Tuesday, November 25, 2014
LEROY STAMP 102 TODAY
BIRTHDAY. I WENT UP TO SEE THEM YESTERDAY TO TAPE A SHORT INTERVIEW FOR TODAY ON KMAQ. BOTH ARE DOING VERY WELL WITH GREAT MEMORY AND GOOD HEALTH. LEROY GRADUATED FROM PRESTON HIGH SCHOOL IN 1920 AND EARLY IN HIS LIFE WAS IN THE GROCERY STORE BUSINESS, OWNING A STORE FIRST IN PRESTON AND THEN IN DEWITT.
AFTER SELLING THOSE STORES, HE BOUGHT LAND IN CLINTON COUNTY,
FIRST NEAR BRYANT THEN LATER AT CALAMUS. AFTER SELLING THOSE,
HE PURCHASED A LARGE FARM NEAR WELTON AND RAN IT UNTIL THE 1950'S WHEN HIS SON TOOK OVER AND HE WENT ON THE ROAD SELLING SEEDCORN. HE RETIRED IN 1970. HELEN WORKED FOR OVER 25 YEARS FOR SKEFFINGTON'S JACK AND JILL OLD AND NEW STORES IN MAQUOKETA.
SHE WILL BE 95 ON MAY 1ST. THEIR 75TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY WILL BE CELEBRATED NEXT MONTH. THEY HAVE 3 CHILDREN AND MANY GRAND CHILDREN AND GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, BUT NO ONE LIVES ANYMORE IN
THIS AREA. SEND THEM A CHRISTMAS CARD TO: CLOVER RIDGE, 205 EHLERS LANE, MAQUOKETA, IOWA 52060. OR STOP IN FOR A VISIT!
THEY WILL TALK YOUR HEAD OFF. HAPPY BIRTHDAY LEROY!
DENNIS VOY
kmaq@kmaq.com