James DeVere Mallon & Chellie Howard

FAMILY LINE AND HISTORY

James DeVere “DeVere” Mallon
1st of 4 children of James Frederick Mallon & Jacquelin Chatfield
Born: Dec 5, 1904, Chinese Camp, Tuolumne Co., California
Died: Jan 4, 1982 (age 77), Oakland, Alameda Co., California; from a bad fall/head trauma
Buried: Graves Cemetery in Orland, Glenn Co., California
Married: Mar 21, 1950, Chellie Douglas “Sally” (Howard) Tuckey, Reno, Washoe Co., Nevada
One child: James Howard “Jamie” Mallon

Chellie Douglas “Sally” Howard
Only child of Henry Sherwin “Harry” Howard & Chellie Sarah Ann Sharp
Born: Aug 21, 1912, Oakland, Alameda Co., California
Died: Oct 2, 1977 (age 65), Orland, Glenn Co., California; lung  cancer
Buried: Graves Cemetery in Orland, Glenn Co., California
Married (1): Nov 11, 1939, Harry Alfred Tuckey, Berkeley, Alameda Co., California
Divorced: living in San Francisco, California
No children
Married (2): Mar 21, 1950, James DeVere “DeVere” Mallon, Reno, Washoe Co., Nevada
One child: James Howard “Jamie” Mallon

HARRY ALFRED TUCKEY
2nd of 4 children of Harry William Tuckey & Margaret Theresa Mahoney
Born: Feb 12, 1889, San Francisco, California
Died: Nov 23, 1950 (age 61), Orland, Glenn Co., California
Buried: Catholic Cemetery in Orland, Glenn Co., California
Military: WWI, Dental Corps, Major
Occupation: Dental surgeon
Married (1): Dec 12, 1914, Minerva Keith “Minnie/Minna” Harmon, San Francisco, California
Divorced: by 1920 census
No children
MINERVA KEITH “MINNIE/MINNA” HARMON
1st of 2 children of Edward Newell Harmon & Mary Hortense Keith
Born: Apr 30, 1890, California
Died: Mar 4, 1944 (age 53), Tulare Co., California
Married (1): Dec 12, 1914, Alfred Harry Tuckey, San Francisco, California
Divorced: Harry Alfred Tuckey by 1920 census, California
No children
Married (2): Dec 24, 1925, Louis Bernard Schaefer, Marin Co., California
One child: Mary Louise Schaefer: Jul 7, 1929 – unkn; m. Erwin E. Ross on Aug 31, 1948, California

Married (2): Nov 11, 1939, Chellie Douglas “Sally” Howard, Berkeley, Alameda Co., California
No children

**********
Timeline and Records

Four children of James Frederick Mallon & Jacquelin Chatfield:
1. James DeVere “DeVere” Mallon
1904 – 1982
2. Marjorie Maxine Mallon
1906 – 1988
3. Neva Harriet Mallon
1908 – 2008
4. Leslie Mallon
abt 1911 – abt 1911

**********

Dec 5, 1904: Birth of James DeVere “DeVere” Mallon, 1st of 4 children of James Mallon and Jacquelin Chatfield, in Chinese Camp, Tuolumne Co., California
Note: Since Grandpa James Mallon was always interested in railroads and probably in gold as well, it doesn’t surprise me that Jacquelin (Nana) was surprised there at Chinese Camp with the birth of her first child. —Carol (Truman) Olson, granddaughter of James Frederick Mallon & Jacquelin Chatfield

Jun 10, 1906: Birth of Marjorie Maxine Mallon, 2nd of 4 children of James Mallon and Jacquelin Chatfield, in Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado
Note: I think Nana would have gone to Basalt to comfort her mother (who’s husband Clark S. Chatfield, Sr. died on Mar 6, 1906) as well as to be with her to deliver Marjorie. —Carol (Truman) Olson, granddaughter of James Frederick Mallon & Jacquelin Chatfield

Sep 19, 1908: Birth of Neva Harriet Mallon, 3rd of 4 children of James Mallon and Jacquelin Chatfield, in Princeton, Colusa Co., California

