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Gordo, Pickens County, Alabama MARY EDNA BAILEY was born February 23, 1903 in Gordo, Pickens County, AL., & died July 28, 1987 in North Port, Tuscaloosa County, AL. She married (1) LAWRENCE DUANE MARBLE June 12, 1928 in Reform, AL., son of DUANE MARBLE & MAGDALENA KNAPP. She married (2) KENTON MAURICE MARBLE October 19, 1937 in Columbus, MISS. Mary Edna BAILEY was the daughter of Robert Bradshaw BAILEY & Sarah Jane "Sallie" CARVER. Buried at Liberty Church Cemetery, Pickens County, Alabama Mary Edna, the youngest daughter of Robert Bradshaw BAILEY, was affectionately nicknamed "Red" by her siblings for her bright red hair. She had a domineering personality, which required a lot of attention. Mary also displayed that Irish temper (or was it the red hair); she often spoke in very strong language when angered. Yet, Mary was a beautiful loving individual, whom two Marble men could not resist. Mary went to college in Selma, Alabama to be a legal secretary. During her college years she went to Pine Hill and Yellow Bluff Campgrounds (Wilcox County, Alabama), where Sam Hood Ball had a cabin. The marriage of Mary Edna to Lawrence Duane Marble: In the late 1920's, Lawrence Duane Marble, a salesman was travelling through Alabama distributing magazine literature. Edna's sister, Mattie Gertrude answered the door and talked to Lawrence. Mary Edna was in the back room and could hear the northern accent. She came into the front room and said, "Who is this Dam Yankee?" They were married 12 June 1928 in Reform, Alabama. They moved to Ashland, Ohio where she worked in a hat shop in 1937. Mary Edna often drew sketches of ladies fashions of the time. Grandmother Mary Edna: Mary had many affectionate nicknames from her 8 grandsons: Nanny, Granny, and Mustang Mary. She would arrive in her Ford Mustang and in a loud, long southern draw, she would say to her grandsons, "Give me some sugar, my darling". Full of life and love, she always gave a hearty welcome with big hugs. Mary's wrists and fingers would be adorn with bracelets and jewelry; wearing as many as ten rings at once. I counted them! Even though she smoked Saratoga cigarettes, she had perfect set of white teeth, which a doctor mistook as dentures. Another childhood memory of Grandmother Mary, was her delight in her flower garden and for the butterflies that flew in it.