It's not table spread, it's Fluffo!

What is Fluffo?

Golden Fluffo was the modern shortening of the 1950's known for its yellow color and not to be confused with margarine. I don't think you would want to spread this on your morning toast.

Marcella Filla Stolte is my maternal great aunt. She had many remarkable qualities and talents; today I will discuss her skills as baker. 

In 1955, Marcie and her family were living in Danville, Illinois where she entered and won the Eastern Illinois Baking Championship, sponsored by Golden Fluffo, for her chocolate cake.

She was featured in several print ads, such as: The Daily Herald, Provo, Utah on May 15,1955, the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal on May 5, 1955, and the Kansas City Star ad featured below and printed on August 21,1955.

Meet Me Under The Old Pear Tree

Parham is a surname first mentioned in Sussex, England in the year 959. The name means; a piece of land, enclosure, homestead, or village where pear trees grow in abundance. It is also the birth surname of my maternal grandmother, Edna Louise Parham. My quest for information of the Parham family did not yield any pear trees but did uncover a bushel of peaches.

My knowledge of the Parham family was limited. My grandmother died when I was 8 years old, taking to the grave the narrative of her life. I knew she was born in Moultrie, Georgia, and her father's name and those of her uncles. It was a start.

 I searched: "Parham family of Moultrie, Georgia":

I selected the first link:

Here is how our conversation started:

Barbara replied quickly:

My peach tree had begun to blossom.

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!!!!

With the snow/ice storm looming here in Nashville, I thought this would be the perfect time to share photos of my paternal grandparents enjoying a rare snowstorm in Memphis, TN, circa late 1940's.

These were taken at my paternal Great Grandfather, Charles Daniel Parham's home somewhere near Robinhood Lane and Park Avenue in Memphis, TN. These geographical clues were provided by my  father, and I must thank him for patiently answering my fifty questions today. 

Zooming closer in on the home, I could see the house number was 3729. I searched all homes with that house number on the Shelby County Assessor's website and found only two that were constructed prior to 1950, both of which are near Robinhood Lane and Park Avenue.

Parham House
3729

3729 Carrington Memphis TN 38111

Edna (Parham) Ferrer and Olin Ferrer
My Paternal Grandparents

Charles D Parham and Olin Ferrer

Edna and Olin Ferrer

Edna Ferrer

Edna Ferrer

Olin and Edna Ferrer

Edna Ferrer

Olin Ferrer

Edna Ferrer on the wind-up!

Postcards From Bootcamp 1942

Robert Olin Ferrer is my paternal grandfather, and an Army veteran who served as a First Sargeant during WWII. His bootcamp training was held at Camp Polk, Louisiana.

I have a small collection of postcards that he sent to his mom (Agnes Eileen (Grace) Ferrer, and one that he sent to his Grandmother (Florence Gertrude (McKee) Grace while in training.

Thank you Wikipedia for this information.

Flo, Olin, Mom

Thank you to many generations of bravery.

Today I share with you the brave men and women of my family who have sacrificed so much for the honor of our country. 

My Aunt, Margo Frazier
United States Navy

Pictured on right:
My Maternal Grandfather, Walter Joseph Filla
United States Army
WWII Tech 5
Father of Margo Frazier

My Paternal Grandfather, Robert Olin Ferrer
United States Army
WWII 1st Sargeant

Letter from President Harry Truman to my Grandfather, Robert Olin Ferrer

Letter from President Bush to my Grandfather, Robert Olin Ferrer

My Paternal Great Uncle, Raymond "Hame" Powell Ferrer
United States Army
WWII PFC

My Maternal Great Grand Uncle, Herbert "Bert" Brannock
United States Army
WWI PVT FIELD SIG BN 35 DIV

My Maternal Great Grand Uncle, Roy Edward Hanf
United States Army
WWII PFC
Killed in Action in Foret de Parroy, France 12 October 1944

My Maternal Great Grand Uncle, John F "Bud" Brannock
United States Navy
WWII

Pictured on left:
My Paternal Great Uncle, Elwyn Edward Parham
United States Navy
WWII

My third cousin twice removed, Paul Hampton Harty Jr. (right) shaking hands with Captain C.D. Everhart 16 Jan., 1969 
United States Navy
Vietnam 

My Second Cousin Twice Removed, Admiral Harry Lafayette Harty, Jr
United States Navy
WWII, Korea, Vietnam

My Paternal Great Grand Uncle, William Raymond Grace
United States Army
WWI

Paris Inn Los Angeles, California

Pictured here is my paternal grandfather, Robert "Olin" Ferrer, taken at the Paris Inn in Los Angeles, California. Olin enlisted in WWII on March 11, 1942. In this photo he has his First Sargeant Patch, therefore, I can safely assume this was taken post war. 

Olin was stationed in the Philippines and my father remembers that he shipped out from a port in San Francisco. Research shows that soldiers fighting in the Philippines campaign were shipped to the islands through the Port of Embarkation in San Francisco, CA or the Oakland Army Terminal in Oakland, CA. My father and I are guessing this is why Olin was in Los Angeles. 

Paradise Cocktail Lounge (Olin pictured far right).

 Paris Inn

210 E. Market Street

Los Angeles, CA

Paris Inn was co-owned by Innocente Pedroli and Bert Rovere

Courtesy of hpoliver.com

Aerial shot of Paris Inn. Courtesy of Skyscraperpage.com

Matchbook from Paris Inn

Paris Inn Dinner Menu

Paris Inn Menu