HAPPY 120TH BIRTHDAY
GRANDMA KERCHER!!!
Dorothea Grace Reasor was born on June 18, 1900, in Calhoun,
Richland County, Illinois. She died on January 16, 1992, in Amarillo, Potter
County, Texas.
My Grandma Kercher did not know her dad growing up. She learned of half-siblings later in her life. She was able to meet some of them before her passing.
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| Grandma Kercher and her half-siblings |
Grandma Kercher was
married two different times. The first man she married was named Harold
Severance Moore, I, 1892-1947, and the second marriage was to George William
Kercher, 1892-1947.
Grandma and Mr. Moore
had eight children. Today, the youngest daughter is still living. She is 86
years old. Out of the eight children, there were two sons and six daughters.
One of the daughters died when she was five months old.
My adopted father was
one of the sons of Grandma Kercher. Melvin Royce Moore. He was born on March
21, 1926 and died on April 26, 2009. Family is not always blood-related.
I have many memories of
Grandma Kercher. She worked for the Amarillo Globe-News as a Paper Carrier. She
put the newspapers in those paper boxes people would put coins in.
I recall in the summer
going on the paper routes with Grandma Kercher. When we were finished, we would
stop at a local hamburger joint drive-through on the outskirts of Amarillo,
Texas. We both ordered a Chocolate Shake and a Hamburger. My burger was
with mayo and no onions and Grandma's was a regular hamburger. Neither one of
us ate French fries.
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| Grandma Kercher headed to load a paper box with newspapers |
Grandma Kercher was
awarded a Service Award by the Amarillo Globe-News.
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| CREDIT: Amarillo Globe-News |
Grandma Kercher lived
with another daughter named, Roberta Norine. She was never married. They had a
nice home on Polk Street in Amarillo, Texas. I will never forget the yard
Grandma Kercher had. There were beautiful Rose Bushes along the sidewalk and the
side of the house. The yard was huge. In the back of the house, there was a
storm cellar, a fenced-in cage looking area. Us kids would always go in there
and play. I am not sure what that area was. I always thought it was for animals
or something. There were chicken coops and another little shed further back on
the property.
There are many memories of Grandma Kercher floating around in my mind as I write this post. Many family gatherings for the Holidays and special birthdays. Grandma is sitting in the green here.
The house had a long driveway. At the end of it was a garage and above the garage was an
apartment. I always thought growing up it would be fun to live in there. I never
did though. In fact, I think I only went up there one or two times. It kind of
creeped me out.
Back in the day, my
Grandma Kercher was a sight to behold. I could imagine her strutting down the
sidewalks of downtown Amarillo while gazing through the windows of the
different retail establishments. Many of the photos I have of Grandma Kercher
are undated. They are priceless!
This photograph was
taken on the Wedding Day of my mom to Melvin Royce Moore. This is my mom's
mother, Letha Inez (Chenault) Gordy Schoonover, and Dorothea Grace (Reasor)
Moore Kercher.
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| Mom and Dad are in the first photo of this cluster. Mom is in a Blue Dress |
Grandma Kercher and my
dad (Royce) owned a motel together. It was called "The King Motel". I
do not know much about the ins and outs of this property, but I remember being
there as a small child. That is where I watched Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs
for the first time. I was with another one of my Grandma's daughters, Kathleen.
We called her Aunt Kaka.
I have a picture of dad
with his Bible sitting in one of the rooms in that motel. I could not put my
hands on it though for this post.
Growing up on Mountain
Drive located in Amarillo, we had one of the heavy-duty dryers from that motel in our
garage. Dad had fixed it where we had to drop the 'same' quarter into the
machine every time we wanted to dry clothes. The memories of Throwback Thursday
today are amazing...thank you, Grandma Kercher, for having a birthday on this
day 120 years ago. It amazes me how memories are triggered by certain events in
our life. The memories of today's Throwback Thursday were awesome!
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