Monday, September 13, 2010

Arizona Atwoods

Note from Pam Wadsworth:
I feel a family history would not be complete without a picture of the man who did much to keep this family active. Mom (Pauline Violet Williams Streeter) often talked about his dedication to the gospel and to being active. She said he was the one who would invite everyone to ride with him to church when she was a teenager.  Roy had a weak heart and died unexpectantly at the age of 25 while having a dental procedure (family tradition is we never buy or used flat toothpicks because of this - long story for another time).  

Roy Atwood, b 30 Nov 1920 d 25 Jan 1945,was a young brother to Violet Janey Atwood Williams Armstrong.


On the back of the family picture:
L to R in back:
  Frances Pearl Arver Atwood, Pam Streeter Wadsworth (topless), Dale Armstrong holding me, Bill Gable behind Audrey Armstrong Gable holding son Brian, and Ronnie Armstrong
L to R seated:
   Frank Armstrong, Crystal Armstrong Franklin, Barbara Armstrong(wife of Dale), Gladys Atwood Armstrong, Violet Atwood Williams Armstrong, and in the very front, Pauline Williams Streeter.  Date is around 1948-1949.
In case you didn't know, brothers (John and Frank Armstrong) married sisters (Gladys and Violet).  Grandma (Violet) used to say that when she and Gladys would argue, they were in laws and when they got along, they were sisters.

2 comments:

  1. LOVE this post! I always heard the story of Roy and always admired and respected him for doing what he did to keep our family active in the church but had never seen a picture of him! :) Makes me want to name one of my children after him.

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  2. His full name was Roy Jay Attwood. The story as I've heard it was that he went in for a abscess tooth which was caused by a piece of tooth pick ( a flat tooth pick ). The dentist was not going to use anesthesia because of his weak heart but a nurse not knowing this put him under anesthesia and he died.

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