Apr 21, 1910: Federal Census for 5th Township, Glenn Co., California:
Mallon, James F.: head, age 36, married 8 years, born Kansas, father born Missouri, mother born Scotland, general farmer, Sacramento Valley Irr. Co.
Jacqueline: wife, age 24, married 8 years, 3 children born, 3 children living, born Colorado, father born Ohio, mother born Missouri
Devere J.: son, age 5, born California, father born Kansas, mother born Colorado
Marjory: daughter, age 3, born California, father born Kansas, mother born Colorado (born Colorado)
Neva: daughter, age 2, born California, father born Kansas, mother born Colorado (note: age 17 mo)
Note: 15 other people reside at the same address, a servant, a cook, and the rest work for Sacramento Irrigation Company

Aug 15, 1910: DeVere and Marjorie:

James DeVere Mallon (5 yr, 8 mo) & Marjorie Maxine Mallon (4 yr, 8 mo)

1910: Devere, Marjorie, and Neva Mallon:

abt 1911: Birth of Leslie Mallon, 4th of 4 children of James Mallon and Jacquelin Chatfield, in Princeton, Colusa Co., California

abt 1911: Death of Leslie Mallon, 4th of 4 children of James Mallon and Jacquelin Chatfield, possibly in San Francisco or Princeton, Colusa Co., California

circa 1911: Jacquelin Mallon with her three children:

DeVere, Marjorie, and Neva sitting next to their mother, Jacquelin (Chatfield) Mallon at the reins

Aug 21, 1912: Birth of Chellie Douglas “Sally” Howard, the only child of Henry Sherwin “Harry” Howard & Chellie Sarah Ann Sharp and future wife of James DeVere Mallon, in Oakland, Alameda Co., California

California Birth Index:
Name: Chellie D Howard
Birth Date: 21 Aug 1912
Gender: Female
Mother’s Maiden Name: Sharp
Birth County: Alameda

Jun 30, 1913: California Occupational Licenses, Registers, and Directories:
Name: Harry A Tuckey
Birth Date: abt 1889
Birth Place: California
Age: 24
Record Date: 30 Jun 1913
Record Place: Belvedere, Marin, California, USA
Occupation: Dentist

Dec 12, 1914: Marriage of Harry Alfred Tuckey & Minerva Keith Minnie/Minna Harmon, his 1st wife, in San Francisco, California

Jun 5, 1917: WWI Draft Registration Card:
Name: Harry Alfred Tuckey
Race: Caucasian (White)
Marital status: Married
Birth Date: 12 Feb 1889
Birth Place: California, USA
Street address: 972 Bush
Residence Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA

1918: History of Colusa and Glenn Counties (pg 1027):

Source: History of Colusa and Glenn Counties, California, with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the counties who have been identified with their growth and development from the early days to the present.
History by Charles Davis McComish and Mrs. Rebecca T. Lambert. Illustrated. Complete in one volume.

Jan 11, 1919: Colusa Herald, Colusa, Colusa Co., California:
MRS. MALLON, 3 CHILDREN MOTHER, SISTER, NEPHEW, HAVE FLU IN SAME HOUSE
Mrs. J.F. Mallon and three children, Devere, Marjorie and Neva, of Princeton, have the influenza in Oakland, Mrs. Tom Tuck of Princeton Is also down with the malady in the same house, as is Mrs. Chatfield, the mother of Mrs. Mallon and Mrs. Tuck, and Leslie Chatfield, Mrs. Mallon’s and Mrs. Tuck’s nephew, making seven in the house suffering of the flu. Getting nurses has been a difficult matter. Mr. Tuck conducted a search In the bay cities, and Mr. Mallon In the valley. Finally one was found and a good one. Then Mr. Mallon engaged Mrs. Rose Miller of Colusa as the day nurse, and rushed her in an auto to the house of sickness. When they arrived in the evening, Mrs. Miller was tired and Mr. Mallon sent her to a hotel to rest for the night. Next morning she, too, was sick and had to be brought home at once.

circa 1918/19: DeVere, Neva, and Marjorie:

DeVere (age 14/15), Neva (age 11), Marjorie (age 12/13)
Above photo was taken about 1918 or 1919, around the time the family moved from Princeton to Oakland

Circa 1918/19: Neva, Marjorie, and DeVere Mallon:

Mar 6, 1919: Weekly Colusa Sun, Colusa, Colusa Co. California:
PRINCETON
Sergeant Lee Chatfield is home from France.
Mr. and Mrs. James Mallon and Tom Tuck were up from Colusa on Saturday.
DeVere Mallon is up from Oakland.

