Talented Tuesday: Grandma Bonnie's Dolls

Bonnie Mae (Lambertson) Wright

My maternal grandmother, Bonnie (LAMBERTSON) WRIGHT, took up the hobby of making dolls later in life, after my grandfather died in 1973. What started out as making a set of Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls as a gift for her niece turned into a mini-business on the side.  She made a set for my cousin Vickie, whose mom, Ruby, showed her co-workers.  Soon grandma was getting request for other dolls to be made for grandchildren, etc.

Raggedy Ann & Andy

These are some examples of the types of dolls that she made.  These are part of my mother's collection, and she still has the patterns as well as parts that grandmother used to assemble these dolls.

Pilgrim Dolls - always out at Thanksgiving

Little Orphan Annie

Butch

These dolls have become a family treasure shared by several generations of the family, and hopefully will continue to be preserved and enjoyed.

Update : Email of 3/11/11 from my mother "Mom made all of these dolls except the raggedy anns, which I made.   However, they are exactly what she made so you could say she made them."


Talented Tuesday – Got ancestors who had a special talent? Be it musical, comical, or any manner of skill, post at your genealogy blog through words and pictures. This series has been suggested by Terri at Southwest Arkie.

Photo: Edmund & Bettie Pierce

This photo of Edmund and Bettie PIERCE comes from the 1985 directory of the First United Methodist Church in Alexandria, Madison County, Indiana.


Powell Edmund PIERCE was the son of William Francis and Vida (MADDOX) PIERCE, and the half-brother of my maternal great-grandmother.

Sunday's Obituary: Maxine Elizabeth LeMaster (1920-1931)

Commercial-Review, April 4, 1931, page 1

Scarlet Fever Is Fatal Friday to Lemaster Child

Maxine Elizabeth Lemaster, 10, died Friday evening at 5:30 o'clock at the home, in Salamonia from scarlet fever, which developed Tuesday.


She was the daughter of Gerald W. and Mabel Agnes (Kantner) Freemyer and was born August 29, 1920, being aged at the time of her death 10 years, 7 months and 4 days.  She was preceded in death by her mother, January 3, 1929.


She is survived by the father, step-mother, two sisters, Nadine and Roberta, and a half-sister, Mary Marie, the latter being seriously ill from the disease.


Private funeral services will be conducted Sunday morning at 11 o'clock from the home in charge of Rev. Leroy Myers, pastor of the Salamonia M.E. church.  Iterment will be made in the Salamonia cemetery.



Sunday’s Obituary – if you have obituaries of family members and ancestors, consider posting them along with other information about that person as part of Sunday’s Obituary. This is an ongoing series developed by Leslie Ann at Ancestors Live Here.