This book is dedicated, with affection, to my dear cousin, Joyce Ellen Mowery Waltman for inspiring me to write about this forgotten woman

I am grateful beyond measure to…

First, Joyce Ellen Mowery Waltman for planting the seed.

To the many who provided stories and sometimes photographs to share in the book: George “Sonny” Edwards, Duane Rudisill, Louise Fox Meadows Bogs, Glenna Harvey, Fred Long – Hinton News, Sheila Allman – The RITZ, Susan Rutherford – Summers County Clerk Office, Lynette Sears Russell, Vickie O’dell, Debra Hamm Trepanier, Jim Costa, David Ratliff, Lee Pivont, Monica Owens, Wayne Harvey, Rhonda Philpotte, Kristi Taylor – Office Administrator Ronald Meadows Funeral Home, Carol Holstein, Lory Mabry, Fred Thompson, Jean Thompson, Pam Lewis, and Jenny’s niece - Cynthia Ann Maddy Fredeking. {Many of these names appear in the book}

Applause to the bodacious Copy Editors/Proofreaders – Shellie Leak Radolinski and Stephen J. Radolinski.

Invaluable Technical Support provided by Monica Owens, Dr. Thomas J. Tomzak, MD and Chuck Gray, Fredericksburg Virginia.

More than gratitude to Wayne Dementi and his Dementi Milestone Publishing Company. Once again, he has made my dream come true. A book for the ages that would make Jenny Ham proud.