girls. They feeldevoted to frank and they should in alot of ways but i have been made outthe bad guy...Jamie and paula have stayed ok with me but tammy and I arenot the same anymore..........i miss them all but they dont understand Iguess, but they are all adults.I am working for Palm harbor homes as aservice tech 55 hours a week. Im getting to old for this working likethis but have to take care of myself.No one wants to take care of me asfar as my girls go anyways,im still the bad guy i guess.Have a boyfriendhe is a very kind man and hard worker. wants to get married but i wont dothat again.Mom is 70 years old now,pappa health is failing.Jamie is stillin va with james and kids and paula is here with her boyfriend shesdivorced now from Carl. Lost custody of the kids.Guess ill never see themagain.....ritchie and faith. I sent b days and xmas to them anyways/Tammyis in town with boyfriend greg and girls. Clorissa is 6 yrs old now andali is 2 really cute.Tammy isnt happy tho....worried for her but shedoesnt talk to me any more much/maybe 1999 will be better for all of us!
Clorissa Sue Shipman \ Spaulding
you were born at Presbyterian Hospital in Alb. New Mexico,Tammy had along labor but everything was ok. You weighted 7lbs 8 oz and were reallycute. When you were almost a year old you came down with Beta Strep andalmost died, was scarry but you are ok....Youve grown so much. You arevery snart,i started you with puzzles when you first learned to sit up.Bythe time you were two years old you could do a 25 piece puzzle byyourself! By the time you started kindergarten you knew all your numbers,colors, abc's, how to write your name and spell it all by yourself,andcount to 20......youre apretty girl too
You were born Friday May 24th 1996 at 3:48 in the afternoon atPresbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque New Mexico. You weighted 5lbs 5 ozand were 19 inches long and real cute.You were in the intensive carenursery for awhile cause your heart was beating to fast and you werehaving a problem eating.
You were born c section. A hour later papa Frank wrecked his truck andsunday the 26th your Aunt Jamie was married here in Alb. Busy weekend!!
Jamies had a tough road but finally happy I hope her marriage toJamesBoudoin didnt last long. She went to va. to see paula and meet a guynamed James Ball they have been living together. She got preg. Had alittle boy Logan Ray July 1,1997 in Va.Jamie went full term on her preg.Tammy and paula never did.I havent seen jamie in couple years but Imhoping shes happy. Would love to see the new baby but cannt yet, toexpensive. Jamie will be a good mom. Very loving girl.
is said he has indian blood,blackfoot, or crow....he is dark haired andolive complected.
Jamies had a tough road but finally happy I hope her marriage toJamesBoudoin didnt last long. She went to va. to see paula and meet a guynamed James Ball they have been living together. She got preg. Had alittle boy Logan Ray July 1,1997 in Va.Jamie went full term on her preg.Tammy and paula never did.I havent seen jamie in couple years but Imhoping shes happy. Would love to see the new baby but cannt yet, toexpensive. Jamie will be a good mom. Very loving girl.
Logan was born in Norton Virginia july 1 1997 at Norton Communityhospital. you were 20 inchs long and weighted 6lbs 9.6 oz born at 8:26p.m. jamie had a long laborabout 20 hours and was sick to her stomachalot but as of now mom and baby doing well. Number 5 grandchild forsharon sue! 2 boys now and 3 girls.
you were born in norton va wise county,11:13pm. You were 17inches longand weighed 5lbs 50z. Your mom had a hard time and had you c section.I amwaiting for pictures. i have heard you cry over the phone.
Paula was born 11-5- 1976 in Albuquerque New Mexico at PresbyterianHospital on Central. She and her twin sister were 2months premature. Shehad siezures from birth and learning problems. Paula has always had ahaed time of it but has alot of heart and spunk and like the spurgeonpart of her doesnt give up! Paula has always had a soft heart for animalsand could always make me laugh.Believe the siezures were caused frombirth problems born c section.Paula meet carl tipton in Alb. he was inthe AirForce at Kirtland Airforce base, he is a good man very loving andpatient.They moved to virginia where Carl was from, they have 2 childrena son Richie and a daughter Faith. Are having marriage problems, childrenfine Ritchey got his first bike last week all exited. Ritchie has asthmaand faith has hearing problems and a problem with her foot. Ritchey ishyperactive. Booth cute as hell tho I dont get to see them i miss them.
faith was born in Johnson City Tenn. at the Johnson City Medical Center.She weighted 3lbs 20z and was 15 inches long. Paula had the baby natural.
