I will always remember Margie as having a smile on her face; and having something funny to say – a very knowledgeable, pleasant person to be with. Among her many good traits, which I really appreciated, Margie had a close relationship with her cousins Maggie (Perry Clayton) Heuer and Mary (Perry) Coats all their lives. They grew up together and spent much time together. Margie’s mother; Nora Matthews McClaren, was an older sister to Virgie Matthews Perry, mother of Maggie and Mary. By the 1980s and 90s, Mary, Maggie, their husbands and brother, Glynn Perry and his wife Georgie had all moved back to Lawrenceburg TN from Kankakee IL.. Most of the men enjoyed playing cards, fishing, and gardening. The women were excellent quilters, but I think what they enjoyed most (besides kids & grand kids) were their occasional girls-day-out trips to the malls in Columbia TN or Florence AL – without their husbands.“The M&Ms”
Mary, Maggie, Margie and Mother would head out early in the day and not return until late afternoon so of course they ‘had’ to eat out – which I thought was the main purpose for the trip anyway. I made the trip with them once.
These ladies would have such a hilarious time, laughing and cutting up and of course would always come back with a funny (sometimes humiliating) story about one of them; so it’s very doubtful that they did much shopping. I did notice that there always seemed to be a purchase that just didn’t fit right or the color was all wrong, or something, so naturally that required another (alas!) trip to return the item. Imagine that! I would often (and fondly) refer to these dear, sweet ladies as “The M&Ms”: Margie, Maggie, Mary and Mother.
Melbourne Florida
On another note; I’m also reminded of a story that Aunt Mary told of an earlier trip that she and Margie made to visit Maggie where she lived in Melbourne Florida. On one of their outings; Mary parked in front of a store and waited for Margie to go in to pick up an item. In the mean time, a man pulled in next to Mary’s car – in a vehicle of the same color. When Margie returned she went directly to the man’s car and opened the door to get in. The gentleman told her he thought she had the wrong car. Mary was laughing so hard, she couldn’t even blow the horn to alert Margie. After getting over the initial embarrassment and annoyance; Margie did eventually laugh about this incident as much as anyone. Well; except Aunt Mary.
Mary, Maggie, Margie and Mother would head out early in the day and not return until late afternoon so of course they ‘had’ to eat out – which I thought was the main purpose for the trip anyway. I made the trip with them once.
These ladies would have such a hilarious time, laughing and cutting up and of course would always come back with a funny (sometimes humiliating) story about one of them; so it’s very doubtful that they did much shopping. I did notice that there always seemed to be a purchase that just didn’t fit right or the color was all wrong, or something, so naturally that required another (alas!) trip to return the item. Imagine that! I would often (and fondly) refer to these dear, sweet ladies as “The M&Ms”: Margie, Maggie, Mary and Mother.
Melbourne Florida
On another note; I’m also reminded of a story that Aunt Mary told of an earlier trip that she and Margie made to visit Maggie where she lived in Melbourne Florida. On one of their outings; Mary parked in front of a store and waited for Margie to go in to pick up an item. In the mean time, a man pulled in next to Mary’s car – in a vehicle of the same color. When Margie returned she went directly to the man’s car and opened the door to get in. The gentleman told her he thought she had the wrong car. Mary was laughing so hard, she couldn’t even blow the horn to alert Margie. After getting over the initial embarrassment and annoyance; Margie did eventually laugh about this incident as much as anyone. Well; except Aunt Mary.
