by Lynn Oldshue | May 8, 2022 | A Southern Soul
“TraePay’s Rolling Cafe was created from our family’s love of cooking. The whole neighborhood would stop by to talk and eat at my grandmother’s house, so she cooked all of the time. Her love for cooking and laughter resonated in me. I worked for many years but...
by Lynn Oldshue | May 1, 2022 | A Southern Soul
“I was born in Greenville, MS. My dad’s father and his brothers had a rolling store from 1940 to 1970 in the Mississippi Delta. Their uncle had an old country store, so theyr loaded up the basics: food, material, cotton, grains, and candy and took them through...
by Lynn Oldshue | Apr 24, 2022 | A Southern Soul
“I will be 94 years old on April 26. Isn’t that wonderful? My only problem is my eyes. It’s the reason I quit teaching when I was 85. I grew up in Drew, Mississippi. My mother was 43 and my daddy was 56 when I was born. I was their only child, and I am sure they...
by Lynn Oldshue | Apr 23, 2022 | A Southern Soul
Judy: This is the opening day for our store in Yazoo City. We are sisters. We grew up outside of Flora, Mississippi. We live a country mile from each other and have always done everything together. Sherry: We are both retired. Judy worked for General Motors, and I...
by Lynn Oldshue | Apr 22, 2022 | A Southern Soul
“I grew up in Yazoo City and lived here all of my life. I have cut a lot of grass around here. There were ten kids in our family-eight girls and two boys. I was named after the guy in the history books, Booker T. Washington. I’m a junior. I can’t pronounce...
by Lynn Oldshue | Apr 17, 2022 | A Southern Soul
“I was born in 1934. I’m the ninth child of 10 children. We grew up on a small farm in Jones County, Mississippi, between Laurel and Soso. In those days we heard about Newt Knight, a white man who lived in a mixed-race community in the swamps. They rebelled...
