Christie's Diary

[page 188 has note: "Over to page 4 then back to this page (should have been)"]

"4" written at top of page 193, where this entry is written. 

1964

7-29 Effie Mary and boys came out Tuesday evening after she got home on Monday after noon from hospital after her throat operation she looked got [good?] and seem to feel good.

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I must admit that I never have been able to figure out exactly the order in which these diary entries were meant to be read. So if some of the events seem out of order... well, I did the best I could. As best I can determine, Aunt Effie (Bill Thomas' sister) had two surgeries in July and August of 1964 for what turned out to be throat cancer. She died in May of 1965.

Mary was the wife of Allan Miller. Allan was Effie's nephew, whom she raised when his mother died shortly after he was born. I assume "boys" refers to Allan and Mary's sons.

PHOTO: Effie and Harry Wieland, Allan Miller

PHOTO: Allan Miller

PHOTO: This may or may not be Allan's wife, Mary. The back of the photo says 'I don't think Mary ever dreamed her picture would travel to Japan'. Allan did enlist in the Army Air Corps in 1940, but I don't know if he ever went to Japan or not.

PHOTO: This is Allan and Mary's son James. Their second son was named Gerard Preston Miller (after Allan's two brothers). I don't know if he was called Gerard or Preston or maybe 'Jerry'... and I don't have a picture of him. Both of these boys are now deceased.