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Hickman, Kentucky September 3, 2003 Notes from visit of Nola McKnight, Holly Chrestmans and Lee McKnight on Wednesday, September 3, 2003 to Hickman, Kentucky. We drove first to Dyersburg, Tennessee where we had lunch with a high school friend of Mom's in Dyersburg, Mary Martha Underwood. After that we drove to Hickman, Kentucky to try and find where Mom's original home was. All my life I have heard about this home which burned down when Mom was about 10 years old... it was the house on the hill. --See photo on previous page-- Judy Reason - Hickman librarian who we talked with who gave us map of Hickman and pointed us to find and talk with Jack Gannon. Her email is: hickmanpl@vci.net Jack Gannon - True Value Hardware Store owner we talked to in Hickman. Mr. Gannon is CEO of the TENNKEN company that owns the railroad track that runs 51 miles from Hickmany, Kentucky to Dyersburg, Tennessee. Mr. Gannon got us in touch with the Mayor of Hickman who Mom called and talked with. Waudell Yarbro is the Mayor of Hickman who Mom talked to on the telephone. He was able to through her descriptions help her locate where the elementry school she went to is, now a funeral home. He also helped her locate the hill where the Campbell's home was. At the time Mom's father and mother owned a few acres. Now there are a group of homes clustered on that hill. Waudell Yarbro 206 Chloris Drive Hickman, Kentucky 42050 270-236-2480 Mom's home was located on the hill that now has a bunch of houses on it. The closet address to where her house is: 218 Chlors Drive Hickman, Kentucky Near the corner of Chlors and Walker. Sunset Drive and Broadway (Highway 309) --See photo on previous page-- At the bottom of the hill Mom located where her elementry school is located, now where a funeral home is located. Strong & Cryer Funeral Home 903 Broadway St Hickman, KY 42050 (270) 236-2820 --See photo on previous page-- Mom also found the Christian Church near her home that her family attended. First Christian Church 110 Buchanan ST. Hickman, KY 42050 502 236-9388 --See photo on previous page-- Near the First Christian Church we saw the large beautiful home of where Mom studied music in the third grade. --See photo on previous page-- |