When Joe Howard Standridge was born on February 23, 1904, in Arkansas, his father, Howard, was 42 and his mother, Mary, was 26. He married Nancy Caroline George on September 9, 1925. They had nine children in 21 years. He died on December 4, 1989, in Newton, Arkansas, at the age of 85, and was buried there.
He was a front porch greeter
And if you stopped by
He'd come right out to meet you
With a smiling, friendly “hi”!
His doorbell was yappy Feists
Barking as you came in sight
But they wiggled, tails awagging
And never tried to bite!
He brewed a little 'shine!
And gained that kind of fame
But mostly he just gardened
And hunted table game!
Held dances at his cabin
When he and Nancy were young
Someone played the fiddle
And many tunes were sung!
Joe was an old porch greeter
And when you said so long
He followed you a talking
And watched 'til you were gone!
Betty Renfroe 2018
Back Row left to right: Martha Lavada Standridge Collins , Elvira Humphrey Hensley
Front Row left to right: Ethel Hester Standridge Tilley , Ada Esther Standridge Renfroe, Mary Humphrey Standridge, Etta Rhea Standridge, Howard Standridge, Joseph Howard Standridge
Howard and Mary Humphrey Standridge with Bea and Etta Rhea. I know this was before 1914 because Bea Bane died in 1914.
