Mary's parents were Eli Pierce and Rachel S. (Havens) Waggoner. She grew up in Rich Valley, Smyth County Virginia. Mary loved school but being the oldest girl, she sometimes had to stay home to help take care of younger brothers and sisters. Nonetheless, she fulfilled her dream of becoming a teacher at Ellendale School. Later, she married Clint Troutman on Oct. 27, 1909 in Missouri and they had five children: Neville America (1910), James Gordon (1911), Carl Justin (1912), Verne Clinton (1914) and Virginia Ovella (1916). Mary was a homemaker and gardener. In summers, she canned her garden produce. She made quilts and embroidered pillowcases and hand towels. A good cook with a practical mind, she didn't like to see anything go to waste. She cut her hair as soon as styles permitted despite criticism that it was unbecoming a Christian woman. She wore old-fashioned high top shoes that laced, and she had a beautiful smile and a straight back. For a long time after she lost her beloved Clint to cancer in 1949, she lost her interest in living, as well. Nonetheless, her practical mind and her faith carried her through and she continued to cook and can and enjoy being with her family. She was much loved by her husband, her children, and her 19 grandchildren.
Mary's parents were Eli Pierce and Rachel S. (Havens) Waggoner. She grew up in Rich Valley, Smyth County Virginia. Mary loved school but being the oldest girl, she sometimes had to stay home to help take care of younger brothers and sisters. Nonetheless, she fulfilled her dream of becoming a teacher at Ellendale School. Later, she married Clint Troutman on Oct. 27, 1909 in Missouri and they had five children: Neville America (1910), James Gordon (1911), Carl Justin (1912), Verne Clinton (1914) and Virginia Ovella (1916). Mary was a homemaker and gardener. In summers, she canned her garden produce. She made quilts and embroidered pillowcases and hand towels. A good cook with a practical mind, she didn't like to see anything go to waste. She cut her hair as soon as styles permitted despite criticism that it was unbecoming a Christian woman. She wore old-fashioned high top shoes that laced, and she had a beautiful smile and a straight back. For a long time after she lost her beloved Clint to cancer in 1949, she lost her interest in living, as well. Nonetheless, her practical mind and her faith carried her through and she continued to cook and can and enjoy being with her family. She was much loved by her husband, her children, and her 19 grandchildren.
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