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Grandma has told me so many stories over the years. I wish I wouldhave had the forethought to write them all down as she told them. Sheloves talking about her parents and she had so much respect for them.Her memories of her parents are not spectacular, they were ordinary farmpeople who raised a large family. She remembers her mother lifting herto pick cherries because she was to small to reach them. Her mothercalled her, her little Goldie. When she speaks of her parents you canfeel the love she had for them. One of her favorite stories to tell ishow she used to go do the house work and make the bread for her AuntMartha. Her daddy would see Uncle Charlie coming up the lane and hewould say " Goldie her comes Charlie, Mattie must have the grunts again",Grandma would go off with Charlie Jones and knead the bread, Mattie wouldcall her to bedside and have her bring a basin of water and a towel,Mattie would touch the bread dough and then tell Goldie to knead it somemore it wasn't soft enough. Grandma's bread still bring backs fondmemories. As an adult I would still ask her to make some bread andvegetable soup for me or bread and slippery pot pie. She likes to cometo my house and sit on the deck, my view is not spectacular but she likesit. When she would come I would get her to make slippery pot pie forsupper. She would talk about her chores at home when she was a child "My job at home was to gather the eggs, crack the corn, feed the chickensand clean the coop. I guess I was very good at it because my mum gave methat job to do all the time." Grandma left school to help on the farmand on neighboring farms.
Her generation would have to give any money they earned to theirparents.
One of my first real memories of my Grandma is when we moved herefrom Cheyenne, Wyoming. We stayed with Grandma and Grandpap for a fewweeks. It was my first experience with an outhouse, of course that wasa real treat. "HA". They lived on a small farm with cows, pigs andchickens. In Wyoming we lived near horse ranches. I had never had freshmilk before so the idea of getting the milk into the bucket from the cowand then drinking it was a big turn off. I don't drink milk to thisday. We used to live next to a chicken processing plant in Wyoming, thechickens were in big buildings so we could only hear them. I was notprepared for chickens running all over the yard pooping everywhere. Wehad to always watch our step when we walked out the back door. And whenwe had fried chicken Grandma didn't pull it out of the freezer or gettake out. She would chase one of those chickens catch it by the legstake it over to the big stump and grab the ax. Presto, fried chicken,well not that easy because first you had to pull its feathers and pintails out. A real pleasant job reserved for the kids. I still smile whenI think of those days,but I try not to breathe to deeply , what fun wehad. We would get up early in the morning go out into the garden find abig yellow tomato and bring it in, put some bread in the toaster and haveour tomato sandwich for breakfast. Grandma had a new bathroom upstairsbut it was reserved for night time use, so the out house was still themost used. We even took our baths in a big metal tub in the summerkitchen. That kitchen is still etched into my memory. It was so largeand cool it had a big freezer next to a wall of floor to ceiling cabinetspainted green, the sink still had the hand pump and the wood stove wherethey heated the water for our baths was on the opposite side of thesink.
At the other end of the house was the parlor room with a big piano, weweren't allowed in there very often. There was no television, we playedoutside until dark and then we would go to bed. I really don't rememberbeing bored at Grandma's house.

was born October 26, 1908 in Mercersburg Pa. Franklin Co., PA, and diedMarch 16, 2004 in Falling Spring Nursing Home. She married ROY WINFIELDCLEVER, SR October 27, 1927 in Mercersburg Pa. Franklin Co., PA, son ofGEORGE CLEVER and MARY STRALEY. He was born March 20, 1908 inMercersburg Pa. Franklin Co., PA, and died June 30, 1974 in Stateline Pa.

Notes for GOLDIE MAE THOMAS:
"CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - Goldie M. Thomas Clever, 95, of Falling SpringNursing Home and formerly of 12763 Bain Road, Mercersburg, Pa., diedTuesday, March 16, 2004, at the nursing home. Born Oct. 26, 1908, inMercersburg, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary MullenixThomas. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy W. Clever Sr., in1974. They were married in 1927. She attended Mercersburg schools. Shewas a homemaker. She was a member of Family Life Worship Center inZullinger, Pa. She is survived by three daughters, Grace Crouse ofGreencastle, Pa., Darlene Gress of Mercersburg, and Phebe Snyder ofWilliamsport; four sons, Carl L. Clever and David C. Clever, both ofMercersburg, and Roy W. Clever Jr. and Gerald E. Clever, both ofGreeneville, Tenn.; one sister, Martha Pittman of Mercersburg; twobrothers, James Thomas of Chambersburg and Roy Thomas of Osceola Mills,Pa.; 39 grandchildren; great-grandchildren; great-great-grandchildren;nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by one daughter, MatildaJ. Brennan; three sons, Vernon F. Clever, Richard H. Clever, and MelvinE. Clever; two sisters; and two brothers. Services will be Friday at 11a.m. at Family Life Worship Center in Zullinger. Pastor Roger D. Caleswill officiate. Burial will be in Parklawns Memorial Gardens inChambersburg. The family will receive friends today from 7 to 9 p.m. atMiller-Bowersox Funeral Home in Greencastle; and Friday from 10 to 11a.m. at the church."

Source: Her obituary, Herald Mail [online] 3/18/04.


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Goldie heiratete Clever, Roy Winfield Sr. am 27 Okt 1927 in Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA. Roy (Sohn von Clever, George Harry und Straley, Mary Bertha) wurde geboren am 20 Mrz 1908 in Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA; gestorben am 30 Jun 1974 in Stateline, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA; wurde beigesetzt am 3 Jul 1974 in Parklawn Memorial, Chambersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Familienblatt] [Familientafel]

1. Clever, Vernon Franklin wurde geboren in 1928 in , Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA; gestorben in Feb 1998 in , Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA; wurde beigesetzt in Pine Grove Cemetery, Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA.
2. Clever, Richard Henry wurde geboren in 1931 in , Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA; gestorben in 1996 in ,, Tennessee, USA; wurde beigesetzt in ,, Tennessee, USA.
3. Clever, Matilda Jane wurde geboren am 30 Okt 1932 in Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA; gestorben am 25 Feb 2001 in Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, USA; wurde beigesetzt am 1 Mrz 2001 in Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, USA.
4. Clever, Grace wurde geboren geschätzt 1934 in ,,, USA; und gestorben.
5. Clever, Phebe wurde geboren geschätzt 1936; und gestorben.
6. Clever, Carl L. wurde geboren in 1938; und gestorben.
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9. Clever, Melvin Eugene wurde geboren in Feb 1949 in , Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA; gestorben in 1994 in , Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA; wurde beigesetzt in Welsh Run Brethren Church Cemetery, Welsh Run, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA.