Wanda Dungey Thurmond
This is a picture of my Grandpa Dungey's mother Bonnie M. (Vaughn) Lett. Grandpa parents were Lewis Frank Dungey and Bonnie M. (Vaughn) Lett. Lewis and Bonnie didn't give Lolen a middle name. After Lewis passed she got remarried to George W. Lett and is buried next to him at Chain Lake Cemetery in Cassopolis, MI. They didn't have any children. Lolen was 14 years old when his father passed away and his older brother Verley and he had to do the farm duties. Lolen had six brothers and two sisters. His oldest brother was name Verley Dungey 1905-1983, Lolen was the 2nd child then Manuel Dungey born 1908, Marquerite Dungey 1910-1935, Arthur born in 1911, Albert born in 1915, Lewis (Louie) Dungey Jr. 1917, Flossie M. Dungey 1918 and Warren G. Dungey 1921-1921 he died as a baby. Lolen named his only son after his brother Warren. I don't have any pictures of his father Lewis. I wish I did.
Wanda Dungey Thurmond
My Grandpa Dungey's favorite nephew was William Norman Dungey Sr. Grandpa and many other called him Billy. Billy and my grandfather were close as people would say thick as thieves. After Billy would go fishing he would stop by our house and give us some fish. Most of the time it was bluegills. Which was my grandfather favorite and my too. When I was young grandpa showed me how to remove the bones from the bluegills so I didn't get them caught in my throat. One time I did and grandma gave me some bread and butter and the small bone slid on down out of my throat to my stomach. I tell you country people and my grandparents had a lot of wisdom and home remedies that keep us away from the doctor. Billy married Vivian J. (Lindsey) Dungey and they lived in Cassopolis, MI and they had two children. Billy Jr. and Janine Dungey. In 2011 in Cassopolis, MI I went to see my cousins Vivian and Janine and we took this picture. The third picture is of Billy Jr. and his parents. I love my cousins and RIP Billy and Vivian they were laid to rest at Prospect Cemetery in Cassopolis, MI.
Wanda Dungey Thurmond
Grandpa Dungey's favorite niece was DeVere (Dungey) Stewart and she married Stanley M. Stewart . He would always go visit her and her husband and sometimes I would go with him. I remember DeVere was a good cook. DeVere was a strong woman that you wouldn't want to mess with. She was no joke! my grandfather loved that about her. RIP DeVere and Stanley Stewart.
Wanda Dungey Thurmond
This is a three generation picture of Grandpa Dungey's off spring. Me on the left and Grandpa Dungey's grand daughter Shelly Lyn Dungey and great great grandson Jonathan Warren Dungey-Bryan which was born in 2006. He would have loved Shelly and Jonathan and taught them how to farm like her did me and he also taught me how to drive a stick shift pickup truck. This picture was taken in April 2016 and it was snowing you can see little snow flakes on our coats.
Wanda Dungey Thurmond
This is a picture of Grandpa Dungey's great granddaughter Shelly Lyn Dungey and she was born Nov 3, 1986 about six years after Grandpa passed away.
