George M. and Josephine Leatherberry were the parents of all the
Leatherberry children - Marie Brown, Charlie, Everett, Roy, Elmer,
Embert, etc. Myrna, who married Jess Baughman, whom I have
written about, was a daughter and continued to live in the old home
place.
Josephine died many years before George.
I remember George as he was a faithful attender at our ball games.
His son, Charley, played first base, his son Elmer, pitched at
times, his grandson, Charles Miller, was an outfielder and a
catcher, so he was interested. One thing I remember about good
old George - he hated a bunt. Every time a player was directed
to bunt, George had a stroke or some minor ailment like a stroke.
He hated a bunt.
Buster and Marie (she was his daughter) took him fishing on occasion
to Canada or to Michigan. After the fishing was over George
was ready to reach Augusta and he sat in the car (told me by Buster)
pushing the floor boards for more speed to get back to old Augusta.
He was a character, but a well liked man in Augusta.
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