Memories Left for My Kids

A lesson that made an impression
  • The Marlin Model 39A .22 caliber rifle is still a beauty more than 80 years later. Jim Leggitt Collection
    The Marlin Model 39A .22 caliber rifle is still a beauty more than 80 years later. Jim Leggitt Collection
  • Memories Left for My Kids
    Memories Left for My Kids

    I have often wondered why Dad insisted that I, as a 10-year-old kid, accompany him to a murder trial. The session took place on the third floor of the Collingsworth County Courthouse in Wellington and lasted for a few days…we attended only one as I remember.

    W ith the help of an old Wellington Leader article — really an obituary — I have filled in what memory has partially erased over 80 plus years…