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LOUISE CHARLOTTE BRYAN (4.3) is the daughter of Finus Ewing Bryan and Caledonia Ann (Revere) Bryan. Chat was born on March 19, 1864 in Maury County, Tennessee. On March 20, 1881, Chat Bryan married Isaac Elkin Prosise. Isaac was born on December 29, 1859 in Collin County, Texas and is the son of Henry Prosise and Nancy (Taylor) Prosise. Henry Prosise was born around 1819 in Virginia and Nancy (Taylor) Prosise born around 1838 in Illinois. In 1900, Isaac and Chat Prosise were living in Coleman County, Texas. From 1910 to 1920, Isaac and Chat Prosise were living in Concho County, Texas. Isaac and Chat Prosise were the parents of at least nine children:
Nola Lee Prosise (4.3.1), b. October 3, 1888, Hill County, Texas
Finis Henry
Prosise (4.3.2), b. May 21, 1891, Concho County, Texas
Mary Annie Eugenie
Prosise (4.3.3), b. January 7, 1893, Hill County, Texas
Lizzie Jo Prosise
(4.3.4), b. December 24, 1894, Abbott, Texas
Coleman Isaac Prosise (4.3.5),
b. August 13, 1896, Hill County, Texas
Joel William Prosise (4.3.6), b.
November 4, 1898, Coleman County, Texas
Ollie Nancy Prosise (4.3.7), b.
June 21, 1901, Rockwood, Texas
L. C. Prosise (4.3.8), b. February 9, 1906,
Concho County, Texas
John Whitfield Prosise (4.3.9), b. January 2, 1908,
Concho County, Texas
Isaac Elkins Prosise died on August 1, 1935 in Eden, Texas. Chat (Bryan) Prosise died on October 2, 1943 and was buried in Eden, Texas.
References: 1) 1900 Census, Coleman County, Texas; 2) 1910 and 1920 Censuses, Concho County, Texas; 3) Descendants of Finus E. and Donia A. Bryan, by Colonel Dyer, 1952; 4) Family Group Sheet by Alma (Hornsby) Bryan, 1976; 5) Family Group Sheet by Clara (Baldwin) Bryan, March 26, 1976; 6) Letter, Ella (Helmers) Prosise to Robert Casey, October 21, 1983; 7) Prosise Family History compiled by Clydia Prosise, July, 1892
NOLA LEE PROSISE (4.3.1) is the daughter of Isaac Elkin Prosise and Louise Charlotte (Bryan) Prosise. Nola was born on October 3, 1888 in Hill County, Texas. On November 26, 1905, Nola Prosise married Willie Asberry Burk in Eden, Texas. They were married by J. B. Jones, Minister of the Church of Christ. Will was born on May 1, 1888 in Roswell, New Mexico and is the son of John Wesley Burk and Mary Annie (Williams) Burk. Will Burk was a rancher. Will and Nola Burk were the parents of seven children:
Lillian Celeste Burk (4.3.1.1), b. October 13, 1906, Eden, Texas
Robert
Leon Burk (4.3.1.2), b. June 16, 1908, Eden, Texas
Wesley Elkin Burk (4.3.1.3),
b. March 14, 1911, Eden, Texas
Imogene Burk (4.3.1.4), b. July 28, 1913,
Eden, Texas
Orval Lee Burk (4.3.1.5), b. November 10, 1915, Eden, Texas
Mary
Louise Burk (4.3.1.6), b. August 7, 1918, Eldorado, Texas
Nola Frances Burk
(4.3.1.7), b. May 6, 1921, Schelicher County, Texas
In 1910, Will and Nola Burk were living in Concho County, Texas. In 1920, Will and Nola Burk were living in Schleicher County, Texas. Will Burk died on May 24, 1944 in Eden, Texas and Nola (Prosise) Burk died on February 18, 1971 in Eden, Texas.
