Colenia
Colenia was born in Winder, Georgia. She has four wonderful children; Barbara, Mary, Joe, and Mike.
In addition to being a loving and dedicated mother, one of the things Colenia’s daughters remember about her is that she enjoyed sewing beautiful garments. An undeniable fashionista, Colenia graciously taught her children how to sew. Barbara remembers going fabric shopping with her, and purchasing fine-looking designer merchandise. Her mother’s favorite saying was, “Let’s shop till we drop!”
Colenia’s granddaughter has fond memories of her baking Nestle Toll House cookies and delicious German Chocolate Cake. Mrs. Colenia is also as excellent scrabble player.
Mary
Mary is from Eastland, Tennessee. She has four wonderful children; Bettye, Jayne, Susan, and William. Mary taught school for 27 years, where she worked primarily as a librarian. Her children have fond memories of her reading nursery rhymes, and cooking delicious entrees. She instilled in them essential religious principles, which they apply to their lives daily.
Margie
Margie is from Maryland. She has four loving children; Marie, Brenda, Belinda, and Bernard. Their fondest memory of their mother is her making them clothes as children. Her daughters always wore matching dresses. She loved baking them sweetbread, and creating special care packages for her children. They enjoyed her delicious treats, which she nicely placed in individual packages for her family and friends. Her daughter, Brenda, remembers when her mother use to work at a factory in Maryland. She would save left-over faux fur material to make stuffed animals for them as a surprise!