Jan 25, 1920: Federal Census for Oakland Township, Alameda Co., California:
Mallan, James: head, age 45, married, born Kansas, father born Kansas, mother born Kansas, Promoter for irrigation (Mallon)
Jacquelin: wife, age 33, married, born Colorado, father born Ohio, mother born Missouri
De Vere: son, age 15, born California, father born Kansas, mother born Colorado (James)
Marjorie: daughter, age 13, born California, father born Kansas, mother born Colorado
Neva: daughter, age 11, born California, father born Kansas, mother born Colorado
Chatfield, Mary: mother-in-law, age 70, widowed, born Illinois, father born Nebraska, mother born Nebraska
Chatfield, Leslie: nephew, age 15, born Wyoming, father born Nebraska, mother born Illinois
Note: Mother-in-law is Mary Elizabeth Morrow. Her husband Clark Samuel Chatfield, Sr., died in 1906. Leslie Chatfield is the 2nd child of Arthur William Chatfield and Ada B. Miller, born Jul 1, 1904 in Tensleep, Colorado

1926: Index to Register of Voters, Berkeley Precinct No. 39, Alameda Co., California:
Mallon, James D, 2437 Piedmont ave, student Rep
Note: James DeVere Mallon, attending the University of California, Berkeley

1927: U.S. City Directory for Oakland, Alameda Co., California (pg 1249):
Mallon Jas D student r23447 Piedmont av B

1928: Index to Register of Voters, Oakland Precinct No. 6, Alameda Co., California:
Mallon, James D, 5302 Lawton ave, farmer Rep
Mallon, Mrs Jacquelin, 5302 Lawton ave, housewife Dem (note: mother)
Note: James D. is Jacquelin’s son, James DeVere Mallon

Apr 4, 1930: Federal Census for Corning Township, Tehama Co., California:
Mallon, James F.: head, age 56, married, age 29 at 1st marriage, born Kansas, father born Missouri, mother born Kansas, farmer on a general farm
Jacquelin C.: wife, age 44, married, age 17 at 1st marriage, born Colorado, father born Indiana, mother born Missouri
James D.: son, age 25, born California, father born Kansas, mother born Colorado (DeVere)
Neva H.: daughter, age 22, born California, father born Kansas, mother born Colorado

circa 1930: Chatfield family gathering in Orland, California:

Pictured from left to right:
Three at left: Jacquelin and Jim Mallon; seated next to them at the right is Jacquelin’s mother, Madge Chatfield
Center group standing: Arthur W. Chatfield, James DeVere Mallon (Art’s son), Neva Mallon (Art’s daughter)
Center group sitting: Clark S. Chatfield, Jr. and Ada B. (Miller) Chatfield (wife of Arthur)
Group of four at right: Lee T. Chatfield w/cup in hand, two unidentified men, young girl is Yvonne Cade/Burns/Chatfield

1936: Index to Register of Voters, Butte Mountain Precinct, Tehama Co., California:
Mallon, James F., Farmer, Orland, Rep. (note: father)
Mallon, Mrs Jacquelin, Housewife, Orland, Rep. (note: mother)
Mallon, James D., Farmer, Orland, Dem.

Nov 11, 1939: Marriage of Chellie Douglas Howard & Harry Alfred Tuckey, her 1st marriage and his 2nd, in Berkeley, Alameda Co., California

Nov 11, 1939: California Marriage Record:
Name: Harry Alfred Tuckey
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 11 Nov 1939
Marriage Place: Alameda, California, USA
Spouse: Shellie Douglas Howard (sic Chellie)
Spouse Gender: Female
Record Type: Index to Marriage Licenses and Certificate

Apr 11, 1940: Federal Census for Corning Township, Tehama Co., California:
Mallon, James D.: head, age 35, single, born California, college 5th or subsequent year, farmer (James DeVere Mallon)
Mallon, James F.: father, age 66, married, born Kansas, working on own account, college, 2nd year
Jacquelin: mother, age 54, married, born Colorado, high school, 2nd year

