On This Day in Family History - July 9

 Sylvia Vernell Hicks Leatherwood died 09 July 2007

Vernell was the sister of my grandmother Cleffie Hicks Burford

Photo: Cleffie and Vernell, 1994

Vernell was born 30 October 1925

Photo: Vernell, 11 days old

Vernell married Ray Leatherwood and they had three children -- Carl, Velda, and Mary

(This is how I remember them from my childhood)