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1928 - Vessie was born on September 17, 1928, in Town Creek, Alabama, to James
Howard Dawson (1904-1986)and Lockie Susan Jeffries (1900-1975). She is six
months old in this picture. (Vessie's genealogy)
(Photo provided courtesy of Vessie Falconberry.)
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1947 - Vessie graduated from Hatton High School located in Town Creek, Alabama.
(Photo provided courtesy of Vessie Falconberry.)
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1948 - Vessie had moved to Nashville, Tennessee, by 1948.
(Photo provided courtesy of Vessie Falconberry.)
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1951 - This photo was taken in February, 1951, after the "Great Blizzard" that paralyzed Nashville and
much of the region.
(Photo provided courtesy of Vessie Falconberry.)
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1952 - This picture was taken in the spring of 1952 just before Vessie married Ray Falconberry.
(Photo provided courtesy of Vessie Falconberry.)
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1952 - Vessie married Ray Falconberry in Nashville, Tennessee, on May 3, 1952.
(Photo provided courtesy of Vessie Falconberry.)
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1969 - Vessie at the age of 41.
(Photo provided courtesy of Vessie Falconberry.)
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1990 - Vessie is pictured with Ray at his retirement party in 1990 when he retired from Martha White Foods.
(Photo provided courtesy of Ray Falconberry.)
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2002 - Ray and Vessie celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on May 3, 2002 on board the General
Jackson showboat in Nashville, Tennessee.
(Photo provided courtesy of Ray Falconberry.)
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