May 1, 1940: Federal Census for San Francisco, San Francisco Co., California:
Tuckey, Harry R: head, age 51, married, born California, father born California, mother born California, dentist private practice, college 5th year
Sally H: wife, age 27, married, born California, father born California, mother born Oregon, college 1st year
Mariano Ojuscastro: Servent, age 27, single, born Philippines, father born Philippines, mother born Philippines, servant in private home, high school 4th year
Harry W: nephew, age 21, single, born California, father born California, mother born California, high school 4th year

Oct 16, 1940: WWII Draft Card:
Name: James Devere Mallon
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 35
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 5 Dec 1904
Birth Place: Tuolumne, California, USA
Residence Place: Orland, Glenn, California, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Orland, Glenn, California, USA
Employer: Self
Weight: 200
Complexion: Dark
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 6
Next of Kin: James F Mallon
Household Members:
Name Relationship
James Devere Mallon Self (Head)
James F Mallon Father

1942: WWII Draft Registration:
Name: Harry Alfred Tuckey
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 12 Feb 1889
Residence Place: San Francisco, California, USA
Military Draft Date: 1942
Relationship to Draftee: Head

1942: Index to Register of Voters, Butte Mountain Precinct, Tehama Co., California:
Mallon, Mrs Jacquelin, Housewife, Orland, Dec. to S. (note: mother)
Mallon, James F., Farmer, Orland, Rep (note: father)
Mallon, James D., Farmer, Orland, Dem

Apr 12, 1944: Death of James Frederick Mallon (age 70), the father of James DeVere “DeVere” Mallon, in Oakland, Alameda Co., California, of a heart ailment

Apr 13, 1944: The Chico Enterprise, Chico, Butte Co., California:
James Mallon, Successful Rancher Dies in Orland
ORLAND, April 13—(AP)—James F. Mallon, 70, who is believed to have developed the first rice acreage in Colusa county, died yesterday of a heart ailment after being ill since December. Mallon started rice production near Princeton in 1904, later moving to Glenn county.
Mallon came to Willows in 1906 and became associated with the Sacramento Valley irrigation company, later becoming general superintendent and having complete charge of all construction work and operation of the irrigation system.
In 1911 he resigned his position with this company, and went into business for himself, organizing the Maxwell Irrigation District and later the Compton-Delevan Irrigation District, constructing two large pumping plants for taking water from the Sacramento river and a complete distributing system for the irrigation of several thousand acres in each district.
A little more than 20 years ago Mallon acquired a large stock ranch consisting of 6,600 acres west of Orland and has made his home there since 1930.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jacquelin Mallon; a son, James DeVere Mallon; two daughters, residing in Berkeley, and a brother Ed, of Colusa.
Funeral services will be held at the Orland Federated church, Saturday afternoon at 2:30.

1944: Index to Register of Voters, Butte Mountain Precinct, Tehama Co., California:
Mallon, Mrs Jacquelin, Housewife, Orland, Dec. to S. (note: mother)
Mallon, James D., Farmer, Orland, Dem

Mar 21, 1950: Marriage of James DeVere “DeVere” Mallon & Chellie Douglas “Sally” (Howard) Tuckey, in Reno, Washoe Co., Nevada.
Note: Sally’s first marriage was to Harry Alred Tuckey (1889 – 1950) on Nov 11, 1939, in Berkeley, Alameda Co., California. They later divorced and had no children. 

Nov 23, 1950: Death of Harry Alfred Tuckey (age 61), 1st husband of Chellie Douglas “Sally” (Howard) Tuckey Mallon, in Orland, Glenn Co, California. Harry is buried in the Orland Catholic Cemetery in Orland, Glenn Co., California

Nov 23, 1950: California Death Index:
Name: Harry Alfred Tuckey
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 12 Feb 1889
Birth Place: California
Death Date: 23 Nov 1950
Death Place: Glenn
Mother’s Maiden Name: Mahoney
Father’s Surname: Tuckey

Jun 1, 1951: Harry Alfred Tuckey headstone application:
Name: Harry A Tuckey
Birth Date: 12 Feb 1889
Death Date: 23 Nov 1950
Cemetery: Catholic Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Orland, California

Note: Though divorced, Chellie applied for the military headstone of her 1st husband, Harry Alfred Tuckey who died shortly after her marriage to James DeVere Mallon.

