June 24, 2019

Very few people know I have a blog so help get the word out to any who might be interested. AND send your news  to siskeyworth@att.net 

Until one of my kids show me how to receive comments, the only way I know is if you send them to my email address like Denny did as follows: Then I will copy and paste them to the blog like I did with her email. 

Hi Sis,

 

Mom told me about your blog so looked it up.  Commented on your article but don't know if I did not complete it correctly or if it takes a while for comments to be accepted.

Will be looking for any updates.  Thanks for keeping Almeda alive for us.

Denny Kembro

If you have a copy of your comment Denny send it I will post it.

June 17, 2019
I'm late mentioning Earl Bockel's 90th birthday party held on May 25th at Bob's home which was the old home place when the Bockels first came to Almeda in 1926. According to Bob's deed, the house was built in 1905. Earl thinks the oak tree in the front yard is about 150 years old as it was a big tree when he was a little kid. His cousin, Dorothy Roco filled me on part of their family tree: Johnny and Mary Kerr Bockel had kids including Mrs. Bruins, mother of Dorothy Roco, and Mrs. Elam, mother of Billy and Lula Belle Elam, and Arthur  "Shorty" Bockel, father of Earl and Dick. 
Johnny also had a sister who was the mother of Allen Kaufhold. Back in the 40's, you could pretty well count on anybody living east of Almeda Road being kin to a Bockel if not by blood by marriage.

Another old timer I talked to was Mollie Stevenson Taylor Jr. She has slowed down but still has her traveling western historical  museum going to schools and special events.

Today I noticed that both both the Almeda Diner and the World of Children has been demolished. The corner at Almeda and Anderson Road is bare. 

Hi everybody,
I quit putting out Our News in March 2016 but I'm going to start posting again on this blog at least when I hear about those who once lived in the Almeda area.
My memory is lousy so I need to get back in the habit of taking notes.

May 4, 2019 Gene Harris passed away. He grew up on a dairy farm located where Bass Park is now.  I always called Gene, "Bucky" but I think his real name is Gene Arnold Harris Jr.  He had been in the hospital for a month before passing. Please send any corrections or comments.  

Nelva Sue "Sue Baby" Harrison Hughes passed away on May 14, 2019. She was born January 20, 1932. Sue was in the hospital 19 days after an operation.   

If you have anything you want posted, you can comment or send me an email at siskeyworth@att.net     If you got a kid or grandkid you would like to brag about like my granddaughter Emma who graduated from college with a 4.0 average send the news  to me.