Deloris Haley Lindsay was born in a small, rural, community close to Abernathy, Texas. Growing up during the depression and WWII wasn't easy, but the Haley family of four, living on an 80-acre farm, managed very well, even though their two-room house didn't have electricity or running water. Deloris and her brother had chores to do each day. Taking care of the animals, the garden and the orchard was hard work, but the family enjoyed fresh milk, cream, butter and eggs every day and fried chicken on Sunday. A Saturday afternoon trip to town, in the old Ford, provided the...more
