To the Editor:

I don’t feel that Mrs. Mamie Hocutt Stancil during her 90 years here on earth ever received the credit she earned and justly deserved.

During the time she taught school, morals, prayer, and Bible reading were thought to be as much a part of education as reading, writing, and arithmetic and were practiced in the classroom. During the school term, every pupil heard the Ten Commandments, the Lord’s Prayer, and the 23rd Psalm read and recited enough to memorize them.

Mamie married Oscar Stancil, a widower with three young children. She was a good Christian and Stepmother to the children. They farmed and she filled her place well in the home, in the fields, in church, and the community where she lived. She was an asset and a good influence.

She and Oscar had three children: James O., H. Rudolph, and Ruby.

The family separated when these three were small. She took the responsibility of her children and did an excellent job in rearing, educating, and guiding them in the right directions to become good citizens and members the family could be proud of.

Mamie lived a good life. Surely she had treasures laid up in heaven, her reward for eternal life.

George Ralph Stancil, Ocala, Florida