Jun 1, 1954: Birth of James Howard “Jamie” Mallon, the only child of James DeVere Mallon and Chellie Douglas “Sally” Howard

Dec 7, 1964: Death of Jacquelin (Chatfield) Mallon (age 78), the mother of James DeVere “DeVere” Mallon, in Oakland, Alameda Co., California, of a stroke

California Death Index:
Name: Jacquelin C Mallon
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 3 Feb 1886
Birth Place: Colorado
Death Date: 7 Dec 1964
Death Place: Alameda
Mother’s Maiden Name: Marrow (Morrow)

Dec 10, 1964: Orland newspaper, Orland, Glenn Co., California:
Services Held for Mrs. J.F. Mallon
Graveside services were held this afternoon at the Graves Cemetery here for Mrs. Jacqueline C. Mallon, 78, who died in Oakland on December 7 after a prolonged illness. A native of Colorado, she had lived in Oakland for the past 20 years, since the death of her husband, James. F. Mallon. The Mallons, who had been longtime residents of Colusa, moved to Orland to take over what had been known as the Allen T. Moore ranch. The homesite is now part of the Black Butte Reservoir.
Mrs. Mallon was active in the Federated Church and in community social affairs during her residence here.
She was the mother of James D. Mallon of Orland, Mrs. Stanley R. Truman and Mrs. Neva M. Aubin of Oakland, and sister of Mrs. Marjorie Tuck, also of Oakland. She had four grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Mallon was a member of the College Avenue United Presbyterian Church of Oakland.
Note: The “C” in Jacqueline C. Mallon stood for Chatfield

Dec 10, 1964: Mallon siblings on a windy day at Graves Cemetery, there to bury their mother, Jacquelin (Mallon) Chatfield.

Marjorie (Mallon) Truman 1906-1988, James DeVere Mallon 1904-1982, Neva (Mallon) Aubin 1908-2008

circa late 1960s: son Jim, Sally, and Devere:

Oct 2, 1977: Death of Chellie Douglas “Sally” (Howard) Mallon, wife of James DeVere “DeVere” Mallon and the only child of Henry Sherwin “Harry” Howard & Chellie Sarah Ann Sharp, in Orland, Glenn Co., California; of lung cancer.

California Death Index:
Name: Chellie H Mallon
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 21 Aug 1912
Birth Place: California
Death Date: 2 Oct 1977
Death Place: Glenn County

Jan 4, 1982: Death of James DeVere “DeVere” Mallon, 1st of 4 children of James Mallon and Jacquelin Chatfield, in Oakland, Alameda Co., California; from a bad fall/head trauma. DeVere is buried in the family plot in Graves Cemetery in Orland, Glenn Co., California.
 

California Death Index:
Name: James Devere Mallon
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 5 Dec 1904
Birth Place: California
Death Date: 4 Jan 1982
Death Place: Alameda
Mother’s Maiden Name: Chatfield

Jan 1982: Newspaper obituary for James DeVere Mallon:
OBITUARIES
James DeVere Mallon
James DeVere Mallon, 77, longtime Orland rancher, passed away in Oakland, Calif on Monday, January 4. He was born December 5, 1904 in Chinese Camp, California.

He attended Princeton and Colusa Schools and was a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, in 1927. He moved to Orland and became a rancher west of Orland where Black Butte Dam is now located. He was a longtime member of the Orland Evangelical Free Church. He retired from ranching in 1979 and has been living in Oakland for the past three years.

He is survived by a son, James H. Mallon of Orland; and two sisters, Marjorie Mallon Truman and Neva Mallon Aubin, both of Oakland. His wife preceded him in death on October 2, 1977. She helped start the Oakland chapter of the Children’s Home society.

A Memorial Service is pending at Graves Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, those who wish may donate to the Children’s Home Society or to a favorite charity.

