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Obituary of George Dickey Barrett   Leave a comment

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Obituary courtesy of Sally Taylor Stuckey

Scans by Kenneth Randolph Taylor

GEORGE DICKEY BARRETT

Born January 25, 1910, in Habersham, County, Georgia, where his father, George Washington Barrett (1873-1956), served as pastor of the Cornelia and Demorest Methodist Episcopal Churches, South, from late 1908 to late 1910

Died Friday, February 17, 1989, at Atlanta, Georgia

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George Dickey Barrett was my grandmother Nell Barrett Taylor’s brother.

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The person who clipped the obituary from The Atlanta Constitution did not note the date or page number.

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Nell Barrett Taylor, 1988   Leave a comment

Nell Taylor 1988

Image Source = Kenneth Randolph Taylor

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My grandmother (1915-2001)

KENNETH RANDOLPH TAYLOR

The Taylor House, October 1985   Leave a comment

Summerville House October 1985

Images Source = Kenneth Randolph Taylor

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Taylor Family House, July 5, 1987   Leave a comment

July 5, 1987 I

Images Source = Kenneth Randolph Taylor

In July 1987, my parents and I, who lived in Berlin, Georgia, at the time, visited my grandmother, Nell Barrett Taylor, in Summerville.

Most images of the old house I have seen have a vague timeframe–certainly not a precise date.  Thus photographs with precise dates provide milestones in marking changes in that structure.

KENNETH RANDOLPH TAYLOR

July 5, 1987 II

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Nell Taylor in 1999 or 2000   Leave a comment

Nell Taylor Outside Kitchen 1999 or 2000

Photograph Courtesy of Randolph Fleming Taylor

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My grandmother, Nell Barrett Taylor, lived from 1915 to 2001.  Here she stands behind the old family house in Summerville, Georgia, the kitchen to her right and the garage visible behind her.  My uncle Randy recalls that the last time anyone parked a car in that garage was 1962.  He also remembers the automotive maneuvers required to get a car in and out of the garage.

As for me, the closest thing to a garage of car port I recall being used for is the car shelter at the kitchen door.

KENNETH RANDOLPH TAYLOR

DECEMBER 8, 2013 COMMON ERA

Amended January 18, 2014 Common Era

Nell Taylor in 1999 or 2000   Leave a comment

Nell Taylor 1999 or 2000 in Yard

Image Courtesy of Randolph Fleming Taylor

My grandmother was in her yard at Summerville, Georgia, at the time.

KENNETH RANDOLPH TAYLOR

Nell Taylor in 1996   Leave a comment

Nell Taylor in Cesna 24R, 1976

Image Courtesy of Randolph Fleming Taylor

Here is a photograph of my grandmother in a Cessna 24R in 1996.

KENNETH RANDOLPH TAYLOR

The Taylor House in 2004   1 comment

Taylor House 2004 I

Above:  The Taylor House in 2004

This Image and the Other One Courtesy of Randolph Fleming Taylor

I think of an old joke.  Two mature women–neighbors–were speaking across a fence.  One commented that she liked being married to an archaeologist.

The older I become, the more interesting he finds me,

she said.

Older women, in my experience, enjoy that joke more than younger women.

My ancestral family home–which goes back to the 1890s, with stages of construction and one of demolition (there was another wing, removed in the early 1960s)–is like a mature woman and I am like the archaeologist in the joke–I like old buildings.  And I, who have the floor plan committed to memory, want to see the old structure restored to grand dame status.  May house allies in Summerville, Georgia, succeed!  My family–from John D. Taylor, Sr., and his wife, “Hattie,” through my grandparents, John D. Taylor, Jr., and Nell Barrett Taylor, would approve.  And members of the generation preceding mine–my father, my uncle, and my mother–and of my generation also approve.

Taylor House 2004 II

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Nell Barrett Taylor in 1990   2 comments

Mom in Sville News 1990 with part of article

Uncle Randy sent this scan of part of a 1990 Summerville News article featuring my grandmother, Nell Barrett Taylor.  Here and elsewhere (most Facebook of late) I have read moving accounts of my grandmother’s positive influence on many lives.  Many students benefited much just from her official duties as a teacher.  She helped at least one former student on her own time at home with a college paper.  And then there were her musical contributions to Summerville Presbyterian Church as a musician.  Hers is a fine legacy.

KENNETH RANDOLPH TAYLOR

AUGUST 29, 2013 COMMON ERA

Nell Barrett Taylor in 1999 or 2000   Leave a comment

Mom Ready to Go Flying in Cessna 15F darker 1999 or 2000

Uncle Randy sent this photograph of his mother (my grandmother) in 1999 or 2000.   She is in a Cessna 15F.  He enjoys flying, an activity others I know also find rewarding.

KENNETH RANDOLPH TAYLOR

AUGUST 29, 2013 COMMON ERA