Addison Kilgore

The photo above is of Addison, son of Cheryl Smith Kilgore. Addison is 13 (and 1/2, he would tell you) and is finishing up with the 8th grade at Butterfield Junior High. He is doing well with A's and 1 B (in Algebra). At 5' 8", he's looking forward to Freshman football next year.

Addison is the grandson of Charlotte Holcombe Smith and Bobbie Smith, and the great-grandson of Ernestine Norris Holcombe and Elige Holcombe. He is the great-great-grandson of Mishael E. Norris, Sr. and Zola Dunman Norris.

Four Kids and a Boat

This is another of those old photos that I have in my files that I'm not totally sure of all the characters. Left to right, I think the little blonde is Sheila Holcombe Dunn. Next, there is Robert "Buddy Norris. Of that I am certain. Then I believe there is Gayle Holcombe Walger. Then there is Joy Norris Vyoral. How about confirmation from some of the Holcombe family on the two I'm not sure of.

Also, the boat has "Pearlie B" written on the side. Who did that boat belong to, and, while we're at it, what is the location of the photo?

Judging by Buddy's age in the photo, I would guess this photo may have been taken in the drive way of the duplex on Avenue D in Humble where we lived when Buddy was born. The Holcombes lived in one side of the duplex, the north side, I believe, and we lived on the south side. It was beside the McCaa Lumber Company and I can see what I think I remember to be mimosa trees along the driveway next to the big lumber yard building.

(Joy Vyoral)

Evelyn Norris and Edna Bates

This photo, taken today, is of my mother, Evelyn Jones Norris, age 80, and her sister, Edna Jones Bates, age 83. They are the only surviving children of Robert C. Jones and Florence Thorne Jones. Mishaelle and I drove Mother to Center, Texas, today for a week-long visit with Aunt Edna.

(Joy Vyoral)

Haden and Halee

Last Saturday was prom day for Dayton High School, Dayton, Texas. Our oldest grandchild, Haden attended the prom with his girlfriend, Halee. The prom was held at the Aquarium near downtown in Houston. This is their second prom together.

Halee is a senior this year and will graduate May 31. Haden is finishing his first year at Lamar University, College of Engineering, in Beaumont, Texas.

Haden McKay Vyoral (age 19) is the only child of our daughter, Mishaelle Vyoral. He is the great-grandchild of Mishael and Evelyn Norris, and great-great-grandson of Mishael (Sr.) and Zola Norris.

Photo by Joy Norris Vyoral

Peggy Barry Darrington

Kathy Westcott shared this photo of her mom which was taken on Peggy's 70th birthday several years ago.

From the grass skirt, shell top and lei, it appears to have been quite a celebration!

Photo contributed by and used with the permission of Kathy Barry Westcott

Kathy Barry Westcott and Family

Kathy Barry Westcott sent along a series of photographs to share along with an update on her family.

Kathy and husband, David, have lived in Cincinnati, Ohio, for the past 24 years. They are parents of daughter Charla (32) who lives in Broken Arrow, OK, with her husband and three boys (CJ, age 12, Cole, age 10 and Carter, age 4). Son, Craig (30) lives in Portland, OR. Youngest daughter, Angie (21) is in her third year as an education major at Miami University in Oxford, OH. Youngest son, Daniel (19) will graduate this year but can stay in school until he’s 21.

For those of you, especially younger family members who might not be able to keep up with who’s who in our expanding family, Kathy is the middle child, after Sherry and before Dickey, of Peggy Crockett Barry and Tommy Barry. The Barry kids were raised in the Pasadena, Texas area. Peggy Crockett Barry (now Peggy Darrington) is the oldest daughter of Edna Norris Crockett and Vernon Crockett. Edna was Mishael and Zola Norris’ oldest child. Whew….. got that, y’all?

The two photos above are of Kathy and David and of Daniel and Angie.
Photos contributed by and used with the permission of Kathy Barry Westcott

Hello Family Members

If you've found your way here, you've done so by linking to this blog location via the email I sent you. It's possible to set up a "feed" so that any time there is new content added to this family blog, you will be automatically notified through your regular email system. For the time being, either save the email I sent you with the link that got you here or you can add this blog site as a "favorite".

Please be patient with me and I'll try to provide instructions on how to do these things. Otherwise, if you have kindergarden through junior high age grandchildren or great-grandchilden, one or two of them will probably be more than happy to help you out. Older than that, they tend to not have much time for the old folks until they get old enough to want you to baby-sit.

I have high hopes for this little family endeavor and I hope you all will help me out by reading regularly, contributing your family news and photos and letting me know what you'd like to see here. I will accept tidbits of your family news which I will write up and post or you can write a piece yourself and I will post it for you. (Editing will be done only in the area of minor spelling and punctuation for clarity's sake and for appropriate content in a family-oriented blog.)

Now for the real fun stuff.....

Regarding the three photos above: I have no idea who took them or how they came to be in my hands. I scanned them sometime back for my personal digital photo files but there are kids in them that, while I know they are family, I'm not sure just which ones they are. I would like for those of you who can supply names and approximate ages to email me with that information which I will share when it becomes available.

Feel free to copy any photos posted in this blog to your own computer. It's a great way to share photos both old and new.

When identifying people in photos, please refer to photo 1, photo 2, etc. and work from left to right.