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	1. Frankie Lee STRALEY (b. 14 Aug 1915, Oplin, CallCtyTX; d. 19 May 1965, TaylCtyTX, age 49) m. Jack W. HANCOCK on 8 June 1941, Lubbock, LubbCtyTX    Parents: Louis Norman HANCOCK / Sarah Katherine RILEY Children:   1. Private     2. Private     Notes: Frankie was killed in a car accident.  She is buried at Tuscola Cemetery, TaylCtyTX. View Frankie's obituary. After Frankie's death, Jack remarried to Keva HAYES.
	2. Elsie Louise STRALEY (b. 3 Apr 1920, Oplin, CallCtyTX; d. 16 Jan 2007, Camp Hill, CumbCtyPA; Find-A-Grave 17609828, TX) m. Edmund Earl DURHAM    Parents: Edmond Meadows DURHAM / Jessie Matilda BAKER Children:   1. Reba Ann DURHAM (b. 1940, TX)     2. Private     3. Private     Notes: Elsie was my dear Mom. She lived most of her life in Callahan Co, TX. She graduated from Oplin High School, then attended college two years at Abilene Christian College. There she met E. Earl Durham and they were married.  They built a house in Callahan Co, TX (on an existing foundation) near her parent's ranch.  After her and Earl divorced, Elsie moved to El Paso, TX to live with her daughter, Reba Arroyo.  In 1976, she and her youngest son returned to Callahan county, moving back into the same old house (after running off the coons and rattlesnakes) and there they lived many more years. Later in life she moved to Camp Hill, PA to be near her sons.   Elsie's obituary. Elsie's  Entry.
Peggy	3. Charley Tom STRALEY (b. July 11, 1923, Oplin, CallCtyTX; d. Jan 1, 2002; Find-A-Grave 31008553, TX) m. Peggy Eugena SANSOM (b. 28 Nov 1929, TX; d. 6 July 2003, TX; Find-A-Grave 31008585, TX)    Parents: John Harold SANSOM / Jewel BUSH Children:   1. Private     2. Private     Notes: C. T. Straley, and his father, Charley D. Straley, owned and operated "Straley and Straley" ranch for many years. When Charley passed away, John became the second Straley in the name.  They raised beef cattle, wheat, sorghum for hay, and oats for feed.  They also worked with premium show cattle.  Summers were spent "working" cattle, combining grain, building and mending barbwire fences, and endlessly ploughing the hard Texas dirt.  Winters required feeding, breaking ice so livestock could drink, deer hunting and working with show calves and hogs. As you can imagine, work on the ranch was never in short supply.   The list of livestock show wins for their children through the years in Callahan County was impressive.  Early on, their children exhibited mostly sheep and hogs. In high school, their specialty became the beef cattle breeds.  They regularly brought their prize livestock to exhibitions Baird, Abilene, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio.    C. T. and Peg were the most loyal partners in life, truly loving one another every day. Their warm home was always open to anyone stopping by. There are countless memories of hot summer days and hard manual labor.  And who can forget lunchtime - after washing up, C. T.'s son and nephew would partake in a delicious country lunch around their dining bar where all would laugh and talk up various topics. Aunt Peg sure knew how to russle up the grub.  She could feed two or 200. Nobody ever walked away from their house feeling hungry.    Charley Tom passed away in 2002, at age 78. Peggy passed away on what would have been her 51st wedding anniversary in July of 2003. She missed her true love terribly after his passing and if ever someone died of a broken heart, it was her. Now "Son and Peg" are back together again.      Peggy's father, John Harold SANSOM "Johnnie" (b. Feb 21, 1911, McCuCtyTX; d. Sep 29, 1962, Abilene, TX, called "Johnny". Click here to see his obituary.) married Jewel BUSH on Feb 21, 1929 in Brady, McCuCtyTX.  They lived around Brady (Mercury community) in McCuCtyTX.  Peggy had one sister, Sabra Sansom (called "Sabe"), who never married and worked the ranch with her mother after John's death in 1962.  Sabe and Jewel where two kind, tough, hard-working Texas gals who always would chat your ear off.

 

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Lollie and Charley Straley ("Nanny and Dady Straley" to their grandchildren) were life-long farm and ranchers in Callahan County, Texas. Charley D. Stralye's biography, as written by the site author, is found HERE. Obit - Abilene Reporter-News, Tuesday, June 12, 1979 CLYDE - Charles D. Straley, 88, of Oplin died at 6 a.m. Monday at Hendrick Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Bailey Funeral Chapel. Bill Easton, minister of the Oplin Church of Christ, will officiate. Burial will be in the Tecumseh Cemetery with Bailey Funeral Home of Clyde directing. He was born Jan. 19, 1891 in Novice. He married Lollie Windham in 1913 in Oplin. He was a prominent rancher and farmer and had lived in the Oplin area all his life. Mr. Straley taught school during 1913-14 and was a member of the Oplin Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Elsie Durham of Oplin; a son, Charlie Tom Straley of Oplin; a sister Ada McIntire of Ralls; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Frankie Lee, in 1965. Pallbearers will be Larry King, Bill Windham, Tom Windham, Jack Landers, Howard Johnson, Lowell Johnson, Maurice Johnson and Mike Odom.   Nanny was a feisty Texas lady! She would say the damndest things.  She once got really mad because she felt nobody was listening to her.  So, to get everybody's attention, she took a loaded six-shooter (kept on the fireplace mantle just in case) and shot a hole in the bedroom ceiling.  She was in her 70's at that time. Family lore tells that she once she saved Charley's life from a flash flood in the creek bed on the Pecan Bayou, CallCtyTX. Another story as told by Elsie Straley Durham occurred when Nanny's children were all under age 10. Nanny and the small children were at home, a ranch 25 miles from the nearest town. This made Nanny very nervous. Elsie said anytime they heard someone approaching they house, they would go down into the cellar and hide until the unwanted guests had moved on. I guess they are luck nobody decided to rob the place!  Here are more pictures chronicling the life of Charles "Dady" Straley and Lollie "Nanny".   From 1930 US Census for Precinct 2, CallCtyTX: Family 167   Name Rel. Race Sex Est.DOB Age Mar.Stat Birth Place Father BPlace Mother BPlace Chas. D. Straley Self W M 1891 39 M TX TX TX Annie L. Straley Wife W M 1896 34 M TX TX TX Frankie L. Straley Dau W F 1916 14 S TX TX TX Elsie Straley Dau W F 1920 10 S TX TX TX Charlie T. Straley Son W M 1924 6 S TX TX TX   Page Sources: Personal experience of website author.   ModLog: Date of ModLog Source of Information Description of Changes 24 Sep 2022 Author's upgrade Changed county links.

Elsie, Loll and Frankie Lee	Life on the Texas Prairie: Frankie, Elsie and Charley Tom	Frankie Lee, C. T. and Elsie

Nanny and Daddy's Homeplace, Callahan County, Texas	High School Graduation Day: C. T. and Loll

Visiting the Durhams: Charley and Loll	Life-Long Texas Ranchers (shot taken in the small pasture where their house was located)

Great picture with grandchildren, John and Kim Straley	Summers spent dropping in on Nanny and Daddy	1977: Jim and Nanny

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