May 1, 1995: Family story, written by Jacquelin (Aubin) Ewing, niece of James DeVere Mallon:
ON THE KNOLL
There is a place for me, there, another for my mother, and one for my husband, should he choose to occupy it. Others of the family have already arrived. My grandfather was the first —James Frederick Mallon, always known as J.F. Then came Nana (Jacquelin), then my uncle James De Vere Mallon (J.D., of course), and next his wife, Sally. They were married latish in life. Sally had been his college sweetheart, but it took them a long time to get together. It was a quarrelsome marriage and they had a lifetime of arguments to accomplish in a relatively small number of years. Lacking his favorite sparring partner, my uncle argued with anyone he could collar for the six years of life left to him following Sally’s death. Several years passed before the next arrival, my mother’s sister, Marjorie Mallon Truman. Her husband, Stanley, joined her in 1993.

Each new family occupant of the Graves Cemetery (just off Highway 32, west of Orland, California) was escorted by a caravan, a troupe family—a dwindling number of elder members and the occasional representative or two of the next generation. These heedless young ones would whoop and gallop among the leaning, mossy headstones at the “old” end of the grounds, while the rest of the party stood about and made small conversation, “Well, I see the Lindous haven’t been pruning the shrubs here lately,” or “Looks like the pyracantha is getting out of hand there next to the Glenns’ plot.” Recent arrivals were noted and commented upon.

I love this place. It occupies a windy knoll where the breeze lifts my hair, and brings to me the perfume of the neighboring dairy farm on the north—a splendid place of mud and green grass and alfalfa bales, a white barn and harlequin Holstein cows who view their world with acceptance and large, soft eyes. If I turn toward the south, I can count a dozen tiny ranch-houses, mostly ramshackle, each with its allotment of more-or-less dilapidated farm vehicles, randomly deployed chickens, a goat or two, and the inevitable clothesline bedizened with work-clothes, bedsheets and towels. Turning to the west, I look up into the buttes—foothills of the Yollabolly range. Here begins sheep country. My grandfather at one time owned a goodly portion of this land. It wasn’t especially desirable acreage, but sheep managed to thrive here, and a living could be made if the rains came, and the grasses flourished, and one didn’t lose too many head to coyotes and harsh winters.

On a spring day, there is nowhere lovelier than this knoll. The trampled grass smells peppery—sharp and clean and the wild mustard stripes the hillside with yellow from a giant painter’s brush. Golden poppies open to the sun—gaudy polka-dots flung across the waving green. There are olive trees. The breeze ripples through their gray leaves, with a sound like water tumbling over river-pebbles. Meadowlarks hurl their silvery cadenzas from fenceposts, and mourning doves croon softly to each other.

A specialized taste is required to appreciate this place in summer, for it is not then lovable. The lushness of spring has evaporated. The opportunistic grasses have dried to stubble, and the north wind blows a hot dry breath across the knoll. The weather is not friendly to the shrubs lovingly planted next a loved one’s resting-place. But in the evening, the ground-level markers retain the sun’s warmth, and rattlesnakes emerge from their daytime crannies to hunt for field mice, and to bask on the friendly, rough stones. They find no ill in the summer wind—as could no sincere lover of this unique and lonely spot.

In December of 1964, our family caravan escorted my grandmother’s ashes to the knoll. My tall, spare, sinewy “Nana” was as much a part of the land where she lived—just over the buttes and beyond Stony Creek in the next valley—as were the bending willows and the sturdy oak trees on the family ranch. She found glory in winter—each clap of thunder and flash of lightning. She loved the wind, although she was heard to remark, “The north wind just dries up the milk of human kindness in my veins!” Praise and thanks were given for sun and shower alike: all were part of God’s bounty. During the darkest storms she would simply sing a little louder, “Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me” or “Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam”.

By the time of our winter assembly at the graveside, a storm began to boil up over the hills, and the wind howled at us from every direction, stinging our faces with needles of cold. We stamped and snorted like horses anxious to return to the barn. As the short service drew to a close, above the roar of the wind, we heard the unmistakable honking of geese. Far above us, piercing tattered clouds, the ragged chevron appeared, great wings bearing them toward the south, calling encouragement amongst their ranks. We watched until we could see them no more. Then my mother said, “This is a day Nana would have loved!”

Any day on the knoll is a good day. It’s a fine place to rest.
Note: Jacqui Ewing, daughter of Neva (Mallon) Aubin and granddaughter of Jacquelin & James Mallon

2020. Catherine (Clemens) Sevenau.