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.
Mama recalled12 years after
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.