Woodworth Kimes was born the 13th of March, 1894 at the Kimes rural home near Chester, Crawford County, Arkansas. At the age of twenty she left the Ozarks and moved to California at the suggestion of her two older brothers (Emmett and Moody), who were already there. She stayed at the home of her father's cousin, William Sherman Kimes and his wife, Lettie, in Hanford, Kings County, California. Woodie was a good seamstress and soon was employed in the shop of a dressmaker. The dressmaker was dating a nice man by the name of John Burrell. One day he came to the shop and noticed Woodie. Over several months he became more and more attracted to her and finally courted her. They were married in Hanford, Kings County, California on the 27th of September, 1917. He was born the 5th of January, 1880 in , Kings County, or Tulare County, California to Monroe Burrell and Martha Saunders.
Woodie and John never had children, which was a disappointment to them. Virginia says, "She was one of the nicest women I ever knew. Everyone who met her loved her. She loved children and was always glad to have her younger sisters and brothers and her nieces and nephews visit her. I remember my sister Edith remarking one time that "people like to visit with me but it is Woodie they love.""
Woodie and Jack (as he was called) were quite well off for several years after their marriage. He was a horse trader. He traveled all over the country and bought rounded-up horses and sold most of them to the Military Services. Woodie traveled with him. He did well until the automobile came along; that promptly put him out of business. After that he farmed on her Uncle Francis Kimes' farm until Aunt Ada, Francis' wife, decided to live there herself. They lived on another farm for awhile. During those days electricity stopped at the city limits. As they became older, they moved into town where life was a bit easier. Their last home was on Harris Street in Hanford. After the horse trading business flopped, Woodie went to work at Mervyns Dress Shop in Hanford in the alterations department. She worked there for many years. Finally they retired her and she opened up her own business in her home.
Jack had several strokes, which left him with memory loss. He didn't know Woodie and was constantly looking for his wife. He accused Woodie of doing away with his "pretty Woodie." This was heart breaking for her. Finally he tried to kill her with a butcher knife; she ran outside and the neighbors called the police. They convinced her to place him in a nursing home. They put him in a straight jacket for a couple of days. He got so mad he had a heart attack and died the 25th of June, 1959 in Hanford, Kings County, California.
At the age of 83 Woodie had a bad stroke while driving to the bank to deposit her week's dress making money. Her whole right side was paralyzed. She lived for three more years in a nursing home and died on the 18th of December, 1980 in Hanford, Kings County, California. Both Jack and Woodie are buried in the Grangeville Cemetery just north of Armona, Kings County, California, along with many of the Burrell family.
Written by Susan Kimes Burgess
Woodie and John never had children, which was a disappointment to them. Virginia says, "She was one of the nicest women I ever knew. Everyone who met her loved her. She loved children and was always glad to have her younger sisters and brothers and her nieces and nephews visit her. I remember my sister Edith remarking one time that "people like to visit with me but it is Woodie they love.""
Woodie and Jack (as he was called) were quite well off for several years after their marriage. He was a horse trader. He traveled all over the country and bought rounded-up horses and sold most of them to the Military Services. Woodie traveled with him. He did well until the automobile came along; that promptly put him out of business. After that he farmed on her Uncle Francis Kimes' farm until Aunt Ada, Francis' wife, decided to live there herself. They lived on another farm for awhile. During those days electricity stopped at the city limits. As they became older, they moved into town where life was a bit easier. Their last home was on Harris Street in Hanford. After the horse trading business flopped, Woodie went to work at Mervyns Dress Shop in Hanford in the alterations department. She worked there for many years. Finally they retired her and she opened up her own business in her home.
Jack had several strokes, which left him with memory loss. He didn't know Woodie and was constantly looking for his wife. He accused Woodie of doing away with his "pretty Woodie." This was heart breaking for her. Finally he tried to kill her with a butcher knife; she ran outside and the neighbors called the police. They convinced her to place him in a nursing home. They put him in a straight jacket for a couple of days. He got so mad he had a heart attack and died the 25th of June, 1959 in Hanford, Kings County, California.
At the age of 83 Woodie had a bad stroke while driving to the bank to deposit her week's dress making money. Her whole right side was paralyzed. She lived for three more years in a nursing home and died on the 18th of December, 1980 in Hanford, Kings County, California. Both Jack and Woodie are buried in the Grangeville Cemetery just north of Armona, Kings County, California, along with many of the Burrell family.
