Memories of growing up in Philadelphia are very special to me. My mother, my father, and the happy home I grew up in.
One of my fondest memories is the Philadelphia Methodist Church, where I attended until I moved to Virginia. Other memories are Philadelphia School, Mrs. Helen Windel, my first grade teacher, playing basketball, and all the friends I knew in school.
Memories of my Aunt Josephine Davis who is very close to me and her home was my second home. Judy Davis Webb, my cousin, who was like a sister to me.
I remember the Philadelphia Hosiery Mill, where my mother worked, I would go see her there. The whistle blowing at 6:30 A.M. and 3:30 P.M.
Memories of Mr. Albert McCrary's Store where it was so much fun to go for ice cream and to shop with my mother or father.
I will always have a special place in my heart for Philadelphia, the people living there who were really good people, friends, and always there in the time of need.
Thanks to my mother,Athna McGhee, my Aunt Josephine Davis, my church the Philadelphia Methodist, and to Mrs. Helen Windle, my first grade teacher, for the guidance I received early in life growing up in Philadelphia, Tennessee.


Billy Jean McGhee Lilly