Meet Your Cousins #4

Posted on April 9, 2011 by whoismygrandaddy

Dear Family,

Today we will visit the children of our late cousin Gene Caffey  and his wife Margaret… Margene, Jolaine “Joey”,  and Lowell Eugene “Lee” Caffey.

Some of our fondest memories were when our folks would pack us up and head to Mangum, Oklahoma to visit Uncle Lee, Aunt Luella, and our three cousins, Dorothy Lee, Bill and Gene.

Caffey Descendants

Uncle Lee was my idea of a real cowboy.  He raised horses for the U.S. Army until they quit buying them in World War II.  He would take us to rodeos and taught us how to ride a horse.

Lee Caffey and Orren Anderson in their uniforms.

I remember Gene, age 10, getting bucked off and having a hard landing.  He told his dad “he was not getting back on that horse.”   Uncle Lee had a different idea and Gene got back in the saddle.

Marjorie, Jim Lee and Gene

Bill Caffey entertained us with magic tricks.  Gene was fun loving and always proved to us that he was the strongest (I never won a wrestling match with Gene and I am not sure John or George did either). Aunt Luella was a sweet lady that cooked and put up with us all.

Dorothy Lee, Gene and Luella

MARGENE CAFFEY (Gene, Luella, Elmer)  lives in Mangum Oklahoma.  Margene attended Louisiana State University.  She retired at a very high position as Deputy Director of the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation.  She now lives in Mangum, Ok. where her mother Margaret, sister Jolaine and brother Lowell all reside.
 

Caffey home since the 20's.

 


JOLAINE “JOEY” CAFFEY SMITH (Gene, Luella, Elmer)  lives in Mangum, Oklahoma.   She commutes to Altus, Oklahoma were she works for an orthopedic surgeon.  She and her husband, Don Smith, acquired a second home that they have turned into an antique store called Past Times.
 

Family get together in Mangum.

 

LOWELL EUGENE  “LEE” CAFFEY (Gene, Luella, Elmer).  lives in Mangum, Oklahoma.  Lee has his won automotive body shop and has a great reputation for his car painting skill.  He and his wife have three children.  I have a feeling he must be pretty special to have acquired the nickname “Lee.”
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Until next time,
Jim

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