These days one of my greatest pleasures is visiting with some of the people I have known all my life. Getting them to share stories from their time of growing up around these parts and tales that were passed down to them are history lessons unlike anything to be had in any school book. It’s an unwritten record of our heritage stored in the minds of people who experienced that special time in our town’s life.
One such recent visit was with John Tucker, who now resides just outside of Pipe Creek. I have known John as far back as my ...