Here in Cass County the name “Reece” is synonymous with deliciousness. For many decades, JoAnn was a favorite caterer for reunions, weddings, showers and luncheons. Her son Keith has taken up the family business with Reece Street Kitchen and Catering, now open in Atlanta.
Authors Note: In 1974 my mother, Jean Howe Stow, wrote an article for the January issue of Frontier Times magazine titled “Cass County Poor Farm.” In researching Mockingbird Hill Cemetery, I found her article cited as the main source of information on each website I visited. Her notes and published article, along with information found in the files of the Texas State Historical Association, were used as reference for this story.
Why suffering? Why heartache, pain, sickness, disease, death!
Faith, faith, faith, a little bit of faith, you don’t need a whole lot, just use what you’ve got.
Anne Stewart and Jack Brock grew up in Bryan’s Mill, Texas. Both of them were from families of eight children, but because they married so late in life they only had one child, Martha Dell Brock McCoy. She is my paternal grandmother. Having resided every day of her seventy-seven years in the quite town of Bryan’s Mill, her recall and memories of the Great Depression are vivid and ever present. Throughout my life I have heard stories and references to hard times. However, while sitting in her home asking question about the Great Depression, she was able to freely express here memories and this most difficult chapter of her life.
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