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1942
 
Virginia Bessie McAvoy born in Alexanderia Va. 4-26-1942 while her father was stationed there durning  World War II. Her mother Bessie Elva Aronhalt Married William Carl McAvoy Sr on 5-30-1938 and had 7 children

1. Calvin Lea McAvoy born 9-27-1939 died 10-8-1939
2. Virginia "Sue' Bessie McAvoy born 4-26-1942 died 10-6-2014
3. William Carl McAvoy Jr. born 12-24 1943
4. Harry Joseph McAvoy born 9-23-1945 died 9-17-2006
5. Hilda May McAvoy born 1-12-1948
6. Jimmie Lea McAvoy born 10-2-1950
7. Roy Steven McAvoy born 9-24-1956

Sue has 4 children with 1st husband Peter Scoot Phillips Sr. born 7-29-1944. They married on 4-30-1961 

1. Peter Scott Phillips Jr known as Scottie/ Scott born 9-22-1961 died 9-13-1984
2. Peggy Sue Phillips born 1-9-1963
3. Pamela Sue Phillips born 10-25-1963
4. Paulette Sue Phillips bor 3-7-1967

Sue has 5 Grand Children

1. William Elza known as Billy born 11-20-1988
2. Kaleigh Sue Rogers born 3-19-1988
3. Lewin Scott Rogers born 5-13-1991
4. Edward Dobrochowski born 8-3-1996
5. Bianna Dobrochoski born 1-20-2000

Sue has 2 Great Grand Children

1. Lydia Delia Hornberger Born 2-24-2009
2. Khloe Annalette Hornberger born 7-15-2011

Sue married on 6-24-2000  to Harvey Teets Sr. born 5-10-1940 died 2-9-2010
They had no chilldren

Sue grew up in Wv., near Burlington, Antiock and Keyser close to her both GrandParents on her mothers side Eston McAvoy and Mary Ellen Rohrbaugh McAvoy and her fathers side Edward Aronhalt  and Elsie Curtis Kitzmiller Aronhalt

She and William Carl McAvoy move to Baltimore Md on 1920 Hope Street after he was elile from the state of Wv. for cattle rustling in 1954.

 She went to Merganthaler Vocational Technical Senior High School
 then to Baltimore Community College before she married the 1st time.

She worked several jobs,
Moldcraft,
Life Like
Benny Goodmans
Pappys Restaurant
Then her last job with the City of Baltimore on the Little Patrol before going inside to the desk job after a scare with a moving car while gathering litter.  Where she stayed before retiring when she was 62.


OUT OF THE MOUTH OF MY BIG AND ONLY SISTER SUE VIRGINIA BESSIE MCAVOY PHILLIPS TEETS
Born 4-26-1942 died 10-6-2014

CHAPTER 1 THE EARLY YEARS.

MY STORY BEGINS IN ALEXANDER VIRGINIA. MY MOM AND DAD WERE LIVING IN A TRAILER PARK WHILE HE WAS WORKING IN VA. ON APRIL 26,1942 MOM WENT INTO LABORER WITH ME. SHE NAMED ME VIRGINIA AFTER THE STATE. I KNOW MOM WAS HAPPY TO HAVE A BABY GIRL BECAUSE MY BROTHER CALVIN DIED WHEN HE WAS A FEW MONTHS OLD. SHE NEVER REALLY TALKED ABOUT HIS DEATH. I THINK SHE JUST NEVER GOT OVER IT.

AFTER THE JOB WAS FINISHED WE MOVED BACK TO ANTIOCK WEST VIRGINIA. DADDY HAD BUILT A HOUSE DOWN THE ROAD FROM MY GRANDPARENTS (ESTON AND MARY RHORBAUGH MCAVOY). MY BROTHER JUNIOR WAS BORN WHILE WE LIVED THERE. THE ONLY REAL MEMORIES I HAVE FOR THAT TIME WAS DADDY ALWAYS WENT UP IN THE WOODS BEHIND THE HOUSE TO TEND TO HIS MOONSHINE STILL. ONE DAY JUNIIOR FELL OUT OF THE HIGHCHAIR . MOM CRIED AND CRIED.HE HAD A BIG KNOT ON HIS HEAD. WHEN DADDY CAME HOME HE MUST HAVE TOLD HER EVERTHING WAS OK. SHE STOPPED CRYING AND I WAS HAPPY AGAIN. OH, JUNIOR WAS OK.

