Mama recalled12 years after

Reason  we  went to SFO  from Oildale in Jan ’43 dad needed  defense work with  Edwards and Camp Roberts  built but mom was a  lay Southern Baptist missionary   and had then  built the Oildale church down the lane. A traveling Minister  Dr  Faulkner stayed   with  us selling  fluorscent  round  tube  bulbs out  a small case and dad  had one up  in living room gave  cold gray New Fangled light . He  got mom to say would  start  a S Baprist  mission in SFO when there so we moved into  storefront  Haight and Cole  next  Italian Deli store. Later became Antler’s   Bar I’d see each night   in  Hippie Summer ’66.  She played  piano, dad led  singing and I slept on a pew with  Val and Sonja.  Got moved to a better spot  down  the next  corner  Waller and then to new  and 3rd  mission congregation  after Bayview   to old Catholic church in Avenues. We bought the  1604  Fell   Victorian  for $7K in ’44. and Dr Faulkner   organized the  Marin  Seminary   with mom’s dad Sam Ashley  1st trustee. Later she   helped  the Prunedale mission  build by folks  over from  Manteca  and the  W laurel in Salinas.

Initial  Natl Southern  Baptist CA Convention at  Civic  Aud.’51 was kinda  in her  honor getting it there Current church on Mission  had a service  on her death in ’05.  Interesting  childhood. to say least.  Knew more missionaries  off to China than  shake a stick stayed  with  us to sail again after  uncles from all gone home WW2.

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