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    “Mama, ‘Babe’ and Me”
    “Mama, ‘Babe’ and Me”
    “Mama, ‘Babe’ and Me”
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    “Mama, ‘Babe’ and Me”

    By Eddie Marie Jones Durham

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    This book is about the life experiences of a very loving mother and how her life affected those she loved. It also gives linages of the families involved. It tells how the life of a mother affect the daughter and may others
    It can also encourage persons who are born in very limited resources to know they can move on, improve themselves as long as they realize that faith in all-powerful God can lift them to the heights
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTrafford Publishing
    Release dateMar 21, 2011
    ISBN9781426940354
    “Mama, ‘Babe’ and Me”
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    Eddie Marie Jones Durham

    A wife, a mother of 3 sons, a retired teacher, a woman active in her church and the community, an avid reader, singer, speaker, poet, and one who loves to travel

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      “Mama, ‘Babe’ and Me” - Eddie Marie Jones Durham

      Contents

      Acknowledgements

      Intro

      Babe

      Marriage

      First Husband, Austin Dutch Weaver

      Life With Butch

      Family, That’s Us

      Second Husband, Will Dexter Jones

      Daddy’s Marriage History

      Daddy Made as Impact

      One Entertainment

      Daddy Leaves Mama a Widow

      She was the Best Mama

      Mama Has a Breakdown

      Family Back Home Again

      Life Goes On

      Third Husband, Luke Durham

      Growing Into Adulthood

      My First Job

      I Got Married

      Our Trip West to California

      We Traveled to Mexico

      And then Came Bobby , Jr.

      Home Repairs

      Cotis Is Taken from Us

      My Texas Brogue, Takes a Hike!

      Uncle Luke Passes-- Mama Is Widowed, Again

      Mama’s Moves to Dallas

      My Accent Causes Problems, Again

      Bobby Junior’s and I Go to Florida

      Travels with Mama

      I Retired

      We Loose Lean and Ausie

      My Health Goes South

      One Memorable Trip to Memphis, Tennessee

      My In-laws and a Dear Friend Are Taken

      Carlton Says So-long

      We Face Other Challenges with our Health

      Family Members remember Mama

      Mama’s Children and Grandchildren

      First the Children Remember Her

      Minnie Weaver

      Elouise Jones

      Willie Clemmons Jones

      Lillie Joyce Smith Jones

      Evelyn Juanita Jones Rider

      Isaiah Jones (Wife Bessie)

      Laura Lee Jones Goosby

      James Goosby

      Georgia Mae Jones Ellis

      Luke Durham, Jr.

      Vickie Durham

      Mary Ola Brown

      Angie Mechon Glover

      Chanellon Yvette Jones Williams

      Kenneth Wayne Durham

      Bobby Jean Durham, Junior

      Carolyn Ann Jones-Bartlett

      Ila Michelle Kilgore

      Tommy Lenard (Peezy) Bridges

      Recenda Cindy Ellis

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