For my big brothers 73rd birthday my niece asked if we could do a special scrapbook for him. I of course thought it was a great idea and went to work. Well, like most of my projects a few pages grew to 26 pages and it became a Birthday (March 31st and June 16th) Father's day gift. He did at least get the day before Father's day. I have to admit that I mailed it out on Wednesday and worked on it right up until the last minute.
This page is basically for my family so they can all see the book, but I welcome anyone who would like to have a look. We are scattered all over the country to Cheyenne and I are the only 2 others to get to see it up close and personal.
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This is the front of the actual book.
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My big Brother Neal, we grew up calling him N.B., This was taken at my home in Fairfield Calif. I can't find the edit to turn the picture. :( |
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Page 2: Bottom Left - Mom and NB, just above NB and I Easter Sunday 1957 Omaha Neb. Offutt AFB, N.B. outside playing I think he was about 18 mo. Top Right Grade School pic., Ashland, Ky. page 3 Top Left middle grade school picts., Ashland, Ky., top far right: Uncle Garis Pruitt, me (Deb) and N.B., Bottom Left N. B. and I sitting on Poppy Webb's car, Weis St. Ashland, Ky., N.B. standing in front of Poppy Webb's Car. |
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Growing up N.B. always wanted to be a D.J., he worked at the local radio station in Ironton, Ohio, and then in Columbus, Miss. His was known as Mr. Sandman.
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N.B. was also a professional clown known as Tully (top Pict.) with his daughter Crystal holding his grandson Matthew and his daughter Jeannie |
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N.B. had many jobs over his lifetime, he was an orderly in Ashland Ky. King's Daughters hospital and also at the hospital in Aberdeen Ms., He was a postal Carrier and Retired from VIP Rubber and plastics. (Thank you Kathy for the Pictures)
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N.B. and his wife Judy have been involved in many Christian based volunteer programs in the Greater Los Angeles area. These include Lighthouse ministries, Celebrate recovery and Angel Tree (the whole family was involved). They also went to the Ukraine as missionaries for 2 weeks.
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Top Left: N.B. with his dad Neal Odom Jr. Visiting us in Fairfield. Middle: Neal's first birthday Pict. Top right: N.B. and Mom (Jean Leah Webb Odom Pruitt), Bottom Left: Neal Odom Jr. (dad) and his wife Angie. Bottom Right Dad (Gerald H. Pruitt) and Mom (Jean L. Pruitt) |
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(Sorry this is sideways) top right: Poppy Webb coming home from church (1975/1976), Center top: Poppy Webb (James Richard Webb) & Granny Webb ( Marie Walters Webb) top Right: Granny Webb in the side yard (pre 1974), bottom left Poppy Webb in side yard (same day as Granny Webb's), center: N.B. In front yard, middle right Great Granny Maggie Walters, bottom center: Granny Webb.
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TopLeft: Angie and Gina N.B.'s Sister and Niece (I couldn't identify the 3rd lady) |
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N.B. and Judy Odom
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Top right: FR: Crystal, N.B. & Jeannie. BR: Judy, Neal & Marty, Center left: Ted and Jeannie Nystrom, Center Right: FR: Judy & Neal, BR: Marty, Neal IV, Crystal and Jeannie, Bottom Left: Spring, Trinity and Neal Odom IV, Bottom right: Crystal & Allen Scholl
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(Again sorry it's sideways) Center left: Crystal L. Odom Scholl, Middle: N.B. holding Crystal about 10 days old. Neal B. Odom IV grade school pict. Corbet Grade school. Top Right: N.B. & Judy w/ Jeannie and Marty McDonald, Bottom center: Jeannie, Marty, Neal IV & Crystal, center left: Neal IV grammar school pict., bottom right: Crystal ready for halloween. |
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The Grandkids and some of the Great Grandkids. Top left: Trinity and Liam, Matthew, Liam & Trinity, Liam, Liam and Grandpa Neal, Matthew, Jacob, Jeannie Stephanie, Rachael and Helena. Bottom Row: Trinity, Judy, N.B., Liam, Crystal & Allen. Judy, N.B. & Liam Page 2 Top Left: Liam, Center top: Rachael, Matthew & Stephanie, Helena & Benjamin, Matthew, Sheena holding baby Elianna and big sis Molly. Benjamin, Helena and Grandpa Neal and Grandma Judy, Liam visiting in Texas, Benjamin, Grandpa Neal and Jacob, Liam and Trinity, Liam on horseback. |
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Right top: Crystal, N.B. Mom Tammi, Deb, & Neal IV, N.B., Deb, Mom and Tammi, Top #3 N.B., Benjamin, Helena & Judy, #4 Crystal, Liam, Trinity, Neal & Spring. Center: Crystal, N.B., Judy & Mom #2 Breanna & Keegan Oct. 2014, #3 Neal IV HS graduation, #4 Poppy Webb With his little sis Great Aunt Addie Webb, Miranda, #5 FR: Matthew, Jeannie, Stephanie, Rachael, BR: Anthony, N.B., Judy, Marty Trish and Alexandra, Bottom Left: Crystal, Liam & Allen, Bottom Middle: FR: Tammi, MR: Deb Breanna & Cheyenne, BR Kade. Bottom RIght: Tammi & Liam at Walmart Market
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Top Left: FR: Allen & Crystal, MR: N.B., Liam & Judy, BR: Spring, Trinity and Neal IV; Liam, Grandpa Neal & Crystal; Crystal, Liam and Allen; Center top: Poppy Webb & Moml; Top Right: Kathy Nelson and Granddaughter; FR Crystal, N.B. Jeannie, BR: Judy, Neal IV and Marty; 2nd row: Deb, Tammi, Cheyenne, Liam & Crystal Cape Coral Beach Oct. 2014; Trinity & Liam; Neal, Angie & Judy; Ted & Jeannie; Bottom Row: Kathy (Odom) Nelson and Jerry Nelson; FR: Molly & Jacob, 2nd row: Michael, Stephanie, Rachael, Vincent, Marty, Trish & Elianna, BR: Greg, N.B. Judy Benjamin, Jeannie, Ted and Helena: Neal IV, Judy, N.B. & Crystal Neal IV and Crystal 2015.
