In the depression year of 1931, I was born on the Baird Anchor Farm. Into a family of rousing boys. Being an only girl and much younger I become the family mascot. My growing up years consisted of "following the boys' footsteps. But to keep up with them was like living on the edge; a wild ride that never quite ended. I followed them to East Center (one-room) school where I was the only student in my class all 8 years. Then on to Bethany High School where I graduated in 1949 with 18 other students. The family tradition was onto Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois. My senior year I transferred to and graduated from the University of Illinois. At Christmas time I married Willis Walker, who was in the Navy stationed in Key West. After graduation, we began our life together in a house that had been featured in the movie, "Beneath the 12 Mile Reef".
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