This interview was conducted in the summer of 2007. Mr. Mc-Queen tells of his difficult childhood and his interesting years spent in the military. He met the love of his life in 1946, and they were "joined at the hip" until her death in 1999.

Devere "Mac" Leroy McQueen

Born in Silver City, Iowa, Ed recalls a very eventful and exciting life. He has a rich German heritage with many connections to important famous people and events. While on his honeymoon in May of 1966, Ed and Lenora discovered Cassville and liked the small-town atmosphere. When Ed was offered a teaching position in Cassville he gladly accepted it and moved his family here in July 1966. Ed has experienced a varied career and found special delight in accounting. The interviews were conducted in the fall of 2014.

Ed Sanders

Herschel Stehlik's interviews took place during January, 2014. He recalls his childhood in Phenix, Missouri, before serving in the military and meeting his wife of 62 years, Della (Jones) Stehlik. Their lives together brought them to Cassville where they owned and operated a successful business before they sold the lumberyard and retired in 1994.

Herschel Stehlik