Mrs. Gregory was born in Hopkinsville, Ky., on Dec. 3, 1900, and was raised on her father's farm. The eldest of four girls, Louise was 12 when her mother died of cancer at the age of 35, leaving her with the primary responsibility of helping with the upbringing of her three younger sisters. One of Mrs. Gregory's favorite memories was when she was seven and saw Orville and Wilbur Wright demonstrate their flying machine in her father's cow pasture for the local community. Louise married Joe Gregory on January 19, 1920, in Hopkinsville. The couple left Kentucky for Laton by train on the same day as their wedding. He took care of an aunt's farm near Laton. In 1922, the Gregory's bought their farm west of Laton on Riverdale Avenue. Between 1930 and the late 1940s, they operated successful dairy, bottling and delivering milk to the school and homes in Laton. She lived on the farm the rest of her life. Some of the glass "Gregory Dairy" milk bottles still are around as collector items. Mrs. Gregory had been a member of the Laton First United Methodist Church since 1920. She played the piano for church services for many years. She loved her hobby of gardening and donated the flowers for many years at the commencement exercises at Laton High School. Mrs. Gregory also was known for her long years of volunteering through her church, the Rebekah Lodge, the Laton Woman's Club and the Laton Chamber of Commerce, for which she helped cook many meals. She was honored as an Old Timer in the 1981 Laton Lions Rodeo and by the Chamber of Commerce in 1989 as Laton's Distinguished Citizen of the Year.
John Major was a farmer. She was born and raised on her father's farm on the Canton Pike near Hopkinsville. The family attended the First Baptist Church. Her father did custom grain thrashing with a steam engine, and since he didn't have a son, he used Louise to run a horse and buggy into town frequently to chase after parts. Her father didn't want the four girls going to the local school in Edward's Mill, so the girls rode in a horse and buggy into Hopkinsville to attend school. A boy who worked for John drove the girls the seven miles to school. During the day, he would take the horse to the livery stable and wait for school to get out, for the return trip back to the Major farm.
Her mother died of cancer when Louise was 12. Louise was left with the responsibility of raising the three younger sisters, until her father remarried.

THREE LATON CITIZENS HONORED WITH AWARDS
The Hanford Sentinel, April 12, 1989
Gregory - the Distinguished Citizen - was born in Hopkinsville, Ky., in 1900 and was raised on her parents' farm. One of her favorite memories of her childhood was watching Orville and Wilbur Wright demonstrate their new "flying machine" in her father's pasture in 1907. She married Joe Gregory in 1920. After their wedding, they came by train to Laton where they established a home and raised two sons, Robert and John. Between 1930 and 1940, the Gregorys operated successful dairy, bottling and delivering milk to the school and homes. She can remember selling quarts of milk for eight cents wholesale, and 10 cents if the milk was delivered. Gregory was widowed in 1954. She remarried in 1961, but her new husband, Roy Follansbee of Easton, died a few months later. Gregory - who has nine grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren - still lives on her 40 acre farm. Growing flowers is what she likes doing best. For many years she has shared her cuttings with friends, the schools and her church. Gregory is known for her years of volunteerism through the Laton United Methodist Church, the Ladies Aid (now the United Methodist Women), the Rebekah Lodge, the Laton Women's Club and the Chamber of Commerce for which she has helped cook many meals. She also was honored as an Old Timer in 1981 for the Laton Lions Rodeo.

LOUISE GREGORY, Fresno Bee, March 27, 1993
Services for Louise Gregory, 92, of Laton, will be held at 2 P.M. Monday at Laton United Methodist Church. Mrs. Gregory, a homemaker, died Thursday.