CA341

Letter from Jennie Roberson to Charles Avis 4-1980
(C. Avis Catalog entry #341)

<Jennie Roberson was a great-aunt of Charles Avis, a sister of his grandmother, Gladys Roberson Avis.  Their mother was Nancy Herring Roberson>

Tuesday

Dear Charlie, Betsy and David,
Many many thanks for the beautiful vase of flowers complimenting my 90th birthday.  I keep it where I can see it all the time.  I have never seen one any more beautiful. 

When I had my last serious illness years ago my surgeon doctor said I had such good health I would live a long time as my mother did and I wish that he was alive so he can see me still living and in very good health now.

Mother lived to have her 90th birthday then passed away with a heart attack.  The doctor did not think that she would live but a few weeks longer but she did live 10 months before she passed away.  I had sat by her bed side and we taked awhile then she asked me who would take care of me when she passed away?  I answered that the good nurses would.  I did not get out of the room but a nurse started to turn her thinking she was ready to sleep when she passed away.  

I was not wrong in saying the nurses would take care of me and she said ok! will they.  And to my surprise one, the head nurse, did ask me to come once a week for awhile so she could check me and get better for I was very tired as my school days were from 8 oclock until five oclock and morning hours Saturday mornings.  We had 3 nurses with her and I had a negro maid taking care of the house all day and I was very tired.

Jake, Gladys, Zola and Rube were attending a show in San Antonio and I called them at midnight when they had returned to Austin.  The nurse then put me to sleep until they came up the next day.  I was called and told by the superentendent to stay out of school for as long as I wished.

Well now you know that you do have old old Auntie enjoying the lovely flowers and thinking of how much I love all of you and thinking of the next member coming into your home for us all to enjoy.  Maybe sometime in summer you can bring your two lovely children down to see us. 

I am not going anywhere as I have reached the falling age too so I am staying home and now I am sure that I am safer for I might have been in Wichita Falls visiting as I have had so many friends wanting me to be there for a visit.  

Gladys is doing so well but still has to use her walker for walking alone.  I spent time with here quite often and we keep in touch each day by telephone or visit on our day for our shampoos.

I started to call you but decided that a letter was safer for long telephone calls are hard to get from long distances.

Again many many thanks for the beautiful Remembrances all good wishes that you all are well and happy.  Tell David his Auntie still has her card that he sent her!

Love and all good wishes,

Auntie