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Exceptional
SENIORS
A Conversation
with the
McAllisters
by Gayle (Wampler) Willson, BC-HIS
aHonda and RD McCallister remained until about ten
have been long time years ago.
Lresidents of Acuff. LaHonda
and Roy Dale married in 1953 Socialization in Acuff
after graduating from Roosevelt centered around the
High School, which was a school churches and school.
consolidation of Canyon, Acuff Roosevelt offered
and McClung. RD’s father passed basketball and summer
away with a heart attack when RD baseball, but not football
was a freshman at Texas Tech. This until later. LaHonda
tragedy ended RD’s college career, would go watch RD more than one generation with their
and he began farming to support play baseball and shell peas while hearing needs. In this case, we were
his mother and sister. RD was she enjoyed the games. In 1967, able to be of service to LaHonda's
drafted, but later, they moved back RD was one of the organizers mother, Babe Keeler, and now have
to the family property, living in a of the Roosevelt Volunteer Fire the privilege of helping LaHonda
house next door to RD’s mother. Department; he has also been a and RD. We enjoyed visiting with
There they began their family. long-time member of the board of them about their hometown.
Since the death of his mother, RD directors of then Farmers Co-Op
and LaHonda have lived in the Compress, being the president for COVID has forced some separation
main house. many years. He is still a member between families and friends, but as
of the SPEC (South Plains Electric we begin to socialize again, Grand
Acuff is a small farming community Co-Op) Board Of Directors. Hearing would like to remind you
east of Lubbock and south of LaHonda was an officer in Young of some things you can do to help
Idalou. When the McCallisters Homemakers and was also active people who wear hearing aids,
were growing up, there were three in United Methodist Women at those who need hearing aids, and
churches: Methodist, Baptist and Canyon Methodist Church. The even those with good hearing.
Church of Christ. Every little UMW ladies continue to have These are just good communication
community at that time seemed an annual bazaar and lunch to skills.
to support retail. Acuff had a benefit the mission projects in the
grocery store, a gasoline station, church. The McCallisters have Make the most of your time
two cotton gins, and a blacksmith three children, six grandchildren together with good conversation
shop. (Remember the great chicken and eight great-grands. Their son habits. The following tips should
fried steaks at the ACUFF STEAK and grandson continue to farm the be useful in all relationships but
HOUSE?) There was also a grocery family land in Acuff. are most effective with people
store in this location, but the who wear hearing aids or those
grocery store closed, and the café In our Hearing Care practice, we with challenged hearing and
often have the opportunity to help understanding.
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