ALICE PFORTMILLER WIGGS

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Alice does not have a computer or e-mail address.

Alice Wiggs
P.O. Box 233
Jonesboro, IL 62952
618-833-5007

As Alice mentioned to us, the very large eyeglasses

are a dead give-away as to the probable time.
She loves photography, but doesn't take pictures
of herself.

We took this picture of Alice and her family
at Harold Burger's Funeral March, 2003.

Back row - Jimmy (their son) and Jim Wiggs
Front row - Gail (Jim's wife) and Alice






Alice is a very proud Grandmother
of 3 grandchildren.






































Jim is a proud Grandfather too

Alice and Annie (the goat)
Annie's sister did not survive the late
snowstorm. Annie was kicked out in the
weather by a mom who would not claim her.

Alice was Annie's Mother and Annie did great
with all of her Tender Loving Care.




Back row - Loa Copp (younger sister)
Alice and Thelma Hutchinson (older sister)
Front row - Alice (Dodson) Whitman (aunt),
Helen (Dodson) Burger - Alice's Mother
and Sue Koehler (younger sister)



These 2 pictures were also taken
March, 2003


Cousins
Thelma, Alice, Millard

Grandpa Dodson
Alice and Millard












We received this letter from Alice. She had no idea that I wanted everything before her birthday. We know she would appreciate a note from several of you at this time.
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Millard and Onnalee

Sorry I'm way late getting these pictures to you. Just do not have many recent ones of Jim and me. We need to take more. Some of these were taken at the farm years ago and others taken when Jimmy's children were smaller. Few are recent, probably last year.

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Hello Paradise Classmates

It is County Fair time in our community and school as started. Anna-Jonesboro is a combined community near the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio river, population 10,000.

We moved here in 1989 while Jim still worked as an engineer for Amtrak. He retired in 2002 after being injured when the train he was running struck a motor vehicle stalled on the tracks. The resulting fatality was devastating for him.

We live in Jonesboro and enjoy our life here. Jim was born and raised near here and has many friends in the church and community. He played basketball in high school and is being followed with the same interest in the sport by his grandson, who is a sophomore in high school at Woodlawn, IL. Both our son and grandson are tall - 6'8" and 6'10" respectively. We have 2 other grandchildren, Emilee, age 13 and Jacob, age 8. The two older children live with their Dad who has remarried and Jacob lives with his Mother and her husband in LeRoy, IL, near Bloominton, where we began our early married years.

I taught school for 25 years, but retired after we moved to Jonesboro. My main interests are centered around our church, singing, playing piano and becoming an amateur photographer. There is so much wildlife and plant life in this area that I'm never at a loss for subjects. Unfortunately, my allergies do not allow me to wander outdoors for long periods.

A deer tick bite years ago infected me with Lyme's disease and Jim has developed Parkinsons's disease. Needless to say, our ability to travel is limited.

Sure missed seeing everyone at the 50th reunion, but Loa sent some pictures she downloaded from the Paradise Blog. My, have we changed! Don't know how many I would have recognized without help from the accompanying names by the pictures. I'm sure there were some great conversations in corners and tables here and there.

Sorry to hear of the recent passing of Verlin Cronk and Ben Howe.

Our biggest challenge is to travel to Kansas to visit family in the near future. We will need a driver and have volunteered our son. Hopefully it will come about with his help. Jimmy is a railroader for the Canadian National as a conductor. He lives near here in Mt. Vernon, IL with his wife, Gail and his two older children.

Getting redundant in my thinking so will close and post this. Lots of old memories of my fellow classmates from Paradise High School. I have some of the old pictures of "How We Were" in 1958, which are a real "hoot" to look at and remember the characters of 50 years ago. I would like to keep in touch, but don't have an e-mail address. Just keep me posted from time to time. I would love to hear from you.

It is time to do my chores and get on with the day. My best to all of you.

Your classmate. Alice Pfortmiller Wiggs