The Family Land, Part 1

381.469 - 414.419 Mamie Reels Ellison

My grandfather, he was a deacon for Reels Chapel for 50 years. And he had this love for people. We would sit out under his tree, pecan tree in his yard, and then we'd pump water for the hogs and his animals. Our reward was to go to the store and pick out what we want and eat it. But he would sit under the tree and he would talk to us. And he was that kind of person that it wasn't monetary for him.