Yearly Archives: 1988

Diary Entry for 6/1/1988

Clinic: Raining. Merrill worked at Horton’s. We didn’t go to clinic. I feel horrid. Glenn Brady stopped by in evening. Called Cable Company to remove HBO, Cinemax, and Disney channel.

Diary Entry for 6/12/1988

Rev. Collin and Rev. Kathy ordained in Oswego. We went to church 74, and Sunday School 43. Children’s Day. Joyce in charge. Cobby had service. Jim, kids, and Jolie’s boy friend, Pat Hayes, Syracuse, here for supper.

Diary Entry for 6/14/1988

Flay Day. Another great day. Merrill stained patio and painted door thresholds green. I washed windows, Made rolls for Eric’s food sale. Got 3 graduation invitations, Donny Hanson, Susie and Elizabeth H.

Diary Entry for 6/16/1988

We went for groceries in morning. I baked pie and candy for Eric. We went to Bible Study but rest couldn’t come so Joyce will do it next week. Stopped at Aunt Maude’s. Cheryl has new carpets and furniture. Lila and Cheryl there.

Diary Entry for 6/22/1988

Rebekah’s out to eat. Colonial Kitchen, Theresa. 8 of us. Very nice. Merrill stayed with Claude. Merrill and Bill Burns went to Mills for lumber for parsonage porch. Rained hard in evening. Some thunder and lightening.

Diary Entry for 6/24/1988

We picked 20 pounds of berries at 62 cents at Bedore’s. Went up to Don’s. Beulah not home. Went to bank and got groceries when we got home. Hulled berries and froze them. Merrill mowed at lawns. Graduation. Merrill got hair cut.

Diary Entry for 6/26/1988

Donnie Hanson graduated from South Jefferson. June’s 50th birthday. I forgot to send her card. We went to church 33. We went to Susie and Liz Horton’s graduation parties. Both great. Jim’s here while we were gone. Left ladder. Wrote letters to June and Beulah.

Diary Entry for 6/29/1988

Merrill took car to George’s for emergency brake repair. Left it all day. Peggy came after him in evening. Put on new tie rod end and emergency brake, $126.61. I made rolls. Raining in evening.

Diary Entry for 6/30/1988

Raining on and off all day. Merrill went up to Horton’s in morning to see about truck. They paid him $570. We went for groceries in AM. Lanphear’s brought house roof stuff in PM.

Diary Entry for 7/1/1988

Got stuff ready for tomorrow. Washed clothes. Cloudy and showers. Vern, June, Dan and Mr. Peabody (cat) got here about 10 AM. Horton brought down dump truck to put old shingles in.

Diary Entry for 7/2/1988

Darcy’s 18th birthday. Men worked at roof all day. Gary and Joey helped awhile. Steve and Kathy here to help also. June and I went for a walk. Stopped at Lancaster’s and Wanda’s.

Diary Entry for 7/3/1988

Merrill went to church 9:00 now. 33 there. They worked at roof all day. Finished about 4 PM. A beautiful day. Vern’s left after supper. Everyone tired and sore but happy to have roof done. Dan $65.

Diary Entry for 7/10/1988

Hot, 92°. Orville Haggerty, 84 died. Jolie’s’ 17th birthday. She is having a party. We went to church 33. Cobby slate preached. Collin with kids in West virginia. We went for ride and up to park in PM.

Diary Entry for 7/13/1988

We went to city shopping for church stuff. We went to Adams. Stopped at Beulah’s before going to funeral home. Orv looked very natural. Kathryn’s ashes arrived and put in closed casket. Vern, June, Jim, and Jill at funeral home.