Editor’s Note: At the request of his readers and in memory of Warner M. Montgomery, Ph. D, we will continue to publish his Adventure Travel stories for the time being. My uncle, J.K. Gourdin IV, wrote a 46-page memoir just before he died in 2004. This is a continuation of his memories of life in Pineville in the 1930s and […]
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Pineville, a historic refuge—Memoirs of a country boy
Originally published March 14, 2008Editor’s Note: At the request of his readers and in memory of Warner M. Montgomery, Ph. D, we will continue to publish his Adventure Travel stories for the time being. My uncle, J.K. Gourdin IV, arranged his own funeral. A female Unitarian minister conducted the service. A black gospel choir sang spirituals in the chapel. A guitarist and saxophonist played […]
Pineville, a historic refuge—Gourdins and Marions pass the torch
Originally published March 7, 2008Editor’s Note: At the request of his readers and in memory of Warner M. Montgomery, Ph. D, we will continue to publish his Adventure Travel stories for the time being. The Gourdin men (Clarence, J.K., and Charles) and their brothers in-law (Robert and Edward Marion) grew up during Reconstruction and the poverty of its aftermath. By the turn of the […]
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