My Grandmother never wanted to be anything in life but a good Wife, Mother, and Grandmother. She was the Worlds Champion at that! She loved her church, The Garden Club, and Bridge Club ladies. But most of all, she loved her family, and we all loved her in return.
She is the daughter of James Berry Sullivan and Nannie Lee Darby, of Hattiesburg Mississippi. She had 3 sisters Mattie Sullivan who married Mr. Leatherman and Mr. Anderson. (2) Nannie Lee Sullivan who married John Garrett and Doug Hendry. (3). Franacis who married Johnny Mc Collum, and died young from diabetes. Her brother's were Guy Sullivan who died young from Typhoid Fever, and James Berry Sullivan Jr. who married Juanita Weatherly.
Her first marriage was to Monroe Franklin, with whom she had two sons, James and Wilburn Franklin. After her father, Attorney Sullivan aquired a divorce from Mr. Franklin, Effie moved to Jackson with her two sons. She applied for a job at a boarding house across the street from the Governors Mansion. (Years later she would play bridge at the Governors Mansion.) The lady who owned the boarding house was going to California to care for a sick relative. The work was very hard for a young mother, cooking and cleaning for her family and the borders.
When she married my Grandfather she was supportive of his climb to the position of Supertendent in the work he did for The Buckeye, a Proctor and Gamble company. She always referred to my grandfather as Mr. Pierce, encouraging respect from others.
She is the daughter of James Berry Sullivan and Nannie Lee Darby, of Hattiesburg Mississippi. She had 3 sisters Mattie Sullivan who married Mr. Leatherman and Mr. Anderson. (2) Nannie Lee Sullivan who married John Garrett and Doug Hendry. (3). Franacis who married Johnny Mc Collum, and died young from diabetes. Her brother's were Guy Sullivan who died young from Typhoid Fever, and James Berry Sullivan Jr. who married Juanita Weatherly.
Her first marriage was to Monroe Franklin, with whom she had two sons, James and Wilburn Franklin. After her father, Attorney Sullivan aquired a divorce from Mr. Franklin, Effie moved to Jackson with her two sons. She applied for a job at a boarding house across the street from the Governors Mansion. (Years later she would play bridge at the Governors Mansion.) The lady who owned the boarding house was going to California to care for a sick relative. The work was very hard for a young mother, cooking and cleaning for her family and the borders.
When she married my Grandfather she was supportive of his climb to the position of Supertendent in the work he did for The Buckeye, a Proctor and Gamble company. She always referred to my grandfather as Mr. Pierce, encouraging respect from others.
My Grandmother never wanted to be anything in life but a good Wife, Mother, and Grandmother. She was the Worlds Champion at that! She loved her church, The Garden Club, and Bridge Club ladies. But most of all, she loved her family, and we all loved her in return.
She is the daughter of James Berry Sullivan and Nannie Lee Darby, of Hattiesburg Mississippi. She had 3 sisters Mattie Sullivan who married Mr. Leatherman and Mr. Anderson. (2) Nannie Lee Sullivan who married John Garrett and Doug Hendry. (3). Franacis who married Johnny Mc Collum, and died young from diabetes. Her brother's were Guy Sullivan who died young from Typhoid Fever, and James Berry Sullivan Jr. who married Juanita Weatherly.
Her first marriage was to Monroe Franklin, with whom she had two sons, James and Wilburn Franklin. After her father, Attorney Sullivan aquired a divorce from Mr. Franklin, Effie moved to Jackson with her two sons. She applied for a job at a boarding house across the street from the Governors Mansion. (Years later she would play bridge at the Governors Mansion.) The lady who owned the boarding house was going to California to care for a sick relative. The work was very hard for a young mother, cooking and cleaning for her family and the borders.
When she married my Grandfather she was supportive of his climb to the position of Supertendent in the work he did for The Buckeye, a Proctor and Gamble company. She always referred to my grandfather as Mr. Pierce, encouraging respect from others.
She is the daughter of James Berry Sullivan and Nannie Lee Darby, of Hattiesburg Mississippi. She had 3 sisters Mattie Sullivan who married Mr. Leatherman and Mr. Anderson. (2) Nannie Lee Sullivan who married John Garrett and Doug Hendry. (3). Franacis who married Johnny Mc Collum, and died young from diabetes. Her brother's were Guy Sullivan who died young from Typhoid Fever, and James Berry Sullivan Jr. who married Juanita Weatherly.
Her first marriage was to Monroe Franklin, with whom she had two sons, James and Wilburn Franklin. After her father, Attorney Sullivan aquired a divorce from Mr. Franklin, Effie moved to Jackson with her two sons. She applied for a job at a boarding house across the street from the Governors Mansion. (Years later she would play bridge at the Governors Mansion.) The lady who owned the boarding house was going to California to care for a sick relative. The work was very hard for a young mother, cooking and cleaning for her family and the borders.
When she married my Grandfather she was supportive of his climb to the position of Supertendent in the work he did for The Buckeye, a Proctor and Gamble company. She always referred to my grandfather as Mr. Pierce, encouraging respect from others.
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