BY THE TIME I WAS 2 YEARS OLD DADDY GOT DRAFTED INTO THE ARMY DURING WORLD WAR 2. MOM AND AUNT MAX WENT TO ALABAMA WITH DADDY WHILE HE WAS IN BASIC TRAINING. AUNT MAX WENT ALONG TO HELP MOM WITH US KIDS. WHEN THEY SENT DADDY OVERSEAS TO FIGHT, WE WENT TO LIVE WITH MY GRANDPARENTS ( EDWARD (stepgrandfather) JUNKINS AND ELSIE KITZMILLER ARONHALT JUNKINS. THEY LIVED IN NEW CREEK WEST VIRGINIA.

I LOVED BEING WITH MY GRANDMOM. SHE HAD AND ORGAN AND NO CHILDREN WERE ALLOWED TO PLAY IT. I WOULD SNEEK INTO THE ROOM AND TRIED TO PLAY IT. ALWAYS GOT CAUGHT. JUNIOR AND I WERE ALWAYS GETTING INTO THINGS WE SHOULD NOT HAVE GOTTEN INTO. MY GRANDFATHER WAS PAINTING THE FRONT PORCH, WHEN HE WENT TO TAKE A BREAK WE PAINTED EACH OTHER BLUE AND WHITE. DON'T REMEMBER IF WE GOT PUNISHED OR NOT. WHEN THEY TOLD ME DADDY WAS COMING HOME FROM THE ARMY I STOOD BY THE WINDOW ALL DAY. WHEN I SEEN HIM COMING UP THE ROAD I JUST KEPT SHAKING MY HANDS AS HARD AS I COULD. GRANDMOM SAID YOUR HAND WILL FALL OFF IF YOU KEEP SHAKING THEM. I DIDN'T CARE. IT WAS TIME TO MOVE AGAIN.

CHAPTER 2.

I DON'T REMEMBER WHEN WE MOVED OR WHERE IN BETWEEN GRANDMOM JUNKINS AND RIDGEVILLE WEST VIRGINA.
DADDY HAD A SMALL STORE AND GAS STATION IN RIDGEVILLE. THE HOUSE WAS DOWN THE ROAD FROM THE STORE. HARRY AND HILDA WERE BORN WHILE WE LIVED THERE. MY EARLY MEMORIES OF RIDGEVILLE ARE HAPPY ONES. DADDY TOOK CARE OF THE STORE AND MOM TOOK CARE OF US KIDS. ME AND JUNIOR WOULD PLAY IN THE STORE WHILE DADDY WORKED. HE PRETTY MUCH LET US DO WHAT WE WANTED. ONE DAY HE PUT ME AND JUNIOR ON THE COUNTER TOP AND WE GOT INTO A BOTTLE OF WHISKEY AND BOTH TOOK TURNS DRINKING FROM IT. I ENDED UP FALLING DOWN AND BUSTING MY HEAD OPEN.
JUNIOR AND I STARTED SCHOOL THE SAME YEAR. WE WENT TO BURLINGTON SCHOOL.

HARRY AND HILDA ARE NOT IN MY MEMOREY AS MUCH AS JUNIOR BACK THEN. DADDY WORKED IN THE STORE ALL DAY AND WAS GONE ALOT AT NIGHT. WE HAD NEIGHBORS NEXT DOOR. THEY WERE THE BEARS. I WAS AFRAID OF THEM.I DON'T KNOW WHY. OUR HOUSE WAS NOT THE BEST, THERE WERE CRACKS IN THE WALLS SO YOU COULD SEE THE OUTSIDE.
BYTHE TIME I WAS 7 YEARS OLD OUR WHOLE WORLD FELL APART.

and here is where Susie left us hanging????? 




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