Person:Beryl Purdin (1)

Notes for Beryl Audrey Southard Edgar: Notes for hand written story of Dorothy Edgar: Beryl Audrey Southard known as Audrey to her friends spent her early childhood was spent in Walla Walla. They then moved back to Portland where she attend Arleta Grammer school,and 2yrs at Franklin high school. In her childhood her two great loves were ballet dancing and giving recitation. Her Father was a grocery store manager most of his life. She used to help out in his store. That is were she met her husband Ernie. They eloped to Vancouver,Washington one week from her 17 birthday, on August 20, 1919. They went to seaside, Oregon for there honeymoon because Ernie had never seen the ocean. His first reaction was "all you can see is water". Audrey replied"What did you expect to see China". At 19 she gave birth to her only child Dorothy Bernice Southard. They moved to a small community where they owned a gas station. She used to carry Dorothy on her hip as she pumped gas. Audrey never learned to drive a car. She tried , she took her daughter and all the neighbor children for a ride. They went out 72nd down the hill to Bell Station(a huge hill) of course she knew that when you went downhill you took it out of gear. Wich she did, she didn`t worry because she thought she was doing it right. God was with her , they arrived home safely. When Ernie found out what she had done ,needless to say he was upset and Audrey never drove agian. Audrey had several jobs she worked at Willamette Iron & Steele ship yards during WWII. Then went to work at Porters-Pasta Factory. She then worked at Lipmans Dept. store in the lamp section until she retired in 1962. She was very out going and enjoyed a good laugh. Always had fun whatever she did. Had lots of friends and loved children, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She loved going places, hated to stay home. Was always there to help when needed. She lived out her days at 12524 S.E. Foster rd. until her husband died in 1979. She then moved to Kirkland Manor and enjoyed the company of others. She lived there until she was stricken with Alzheimer, were she lived with her daughter for 3 yrs. It got to hard after a while for her daughter to care for her and she was placed in a Foster home down the street from her great-granddaughter Tammy. She was visited daily and well cared for. Were she died April 1988.

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