We went out to Lorraine. Men worked on tool shed across road. Boys rode mini bike. Mrs. Cameron called in evening.

Rev. and Mrs. Cameron leave by bus for Wyoming. Jim, Patty, and kids here for PM and supper. They took home cukes and yellow beans. Boys got letters from June and Vern. We wrote them.

We went to Lorraine. Merrill worked on shed. Steve, Dan and Dwayne rode mini bikes and helped Don draw hay. Uncle Lloyd had operation. Removed part of bowel. Not good at all after operation. Got light timer for parsonage.

Bad thunder storms in early morning. We went to Lorraine. Uncle Lloyd came out of operation OK. Talked with Beulah. Don’s, Brenda’s and us went back in gulf.

Baked donuts, cakes, cookies and pies. Merrill run cleaner. I went to Philadelphia for groceries. Watered Mr. Cameron’s plants. I put light timer on parsonage lamp. Vern and June came in evening. Rainy.

Rainy off and on all day. Lazy day. Vern’s here all day. Left about 6 PM. I canned 8 pints of bread and butter pickles in evening.

Beulah Macklin’s birthday, 54th. We went to church. Rev Johnson preached. Cameron’s gone all month. 65 at church. We went to city. Got eye drops. Ate at Burger King. Went to Mercy hospital to see Uncle Lloyd. He’s not good. Called Patty.

We went to Mom’s. She’s not as good. D.Wayne looks after her. I took Cindy hand cream for her birthday. Wrote Vern’s. Canned 7 pints of beans. Ethan rode back to Adams with us.

We went to Lorraine. Got cheese and groceries on way. Jim. Patty and kids came to see Mom. Dorr’s and Doug here in evening. Brought my Tupperware pie carrier. Called Joe L. He says Beulah is coming there Sunday.

We went to Mom’s all day. She stayed in bed all day. I called Beulah and Eleanor. Mom said Jim and Patty could have her wash bowl set. Pearl Pitt gave it to them for wedding, 1914. Bought it at Antwerp.

Wrote Uncle Berl and Olive. Merrill mowed 3 lawns. “Son of Sam” killer captured in Yonkers. He had killed 7 with 44 caliber gun. Sent $5.94 to hospital for Mom. Got gas, 125 gal @$.78.6. Canned 7 quarts yellow beans. Got letter from Vern’s. Merrill went to Theresa for drugs for cows and foot.

Holly’s 17th birthday. Called him on phone. We went to Lorraine. Mom in bed all day. Called Eleanor, Marg and Beulah. Uncle L no better. Made 5 dozen fried cakes in evening for church sale at Civic Day.

Philadelphia Civic days. We went in AM to take fried cakes for church table. I went with Jim’s in PM. Jim’s here for PM and supper. Merrill drawed manure in PM. I broke my glass coffee maker again in evening. Merrill went to Agway.

We went to church. Only 43 out. We went to Mercy hospital to sit with Beulah. Uncle Lloyd just alive. Pauline and Garmon brought her to hospital. Rev. Bergner spent time with us.

We went to Lorraine. I stopped at hospital to see how Uncle Lloyd was. No change. Mom weaker. She laid on couch for first time since last Wednesday.

We went to Lorraine. Don paid Merrill $200. Jim, Patty and kids came to see Mom. Rainy. Rained real hard all night. Uncle Lloyd about the same. Elvis Presley, 42, died of heart attack today.

Renewed Town and Country for 2 years, $4.. before August 20. We went out to Lorraine. I made apple pie and cupcakes for Mom. Also apple sauce. Got 3 bushel peaches at Johnnies, $6.75. Canned 7 quarts in evening. Got B-12 shot from Marilyn on the way home.

Stayed home today. Merrill drawed manure. I canned 7 quarts peaches. Cleaned house. Got letter from Uncle Berl. He is moving to a nursing home in Orange, California. Mrs. Cameron called. Just got home from Wyoming.

We went to Lorraine. Merrill finished Don’s garage. Marg and Roy came to see Mom. Beulah Hall called from Lois and Joe’s. She goes back Sunday. Mom got letter from Olive B.

Merrill mowed lawns. Wrote Debbie and Uncle Berl. Merrill drawed manure in PM. I worked in garden. Washed and canned 5 quarts tomatoes. Baked cake and cup cakes. Had fire in Ben Franklin all day. Temperature below 60° all day.

We went to church. Went to hospital. Uncle Lloyd no different. Went to Jim’s. Had supper there. Jill came home with us. David Dimon here in evening. Vern called in evening. Wants to use ladder brackets.

Rainy in AM. We went to Mom’s. Don and Merrill started front porch. Vern, June and boys up there in PM. Jill went out with us. Mom not as good.

Jim’s took home garden stuff. Karen’s 13th birthday. We didn’t go to Lorraine. Jim, Pat and kids here all day. We went to Antwerp funeral home for Clara Wallace, 86, Died of heart attack.

Marg called at 1:35 AM to say Uncle Lloyd had just died. We went to Lorraine. Went by Aunt Maude’s to tell her about Uncle Lloyd. Called Bowman’s from Mom’s. Called Vern’s and Art Haggerty in evening.

Went to Mom’s. Mom real sick. Vomiting. I called Dr. Myerdericks. Said it could be a blockage. We went to funeral home in evening for Uncle Lloyd. I stayed all night at Mom’s. Pat and Dorland at Don’s.

I stayed all night at Mom’s. Uncle Lloyd age 77 funeral at Adams. I stayed with Mom so didn’t get to it. Uncle Len, Aunt Betty, Art and Doris, Orv and Angie, 3 girls, Marion, Velum, Lorene Jean, Ivan and Bridget, Rev. Dave at Mom’s.

Vern and June’s 17th anniversary. Mom went to hospital in ambulance, room 449. I went with her. She had x-ray. They put in a drainage tube. Dr. Stone says she could go anytime. Called Vern’s. In her lungs.

We spent day at hospital. Beulah, Pauline, Garmon, Vern June and Boys and Don here. Mom not as good in AM. Called Marg, Ken’s still in Buffalo. Didn’t go to church.

We got to hospital in morning to find Mom much better. We went to bank at Adams. Opened new checking account for Mom’s money, $3000. Ken and Ed met us in Adams. Had lunch with them at Folina [?]. Vern called Mom also Ralph’s. Jim’s got home from Rochester. Don Gehm in hospital.

[Yesterday] Had Mom’s interest account put in Ken’s name until later, $16,254.23. [Today] Got to hospital about 10 AM. Jim and Pat and Don and Juanita there in PM to see Mom. Don and I talked with Mom about her affairs.

Talked with Mary. They took young stock home Monday, 22nd as they kept getting out. Wrote Uncle Berl. Sent Jim card. Mowed 2 lawns. Went to hospital about noon. We met Ken’s and Don and Juanita at bank. Mom deeded farm over to Don & Juanita. Lawyer at hospital. Olive, Elgin, Wilamina and Elfin at hospital.