Laura was the 3rd child of Printice and Delilia May Doile. Born on a farm in Kansas. She married Bud Anderson and they started their first circus which was combined with a wild west show. Their only son, Norman, called Luke by everyone, was born on that show in 1917. Laura was unique as a person. Early on she bought a young Elephant named "Babe" who she sold later. Missing her and having an opportunity to get her back, she did as soon as possible. She kept "Babe" for the rest of the animals life, even after retirement. Babe was known for taking her grandchilden to school. When Norman retired after selling his Circus, The Seal Brothers, they moved to Blyth,
California to live on the Colorado river. Bud and Laura had divorced and he was killed in Custer Co., Montana while transporting a trailer of horses.
However, I remember Aunt Laura even more because she raised my father, her young brother, as that is the way it used to be out on remote farms. The older took care of the younger ones. In 1953, my father who worked for the Santa Fe RR had a heart attack on the job and was out of work for 2 years. He had started a brand new home he built himself when this happened. My parents had got a loan from a lumber yard that gave him a certain amount of time to build it and then get a bank loan to pay them off. This clearly was not going to happen. My Aunt Laura came thru our little town and without even knowing just what was what, figured out exactually what was going on. She ask the neighbor just where my father got his building supply's and went directly down there and paid it off completely. By 1962, my parents had paid her in full. While there she found that neither of us, Diana or I had a winter coat. She took us down and bought us both coats. I still remember mine, it was blue wool that could be turned right side out and was red plaid on the other side. I kept that coat and eventually tuned it into a jumper for my daughter, Kerrie.
She was the cornerstone of the entire family. Everyone talked over family business with her. I also remember combing her long long hair. She let me do just about anything just to keep me entertained. Even let me go on the circus during the summer of 1959 with her.
My Aunt Laura bought a circus that came to my home town almost every year. Carson & Barnes. She felt no obligation to change the name at all. Later that circus was sold.
My favorite things about Laura is that she took me on the "show" the summer I was 14. It was a kids dream vacation only I had to work. lol My favorite story about her was after her death. I was living in Albuquerque. New Mexico and living on a farm. I took my 2 children to town one day and passed a shopping center that had a sign out front "Elephant Rides". So I stopped for my children. As one of them was riding, I sat down next to an older man. We started talking and I ask him if he ever heard of Laura Anderson. He said yes and that he had been in love with her; if only Bud Anderson had not married her. That is a memory I have always cherished. She was one of a kind, Kind of Wonderful!
California to live on the Colorado river. Bud and Laura had divorced and he was killed in Custer Co., Montana while transporting a trailer of horses.
However, I remember Aunt Laura even more because she raised my father, her young brother, as that is the way it used to be out on remote farms. The older took care of the younger ones. In 1953, my father who worked for the Santa Fe RR had a heart attack on the job and was out of work for 2 years. He had started a brand new home he built himself when this happened. My parents had got a loan from a lumber yard that gave him a certain amount of time to build it and then get a bank loan to pay them off. This clearly was not going to happen. My Aunt Laura came thru our little town and without even knowing just what was what, figured out exactually what was going on. She ask the neighbor just where my father got his building supply's and went directly down there and paid it off completely. By 1962, my parents had paid her in full. While there she found that neither of us, Diana or I had a winter coat. She took us down and bought us both coats. I still remember mine, it was blue wool that could be turned right side out and was red plaid on the other side. I kept that coat and eventually tuned it into a jumper for my daughter, Kerrie.
She was the cornerstone of the entire family. Everyone talked over family business with her. I also remember combing her long long hair. She let me do just about anything just to keep me entertained. Even let me go on the circus during the summer of 1959 with her.
My Aunt Laura bought a circus that came to my home town almost every year. Carson & Barnes. She felt no obligation to change the name at all. Later that circus was sold.
My favorite things about Laura is that she took me on the "show" the summer I was 14. It was a kids dream vacation only I had to work. lol My favorite story about her was after her death. I was living in Albuquerque. New Mexico and living on a farm. I took my 2 children to town one day and passed a shopping center that had a sign out front "Elephant Rides". So I stopped for my children. As one of them was riding, I sat down next to an older man. We started talking and I ask him if he ever heard of Laura Anderson. He said yes and that he had been in love with her; if only Bud Anderson had not married her. That is a memory I have always cherished. She was one of a kind, Kind of Wonderful!
