Letter from Lurlene Barton to her mother, 1940

This letter was found in Fern Laws Palmer's things. (Fern had traced over the original writing because it was very faint which is why you may be seeing double.) The letter is from her sister, Lurlene Laws Barton, to their mother, Lucy Cordelia Johnson Laws, in 1940. To me it shows Lurlene's love for her mother, her fun personality, and an example of how to do the washing for your mother without her taking offense! Great Aunt Lurlene in this letter reminds me of my own mother, Lurlene Palmer Gutke, Fern's daughter. - Deniane Kartchner  :)

"My most honorable and Dearly Beloved Mother Seeing as how it looks like Snow methinks I shall wash this day beginning as soon as possible. And as I haven't so much washing and were not going to be very busy will you please and kindly be for sending me yours. (Don't worry I have got an ax to grind and I'll give you plenty of chances to get even.) I'd like it bright and early on this the 10th day of June in the year of our Lord 1940 --

Yours Resp
Lurlene"

Asa and Lurlene Laws during the time period they were leaving Mexico to come back into the United States. We had the date and where the photo was taken figured out but I am going to have to go back to my emails to get the right caption here. It will be forthcoming!

Lurlene Laws Barton, Lucy Johnson Laws, Fern Laws Palmer.  I love this photo! Isn't it great?  Just something about the way they are all standing.  Women power!!!

Laws girls

Lu Laws (center). Her daughters are sitting next to her - Lurlene left, Fern right. Daughters-in-law, from left to right, are: Marva Jones Laws, Marie Black Laws and Dot Black Laws.

Laws Four Generation Photo

The baby in this photo is Bill Barton, held by his mother Lurlene Laws Barton.  On Lurlene's left is her father June Laws, and on her right is her grandfather William Hart Laws.

Lurlene, Lu and Fern.

Lurlene Laws Barton, Lu Laws, Fern Laws Palmer.

Dawn Barton, 2008. Mary Jane Vuyk photo.

Kay Barton, photo courtesy of Mary Jane Barton Vuyk (sister).

Lurlene Barton Laws, photo courtesy of her daughter, Mary Jane Barton Vuyk.

Shirley Laws, Dawn and Mary Jane Barton.

Clark Barton with cat, 1936

Photo courtesy of Mary Jane Barton Vuyk.

Lu Laws and Rex Barton

Mary Jane Barton Vuyk photo.  Thanks!!

Lurlene and Riddell Barton

The photo caption reads "Lurlene, Riddell at Aunt Wilma's home."

Bill and Kay Barton

Bill and Kay Barton. Photo courtesy Mary Vuyk.

Kay, Clark, Bill Barton

Lurlene Barton

Lurlene Barton, photo contributed by Mary Jane Vuyk, Lurlene's daughter.

Dawn Barton, Days of '39

Dawn Barton, "Pioneer Days of '39, Monticello, Utah." Photo contributed by Mary Jane Vuyk, Dawn's sister.

Lurlene and Dawn Barton

This photo was contributed by Mary Jane Barton Vuyk, Lurlene's daughter.

Lurlene Laws Barton, 1940

This photo was contributed by Mary Jane Barton Vuyk, Lurlene's daughter.