| Show We put new cabinets in the bathroom and found some attractive linoleum for the kitchen Willis went to Scofield often because the Madsens had extensive holdings there but it always meantdrinking binge andhated for him to go So it was in carly November 1934 Willis was away The new linoleum was laid word came that he was sick and being cared for by friends at Soldiers Summit in Carbon County Mother Madsen andwent to pick him up He was extremely ill but could walk from the car to the bedroom Passing through the kitchen Willis noted the new linoleum saw of the house That was the last he ever His illness turned to pneumonia and everything possible was done for him The dector from the CC Camp was called to help Dr Rigby We had registered nurse come from Salt Lake to care for him He died on Thanksgiving Day 29 November 1934 In my sorrowforgot the house thought the end of the world had come and truly it had for me Mary Louise was expecting Santa Claus and all the things Christmas brings to four-year-old girls sowent through the motions friend came to the house as Santa for her My widowed mother Mary Louise andI spentsad quiet Christmas The day after Christmascouldnstand the little tree any longer sotook it out Mary Louise was 100 young to gricve and could find pleasure in her new doll and other toys had beon teaching two daysweek at 00 day Just before Christmas the gaperintendent asked me to come back they needed me Mother and Mother Madsen thoughtshould think that was the hardest thingever did the faculty had given medozen red roses for Christmas andalmost passed out went back to teaching feeling slightly better each day things seemed more normaal By spring couldnafford to sell the house so once again threw myself into making ithappy comfortable home Willis andnever hadchance to do much with the house but whilelived there alone and knewmust stay had the walls in the living room dining room and front bedroom painted andsmall garage built AfterI married Justus Seely in 1936 we began making changes We removed the double sliding doors between the living and dining rooms and cut an archway 155 |
