Bill FortenberrySep 19, 20225 minson of the american revolutionOCTOBER 2018 - I’m a Son of the American Revolution. Well, not technically, but now that I’ve hit my grandmother’s side of my family...
Bill FortenberrySep 19, 20227 minnear misses: four generations of bates grandfathersOCTOBER 2018 - Ollie Bates is the only grandfather I remember. October 5 is his birthday. I wasn’t quite six when Granddaddy died. My...
Bill FortenberrySep 19, 20226 minwidows and orphans: the story of bart and fannie whelchelSEPTEMBER 2018 - Mary Whelchel stares straight into the camera, her wide eyes revealing only innocence. In the same photo are her father,...
Bill FortenberrySep 19, 202210 minthe life and times of henry p. fortenberrySEPTEMBER 2018 - My wife gave me a DNA test for Christmas last year, and since then, I've developed an appetite to learn more about my...
Bill FortenberrySep 14, 20226 minhe loved hot rods, banjos and JesusNOTE: Eulogies and memorials must be my thing. This remembrance of the one-of-a-kind Stanley Walker is myfourth most popular blog. Enjoy....
Bill FortenberrySep 14, 20225 mindon't forget your dadJUNE 2018 - Twenty years ago this month, I talked to my dad for the very last time. I was a busy 35-year-old with a wife and 21-month old...
Bill FortenberrySep 13, 20223 minthe exampleMARCH 2017 - Joe Van Barnes was one of the greats. When our church said good bye to him a few weeks ago it was apparent that, for a man...
Bill FortenberrySep 2, 20222 minlife with dogsSEPTEMBER 2016 - Do not underestimate the value of life with dogs. As I attempt to write this, Ivy, the white and tan Chihuahua, is...
Bill FortenberryAug 25, 20222 minhappy birthday, poodJANUARY 2016 - January 13 was my dad’s birthday. Pood, the nickname his 12 brothers and sisters gave him, would have been 84 years old....