Milton Gaines Riddle |
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Milton had an easy nature and a quick smile. It was just a honor to know him. He loved to fish, but mostly he liked to fish from the bank. Dad and him became good friends and they spent a lot of time together when I was just a baby. They fished all the creeks and lakes around Panama City area. When we would "Go up Home" to Granddaddy Bert's, it was usually Dad and Milton that would get called on to do the latest updates to the old house. Plumbing, electrical, or putting in the new well and pump. Most of the Riddles weren't all that mechanically inclined, but Uncle Milton was. Milton played and had a great singing voice, he would entertain us when we visited. He even taught Dad a few chords but nothing ever came of it. Dad determined he just didn't have much talent in that area I guess. Thank you Julie for the pcitures! You are just the sweetest thing! Terry Views: 200
1. 31-03-2008 18:36 Mama and Daddy I sure do miss them. Mama could make the best beans,ham and corn bread I ever eat. Daddy was fun to fish with,and yes he only fished from the bank.Terry, I have one of his silvertone's its black and silver. 2. 30-03-2008 18:35 Uncle Milton and Aunt Lorean We loved to go to their house when we kids. Uncle Milton would be playing and Aunt Lorean taking care of little ones. We would all be barefoot and playing in the yard. I was always fascinated with Aunt Lorean's cigarette ash. We would have bets on how long it was going to be. My Dad was a smoker too but Aunt Lorean had them all beat. Uncle Milton always asked us about our lives and what we were doing. This was all while he was stumming and singing. Aunt Lorean would tel us younguns to do something and then just laugh that beautiful laugh and have that infectious grin on her face when we didn't mind. Going to their house was a real treat. I know Mary and Alvin loved it when they moved to Panama City. How we miss them all! Frances 3. 29-03-2008 02:59 Memories of Milton When we were boys, it seemed that Milton and I had our share of "unsupervised attention", such as working a trot line all night on Blue Pond. One time we left off flinging fertilizer at Hutch Padgett's corn, because we were sure that the fish would be biting that night. And they were. Believe me, Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer never had anything on us! Somewhere, there is a tape of Uncle Bert, Bryan, Glen, and Milton singing as a quartet. Their blend was nearly perfect, the music absolutely beautiful.Does anyone know what happened to that tape? It was done a cappela. I would consider it a family treasure and would give anything to hear their voices again. So far as I know, it was the only time Uncle Bert recorded a number with three of his sons. 4. 28-03-2008 13:54 Memories of Milton Julie and Melissa, Thanks for sharing your memories. You both are just the greatest asset to our paper. It is so good to have someone in your generation contribute. Uncle Milton and Aunt Lorean would be so would be so proud of you gals. We appreciate you so much! 5. 27-03-2008 15:08 Memories of Milton They weren't just wonderful grandparents, Milton and Loreen were great friends and relatives. When Milton was young he was Margaret and Glen's older brother. We admired Milton because he was "grown up." When he married Loreen it was like two peas in a pod. They just fitted. He'd tease and she'd tease him back. There's one really neat thing about all Uncle Bert and Aunt Ethel's children, they seemed to like those younger than themselves and actually paid attention to us. Some of my happiest memories are of going to Aunt Ethel and Uncle Bert's and get to be among them all. Ed and Carrie brought their children, who were close to our age. Bryan and Lucille were a presence when Uncle Bert and Aunt Ethel lived in Leonia. Bryan would pat us on the head and talk to us as if we were adults. When they lived in New Hope in the Gilman Hhouse near the school, Lelia was married and Viola was in nursing school. You're right about Milton and the games. Before he married Loreen the local girls followed him around like he was a movie star. Of course, the children, especially me and Margaret, followed the whole gang trying to catch them at something exciting. It's a nice part of life, being remembered by those who loved you. Milton and Loreen have a lot of that. 6. 25-03-2008 18:47 Memories of Milton I'm in the same boat as Melissa when it comes to memories. We were all so young when we lost them. Most of what I remember about coming to Grandma and Grandaddy's house is just how fun it was. They always had fruit loops on hand. Melissa's right about the catfish. Aside from the holidays I think that may have been most of what we ate. Something Grandaddy had a lot of us do in the morning was to bang our fist on the table and say "bring us some hardware". Of course once we got the "hardware" (spoon, fork, etc.) He'd have us hollar "we need our viddles and our vitals and our grits and our guts." I remember snapping beans with Grandma and shucking corn. Playing hide and seek with the cousins. Grandaddy would bounce us all on his knee. Grandma was such a funny person. I remember asking her once why she called us all onions. She got such a kick out of that and explained she wasn't calling us onions but youngins. Like Melissa said I wish we could know them as adults. They were both wonderful Grandparents. 7. 25-03-2008 15:52 Memories of Milton Milton was my grandfather. It's hard to remember to many details about grandmama and grandaddy but I am thankful for the memories I have. What I remember most about him was that he had fried catfish for every meal! He loved catfish. Now, I only a small kid at the time so it may have been only 1-2 x's a week but it seemed like it was every meal. I remeber he would get up really early in the morning and go fishing to catch that days feast. I also remember that he loved to play games. I think that mostly this was his way of keeping you from leaving. Whenever it would be time to go home or go to bed he'd say "let's play Monopoly". He was serious about it too. You couldn't just play for an hour or so and then go to bed. No, you were in it for the long haul. I loved that about him. He was always play whatever games us grandchildren wanted. He was also really good at cards. I loved visiting with Grandma and Grandaddy. It was a time when all of us cousins could run around and wreak havoc. Their house had everything. There were tiny little frogs in the front yard that gathered when it rained. In the back there were two big gopher turtles that at claimed it as home. Mostly, there was sand. We kids loved the sand. We would create piles behind my mom and dads tires so that when it was time to leave he couldn't back up! These memories, while few, are really some of my best. They were both amazing people and I only wish I could know them as an adult. Thanks for the article. It was a great reminder. Only registered users can write comments. Powered by AkoComment Tweaked Special Edition v.1.4.6 |
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