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Everything you wanted to know about Opa's Kin ... but were afraid to ask!

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Head, Heart, Hands and Health!

Dad was a skilled farmer. He had attended UK AG school for a couple of years and he had 3-4 generations of ancestors who were farmers. ...

Stay Away from Mary Jane!

A couple of other characteristics of Dad were his kindness in trying to teach teenagers how to grow up and how strongly he could let you...

Hot Springs Arkansas

Dad had a number of health problems along the way. At about age 41 he lost all of his teeth and wore false teeth for the remainder of his...

A life well lived!

Both Dad and Mom seemed to love their winter (Jan. through Mar.) excursion to Clearwater. I went with them on their first one in 1942....

Weren't no Sports Bars in Crittenden!

An almost weekly social event for Dad was a trip to John Farrell’s barber shop in Crittenden. This was the standard meeting place for...

Hughes Hat Gene!

Dad was an exceptional dresser for a famer. Even for work, he never wore overalls or raggedy pants. His work pants were ironed with...

Honesty, Fairness, Manners

Three words come to mind when I think of Dad: 1) Honesty, 2) Fairness and 3) Manners. I do not remember exact words to me on these...

Gentleman Farmer

I could go on for pages about my family’s friends but let me go back to more diverse characteristics of Dad. When I used the term,...

Broheims Alan G and Uncle Skinny!

My father was a friend and a farmer. As a youngster, it seemed to me that my Dad knew everybody in the country, and they liked him. He...

Rod Perry Hughes - The Good Life!

It is hard to know where to start when describing your parents because one gets such a flood of events and emotions pouring out of ones...