More Information:

About Willard Garlton Gold:

Garlton grew up on the old homeplace and inherited his father's love for baseball. He went to school in Thrall, Williamson County, and played for the football team in 1933. Garlton received an offer to play baseball for Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, but circumstances at the time prevented him from going. Garlton was known to have "shut down" a baseball-throwing booth at a local carnival due to his accuracy and throwing ability. When the operator wouldn't sell him any more chances, the crowd that had gathered would buy the chances and have Garlton throw the balls for them. The operator finally closed the booth.

Garlton farmed on the homeplace with his father, and worked at different sites in the area, such as Taylor and farther west in Brownwood. He also worked for the Civilian Conservation Corps and at Camp Swift, and like his father, retired from Elgin Butler Brick Company.
-email from Mark Gold

About Ruby Nell Hughes:

Ruby Nell moved with her family and lived in many different places. She worked on the farm with her family, kept the house in order, worked at Ramsey's Drug Store in Elgin, and at Elgin Butler Brick Company. She worked wherever and whenever she was needed to help out her family. She also cared for her mother, father-in-law, and husband when they were ailing in their final years. After Garlton's passing, Ruby Nell later married Ford Strickler, a widower and respected gentleman in Granite Shoals. Ruby Nell and Ford are very active in their church's activities.
-email from Mark Gold