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References: 1) 1910 Census, Concho County, Texas; 2) 1920 Census, Schleicher County, Texas; 3) Letter, Ella (Helmers) Prosise to Robert Casey, February 10, 1984; 4) Prosise Family History
LILLIAN CELESTE BURK (4.3.1.1) is the daughter of Will Asberry Burk and Nola Lee (Prosise) Burk. Lillian was born on October 13, 1906 near Eden, Texas. Lillian graduated from Eden High School in 1925 and attended Abilene Christian College for one year. In September of 1926, Lillian started teaching and was a teacher in Eden, Melvin and Menard schools for twenty-two years. Lillian later attended Abilene Christian College again and Southwest Texas State Teachers College in San Marcos, Texas. On September 15, 1940, Lillian Burk married Louie McKinney Tomlinson at her mothers ranch home about four miles north of Eden, Texas. Louie was born on December 12, 1904 near Fort McKavett, Texas and is the son of Wylie Randolph Tomlinson and Lillie (Patton) Tomlinson. Louie and Lillian Tomlinson were the parents of three sons:
Willie Louis Tomlinson (4.3.1.1.1), b. July 8, 1941, San Angelo, Texas
George
Lavon Tomlinson (4.3.1.1.2), b. August 25, 1942, San Angelo, Texas
Johnny
Lynn Tomlinson, b. January 31, 1947, San Angelo, Texas
Louie Tomlinson died on January 13, 1966 in Eden, Texas and was buried there in the Eden Cemetery. Lillian (Burk) Tomlinson died on May 22, 1989. On March 25, 1967, Johnny Tomlinson slipped and fell from the top of a house where he was working and broke his neck and part of his back. Johnny spent many weeks in hospitals in San Antonio and Houston and attended his high school graduation in a wheel chair. In September of 1967, he began walking again. Johnny works in Eden, Texas for Ford parts and lives with his mother.
Reference: 1) Letter, Lillian (Burk) Tomlinson to Bernice Casey, June 28, 1984
WILLIE LOUIS TOMLINSON (4.3.1.1.1) is the son of Louie McKinney Tomlinson and Lillian Celeste (Burk) Tomlinson. Willie Tomlinson was born on July 8, 1941 in San Angelo, Texas. Willie graduated from Eden High School in 1960 and attended Abliene Christian College for one semester. On May 24, 1961, Willie Tomlinson married Betty Korrin Cox. Willie and Betty Tomlinson were the parents of two children:
Cheryl Willette Tomlinson, b. January 30, 1962
Van Harlan Tomlinson, b.
October 10, 1968
Willie and Betty Tomlinson were later divorced. On December 5, 1970, Willie Tomlinson married a second time to Vivian Louise (Van Norman) Welch (born January 10, 1940). Vivian had a son, Steve Welch Tomlinson (born November 18, 1959), by a previous marriage. Willie and Vivian live in Angleton, Texas where Willie works for Dow Chemical. Vivian works for Intermedics, Incorporated, a company that makes pacemakers for heart patients. On August 17, 1979, Cheryl Tomlinson married Jesse Lynn Wood of Eden, Texas in San Angelo, Texas. Jesse was born on November 7, 1958. On February 28, 1984, Steve Welch Tomlinson married Jennifer Dyer. Steve and Jennifer Tomlinson live in Angleton, Texas.
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References: 1) Letter, Lillian (Burk) Tomlinson to Bernice Casey, June 28, 1984; 2) Prosise Family History
GEORGE LAVON TOMLINSON (4.3.1.1.2) is the son of Louie McKinney Tomlinson and Lillian Celeste (Burk) Tomlinson. George was born on August 25, 1942 in San Angelo, Texas. After finishing high school, George attended Abilene Christian College for one year. On December 22, 1962, George Tomlinson married Linda Lou Robbins in the Eden, Texas. The ceremony was performed by Lindas uncle, a minister of the Church of Christ. Linda was born on August 24, 1945. George and Linda Tomlinson are the parents of three children:
Tammy Lynn Tomlinson, b. May 29, 1966, San Angelo, Texas
Tena Leann Tomlinson,
b. September 18, 1968, Angleton, Texas
James Robert Tomlinson, b. September
24, 1975, Laredo, Texas
George and Linda Tomlinson live in Danbury, Texas. On March 16, 1984, Tammy Lynn Tomlinson married John Dalton Burney, Jr. in Danbury, Texas. John and Tammy Lynn are living in Italy where he is serving our country.
