Do you remember the names of any of the songs? And just catched her by her wrist this way, you know. And if the old woman didnt tend to the children, theyd whup, theyd whup her too. They were the quintessential couple. Recommend Laura's obituary to your friends. Laura was born January 8, 1972 in Clovis, New Mexico. But its down in the Bottom like. But you see there was we was daring to go out there, where it was, you know. We used to. Mrs. Laura Smalley: Oh, oh, I, I never remember no church. Mrs. Laura Smalley: On, on the nineteenth, you know. Huh? Her funeral service will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at the Friends Chapel Church: 12212 S. Redlands Road, Coyle, Oklahoma, 73027 with interment following at Oak Grove Cemetery in Coyle, OK. 73027. can stop at any time. Old master step back and fell dead in line and [kick you (?)] Unidentified Woman Interviewer: You sang that one for us, thats a nice one. She always was taking care of someone else. John Henry Faulk: What kind of songs did they sing? John Henry Faulk: How long did that husband last, ah, live. She was born September 12, 1924 in Gassaway, West Virginia and had  been a Grafton resident the majority of her life.  She was a graduate of Normantown High School and enjoyed reading and spending time with her family. Mrs. Laura Smalley: Let me see can, I sing a little of it. Because ah, our old master would whup us and then, Uncle Saul, Uncle Saul would whup us. Went to the house to see old master. Just as, Mrs. Laura Smalley: the spirit, spirit let them, you know. Interviewer is folklorist John Henry Faulk. what I heard her say, I didnt know that. . The family requests that memorial contributions be made to the American Cancer Society or to the donor's choice. You can still show your support by sending flowers directly to the family, or plant a tree in memory of Laura A. Smalley. WebLaura Morris-Smalley was welcomed into our Heavenly Fathers Kingdom on November 14, 2020. Dug out, you know, all about that, that long. We didnt have no church because. She was a very humble and quiet spirited soul who will be deeply missed. Before he died. Mrs. Laura Smalley: No. Stayed right there. But there aint nobody never have bothered me since Ive been here, and none of my children. Unidentified Woman Interviewer: Twice a day. A private interment will follow with the family. Thats what he taught us then. And ah, he lived just the same. View Laura Dead in line and [kick you (?)] Unidentified Woman Interviewer: Just get together and sing and pray, eh? Carry that baby and uh, and ah, sit there until, ah, hed till ah, hed nurse. Thats three. They were the quintessential couple. In honoring her wishes, there will be no visitation or services. . She was always there for you, even if it was a chat on the phone, a short text or message or to roll up her sleeves and do the hard work that needed to be done. but he was [what you call them (?)]? Mrs. Laura Smalley: But they done quit that now. Giving to charity is a meaningful way to honor someone who has died. )]. But, but the thing that old woman, poor old woman carried her to the peach orchard and, and whupped her. Mrs. Smalley was born into slavery on a plantation in Hempstead, Texas, at an undetermined date in the 1800s. Ross, ah, [Beauna (?)]. Everyday at ten oclock to all them babies. She is survived by her son Charles ( Robin ) Smalley of Grafton and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. /Author (American Folklife Center, Library of Congress) I never remember no preachers [rooster crows] in slavery time. Well, there somebody have to look over them, you know and tend to them, that way. Mrs. Laura Smalley: My old stepdaddy, yeah. But my grandchildren, you know, they all, they all there too. 2017-2023 Tribute Archive. Didnt know where to go. . She take them, carry them off where he wouldnt be, tell them he wouldnt be no slave, or wouldnt be beat up, you know. Good-bye. And if one act bad, you know, theyd whup him. Name, Uncle Mark. Have him up and he just go to sleep. WebMrs. . Got four. And they did ah, women, some of them around here they kick them and knock them about, sometime. ?, mayor of the, mayor of the town, married me. D., 36, passed suddenly from this earth on December 5, 2017. He get drunk. Who took him off? I, I can remember that. You know, and old master didnt tell you know, they was free. Mrs. Laura Smalley: In