Marella Mayberry McDavid: --Commencement exercises. That's what we called em'; Commencement exercises, when we had something like that
Marella Mayberry McDavid: which was an extra special.
Marella Mayberry McDavid: And I got a chance one time to come down to Tugalo [[Tupelo]] College to her graduation.
Marella Mayberry McDavid: And I was still young.
Louise Spence: How often did you go into town?
Marella Mayberry McDavid: Only once or twice. My people, my grandmother, she was kinda shifty. I guess you could call her, uh, thrifty.
Pearl Bowser: Thrifty. Marella Mayberry McDavid: Thrifty would really be the word.
Marella Mayberry McDavid: She would-- We had cows, horses.
Marella Mayberry McDavid: We were some of the better livers you would say, you know? [[All laugh]]
Marella Mayberry McDavid: So-- Cause most people didn't have any way of getting around.
Marella Mayberry McDavid: We did have horses and buggies back then, you know.
Marella Mayberry McDavid: Cows to milk, goats to have. Hogs, chickens, that kinda stuff. We had chickens for-- to get our fresh eggs,
Marella Mayberry McDavid: then kill a cow in the winter time.
Marella Mayberry McDavid: Once it get real cold, somebody in the neighborhood probably kill a cow.
Marella Mayberry McDavid: Maybe later, you kill one; I kill mine; ya kill yours; she kill hers, later.
Marella Mayberry McDavid: We never hardly killed 'em at the same time cause we could divide them with the others.
Louise Spence: These are family members you divided with or neighbors?
Marella Mayberry McDavid: Neighbors. Family members, as well, if you had any. But uh, I think I can remember more family,
Marella Mayberry McDavid: uh, I mean neighbors, you know, friends around then family people.
Marella Mayberry McDavid: My mother and grandmother lived close together. That was when I had two-- My-- My mother, my grandmother and one aunt could divide--
Marella Mayberry McDavid: I had another aunt, but she didn't have a husband,so we had to divide with her.
Marella Mayberry McDavid: And still have to laugh at us. Well, I used to steal our stuff for her and her babies. [[All laugh]]
Pearl Bowser: Where were your parents from?
Marella Mayberry McDavid: Where were they from? They were from Alabama.
Marella Mayberry McDavid: Well, I-- Well they-- Well this is a great greatgrand--