Amanda BeckerVerified account

I’m sure this will surprise no one, but I hail from a long line of sassy women from Appalachia. And today (well yesterday) I lost two of the greats. My great-grandma, Elsie, was the ‘town’ (it’s not even really a town) gossip but also the town’s go-to de facto therapist. (1/?)

She had ten children (who lived) mostly during the Great Depression. She was married to a coal miner and preacher. Eight of her children were daughters. Including my grandma Wilma and her sister Ruby, a de facto grandma to me who died long ago. (2/?)