Bellville. Weblaura diakun measurements; willow grove park longview, wa on August 11th, 1984, Bench's trademark #5 was off-limits. All Rights Reserved. Well, my ah, other great grandson, he, I think they say he had nine, great grandchildren. Take it and, all folk are there they go and take it. And they keep no can never did get, no, never did carry it to old mister. John Henry Faulk: And, I guess he was worth so much they didnt want to hurt him. I dont know many. Didnt know where to go. And said every time she go a step in front, she, or go walk, they step in front of her. John Henry Faulk: When did you marry the first time? And, and he never did have a scar on him, my father, that old boss put on him. Sung wrong. Thats only, thats seven-miles from Bellville. I didnt hear of it. /Length 10 0 R WebAudio Recording Interview with Laura Smalley, Hempstead, Texas, 1941 (part 1 of 5) Interview with Laura Smalley, Hempstead, Texas, 1941 (part 1 of 5) 00:00. John Henry Faulk: Just bother you whether you done anything or not. They dont beat them up so, so bad now like they used to. Come there and nurse that baby. And that scar, because a boy throwed a rock and hit me here. She died in June 1972 at 43 years old. Laura Kathleen Smalley, Psy.D., 36, passed suddenly from this earth Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017. Mrs. Laura Smalley: That we, I used to be scared, you know, to set on the gallery. They dont mistreat them now here in Hempstead. Raccoon City in oil field. WebBridgewater, New Jersey. And I had a grandchild that, that they taken off. Lord, I aint got long to stay in the world. Some basic help and starters when you have to write a tribute to someone you love. John Henry Faulk: Well, do you remember, remember any of the slaves being sold? HistoryOnTheNet 2000-2019. Laura attended St. Raphael Grade School, Assumption High School, But then I didnt know, you know, until the war. WebLaura Smalley's passing at the age of 98 on Saturday, December 24, 2022 has been publicly announced by Duke Funeral Home in Grafton, OH. Old woman, name Aunt Tishe. He had been off to the war, and ah, come back. They just fasten them up in a house or somewhere. We will miss her beautiful smile and infectious laugh. I didnt know. Mrs. Laura Smalley: With spoons, you know, and eat, treat you like mush or soup or something like that. She was a wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, cousin, friend, counselor, avid hunter, angler, wonderful cook and animal lover. that was for the Lord, you know, that because of that. John Henry Faulk: Was that one they sang way back then? Cooking meals and delivering them, remembering your birthday, making sure every kid she knew had that special Christmas gift they were dreaming of. All the niggas gathered around to see the old master again. And, you know, just tied her hands this way, you know, around the peach orchard tree. It didnt matter if they were relatives, neighbors, friends or complete strangers. A old man, name, Uncle Mark. She was a graduate of Normantown High School and enjoyed reading and spending time with her family. WebStemming from its nickname as "The Heights," persons affiliated with Boston College have been referred to as Heightsmen, Heightswomen, Heightsonians and Eagles, the latter in reference to the University's mascot, the Eagle.The following is Well, more than. When that horn blowed, theyd blow the horn for the mothers, you know. [dog bark] Great big old chicken. Date obituary was published: Nov 2, 1964. And then I had a niece cut her husband head off, right down there in this Bottom. I think she was. Laura attended St. Raphael Grade School, Assumption High School, he wont eat. And theyd whup her. John Henry Faulk: You ever hear that one they call,Swing Low Sweet Chariot? Laura Smalley: All day and if Uncle Saul stayed late, you know, when they got to the water where Uncle Saul was, those field were, they was pitching out them. You see, one portion of the people belonged to Mr. Bethany, and one portion, you know, belongs to, belongs to his wife. You see, that I was a child theyd go in, in droves. Was pitching out, as fast as children couldnt get to them. Poor sinners stand so high the sun. Mrs. Laura Smalley: No, sir. With them feathers in his head. He, he wasnt born, he wasnt, he wasnt [married (?)] Too good. I think we were married in Bellville, at Mr., at Mr. Thompsons house. Mrs. Laura Smalley: And, and ah, of course you know theyd wash them things and scald them out for the children. Mrs. Laura Smalley: I never hear talk of no Indian. Just had a long table. Where did you hear that? That wasnt her nigga, she wouldnt let Uncle Saul whup her, that way. [laugh] Yes, sir. John Henry Faulk: Now, who did the cooking for the plantation? His, his [grand (? They didnt sing that way back in that time. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Mother Laura Mae Smalley please visit our, Emmanuel Cathedral Church of God in Christ,

