Whitlow Smoke School  Nation

Poem written by my mother

Complements of Memories of Minden Louisiana

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Hunters Park and Playhouse

POEM AND SONG BY JOHNNIE CLAIRE WHITE WHITLOW

I chose to set this poem below to the music and song by my Mother's cousin, Merle Haggard, " Aging With Time Like Yesterday's Wine." Turn up your speakers. The last few years of her life, Momma traveled with me on smoke school trips across the nation including one trip to Niagara Falls. Momma was the only person who ever thought that I sang good. I put in all of Merle and Hank JR tapes and we sang them all to the tops of our voices. We knew all of the right words. I sure hope I make it to Heaven and see my momma and daddy again. Not a day goes by that I don't think about them and miss them.

                             Old Friends - Poem by Johnnie Claire White Whitlow

Heather Lois Whitlow age 13- poetry

Friends By: Heather Lois Whitlow

Puppies for Christmas

Heather and Daddy go to Florida

The Waffle House Baby and the World Famous Man

Christmas 2003,  Heather learns the truth about Santa Clause  and the Amish Horse hunting expedition

I am sad to say my Momma passed away. This is her obituary I wrote in her last hours. I read this to her and she liked it

A tribute to my daddy, George Wesley Whitlow- the person who molded me. Written by my Uncle Maurice Whitlow for Minden Louisiana Memories. This is a historic look with photographs through North Louisiana History.

My Daddy- The Life and Times of George Wesley Whitlow This story includes pictures of daddy with his now antique Harley Davison and His 53 Oldsmobile Safety Crusader Car.

Smoke school weather. My memories of my childhood. The deer hunting camp. Campfires, Uncle Hip. The reason I conduct smoke schools. Turn your speaker up loud. It might rain.

Jeanie, My Favorite Cousin of All

The Life and Times of Roddy White, Logger, Hunter from Clarks Louisiana in Caldwell Parish- The story of Papaw White, My grandfather.

Friday Night Fights, Family, and Deer Camps

Fishing if for fun and relaxation. We are going fishing even if it kills us.

I yam what I yam - Little League Baseball influences- The Pool Hall Culture-Family and Fishing- The basic training of life

My heroes ain't always been cowboys. A tribute to a life long friend. Duke Andrepont- giver, founder of Opelousas Daily World, and inventor of Offset Press. 

Other smoke school stories and family stories