Written by Susan Kimes Burgess
Woodworth Kimes was born the 13th of March, 1894 at the Kimes rural home near Chester, Crawford County, Arkansas. At the age of twenty she left the Ozarks and moved to California at the suggestion of her two older brothers (Emmett and Moody), who were already there. She stayed at the home of her father's cousin, William Sherman Kimes and his wife, Lettie, in Hanford, Kings County, California. Woodie was a good seamstress and soon was employed in the shop of a dressmaker. The dressmaker was dating a nice man by the name of John Burrell. One day he came to the shop and noticed Woodie. Over several months he became more and more attracted to her and finally courted her. They were married in Hanford, Kings County, California on the 27th of September, 1917. He was born the 5th of January, 1880 in , Kings County, or Tulare County, California to Monroe Burrell and Martha Saunders.
Woodie and John never had children, which was a disappointment to them. Virginia says, "She was one of the nicest women I ever knew. Everyone who met her loved her. She loved children and was always glad to have her younger sisters and brothers and her nieces and nephews visit her. I remember my sister Edith remarking one time that "people like to visit with me but it is Woodie they love.""
Woodie and Jack (as he was called) were quite well off for several years after their marriage. He was a horse trader. He traveled all over the country and bought rounded-up horses and sold most of them to the Military Services. Woodie traveled with him. He did well until the automobile came along; that promptly put him out of business. After that he farmed on her Uncle Francis Kimes' farm until Aunt Ada, Francis' wife, decided to live there herself. They lived on another farm for awhile. During those days electricity stopped at the city limits. As they became older, they moved into town where life was a bit easier. Their last home was on Harris Street in Hanford. After the horse trading business flopped, Woodie went to work at Mervyns Dress Shop in Hanford in the alterations department. She worked there for many years. Finally they retired her and she opened up her own business in her home.
Jack had several strokes, which left him with memory loss. He didn't know Woodie and was constantly looking for his wife. He accused Woodie of doing away with his "pretty Woodie." This was heart breaking for her. Finally he tried to kill her with a butcher knife; she ran outside and the neighbors called the police. They convinced her to place him in a nursing home. They put him in a straight jacket for a couple of days. He got so mad he had a heart attack and died the 25th of June, 1959 in Hanford, Kings County, California.
At the age of 83 Woodie had a bad stroke while driving to the bank to deposit her week's dress making money. Her whole right side was paralyzed. She lived for three more years in a nursing home and died on the 18th of December, 1980 in Hanford, Kings County, California. Both Jack and Woodie are buried in the Grangeville Cemetery just north of Armona, Kings County, California, along with many of the Burrell family.
Written by Susan Kimes Burgess
Woodie and John never had children, which was a disappointment to them. Virginia says, "She was one of the nicest women I ever knew. Everyone who met her loved her. She loved children and was always glad to have her younger sisters and brothers and her nieces and nephews visit her. I remember my sister Edith remarking one time that "people like to visit with me but it is Woodie they love.""
Woodie and Jack (as he was called) were quite well off for several years after their marriage. He was a horse trader. He traveled all over the country and bought rounded-up horses and sold most of them to the Military Services. Woodie traveled with him. He did well until the automobile came along; that promptly put him out of business. After that he farmed on her Uncle Francis Kimes' farm until Aunt Ada, Francis' wife, decided to live there herself. They lived on another farm for awhile. During those days electricity stopped at the city limits. As they became older, they moved into town where life was a bit easier. Their last home was on Harris Street in Hanford. After the horse trading business flopped, Woodie went to work at Mervyns Dress Shop in Hanford in the alterations department. She worked there for many years. Finally they retired her and she opened up her own business in her home.
Jack had several strokes, which left him with memory loss. He didn't know Woodie and was constantly looking for his wife. He accused Woodie of doing away with his "pretty Woodie." This was heart breaking for her. Finally he tried to kill her with a butcher knife; she ran outside and the neighbors called the police. They convinced her to place him in a nursing home. They put him in a straight jacket for a couple of days. He got so mad he had a heart attack and died the 25th of June, 1959 in Hanford, Kings County, California.
At the age of 83 Woodie had a bad stroke while driving to the bank to deposit her week's dress making money. Her whole right side was paralyzed. She lived for three more years in a nursing home and died on the 18th of December, 1980 in Hanford, Kings County, California. Both Jack and Woodie are buried in the Grangeville Cemetery just north of Armona, Kings County, California, along with many of the Burrell family.
Written by Susan Kimes Burgess
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WOODWORTH BURRELL
MARCH 13, 1894
DECEMBER 18, 1980
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