My Grandpa
My maternal grandfather was a tough and simple man. His name was Bert Lee Taylor who was born on January 26, 1909 in Dallas County, Missouri and passed away on March 30, 1978 at age 69. He married my grandma, Mildred in 1930 when she was 16 and he was 21. They were the parents of my aunt Joan, my mom, Delores, my uncle Phil and my aunt Sue. They were married a total of 48 years. I have some great memories of my Grandpa which I want to share with you. Grandpa was not a religious man and this fact was painful for my grandmother who had been a Christian since she was a child. He was sometimes gruff and wanted things to go his way most of the time so he could be impatient. But he could also be gentle and I remember how he grinned and cackled when something amused him. I’ve been told he made it as far as the second grade in school but I don’t know why he did not go further. I can imagine he began working early in his life and required no more education to make it through. He worked in Te