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Earl and Ruby Moretz. Earl passed away in 2015. Ruby passed away in 2020. Photo courtesy of Joann Moretz.
Earl and Ruby Moretz

Earl and Ruby Moretz. Photo courtesy of Joann Moretz.
Earl and Ruby Moretz

Photo courtesy of Joann Moretz.
Ruby Norris Moretz

Earl Moretz served in WWII with the 70th division of the 275th regiment. He also served as the Commander for…
Earl Moretz WWII

Rebecca Wellborn, Mary Wellborn holding Danny Wellborn, Hayes Wellborn, Ben Wellborn, grandfather. Children in front: Bea, Benny, Betsy Wellborn. c.…
Hayes Family

Annie Wellborn Edmiston, Effie Wellborn Wagner, c. 1970. Photo courtesy of Beatrice Wellborn, Stony Fork Community.
Annie and Effie

Bea Wellborn, Benny Wellborn, Betsy Wellborn, siblings aged 3, 5 and 4. Photo made by Joann Elizabeth Wellborn Norris Underwood…
Wellborn Siblings

Artie Loretta Wagner, 1908. Photo courtesy of Beatrice Wellborn, Stony Fork Community.
Artie Wagner

1911, Benjamin Franklin Wellborn, Artie Loretta Wagner Wellborn and George Hayes Wellborn (baby). Photo courtesy of Beatrice Wellborn, Stony Fork…
Benjamin Franklin Wellborn family

Ben Wellborn's barn, no longer standing., on Hayes Wellborn Road in Stony Fork, the approximate location of where George Bradley's…
