Words From Granny

About the Book

Words From Granny is a book of memoirs about the life of Mamie Adeline Gray Creekmore and her family. Included are a college essay that Balinda wrote about her maternal grandmother, personal notes from Mamie´s grandchildren, inspirations for the songs that Mamie has written over the past forty years, as well as old time recipes that have long been forgotten. Balinda and Mamie travel and write as they recreate the memories that are so cherished by this close-knit Appalachian family. Travel with Mamie from Winston County, Alabama to Tennessee, Illinois, Indiana, Florida, and Texas.

About the Author

As the oldest granddaughter of Mamie Creekmore, I am very familiar with many of the memories included in this book of memoirs from my grandmother. I was born in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee in 1960 and attended a total of eight schools before graduating high school in Andrews, Texas. I managed to gain a great deal of cultural diversity during my childhood, but only recently have I come to appreciate my own Appalachian heritage. Some stories included here were known to me and some were new but all were interesting, as I hope they will be to anyone who happens to pick up this book and begin the journey through the life of Mamie Adeline Gray Creekmore.