She had the bluest eyes that anyone would ever see.

Her love of fishing and flowers were only second to the love of her husband and her family.

She and her sons would rise early, and from 5:00 AM until midnight they went fishing. Bringing home hundreds of fish, which were cleaned and frozen. Except for the ones which were served that night in one big, huge fish fry with lots of hush puppies and potatoe salad.

Some of her ways were strange, such as cleaning the bottom of the pots with sand.

During her middle age years, she and her husband ran a dry goods store in McCullough.

Her flower beds were second to none, included Camilla bushes, Pink Mobile Azaleas, Gardenia bush, French marigolds that had seeded themselves, monkey tree, magnolias, pear trees, pecan trees, all varieties of irises and lilies, quince bush, Mimosa tree, Catawba tree, lime bush, lemon tree, evergreens, and a very huge vegetable garden.

That Catawba tree attracted many caterpillars, and they were used as fishing bait. Also, she had a huge compost bed for earthworms, which was one of her great prides.

She and her husband raised almost all of their food, and also preserved it for off season.

She was a very thrifty lady, never knew her to spend money on anything except groceries. After she passed, money was found in the pockets of her dresses. It was the money her husband gave her to shop for Christmas.

She had a great love of newspapers, and reading.

She raised eight children, and then assisted in raising some of her grandchildren.

Her parents resided in her home when they became older.

In Alma's later years she developed a problem with one of her legs. It made walking difficult, but she never complained.