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THURSDAY, JANUARY 25,1996
BENARD...
She explained that black hair is
difficult to do. After it is washed, it
kinks. Dora did her hair while J.B.
was at work. This went on for over a
year.
She wanted to look her best for
him. New brides can learn a lot from
Dora. She always puts her best foot
forward for everything.
Five children were bom to Dora
and J.B. They are Pamela, Tammy,
Jim, Katrina, and Troy.
Dora has served in every capacity
at their church, Jackson Chapel, ex-
cept pastor. She says, "I had even led
the choir at one time even though I
cannot sing."
She is the District Missionary of
the Harvest Field District, Lubbock.
She is responsible for the auxiliary
training for the women’s department.
At the state level she is an execu-
tive board member. Her position is
State Adjunct Sister. She does train-
ing for communion for women in the
Texas Northwest Jurisdiction.
Each year she attends the National
Convocation in Memphis, Tenn.
Dora also attends the Women's In-
ternational Convention. This con-
vention is held in a different slate
each year. She has been to more than
15 different states.
Dora distributes literature in the
publication department at the na-
tional level.
The family is certainly church ori-
ented. They attended church as a
family unit until the children left
home.
Dora lives up to the expression,
"The family that prays together stays
together."
Dora was a Girl Scout leader for 10
years.
She was also a committee mother
for the Boy Scouts.
Dora became of member of the
board for the Day Care Center now
Tulia Day Nursery Association.
She says, "That is what happens
when you open you mouth to com-
plain."
Dora served on the board for 12
years. She saw the Center grow from
operating in the red to being a suc-
cessful self-sustaining operation.
When Dora and J.B.’soldestchild,
Pamela, started school, she would
come home and teach Tammy what
she had learned.
As a result Tammy would walk up
to the Day Care Center and read to
the boys and girls.
The Day Care Center was in the
next block from where the Bcnard
family lives now. It was easy for
Tammy to walk the distance.
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When she was four or five years
old, she read first and second grade
books to the children at the Day Care
Center. She was already a capable
reader when she entered public
school.
Her teacher, Mrs. SueFoutch, pro-
vided third grade books. Dora was
very pleased because Tammy would
have been bored.
Tammy graduated top in her class
because of the interest of one teach-
er. Foutch's dedication made a dif-
ference in Tammy’s education.
J.B. tells the story of his great-
grandfather, Stephen. In 1865 the
Emancipation Proclamation freed the
slaves.
Word had been received by slave
owners that slavery was still legal in
Texas. People could keep their slaves
if they got to Texas.
Stephen bought his freedom and
later bought his wife Harriet's free-
dom. They purchased land between
two creeks.
Being very proud and independent
they chose not take the name of their
former owners. The land was sur-
rounded by water. It was difficult for
neighbors to reach them.
They became known as the water
man or the water people. Their name
became Waddleton.
Stephen and Harriet had a son
named Sam. He had a daughter,
Estclla. J.B. is the son of Estella.
Very few people can trace their
family back to 1832. The whole fam-
ily is proud of their ancestors.
The Waddleton family has a re-
union every two years at Quitman.
They enjoy domino contests, bake
offs, and fishing contests. Of course,
everyone likes to cat.
Dora's family writes a newsletter,
The Robin. Dora begins a letter and
mails it to one of her six sisters. Each
sister then writes a letter and adds it
to Dora’s original letter.
This way the whole family keeps
in contact with each other. The letter
goes round robin until it gets back to
the originator.
That is how the newsletter gets its
name: as a round robin.
Dora reads what everyone has writ-
ten. She takes her old letter out and
puts in a new one.
The computer has up-dated the
newsletter. Pamela receives all the
family news and sends copies to all
family members.
Dora's family has a reunion every
year.
J.B. loves to raccoon hunt. He
prepares the coons his dogs tree many
different ways to cat. He used to sell
the hides. Nowadays the hides aren't
RONI HENDERSON waits for her ball to fall through the net.
Dalhart players defend their goal. Karla Kirkpatrick is In the
background. The Lady Hornets won the game 70-51.
—Staff photo
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One year he killed enough coons to
pay for a trip to East Texas for the
entire family.
J.B.’s eyes shine when he talks
about his dogs. He has seven Treeing-
Walkers.
Talking to J.B. aboutcoon hunting
brings back fond memories of my
childhood. My father took me on
many a coon hunt.
Only a true East Texan knows
about coon hunting.
J.B. says, "Each dog has a distinc-
tive bark. When one of my dogs
barks, I can tell which one it is. The
dogs only come to me."
Hawk was a special dog. J.B. was
offered $1500 for him two weeks
before the dog died. The dog was
killed by a train while hunting near
Amarillo.
Did he cry? Yes. Dora was think-
ing what she could have done with
the money.
Tammy says she sometimes won-
dered who were the favorites: the
dogs or us.
The dogs always had vitamins and
their shots.
Dora took care of thechildrcn. J.B.
took care of the coon dogs.
The dogs have their own pedigrees
and are registered. You can see why
J.B. takes care of his coon dogs.
Coon hunting is a thrill for J.B. He
gave up a coon hunt for this inter-
view.