References: 1) Letter, Lillian (Burk) Tomlinson to Bernice Casey, June 28, 1984; 2) Prosise Family History
ROBERT LEON BURK (4.3.1.2) is the son of Will Asberry Burk and Nola Lee (Prosise) Burk. Leon was born on June 16, 1908 in Eden, Texas. On December 20, 1936, Leon Burk married Lottie Pearl Kyzar in Eden Texas. Lottie was born on August 17, 1913 in San Saba County, Texas. Leon and Lottie Burk are the parents of two sons:
Robert William Burk, b. May 16, 1938, San Angelo, Texas
Charles Joe Burk,
b. October 22, 1940, San Angelo, Texas
Leon was a rancher and Lottie was a beautician. Robert William Burk died on November 22, 1959 in Travis Air Force Base in California while in the Army and was buried in Eden, Texas. On September 4, 1965, Charles Burk married Linda Kay Miller in San Jacinto Methodist Church, Amarillo, Texas. Linda was born on March 19, 1943 and is the daughter of Marvin Miller and Melba Miller of Lubbock, Texas.
Reference: 1) Prosise Family History
WESLEY ELKIN BURK (4.3.1.3) is the son of Will Asberry Burk and Nola Lee (Prosise) Burk. Wesley was born on March 14, 1911 in Eden, Texas. On December 15, 1935, Wesley Burk married Helen B. McCarley in Eden, Texas. Helen was born on September 5, 1911 in Eden, Texas. Wesley and Helen Burk are the parents of two children:
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Billy Dan Burk (twin), b. December 10, 1936, San Angelo, Texas
Sammie Ann
Burk (twin), b. December 10, 1936, San Angelo, Texas
Wesley Burk was a rancher and Helen Burk was a rural mail carrier. They lived in Eden, Texas. Wesley Burk died November 7, 1973 and was buried in Eden, Texas. On March 13, 1962, Billy Burk married Nancy Sue Vernor in Camp Wood, Texas. Billy and Nancy were later divorced. Billy and his second wife, Diann, were later divorced. Billy married a third time to Marie Rice of Houston, Texas. On December 21, 1957, Sammie Ann Burk married Elmer Lee Doss (born July 31, 1931) of Lubbock, Texas and they had one daughter: - Sammie Rhnee Doss, b. October 11, 1959, Lubbock, Texas. Lee and Sammie were divorced in 1967. Sammie married a second time to Mel Shook and they were later divorced. On September 14, 1977, Sammie married a third time in San Antonio, Texas to Michael Eugene Tuck (born January 27, 1948 in Houston, Texas). On March 26, 1983, Sammie Rhnee Doss married Christian David Schultz in Bergheim, Texas.
References: 1) Prosise Family History; 2) Family Group Sheet by Imogene Pfluger, July 2, 1984
IMOGENE BURK (4.3.1.4) is the daughter of Will Asberry Burk and Nola Lee (Prosise) Burk. Imogene was born on July 28, 1913 in Live Oak Community (near Eden), Texas. On October 18, 1934, Imogene Burk married Lee Roy Pfluger. Lee Roy was born on May 15, 1910 in Priddy, Texas. Lee Roy and Imogene Pfluger are the parents of one daughter:
Glenda Lee Pfluger, b. January 4, 1936
Lee Roy Pfluger was a rancher and Imogene was a LVN. Imogene (Burk) Pfluger died in 1987. On June 14, 1958, Glenda Pfluger married Dusty Driscoll Moore. Dusty was born on July 30, 1936 in Snyder, Texas and is the son of Clarence Moore. Dusty and Glenda Moore have three children: - Melody Michelle Moore, b. September 21, 1959, Snyder, Texas, - Monica Monique Moore, b. July 1, 1961, Snyder, Texas, - Mitchell Morgan Moore, b. March 8, 1968, Snyder, Texas. Dusty Moore served as a Deacon in the Church of Christ and a board member for Cherokee Home for Children. He was an automobile mechanics teacher at Brownwood, Texas. Dusty Moore died of a heart attack on November 9, 1981 in Fort Worth, Texas and was buried in Snyder, Texas. Glenda Moore lived in Brownwood, Texas where she taught school. Glenda (Pfluger) Moore died on January 30, 1989. Melody Moore is single and is working in Abilene, Texas. Monique Moore is single and is working as a flight attendant for Continental Air Lines. Mitchell Mitch Moore is in High School in Brownwood, Texas.
