Mrs. Creasy Jones Simmons: from Nansemond County, Virginia - Paperback

by Addie M. Cole (Author), Sharon L. Burton (Editor)

A gangly girl grows into a classy lady. Creasy Jones Simmons exemplifies the characteristics of a person on a mission to overcome trials, tribulations, obstacles, and the era in that she lived. Encompassed in the pages of this book, Mrs. Creasy Jones Simmons 1883-1984, is camaraderie and closeness in a far-reaching neighborhood, love and fortification, existence and expiration, amusement and enjoyment, and the details of a well-lived life of a fabulous lady during a different period in America. During her lifetime, she experienced numerous historical events such as the first electric lighting system using overhead wires, the first World's Fair that opened in Chicago, IL, the 1918 Pandemic Influenza, and the 1950s and 1960s Civil Rights Movements. Through what many believed to be some of the toughest of time, Mrs. Creasy Jones Simmons, better known as Aunt Creasy, loved life and lived it to her fullest. Aunt Creasy maximized her ability to experience all that life offered her. She made the most of what she had, no matter how small, and reconciled not to accept less than the life she was capable of living. Aunt Creasy remained zestful, alive, and awake to life. This story offers humor, lessons, and the overall message that life is worth living. The overall message is to never fall asleep in life's waiting room. Live your best life. Aunt Creasy did.