 As
a school boy Ross was on the wrestling team. He was able to make it to
the Olympics where he was successful against Hitler's wrestler. Ross won
the match. Today, he is listed in the Hall
of Fame for wrestlers at Oklahoma State University.
Mary Jane Selph and Ross Flood had three
children: Tom, Bobby Flood Lewallen and Judy Flood. I don't know Judy's
married name. All three have their degrees out of O.S.U. Tom was a
successful business man in landscaping at Tulsa, Oklahoma. His business
was big, well organized, and was an asset to the community. Bobby has
been a teacher all her life and may be retired by now. She was an
incredibly sharp person who was conservative. She rode her bicycle to
work for years. Judy lives in Tulsa. She was younger and we had little
contact with her simply because of circumstances as to jobs, time
limitations, and all the things to keep one too busy.
Mary Jane, Ross's wife, was an
exceptional woman. Her grandfather was a medical doctor in one of the
little towns around Stillwater, Oklahoma. Her father was a banker. She
often laughed it was harder because her father was a banker, there was
no room for error on her accounting. Ross owned a country sales lot
which serviced the many farmers in the area. Every Saturday for years
Mary Jane baked pies and cooked hamburgers for the people who came to
the sales lot. The little café was just a counter. The folks bought
their food and went back to the car and their livestock to eat. Mary
Jane held a Master's degree in Home Economics. When her girls were in
college, she would sew total wardrobes for them. They were always well
dressed, looking as if they had expensive clothing. Cost wise it would
have been if she had not sewn for the girls
Ross and Mary Jane both passed away at
Stillwater. Although, we didn't have an opportunity to spend much time
with them other than the short time, we lived at Stillwater we always
kept in touch via the telephone. The last conversation I had with Mary
Jane was a lovely, chatty time while we went over the things in our
families to have happened. I miss them. |