References: 1) Prosise Family History; 2) Letter, Imogene (Burk) Pfluger to Bernice (Brooks) Casey, July 2, 1984; 3) Obituary, November 10, 1981
ORVAL LEE BURK (4.3.1.5) is the son of Will Asberry Burk and Nola Lee (Prosise) Burk. Orval was born on November 10, 1915 in Eden, Texas. On June 6, 1946, Orval Burk married Juanita Huddleston of Ballinger, Texas. Orval and Juanita Burk are the parents of one daughter:
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Telena Lea Burk, b. February 6, 1950, Ballinger, Texas
Orval Lee served in the United States Army. He was a school teacher at Veribest, Texas and Ballinger, Texas. Orval Burk died of a heart attack on April 11, 1984 in Ballinger, Texas. On June 12, 1971, Telena Lea Burk married Tommy Lee Wright in Ballinger, Texas. Tommy Lee and Telena Lea Wright are the parents of two children: - Tad Landon Wright, b. February 4, 1972, - Tena Lenise Wright, b. March 14, 1979.
References: 1) Prosise Family History; 2) Letter, Imogene (Burk) Pfluger to Bernice (Brooks) Casey, July 2, 1984
MARY LOUISE BURK (4.3.1.6) is the daughter of Will Asberry Burk and Nola Lee (Prosise) Burk. Mary Louise was born on August 7, 1918 near Eldorado, Texas. On July 4, 1938, Mary Burk married Millard Wade Anderson in the home of her parents, Will and Nola Burk. Millard was born April 4, 1917 in Chickasha, Oklahoma and is the son of William West Anderson and Alice (Stone) Anderson. Mary Louise and Millard Anderson are both members of the Church of Christ in Eden, Texas. Millard and Mary Louise Anderson are the parents of one daughter:
Mary Alice Anderson, b. January 27, 1948, Brady, Texas
Millard and Mary Anderson ran a clothing store for forty-three years. On April 24, 1971, Mary Alice Anderson married Joe Foster Reagan. Joe was born May 18, 1947 in Brownwood, Texas. Joe and Mary Alice Reagan have three children: - Edward Ryan Reagan, b. July 13, 1973, Brownwood, Texas, - John Wade Reagan, b. September 23, 1975, Brownwood, Texas, - Alicia Renae Reagan, b. January 19, 1982, Brownwood, Texas. Joe and Alice Reagan live in Waxahachie, Texas. Joe works in management for Cooper Company and Alice teaches third grade in Midlothian, Texas.
Reference: 1) Prosise Family History
NOLA FRANCES BURK (4.3.1.7) is the daughter of Will Asberry Burk and Nola Lee (Prosise) Burk. Frances was born on May 6, 1921 in Schelicher County, Texas. On July 17, 1940, Frances Burk was married to Jack D. Lee by A. C. Knight, a Church of Christ Minister. Jack and Frances Lee lived in Clovis, New Mexico and then in Amarillo, Texas. Nola Frances (Burk) Lee died on July 17, 1950 and was buried in Eden, Texas.