Laura was the 3rd child of Printice and Delilia May Doile. Born on a farm in Kansas. She married Bud Anderson and they started their first circus which was combined with a wild west show. Their only son, Norman, called Luke by everyone, was born on that show in 1917. Laura was unique as a person. Early on she bought a young Elephant named "Babe" who she sold later. Missing her and having an opportunity to get her back, she did as soon as possible. She kept "Babe" for the rest of the animals life, even after retirement. Babe was known for taking her grandchilden to school. When Norman retired after selling his Circus, The Seal Brothers, they moved to Blyth,
California to live on the Colorado river. Bud and Laura had divorced and he was killed in Custer Co., Montana while transporting a trailer of horses.
However, I remember Aunt Laura even more because she raised my father, her young brother, as that is the way it used to be out on remote farms. The older took care of the younger ones. In 1953, my father who worked for the Santa Fe RR had a heart attack on the job and was out of work for 2 years. He had started a brand new home he built himself when this happened. My parents had got a loan from a lumber yard that gave him a certain amount of time to build it and then get a bank loan to pay them off. This clearly was not going to happen. My Aunt Laura came thru our little town and without even knowing just what was what, figured out exactually what was going on. She ask the neighbor just where my father got his building supply's and went directly down there and paid it off completely. By 1962, my parents had paid her in full. While there she found that neither of us, Diana or I had a winter coat. She took us down and bought us both coats. I still remember mine, it was blue wool that could be turned right side out and was red plaid on the other side. I kept that coat and eventually tuned it into a jumper for my daughter, Kerrie.
She was the cornerstone of the entire family. Everyone talked over family business with her. I also remember combing her long long hair. She let me do just about anything just to keep me entertained. Even let me go on the circus during the summer of 1959 with her.
My Aunt Laura bought a circus that came to my home town almost every year. Carson & Barnes. She felt no obligation to change the name at all. Later that circus was sold.
My favorite things about Laura is that she took me on the "show" the summer I was 14. It was a kids dream vacation only I had to work. lol My favorite story about her was after her death. I was living in Albuquerque. New Mexico and living on a farm. I took my 2 children to town one day and passed a shopping center that had a sign out front "Elephant Rides". So I stopped for my children. As one of them was riding, I sat down next to an older man. We started talking and I ask him if he ever heard of Laura Anderson. He said yes and that he had been in love with her; if only Bud Anderson had not married her. That is a memory I have always cherished. She was one of a kind, Kind of Wonderful!
California to live on the Colorado river. Bud and Laura had divorced and he was killed in Custer Co., Montana while transporting a trailer of horses.
However, I remember Aunt Laura even more because she raised my father, her young brother, as that is the way it used to be out on remote farms. The older took care of the younger ones. In 1953, my father who worked for the Santa Fe RR had a heart attack on the job and was out of work for 2 years. He had started a brand new home he built himself when this happened. My parents had got a loan from a lumber yard that gave him a certain amount of time to build it and then get a bank loan to pay them off. This clearly was not going to happen. My Aunt Laura came thru our little town and without even knowing just what was what, figured out exactually what was going on. She ask the neighbor just where my father got his building supply's and went directly down there and paid it off completely. By 1962, my parents had paid her in full. While there she found that neither of us, Diana or I had a winter coat. She took us down and bought us both coats. I still remember mine, it was blue wool that could be turned right side out and was red plaid on the other side. I kept that coat and eventually tuned it into a jumper for my daughter, Kerrie.
She was the cornerstone of the entire family. Everyone talked over family business with her. I also remember combing her long long hair. She let me do just about anything just to keep me entertained. Even let me go on the circus during the summer of 1959 with her.
My Aunt Laura bought a circus that came to my home town almost every year. Carson & Barnes. She felt no obligation to change the name at all. Later that circus was sold.
My favorite things about Laura is that she took me on the "show" the summer I was 14. It was a kids dream vacation only I had to work. lol My favorite story about her was after her death. I was living in Albuquerque. New Mexico and living on a farm. I took my 2 children to town one day and passed a shopping center that had a sign out front "Elephant Rides". So I stopped for my children. As one of them was riding, I sat down next to an older man. We started talking and I ask him if he ever heard of Laura Anderson. He said yes and that he had been in love with her; if only Bud Anderson had not married her. That is a memory I have always cherished. She was one of a kind, Kind of Wonderful!
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