Aunt Lola & Uncle Ben, being members there, had the first wedding (13 July 1913) ceremony at Trinity Methodist Church after the pews were installed in the new sanctuary. Lola was a member of the church's Women's Society of Christian Service. First they lived on South Salem Ave. Their brick home (which I remember) was on Haynesworth St., a couple of houses east of Salem Ave., on the north side of the street.
Aunt Lola was at home as an unmarried young adult, and part of her duties were to teach the children of the sharecroppers to read. As a mature adult, she would periodically go into a week-long depression and not eat and hardly get out of bed. Mildred Brown Shaw (her nurse niece; my mother) would go by and just sit and visit for a few minutes. And, sometimes, just before Mildred would get up to leave, Aunt Lola would say, "Come again...I don't feel better yet but the veil will lift soon." Unlike her brother, R. T. Brown, she did not care to argue or debate issues. If presented with a counterpoint with which she might not agree, she often would say after a moment of thought, "Well, that's a nice little thought and it won't hurt anyone...".
A group photo in the 1930s is HERE.
During WWII, Lola and Ben had the not-rare experience of word coming to them from the military that their son had been killed overseas. An obituary was even published. Several months later, stunning news came that the notice was in error (see son's memorial).
During an illness, Lola died on a Saturday in Tuomey Hospital. Aunt Lola's obituary was in the 17 Nov. 1968 issue of The State newspaper, page 5D.
There are two Kolb Family group photos with identifications (click on each photo to see the caption info) of family members on mother Alice Irene's memorial, HERE.
Aunt Lola was at home as an unmarried young adult, and part of her duties were to teach the children of the sharecroppers to read. As a mature adult, she would periodically go into a week-long depression and not eat and hardly get out of bed. Mildred Brown Shaw (her nurse niece; my mother) would go by and just sit and visit for a few minutes. And, sometimes, just before Mildred would get up to leave, Aunt Lola would say, "Come again...I don't feel better yet but the veil will lift soon." Unlike her brother, R. T. Brown, she did not care to argue or debate issues. If presented with a counterpoint with which she might not agree, she often would say after a moment of thought, "Well, that's a nice little thought and it won't hurt anyone...".
A group photo in the 1930s is HERE.
During WWII, Lola and Ben had the not-rare experience of word coming to them from the military that their son had been killed overseas. An obituary was even published. Several months later, stunning news came that the notice was in error (see son's memorial).
During an illness, Lola died on a Saturday in Tuomey Hospital. Aunt Lola's obituary was in the 17 Nov. 1968 issue of The State newspaper, page 5D.
There are two Kolb Family group photos with identifications (click on each photo to see the caption info) of family members on mother Alice Irene's memorial, HERE.
Aunt Lola & Uncle Ben, being members there, had the first wedding (13 July 1913) ceremony at Trinity Methodist Church after the pews were installed in the new sanctuary. Lola was a member of the church's Women's Society of Christian Service. First they lived on South Salem Ave. Their brick home (which I remember) was on Haynesworth St., a couple of houses east of Salem Ave., on the north side of the street.
Aunt Lola was at home as an unmarried young adult, and part of her duties were to teach the children of the sharecroppers to read. As a mature adult, she would periodically go into a week-long depression and not eat and hardly get out of bed. Mildred Brown Shaw (her nurse niece; my mother) would go by and just sit and visit for a few minutes. And, sometimes, just before Mildred would get up to leave, Aunt Lola would say, "Come again...I don't feel better yet but the veil will lift soon." Unlike her brother, R. T. Brown, she did not care to argue or debate issues. If presented with a counterpoint with which she might not agree, she often would say after a moment of thought, "Well, that's a nice little thought and it won't hurt anyone...".
A group photo in the 1930s is HERE.
During WWII, Lola and Ben had the not-rare experience of word coming to them from the military that their son had been killed overseas. An obituary was even published. Several months later, stunning news came that the notice was in error (see son's memorial).
During an illness, Lola died on a Saturday in Tuomey Hospital. Aunt Lola's obituary was in the 17 Nov. 1968 issue of The State newspaper, page 5D.
There are two Kolb Family group photos with identifications (click on each photo to see the caption info) of family members on mother Alice Irene's memorial, HERE.
Aunt Lola was at home as an unmarried young adult, and part of her duties were to teach the children of the sharecroppers to read. As a mature adult, she would periodically go into a week-long depression and not eat and hardly get out of bed. Mildred Brown Shaw (her nurse niece; my mother) would go by and just sit and visit for a few minutes. And, sometimes, just before Mildred would get up to leave, Aunt Lola would say, "Come again...I don't feel better yet but the veil will lift soon." Unlike her brother, R. T. Brown, she did not care to argue or debate issues. If presented with a counterpoint with which she might not agree, she often would say after a moment of thought, "Well, that's a nice little thought and it won't hurt anyone...".
A group photo in the 1930s is HERE.
During WWII, Lola and Ben had the not-rare experience of word coming to them from the military that their son had been killed overseas. An obituary was even published. Several months later, stunning news came that the notice was in error (see son's memorial).
During an illness, Lola died on a Saturday in Tuomey Hospital. Aunt Lola's obituary was in the 17 Nov. 1968 issue of The State newspaper, page 5D.
There are two Kolb Family group photos with identifications (click on each photo to see the caption info) of family members on mother Alice Irene's memorial, HERE.
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