Individual Details

I have an autograph book that belonged to Lois. Entries are dated 1928-1930. The flyleaf says "Shoolday Memories bring back Pleasant Thought of Happy House, Spent in Work and Play.
Lois wrote this note:
I first went to school in the Town of Ladonia. I went to school 5 years then moved to Leonard and went 5 or 6 moths there. Thin I moved to Bonham, and went to school in [unreadable but it must be the name of a school in Bonham] for a long time. I am now living in Honey Grove & expect to live here for a pretty good time. I have found real friends in Ladonia, Leonard & Honey Grove. Some people in Honey Grove have proved themselves a true friend, and friend to me and I'll always remember a few of them
Lois Pippin
5-7-1926
Honey Grove

Some of the notes in the book indicate R. W. Ward may have been an early boyfriend. On the back of one page is this note.
R. W. Ward, hurt on Saturday nite, December 14, 1929. In Joseph Bailey's Chevrolet coupe on West Hill. Brought home, sunday afternoon, December 23, 1929
Fractured skull and deep cuts, thrown through windshield.
and
Saturday night, R. W. Ward, Joseph Bailey and Fred Hedricks turned over in a car on West Market street and R. W. was hurt about the head. He was taken to the Paris sanitarium and is improved. Joseph Bailey broke two ribs, and the Hedricks boy was uninjured.

The book has notes from several cousins: Ruby Lee Dillard, Pauline Pharr, and Lois and Robert Lansford.

There was also an old photo album from Lois's high school daysk in very bad shape and falling apart. Items gleaned from it included:
Program from what must have been the Football Banquet, 1930. Lois Pippin was on the Pep Sqaud.
She must have admired a young man named Paul Wisdom as she kept several articles and underlined his name. There was also a picture of Sanders Magness of Honry Grove - quite handsome.

Found in Lois's papers, "The Bride's True Book" True Memories of Our Wedding Day.
She notes, "We met in Ladonia on February 5, 1932 - had our first date on the night of Feb. 5.
They were married on "a beautiful crisp autumn day" at the home of Rev. Ernet Quick, 5:30 PM, Nov 25, 1932, Hugo, Oklahoma. Witnesses were Mrs. Ernest Quick & Winifred Quick.

Newspaper clipping:
HADEN-PIPPIN - Hugo, Ok., Nov. 27 [1932]
Miss Lois G. Pippin and W. G. Haden, prominent Ladonia, Texas, residents, were married here Friday evening in the First Baptist parsonage by the Rev. Ernest Quick. The ceremony was witnessed by several Hugo friends.
[Note: they had eloped. No waiting in Oklahoma and brides only had to be 14 back then to marry without parental permission.]

From the Ladonia News
Popular Ladonia Couple Wed Fri.
A Wedding of much interest to many friends in Ladonia and else where took place Friday, Nov. 25th at five p.m. at the First Baptist church in Hugo when Rev. Quick impressively, with the ring ceremony, united in wedlock, Mr. William Charles Haden and Miss Lois Pippin.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Pippin and has been principally reared here, where she is much loved by all who know her, for her splendid traits. Mr. Haden is the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Haden and has lived in Ladonia all of his life. He is known as an upstanding young gentleman and is in every way worthy of the splendid young woman he has chosen as his life partner.
Mr. Haden is at this time associated with his father in the wholesale fruit and plant business.
It is a great pleasure for their relatives and numerous friends to extend to them the very best wishes for a long and happy married life.
Mr. and Mrs. Haden are at home in an apartment at the R. T. Bartley home on Church street.

I also have a memory book, The Bride's True Book for recording marriage data.
She did note a shower, after the fact.
On December 1st, 1932, at the home of Mrs. Jno Miller a shower was given in my honor. Twenty five guests were present and a beautiful array of gifts were received after a very interesting treasure hunt.
Lois also noted: We were married on November 25, 1932, in Hugo, Okla. at the home of Rev. Ernest Quick, at 5:30 o'clock PM. A beautiful crisp autumn day.
Lois listed her guests and filled out a family tree. She didn't know her father's parents, and she listed her mother Carrie Fry's mother as Viola Elizabeth Higginbotham Fry. She recorded the birth of the first son: James Charles Haden, born July 25, 1935.


Newspaper Clipping, probably from The Springdale News
"People and Places"
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. (Bill and Lois) Haden celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on Nov. 25 in their home in Springdale. Attending were two of their three sons and five of their eight grandchildren: Jim and Sandy Haden of Little Rock with Jim's sons, Brian Haden of Hendrix College and Lewis Haden of Conway; Master Sgt. W. Ralph and Belinda Haden of San Antonio, Texas with the nexest granddaughter, Amanda Jo, and sons, Seth Haden and Jeremy Haden. Other guests were Mrs. Jim Haden's mother and brothers, Mrs. Billye Shore of Jacksonville, Monty Shore of Tulsa, Okla., John Shore of Fayetteville, and Beverly Chandler of Fort Smith. Unable to attend were Don and Kay McKim Haden of Wetumpka, Ala. and family, Steve Haden of Tulsa University, Stuart Haden of Auburn University and Suzanne [sic-Susanna] Haden.


Obituary:
Lois Haden
Lois G. Haden, 73, of Springdale died Nov. 12 at Springdale Memorial Hospital. She was born Sept 29, 1915, in Ladonia, Texas, the daughter of James Franklin and Carrie Dove Fry Pippin. She was a homemaker and a member of Elmdale Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Bill Haden of the home; three sons, Jim Haden of Little Rock, Don Haden of Ocean Springs, Miss., and Ralph Haden of Omaha; one brother, Jim Pippin of Durant, Okla.; two sisters, Mrs. Jack (Juanita) Deatherege of Durant and Mrs. Don (Virginia) Gibbon of Golden, Colo.; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Bluff Cemetery with the Rev. Burton Miley officiating. Arrangements are by Sisco Chapel of Springdale.
Memorials may be made to the Arkansas Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation, 6213 Lee Ave., Little Rock, 72205.


Cause of death - possible embolism. Buried Bluff Cemetery, Springdale, AR

Birth	29 Sep 1915	Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas
Marriage	25 Nov 1932	Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma - WILLIAM CHARLES "Bill" HADEN
Death	12 Nov 1988	Springdale, Washington County, Arkansas

Spouse	WILLIAM CHARLES "Bill" HADEN (1910 - 1992)
Child	James Charles "Jim" Haden (1935 - 1996)
Child	ROBERT DONALD "Don" HADEN (1939 - 2004)
Child	Billie Lois Haden (1941 - 1941)
Child	Living

Father	JAMES FRANK PIPPIN (1892 - 1977)
Mother	CARRIE DOVE FRY (1896 - 1968)
Sibling	Edith Juanita Pippin (1919 - 2008)
Sibling	Virginia Louise Pippin (1922 - )
Sibling	James Frank Pippin Jr. (1928 - 1998)

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