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Top Left (left 1/2 of page): One Of Poppy Webb's Brothers ( don't know which one) Great Great Grandfather Webb and Great Grandfather Webb; Great Uncle John, Great Great Grandfather Webb, Poppy Webb; Granny Marie Webb and N. B. Deb, Granny Webb & N.B. Chillin' on the couch; FR: Deb and N.B., BR: Dad (Jerry Pruitt), Poppy Webb, Great Uncle Charlie Webb, Don Webb and John Webb; Top Left (right 1/2 of page) Granny Odom, Mom & N,B.; N.B. Aunt Ruth Odom N.B. is sitting in Aunt Ruth's salon Chair; N.B. on horseback (don't know with who or where); Gary Thompson and N. B.; N.B. & Dreama (Odom?) N. B. & Granny Webb getting in the car; N.B., Deb & and one of Deb's playmates Easter Sunday, Offutt AFB Neb. 1957
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Grandpa Neal and Liam, Crystal & Liam; Grandpa Neal Liam & Trinity; Grandpa Neal holding Liam for the 1st time; Grandpa Neal, Liam and Allen at the beach; Grandma Judy holding Liam for the 1st time.
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Pictures 1 - 4 N. B. (Daddy) & Crystal; Crystal, Liam & Allen, Crystal's wedding Allen N.B. (Daddy) Giving me away & Crystal.
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Top Center: (left 1/2) Cheyenne & Tammi our first visit to Universal Studios Florida, Deb (around 1989); Kade The little devil himself and Cheyenne the Fairy Princess; Mom (around 2005) Mother's day; Cheyenne, Mom Breanna, Deb, Crystal, Tammi & Kade; Savana, Adam, Breanna and Keegan; Tammi after dying the tips of Cheyenne's hair Teal (I think there is more Teal on Tammi than Cheyenne's Hair); Cheyenne & Breanna Breanna's 22nd Birthday, she had a TuTu party; top center (right 1/2 page) Kade, Cheyenne & Tammi at Disney World for Cheyenne's 16th Birthday; Kade; middle row: Kade, Tammi & Breanna on the lanai, Tammi shortly after they moved here in 2007; Cheyenne in her ball gown headed to the Military ball her Jr. Year; Keegan & Breanna; Cheyenne, Breanna, Keegan and Kade our only visit with them since Keegan was born Tammi was in ICU, Nov. 2014; Tammi under the trees at the hospital getting some fresh air during her first long stay.
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This is the final page, N.B., Judy & I had an awesome trip starting with our first visit with Liam. Pict #1 N. B., Judy, Crystal, Liam, Neal IV and Spring; Our first stop was the town of Crater Lake where we visited with Judy's Brother Doug Yaryan and his wife Glenda, Pic. #2 Doug, Judy & N.B., Pic.#3 Doug, me (Deb) & N.B.; it was Oct. and it was snowing, we went to breakfast at the small cafe where Glenda works, then off sightseeing to Crater Lake; Pic. #4 Crater Lake, because of the snow the fog hid the lake most of the time, but it did manage to peak out for a couple of shots. Then we were off to Yellowstone National Park. We stopped for lunch in a little town just outside of the park, Picture # 5 Grizzle Bear Statue in the center of town, Picture #6 the entrance to Yellowstone. Pict. #7 an American Bison just strolling down the center of our lane, he was in now hurry. Pict #8 N. B. walking the boardwalk at one of the stops along the way Our next stop Mt. Rushmore Pict #9, it was very cold and windy but the view was awesome. Our next stop Wisconsin to see Kath and Jerry Nelson, we drove though Amish country Pict. #10 Plow horses, we also stopped and got some delicious Wisconsin cheese. Our next stop was to see Jeannie and her family. Pict. #11 Benjamin, Helena, Grandma Judy & Grandpa Neal. Another great visit. Our final stop Denison Texas. N.B. and Judy's new home. On the way I ate something that made me really ill, I hugged the toilet for a couple days. When I felt a little better we went sightseeing around Denison, then off to the Air Port and home once again!
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