The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 130, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 20, 2005 Page: 12 of 12
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Pace 12
The Albany News
Thursday, October 20, 2005
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Moran Obituari
y
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FLOYD MIDRIFF
Floyd Midkiff, 77, of Moran,
died Sunday, October 16, 2005 at
Bluebonnet Nursing Home in Al-
bany. Graveside services were
held Tuesday, October 18 in the
Moran Cemetery with Rev. Roscoe
Seay and Rev. Joel Sanders offici-
ating. Burial was under the direc-
tion of Morehart Mortuary.
Floyd Arther Midkiff was born
January 3, 1928 in Sedwick,
Shackelford County, Texas to par-
ents Floyd R. Midkiff and Lula
Sweet Midkiff. He served in the
U.S. Marine Corps and received
his master's degree in education
from Abilene Christian Univer-
sity. Floyd taught school in Sweet-
water, Woodson, Moran, Cisco and
Brownwood. He married Lorene
Crawley on June 6,1971 in Moran.
Floyd was preceded in death by
his parents, two brothers and two
sisters.
He is survived by his wife,
Lorene Midkiff of Moran; sister,
Annie Mae Whitt of Albany; step-
daughters, Tena Sanders and hus-
band J.C. of Stinnett and Cheryl
Ulmer of Aberdeen, South Dakota;
step-granddaughters, Lisa Terrell
and husband Doug of Stamford,
Jennifer Sanders of Houston and
Brandi Sanders of Lubbock; step-
grandson, Billy Britt and wife
Angela of Houston. Also eight
great grandchildren, one great-
great granddaughter and numer-
ous nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to the
American Cancer Society or
Hendrick Hospice and may be left
at Morehart Mortuary. Condo-
lences may be sent online at
www.morehartmortuary.net. (Pd)
LAURA B. YEAGER
Laura B. Yeager, 90, of Conroe
and formerly of Moran, died Sep-
tember 24, 2005 in Conroe.
Graveside services will be held
Saturday, October 22 at 5:00 p.m.
at the Moran Cemetery under the
direction of Godfrey-Neese Fu-
neral Home.
Mrs. Yeager was born Septem-
ber 5^ 1915 to William R. and
Maggie Jackson. She was a gradu-
ate of Moran High School and at-
tended Draughn Business College
before marriage. She was the wife
of Fred G. Yeager who preceded
her in death. She lived in New
Jersey until moving to Conroe.
Survivors include two sons, Wil-
liam G. Yeager and Fred G. Yea-
ger Jr. and wife Pat; two grand-
children, Eric Yeager and Anne
Yeager; and many cousins. (Pd)
linking the past to the present
By Duston R. Brooks
The terrain around me was cer-
tainly changing as I continued west
on Interstate 64. Charlottesville and
Monticello were about an hour be-
hind and I could tell my rented Ford
Focus was steadily climbing higher.
The tall trees, which had so far
obstructed my view of the surround-
ing Virginia countryside, were now
becoming sparser.
It was difficult to keep my eyes
on the road ahead of me when there
was so much to see. I quickly glanced
at an e-mail that Diane Klein of the
Highland Historical Society in Mc-
Dowell had sent before I left Texas.
I had asked her for instructions on
how to get to Monterey and
McDowell from the interstate once
I left Charlottesville. The nearest
large city to Highland County was
Staunton. At Staunton, Interstate
64 running east to west intersected
with Interstate 81 running north
and south. Diane instructed me to
take 1-81 north until I reached the
Route 225 exit to Monterey.
The populations in the tiny
mountain villages of Highland
County were only in the hundreds
at most, so I knew the Staunton
Wal-Mart would be the last one I
would see. I needed to buy a few
food items, a book and a movie or
two to play on my portable DVD
player that I had brought along.
There would not be a television in
my room at the motel in Monterey,
so I needed some entertainment to
pass the time.