References: 1) Prosise Family History; 2) Letter, Imogene (Burk) Pfluger to Bernice Casey, July 20, 1984
FINUS HENRY PROSISE (4.3.2) is the son of Isaac Elkin Prosise and Louise Charlotte (Bryan) Prosise. Finis was born on May 21, 1891 in Concho County, Texas. On April 28, 1912, Finis Prosise married Edna Nora Trott (born July 22, 1893) by Elder J. B. Jones in Eden, Texas. Finis and Edna Prosise were the parents of six children:
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Roy Elmer Prosise, b. October 7, 1914
Frances Nadine Prosise, b. January
28, 1920
Finis Garland Prosise (4.3.2.3), b. September 27, 1921, Eden, Texas
George
Isaac Prosise (4.3.2.4), b. October 24, 1924, Eden, Texas
Lewis Edward Prosise
(4.3.2.5), b. October 26, 1926, Eden, Texas
Ellen Louise Prosise (4.3.2.6),
b. March 1, 1932, Eden, Texas
In 1920, Finus and Edna Prosise were living in Concho County, Texas. Finis Prosise died on April 17, 1939 in Eden, Texas and Edna (Trott) Prosise died on September 30, 1966 in Snyder, Texas. On May 6, 1936, Elmer Prosise married Violet Kirby and they had one daughter: - Billie Doris Prosise, b. September 20, 1938. Elmer Prosise had a dairy near San Angelo, Texas. He sold the dairy and moved near Houston, Texas. Elmer Prosise died on May 13, 1981. Billie Prosise married John Massingale and they have four daughters. On June 25, 1938, Frances Prosise married Frank Billo in Eden, Texas. Frank had three children by a previous marriage. Frank and Frances Billo adopted one son: - Dail Gaffeney, b. December 9, 1954. Frank and Frances Billo lived in Junction, Texas. Frank Billo died on May 3, 1984. Dail and his wife have a daughter born in 1984.
References: 1) 1920 Census, Concho County, Texas; 2) Letter, Ella (Helmers) Prosise to Robert Casey, February 10, 1984; 3) Prosise Family History; 4) Letter, Joan Prosise to Bernice Casey, October 24, 1984
FINUS GARLAND PROSISE (4.3.2.3) is the son of Finis Henry Prosise and Edna Nora (Trott) Prosise. Garland was born on September 27, 1921 in Eden, Texas. On August 7, 1945, Garland Prosise married Dorothy Alma Adams in Eden, Texas. Dorothy was born April 10, 1920 in Norfolk, Virginia and is the daughter of Newman Neill Adams (born July 3, 1889 in Lissie, Texas) and Dorothy Emily (Wallace) Adams (born July 30, 1895 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). Garland and Dorothy Prosise are the parents of three children:
Gary Neill Prosise, b. February 6, 1947, Houston, Texas
Sandra Lynn Prosise,
b. April 14, 1950, Houston, Texas
Lori Frances Prosise, b. December 15,
1951, Houston, Texas
Garland Prosise was in the Merchant Marines and worked with the Klein Independent School District. Garland lives in Spring, Texas. Dorothy (Adams) Prosise died April 3, 1984 in Tomball, Texas. On January 24, 1970, Gary Prosise married Hazel Marie Vaught in Spring, Texas. Marie was born on November 5, 1946 in Nacogdoches, Texas. Gary and Marie Prosise have two sons: - Brian Neill Prosise, b. October 3, 1973, Houston, Texas, - Kevin Ray Prosise, b. April 12, 1977, Houston, Texas. They live in Magnolia, Texas.
On September 6, 1969, Sandra Prosise married Mark Allen Snedecor (born November 22, 1949) in Houston, Texas. Mark and Sandra Snedecor have one son: - Jeffrey Allan Snedecor, b. May 16, 1971, Houston, Texas. Mark and Sandra Snedecor were divorced 1972 in Houston, Texas. On October 14, 1978, Sandra married a second time to William Bill Harold Rodgers (born March 11, 1948) in Spring, Texas. Bill and Sandra Rodgers have one daughter: - Lori Leanne Rodgers, b. August 11, 1980, Houston, Texas. In 1982, Bill and Sandra Rodgers were divorced in Houston, Texas. Sandra Rodgers is presently living in Tomball, Texas. On February 13, 1971, Lori Lolly Prosise married Bert Wayne Jurischk (born August 9, 1952) in Spring, Texas. Wayne and Lolly Jurischk have two sons: - Jason Wayne Jurischk, b. January 24, 1973, Houston, Texas, - Adam Wayne Jurischk, b. October 30, 1979, Houston, Texas. Wayne and Lolly Jurischk were divorced on February 29, 1980 in Houston, Texas. Lolly Jurischk is presently living in Cypress, Texas.
