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From: Jean Mayfield Cuevas <>
Subject: Re: [ARIZARD-L] Old Wideman School
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 23:18:39 -0400


Did you see Bettie McCollum's post?

Jean

At 08:40 PM 6/21/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Well, I am scatter brained too! I was thinking that it was you. It had
>to have been someone else who is a member & who had been to Izard County
>recently. Hopefully they will see my little query & give me an answer!
>
>Cheers!
>Rosie
>
>
>
>Jean Mayfield Cuevas wrote:
>>
>> Rosie,
>>
>> Are you referring to me when you say, "Jean"? I have a feeling it was
>> another of the listmembers and I can't seem to locate the message that you
>> are referring to at the moment!
>>
>> The only school I saw while in Izard County was the "Old Lunchroom School"
>> on the hill in Calico Rock. At least I believe that's what it's called.
>> We met there for the reunion of the descendants of Hester & Earl JEFFERY (I
>> am not one, but they so graciously let me attend, since we are all
>> descended from George Washington Mayfield & Elizabeth Weatherford JEFFERY,
>> as well).
>>
>> I don't know that I have ever been to Wideman, although it sounds familiar.
>>
>> Please forgive my scatterbrain, but I am running in a bunch of directions
>> and so is my brain! :-)
>>
>> Jean
>>
>> At 03:26 PM 6/21/99 -0500, you wrote:
>> >Hi to all!
>> >Jean - you stated that you saw the old Wideman School during your trip
>> >back to good ole Izard County. My husband & I have visited the Wideman
>> >Cemetery ever since about 1985 & we never saw anything other than the
>> >cemetery & the little old dilapidated building across the street from
>> >it, which I believe I had been told was the very old church building.
>> >
>> >My husband's MORGAN family lived in Wideman when his mother, Lela Ruth
>> >MORGAN & his uncle Lester G. MORGAN, & other siblings were young, prior
>> >to the family moving to Pineville. Uncle Lester never mentioned the old
>> >school building to us prior to his death! Where is it from the Wideman
>> >cemetery? We would like to see it our next trip to the area.
>> >
>> >Thanks!
>> >Rosie Guthrie
>> >Blanchard, OK
>> >
>> >
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>> >
>> >
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