His dogs have won many trophies
for him. J.B. has entered his dogs in
the Red River Competition of the
Coon Hunting Association and the
Rolling Coon Cage of the Tri-State
Coon Hunters.
J.B.’s coon dogs compete against
other coon dogs in the state of Texas.
He is careful which coon dog he
enters for competition.
They are judged on how well they
tree a coon, how loud they bark, and
how consistent they are in following
commands.
Fishing is another pastime for J.B.
The largest fish he caught is a 47
pound catfish.
He landed it with a rod and reel at
Baylor Lake. J.B. decided it wasn’t
big enough. He put it back to let it
grow a little more.
B. Raymond Evans gave Dora $ 100
one Christmas to buy toys for three
needy families. She took the toys to
them Christmas Eve night.
One family had a real tree trimmed
with paper chains on it but nothing
under it. If it had not been for B.
Raymond, the children would not
have had a Christmas.
Susie Sewell, Judy Vcnhaus, and
LooK.
Who's
CONNOR JOHN MORGAN
Trey and Lea Morgan announce
the birth of a son, Connor John Mor-
gan, bom Jan. 16, 1996.
He weighed 8 pounds, 91/2 ounces
and was 21 inches long.
Proud big brothers are Taylor and
Parker.
CONNER DALE WRIGHT
Jennifer and Adam Wright an-
nounce the birth of a son, Conner Dale
Wright, bom Dec. 30, 1995 in Lub-
bock.
Grandparents arc Howard and Janet
Wright of Tulia and Delta Smith of
Memphis.
Great-grandparents arc Lougie and
^aul Miller of Tulia and Dale and
Jean Walker of Plainvicw.
Reports say, "Mother and baby are
doing great!"
AARON TAYLER and
ANDREW TYLER ADAMS
Dexter and Sherry Adams of Tulia
announce the birth of twin boys, bom
Jan. 9,1996 at St. Mary's Hospital in
Lubbock.
Aaron Taylcr weighed 3 pounds, 6
ounces and was 16 inches long.
Andrew T ylcr weighed 3 pounds, 4
ounces, and was 15 1/2 inches long.
They arc welcomed by a big sister,
Bailey Paige, 2 1/2.
Maternal grandparents arc Neil and
Bonnie Harris of Stephcnville. Pa-
ternal grandparents are Don and Frcva
Adams of Tulia.
Great-grandparents are Wylie and
Billie Byrd of Tulia, Ed and Christine
Adams of Premont, Ruby Williams
and Joe and Evylene Mickler of
Arcadia, Fla., Tom and Jean Adams
of Clairsvillc, Ga.
Great-great-grandparents are Edith
Harral of Tulia and Ed Mickler of
Arcadia, Fla.
Paula Pitt each had a story like Dora's.
That's how they came together to
establish the Love Fund. The Love
Fund has been going on for at least
two decades.
Dora works at the Swisher Memo-
rial Building. She does all kinds of
volunteer and charity work.
Working for Taylor Evans Seed
Company J.B. has done everything
from cleaning seed to driving a truck.
He says he has driven coast to
coast. Now he is foreman. There are
at least 10 employees under him.
Dora says, "We are very thankful
and appreciative to the school dis-
trict of Tulia.
All five of our children graduated
and most of them graduated with
honors." They would like to give the
school credit for whatever part they
played.
Credit must also be given to Dora
and J.B. for a job well done. They
instilled in their children the value of
education.
They also set guidelines and rules
for their children to obey. Parents
such as these need to be commended
for their efforts.
The most important thing to Dora
and J.B. is church, religion, and
friends. J.B. says, "Mighty good
friends." Their friends mean a great
deal to them.
Talking to these two people is a
joy. Laughter is still echoing in my
ears as I relive this interview. Mem-
ories that I had stored away came
forward.
J.B. helps me remember the good
times I had with my father when he
talks about his coon dogs and fish-
ing. Also about the food we East
Texans brag on such as crawfish and
frog legs.
Hornets Come From
Behind To Defeat
Sanford-Fritch 49-38
The Hornets beat Sanford-Fritch
49-38 Tuesday, Jan. 16, at Fritch for
their fourth district win.
Score By Quarters
Tulia 1 17 20 49
Sanford-Fritch 9 19 27 38
Scoring: Nathan Culwcll 4, Tony
Williams 11, Mark Dyer 4, Lance
McCaslin8, Tim Marshall 22.
PAGE THREE
Dalhart By Four
Over Tulia 56-60
The Hornets lost to Dalhart 56-60
in Tulia Friday night, Jan. 19. This
was Tulia’s first district loss of the
season making them 4-1.
Score By Quarters
Tulia 17 29 43 56
Dalhart 14 31 40 60
Scoring: Nathan Culwcll 11, Chris
Burrow 3, Lane Russell 2, Tony
Williams 15, Mark Dyer 5, Tim
Marshall 21.
». Custom Harvestors board of directors met recently In Tulia.
They are back from left Rick Naegele, Brent Lee Johnson, Dan
Zirnhelt, Danny Dutton, Kevin Dettler, front Elaine House, Dennis
Tingle, and Terry Litton. —Staff photo
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The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 25, 1996, newspaper, January 25, 1996; Tulia, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth507292/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Swisher County Library.