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References: 1) Prosise Family History; 2) Family Group Sheet by Lori Frances (Prosise) Jurischk, August, 1984
GEORGE ISAAC PROSISE (4.3.2.4) is the son of Finus Henry Prosise and Edna Nora (Trott) Prosise. George was born on October 24, 1924 in Eden, Texas. On October 27, 1950, George Prosise married Nelda Mae Daniels (born October 15, 1932) in Spring, Texas. George and Nelda Mae Prosise are the parents of two daughters:
Judy Nell Prosise, b. January 4, 1952, Melvin, Texas
Mary Ann Prosise, b.
February 5, 1954, San Angelo, Texas
George and Nelda Prosise were divorced in 1977. On June 20, 1980, George Prosise married a second time to Patsy Ruth Pat Drake (born March 31, 1933 in Roscoe, Texas). George and Pat live in Spring, Texas. George is a former sheriff and now works for a company that makes truck valves. On November 21, 1981, Judy Nell Prosise married Myrton Ray Rightmer (born August 15, 1940 in Houston, Texas) in Spring, Texas. Myrton and Judy Rightmer have one daughter: - Elizabeth Ann Rightmer, b. March 18, 1983, Conroe Texas. As of 1984, they live in Spring, Texas.
On February 11, 1972, Mary Ann Prosise married Sirio Oriani (born June 13, 1949 in Livordo, Italy) in Spring, Texas. Sirio and Mary Ann Oriani have two sons: - Robert Isaac Oriani, b. November 24, 1974, Houston, Texas, - Phillip Andrew Oriani, b. July 1, 1978, Conroe, Texas. As of 1984, Sirio and Mary Ann Oriani live in Crandall, Texas.
Reference: 1) Prosise Family History by Lori Frances (Prosise) Jurischk, August 1984
LEWIS EDWARD PROSISE (4.3.2.5) is the son of Finis Henry Prosise and Edna Nora (Trott) Prosise. Lewis was born on October 26, 1926 in Eden, Texas. On July 26, 1947, Lewis Prosise married Dorothy Lou Leatherwood in Eden, Texas. Dorothy was born on March 3, 1928 in Paint Rock, Texas. Lewis and Dorothy Prosise are the parents of two children:
Frank Edward Prosise, b. September 7, 1949, Eden, Texas
Edna Lou Prosise,
b. May 22, 1954, Houston, Texas
As of 1984, Lewis and Dorothy Prosise live in Spring, Texas. On July 22, 1972, Frank Prosise married Rita Jean Wiley (born August 16, 1951 of Houston, Texas) in Conroe, Texas. Rita had two children by previous marriage: James Wayne Mathis (born February 12, 1969, Houston, Texas) and Michael Chantz Mathis (born June 18, 1971, Houston, Texas). Frank Prosise and Rita Prosise are the parents of one son: - Frank Edward Hankie Prosise, Jr., b. May 5, 1973, Houston, Texas. Frank and Rita Prosise live in Spring, Texas. On November 17, 1972, Edna Prosise married Michael Lloyd Carnine in Spring, Texas. Michael was born May 22, 1953 in Houston, Texas. Michael and Edna Carnine have two children: - Shelly Kay Carnine, b. June 7, 1974, Houston, Texas, - Brandy Lynn Carnine, b. September 23, 1978, Tomball, Texas. As of 1984, Michael and Edna Lou Carnine live in Spring, Texas.
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Reference: 1) Prosise Family History by Lori (Prosise) Jurischk, August, 1984
ELLEN LOUISE PROSISE (4.3.2.6) is the daughter of Finis Henry Prosise and Edna Nora (Trott) Prosise. Ellen was born on March 1, 1932 in Eden, Texas. On May 9, 1952, Ellen Prosise married W. A. Ed Edwards (born October 24, 1925) in Winter, Texas. Ed had three daughters by a previous marriage. Ed and Ellen Edwards are the parents of three children:
Billie Edwards, b. April 23, 1953
Bobbie Edwards (twin), b. March 3, 1964
Becky
Edwards (twin), b. March 3, 1964
Ed Edwards has his own body shop in Snyder, Texas. Billie Edwards married Jester Pipkin and they have a daughter and a son. Bobby Edwards married James Melton and they have no children. Becky Edwards married Michael Ballard and they have one daughter: - Rebecca Rene Ballard, b. December 18, 1983.
References: 1) Prosise Family History; 2) Letter, Joan Prosise to Bernice Casey, October 24, 1984