Bess

About the Book

Read how life during this interesting time of human history was seen through the eyes of a girl born in 1916 and died in 2004, a span of 88 years. There was the great depression and World War 2. The setting is in the midwest namely Missouri starting in Esther Missouri to St. Louis then to the close knit community of Grassy Hollow Missouri where Bess lived till her marriage to Lilburn Eye. She started the book at age 80. She had amazing recall of her life in great detail including dates and times. She was sensitive to all situations and events she encountered. How they lived and moved around seeking a living. The communities worked together to help survive the hard times. They let no one go without food on their table by sharing what they had among their community.

About the Author

Gervis J. Eye son of Bessie Eye whom she gave the responsibility of preparing her book for publishing. Gervis is the third of Bess? nine children. With the help of many and some four years the manuscript was finally ready for publishing. Bess so wanted to see her book in print, but unfortunately passed away Dec. 7th, 2004. There was however a book in it?s early stages made up and bound by the girls at Washington County Library where Gervis? wife Judy worked. She proudly displayed it where ever she went and took it with her in her many admissions to the hospital. All the doctors and nurses involved in her care were required to look at it. That book was put in her casket and buried with her.