My All-Time Favorite Penny "CandyLady" Ms. Mary Thomas
Thomas, Mrs. Mary E., 88 passed away Thursday, April 7th, 2011 at her residence in Midway, Alabama. The HomeGoing celebration will be held Thursday April 14th, 2011 at 12:00 noon from the sanctuary of the Mt. Coney Missionary Baptist Church, Rev. J. N. Robbins, Sr. Pastor. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Thomas will lie in repose at the church from 11:00 am until the funeral hour. The family will receive friends at the funeral home, Wednesday evening from 6:00 pm- 7:00 pm. The staff of Carter Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of the late Mrs. Mary E. Thomas. Montgomery Advertiser.
That store Ms. Mary Thomas ran looked so Big to me as a little Girl, when I went back to my Parents hometown in Midway and got "Grown" it was a small World. In 1998 she still had the old southern red gas pumps, I loved going to the store with a 1$ in my pocket Daddy would give me. I was "Big-Timey", that went a long way back then for "Penny Candy" in the 70's when I have my fondest memories of going to the store.
Thanks for all the memories, and helping me to get a pickle out of the jar because I was simply too short back then! The 25cents bag of chips. Getting Pop out the machine and taking the top off in the built in remover from the counter. Red Fishes, candy necklaces and candy buttons, bottle caps, Lucky Lights cigarette gum that blew smoke!, FunDip, Bazooka Gum with the cartoons inside, Why did I save those? Necco Candy wafers, they were Dry!, Pixy Stix, Wax Bottle Candy with the juice inside. Fruit Stripe Gum. Oh! Henry candy bar, the vienna sausages, souse meat. All those smiles and smell of dust and dirt road. Those Little Brown Paper Bags! she would put all your Goodies in.
I got to tell Ms. Mary proudly when I was grown up what it meant to walk up there barefoot with my Cousins and get candy. She laughed so! I can still remember Grandma Queen and being mad with her with my "Red Self" because she would take a piece or two and smelling Poppa's snuff. I can still smell his chewing Tobacco! My Cousins remember that store as well and I hope to hear more of their stories. It was just a daily activity, not so do about nothing kinda way down there. Strolling. Natural. Just easy like a Sunday Morning.
Leave me a "NoTe" or Comment about your favorite candy back in the Day!
Ohh, the Memories! Take time to remember those People in your Childhood, Thank You Ms. Mary!
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| Me and my Barefooted Cousin Marvin all Grown Up. Our Mother's were Sister's and our Daddy's were 1st Cousins |
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ReplyDeleteLoL. I liked the Watchamacallit's....we had Hershey all our Life.
DeletePlain M&M's and Grape Bubble Yum Bubble Gum were my favorites as a kid. That and a bag of Wise Potato chips and I was in heaven! Thanks for sharing your memories. I enjoyed this post. :)
ReplyDeleteGrape was good Andrea! My Dad use to be mad when we would chew it. He said it was LOUD! Wise Chips are the Best too. I can't wait to go home and get some! Glad you enjoyed!
DeleteWhat a cute story. Thanks for sharing your childhood memories. My favorites were Broadway licorice and Now and Later (cherry).
ReplyDeleteNow and Later's were a Penny too Bernita! Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteI too visited "Candy Stores" like Ms. Mary's but my favorite was the rock candy rationed during the "Great Depression for sweetin the grown folks coffee. Thanks for the memories, True!!!
ReplyDeleteMs. Mary you are too cute. Daddy loved to put "HoreHounds" in his coffee. I still keep the can I bought him when he told me about them. I looked all over the internet for them. They are hard to find. He was surprised I found them. Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteMrs Precoate was a widow who had a small addition built on her house for her candy store. I loved the 2 for a penny cookies, coconut bars, Mary Janes, Red Hots and Sugar Babies. My favorite candy bar was the Payday.
ReplyDeleteI love Mrs. Precoate's name! I forgot abt MaryJanes and Sugar Babies. I loved it on a stick! Thanks for sharing your memories!
DeleteI remember going to the candy store. When penny candy was really a penny! some of my favorite's were Ribbon candy, we only had that at Christmas time. Sugar babies, Smarties, lemon heads, Bazooka bubble gum..any flavor would do and grape lollipops. Great post True! brought back good memories.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your Memories Denise! Smarties are still Good! lemonheads! Now that you brought up lollipops who doesn't love going to the bank with your Parents or store for Dum-Dum's! LoL.
DeleteAs always, I enjoyed following your memories through your storytelling :)
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