Crabtree Falls

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Sam Richard Vann, Jr. (Uncle Sam)

Thanks to Aunt Kate Helen for sharing this one!

May 1923

The Dothan Eagle
May 1923

August 1928


Dec 1936

July 1940

Sept 1940



The Dothan Eagle
June 1942



March 1944


June 1946

June 1946

January 1950














slides from Sam Vann, Jr. family

August 1952

Dec 1952

The Dothan Eagle
July 1955

April 26, 1956

The Dothan Eagle
Feb 1957

Dec 1957

The Dothan Eagle
Oct 1960

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with wife Fran and son Sam III

Major W. Espy, Sr. and daughters Marilyn and Mila joined in
at Espy Home on Main St.

circa late '70s

1985

1986

1986

1986

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My dad and his sisters with Uncle Sam at his retirement party

Uncle Sam is the second oldest of 9 brothers and sisters.
He served five years in the Army Combat Engineer Corps. 1941-1946
Since 1993, he's baked 3,784 pound cakes.
He's now 92 years old.

UPDATE:  On July 27, 2011, Uncle Sam died.



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