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Another year and winter passed. 1946 came. Cecil came John and Larena had another little girl baby born Decem-
home in February. What a happy day that was. The war ber 7, 1947, on her Daddy’s birthday.

had ended late 1945. I believe it was in April or May that
1948 came and a flood flooded all districts and town. They
John and Larena and baby came from Florida. Another
rowed boats all over town. John and Larena and children
happy day. Cecil was keeping company with a girl by the
stayed with us as the water came up into their yard with so
name of Barbara Starkey. They got married February 14,
many insects ahead of it. Didn’t flood their house but a few
1947 – were married at Coeur d’Alene. I entertained the
rods on toward the river some of the house roofs were stick-
HEO club that day. Was a lovely day, but real muddy. Otto
ing about the water. Cecil’s house was higher so they didn’t
went to Ed’s (they lived up on the Yaak in Montana) and
move out. Barbara worked that year at the variety store. As
brought Dorothy and Jimmy down. Dot was expecting a

baby in March, and they were afraid the Yaak Road would

get impassable. So, she and Jimmy stayed with us. Edward
batched and worked in the woods. The baby, a boy, was

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born March 5 . They named him Terry Roy. The weather
was real nice that spring. Edward took Dot and boys home

on his birthday March 15 . We had an early spring and
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field work was started the last of March.

After Cecil and Barbara were married they lived in Bonners

Ferry where they had bought a house. John and Larena also

had bought a house next door to them on the north side.
John and Cecil both worked for Cook and Houck. Flooded yard in front of John and Larena’s home
on the northside in Bonners Ferry in June 1948

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