Mother Laura Mae Blakely Smalley passed away on Monday, May 23, 2022. Mrs. Laura Smalley: And you know, theyd have a certain time, you know, cow come to his calf and at, at, at night. Thats before it, I, I been the oil fields, I was there thirty years, in the oil field. There is a love everybody, no evil have I done. Tend to the children. Unidentified Woman Interviewer: What about ah, joining that ah business of ah, ah, taking, hiring some of the Negroes, the good hands, you know. Mrs. Laura Smalley: [What Im tell was (?)] John Henry Faulk: No. Men work in the yard, some nights. @~ (* {d+}G}WL$cGD2QZ4 E@@ A(q`1D `'u46ptc48.`R0) I used to hear them talk about, you know, you putting them on stumps, you know. It slept pretty good. Youd give a stick and carry him off. Mrs. Laura Smalley: On them. Well she wasnt a cripted [crippled] woman like me, you know. stream Didnt know where ta go. Dennis John . Now if it was hungry at night or day, and I doubt it was hungry, they carry it there to her. She was a member of the 1990 class at Perry High School in Perry, Oklahoma. But she was so much more. And ah, hed do everything, you know, he, he would, they couldnt whup him. Something or other like nine months, or something like that, you know. Well, that be all the way know theyd come. Mrs. Laura Smalley: Didnt want to hurt him. Now, and ah, and ah, and so, Uncle Bethany, you know, he wasnt, he my daddy, he wasnt, wasnt ah. She was blessed with a daughter, Jerri Dawn, and Which the uh, ?? cant keep up with them. But little one what couldnt eat theyd come to it. I never will forget him. WebTitle Interview with Laura Smalley, Hempstead, Texas, 1941 (part 5 of 5) Names Faulk, John Henry Unidentified female interviewer Smalley, Laura Created / Published Hempstead, Texas, 1941 Headings - African Americans--Politics and government--20th century--Anecdotes - Slave narratives--Texas - Freedmen--Texas - Women slaves--Texas--Social Smalley was born into slavery on a plantation in Hempstead, Texas, at an undetermined date in the 1800s. Mrs. Laura Smalley: We stayed together ten years. You know, they dont preach by that. Why, I got about thirty or more or so great grand children, beside the grandchildren. John Henry Faulk: Thats right. WebLaura was born on March 2, 1933 and passed away on Friday, November 14, 2003. )], all that I remember is now, My ??? Want to breed them like they was hogs or horses, something like that, I say. And they took it off. >> And if one act bad, you know, theyd whup him. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall. But I, you know, that was way back some. Home Obituaries Services . Mrs. Laura Smalley: Poured, poured all that in, extra vittels in that pot. Just kick her feet. My, them my great, them aint my great grandchildren. Until we meet again! Just a house full of them children. Heaven welcomed the most cherished woman who graced many lives with her love, laughter and especially her hugs. 1950 United States Federal Census. And would have be a tub, tub of water, sitting just like this thing is, you know, and that would catch your voice. On-line condolences may be left at www.dukefuneralhome.com. Niggas was killing up them, themselves. On the other side. Thats whats mostly they sung,Amazing Grace, how sweet it sound, and all like that. She was a wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, cousin, friend, counselor, avid hunter, angler, wonderful cook and animal lover. Sometime I can bring off them old songs up again, again I cant. When ever you stop praying, you know, he, he [said (? The family requests that memorial contributions be made to the American Cancer Society or to the donor's choice. T. That old woman had a time in there slopping them children. Father of Shannon and Darlene; brother of Virginia Kretzler, Margaret Yogmas, Laura loved her friends and family fiercely. Took him off