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He ran a second hand store and was in the Army for awhile. He was alwayskind to me as a child. He was rather lazy so my mother says.[BrderbundFamily Archive #110, Vol. 1, Ed. 3, Social Security Records: U.S., SSDeath Benefit Records, Surnames Beginning with H, Date of Import: Aug 6,1996, Internal Ref. #1.111.3.92107.6]Individual: Hawkins, Fred
Birth date: Oct 15, 1897
Death date: Oct 1973
Social Security #: 494-20-3768
Last residence: KS 67218
State of issue: MO
marriage certificate..fred hawkins and allie dee myers...22nd of dec1925,polk co mo performed by a.j.jones home..witneses manda richards andm,l. richards.dee from sentinal mo.
1 NAME Dee /Wilkinson/
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Little woman, 5ft 3 inches tall, olive complextion, hazel eyes, and darkauburn hair. She was married several times. A scraping little woman. Wasalways cleaning her house. When we went to visit she made you take yourshoes off outside and you didn't touch a thing without asking!!!!! As ofthis date 2-23-1996 she is still going. Lives in Whicita Kansas in alittle apt. Has heart trouble and has had a couple strokes.Grandma diedin feb. 1997 she just gave up i think went to bed and wouldnt eat andthey let her lie there. Shes buried in whicita with grandpafred.[Genealogy.com, Family Archive #110, Vol. 2 L-Z, Ed. 9, SocialSecurity Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Nov 7, 2000, Internal Ref.#1.112.9.137964.84]Individual: Wilkinson, Dee
Social Security #: 491-12-3201
Issued in: MissouriBirth date: Aug 21, 1907
Death date: Feb 3, 1997
Residence code: PE (Death reported by the Old Age, Survivors & DisabilityInsurance or the Supplemental Security Income programs)ZIP Code of last known residence: 67147
Location associated with this ZIP Code:Valley Center, Kansas
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Roy and Dorothy ran a Purina fed store for many years in Missouri. Had afarm at one time also.Had a turkey ranch also in WaynesburgMo.[Brderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed. 3, Social SecurityRecords: U.S., SS Death Benefit Records, Surnames Beginning with S, Dateof Import: Aug 5, 1996, Internal Ref. #1.112.3.74250.165]Individual: Spurgeon, Roy
Birth date: Sep 13, 1902
Death date: Sep 1968
Social Security #: 566-05-2699
Last residence: NM 87106
State of issue: CA
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Dorothy married Roy Ellsworth Spurgeon. They had a Purina Store at onetime. Raised Turkey's ect. I don't remember much about my Grandparent'sexcept little things. Like Dorothy had a little pug dog she namedHandsome. They would come to visit and Handsome always went to the livingroom and peed on my mothers drapes at the front window! My mom wouldnotsay any thing but us kids new she was mad and we would giggle when shewasn't looking and so would Daddy! Roy always played a game with me. Hewould count my ribs all the way up and if I didn't laugh I would get aQuarter! And he would tell me to polish his bald head for luck! Roy diedfrom cancer. Dorothy had a little apt. after down by the universitypretty close to Carolyn. She died from a stroke While I was in Germanywith my husband and Children.[Brøderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 2, Ed.3, Social Security Records: U.S., SS Death Benefit Records, SurnamesBeginning with S, Date of Import: Aug 5, 1996, Internal Ref.#1.112.3.74246.123]Individual: Spurgeon, Dorothy
Birth date: May 18, 1906
Death date: Dec 1983
Social Security #: 488-24-4772
Last residence: NM 87106
State of issue: MO
