1,
Arlene McQueen, was born May 8, 1921, near
Fisk, the daughter of Cecil and Ora
(Atkins) McQueen. (See R. C. (Cecil)
McQueen). We attended Harmony
Baptist Church at Brown Ranch, I
started to school at Brown Ranch in 1928
and graduated from Mozelle High School in
1940. I met Joe I. Lowe in 1939 and
we were married after my graduation in
1940. Joe farmed and also worked for
Mozelle High School. Our only child,
JoAnn, was born August 25, 1941, southwest
of Fisk, in my parents' home. Joe
was called to the Army in 1943 and was
sent to Kyota, Japan. JoAnn and I
remained on the farm close to my parents
until he returned three years later.
We moved to Coleman in 1946 and JoAnn
started to South Ward school in
1947. She attended Jr. High and High
School in Coleman. Joe was in a car
accident and passed away October 30, 1957,
buried in Coleman.
JoAnn married R.
B. Babbitt July 5, 1958, and I married
Edward R. Bennett, August 23, 1958.
R. B. a native of Coleman, is the son of
Rommie and Merle (Threadgill) Babbitt.
Rommie died in 1941 and Merle married J.
C. Welch in 1943. He has also passed
away. Merle lives in Coleman.
R. B. and JoAnn have two children,
Clifford Joe, June 27, 1959 and Toi
Raedawne, July 10, 1962. Cliff is a
Trooper with the Texas Department of
Public Safety in the Ozona area. Toi
is a radio operator for the Reagan County
Sheriff's Department in Big Lake. R.
B. is the communications supervisor with
the DPS in Ozona and JoAnn is employed at
the Ozona National Bank. Edward and
I reside in San Angelo, where he is
driving for Bomer Products.