with them. Mrs. Laura Smalley: You know to make her tend to the children, she wasnt doing nothing. WebLaura Smalley in Ohio. Going off to places where they free. Recommend Laura's obituary to your friends. I began to observe how great films had been made., Bobette Buster. Larry Dean Smalley. And wouldnt grind up neither. You were? Mrs. Laura Smalley: [continues singing:Thunderbolts Rattling]. And, and didnt have no church houses much then. Mrs. Laura Smalley: Yes, maam, twice a day. She especially loved children and they loved her. Mrs. Laura Smalley: Yes. We will miss her beautiful smile and infectious laugh. Laura L. Smalley. I think about this like a cow out there will go to the calf, you know. Or pick up children. Mrs. Laura Smalley: Right in the yard but no they cooked it out, out there, and then brought it to the house. Mrs. Laura Smalley: Hmm. We heard talk of it. Webdepartment of treasury austin texas 73301 phone number; wii sports club unable to acquire data; randolph high school track and field; huntley ritter parents Unidentified Woman Interviewer: Yes. MASK RECOMMENDED. Because you know thats [where she (?)] Couldnt, you know, just enough, you know, shake him this way in the arms. A man jumped out the old covered wagon and caught the child. WebLaura E. (Pastor) Smalley was born c. 1959. (NOTE: Indicated as MPLB under the Obituary Notices, Contributor Column. And she . John Henry Faulk: Lord have mercy, child. Didnt, I told you that one aint I?

. There is a love everybody-y-y, no evil have I done. I got so many of them. And I dont know what that man said to her, said to her, ah you know. Mrs. Laura Smalley: Yes, sir. Yeah I ??? Mrs. Laura Smalley: I never did know thats one. Knock that, knock that there, s-s spoon back, you know, on his side. Mrs. Laura Smalley: No. And said she met some Indian, Indian, Indians, down there, you know, where they pack water from a spring, she said. 2023 Ray Williams Funeral Home. Unidentified Woman Interviewer: Sure does sound like it all right. Mrs. Laura Smalley: But if you wait till it frost fell on itll ground up fine. Joseph M. Smalley Obituary. On June 29, 2006, she married Kirk Smalley. [laugh] I cant remember. Mrs. Laura Smalley: Its like, you know, when youd hire somebodys nurse, but it be a grown woman nurse. But then they, they turn him out, they never beat him up. Theres a love everybody, no evil have I done. Mrs. Laura Smalley: I know one of them. On June 29, 2006, she married Kirk Smalley. MASK RECOMMENDED. And shed get that vittles and go on back in the woods. Supporters say the proposed Dairy Innovation Hub under consideration by the Wisconsin Legislature, one of 49 recommendations approved by Dairy Task Force 2.0, could match or go beyond the significance I didnt see them scald but that what they told me, they scald them out, you know. Laura Smalley Laura Smalley (1929 - 1972) Jump to: Bio graphy Family Photos Comments Obit uary. And thats only ever I hear talk of wild Indian, I-Indians in my life. Why I never, us children never did know that, you know. Night come and they give him ear of corn, and ah, thas the way they fed him, you know. And um, old master come along in one of them, one was ah, was there, having church around the tub and we was down praying. All in church. And he had, he, he would belongs to a Pane, then he belongs to a, some people, you know, in [Brenwood (?)]. That they used to call this, ah, Six-Shooter Junction, you know. Age 68, of Pittsburgh, passed on Saturday, December 28, 2019. Expand the Memories and Condolences form. . Then, I got one of his daughters. All rights reserved. Mrs. Laura Smalley: I didn know. Couldnt stand up with him. Laura loved her friends and family fiercely. [Reckon that (?)] But one could eat he wouldt come until dinner time. She is preceded in death by her father Richard Dean Morris; her brother Jerry Dean Morris; and her son Richard Ty Field Smalley. In honoring her wishes, there will be no visitation or services. Lord I aint got long to staaay. You just pray for old master. Had one to make up beds, you know. My great grandchildren now, I got each here what Im counting. And they had one, [someone makes a hush sound] one, you know, to make up beds. Laura was born January 8, 1972 in Clovis, New Mexico. What amazing things she helped accomplish as she and Kirk travelled the world sharing Tys story. 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