An Eddy Adventure

Milestones – Moments - Memories Willie Jay Strong: April 8, 1919 – August 22, 1996 He lived 77 wonderful years. I was blessed to have him in my life for almost 33 years – but it was NOT long enough! His parents were William Harvey Strong and Roxie Bell Rush Strong. His mom died when he was 21. He was somewhere in the middle of 10 children.   He grew up during the Great Depression. He went to school through the 6 th grade. He started smoking when he was about 10 years old. His life was not easy! He was intelligent. He had dark hair and a pocket knife. He whittled and could be rebellious. He was excellent at math. He was a farmer. He was a hunter – mostly rabbits and squirrels and mushrooms. He was a teacher. He taught me about gun safety. He dug Ginseng. He taught me how to whittle my hunting stick. He taught me how to identify the Ginseng. He taught me how to dig it. He taught me how to dry it, weigh it, and sell it. He and my mo...