Luckily, not long after I switched
interstates, I was able to see the tall
Wal-Mart sign in the distance. It
was 5:30 before I got through the
checkout line and made my way to
the car with my weekend supplies
in tow. I was making better time
than I thought. Monterey was ap-
proximately an hour and a half or so
away. The sun wouldn't be setting
until 8:30 or 9:00.
After taking the Route 225 exit
to Monterey, I found myself on a
quiet country highway surrounded
by rolling green pastures and rustic
farmhouses. This stretch of high-
way in Staunton was also known as
Woodrow Wilson Boulevard, since
former President Woodrow Wilson
was born here.
Soon farmland gave way to dense
trees as I passed through the George
Washington National Forest and
the small village of Churchville.
Upon clearing the forest, I began a
steady climb into the higher moun-
tains. There were times I wondered
whether my car would make it to a
higher peak. I didn't expect the
mountains here would be this high.
During the previous summer I
had traveled to Lake Tahoe and
rented a similar compact car. Be-
fore picking it up at the Reno/Tahoe
airport, the lady at the Hertz rental
counter told me I would be climbing
to almost 8,000 feet above sea level
from Reno to the lake and needed a
more powerful car. I took an SUV,
which served me well as it turned
out. I later traveled over the Sierra
Nevada Mountains to Oakland in
California. I never would have made
it if I had rented the original car.
Now, here I was on the opposite
side of the continent climbing moun-
tains over 7,000 feet above sea level.
I wished I had researched the alti-
tude of these mountains before I
rented this car. Going down was
just as bad as going up because I
was constantly stepping on the
brake. I also didn't make gradual
turns on this highway.
Gradual turns didn't exist here.
N
When I had to turn right or left, I x,
turned the steering wheel all the
way—and fast. I had to be extremely
careful. If I strayed too far to the
right, I would run into the moun-
tain side. If I strayed too far to the
left, I was immediately in the nar-
row passenger lane. Any further
and I would run over the side of the
cliff.
Driving in the Sierra Nevadas
never made me nervous, but this
road was causing my forehead to
sweat a little. Had I waited until
dark to drive on this road, I don't
think I would have made it to
Monterey and McDowell alive.
When I reached the bottom of
Crabbottom Valley, I could have got
out of my car and kissed the ground
after passing through that range of
mountains. I was now in a beautiful
valley and was nearing Swope Hull's
hometown of McDowell. I had not
seen a house for probably the past
25 miles. Then, they began to ap-
pear again. A few minutes later, I
was driving through the small vil-
lage of McDowell.
After all the research I had done
trying to find out where Swope Hull
had come from before establishing
Hulltown/Moran in Texas, I was at
last here. Driving through the
village's only street, beautiful ante-
bellum and Victorian homes lined
both sides. I passed the lovely Pres-
byterian church where Swope Hull
had married Mary Devier in 1874.
The village itself had less than 50
people in it, so it didn't take long for
me to pass through. I noticed the
village had a post office and a small
grocery store.
On the western edge of the vil-
lage, I immediately recognized the
Hull house on my right. Across the
street, I saw the general store where
Swope Hull worked as a child. I also
recognized the houses of Hull's uncle
and grandfather nearby. I was so
tempted to stop, but I had to keep
going before sunset was upon me.
The town of Monterey was still 30
miles away and I knew I had to
climb more mountains.
Even though 30 miles didn't seem
very far, when climbing mountains
on a meandering road, it took much
longer to reach my destination. This
stretch of the highway was even
more hazardous than the previous
one had been before I reached
McDowell. As the sun crept lower in
the sky, I almost panicked, but was
extremely relieved when I saw the
lights of Monterey in the valley be-
low. When I reached the Montvalee
Motel on the main street, the sun
had just slipped below the horizon.
To be continued...
(Write to P.O. Box 248, Moran,
TX 76464 or e-mail dbrooks466@
aol.com if you have a Moran area
story to share or any genealogical
and/or historical inquiries you would
like to have included in this col-
umn)
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