The Early Years

Irene, Dudley, Viva, Detroit and Willie (the mother) holding Bass (Bass's Father) and Ben on the end.

Bass and Bass Redd (Bass's Father)
Bass (Bass's Father) died in WWII - during the Battle of the Bulge

Sonny (Joy's Brother) Adeline and Gary.
Sonny passed away in a car accident when he was just 28 years of age.
This picture was taken in 1958.

Joy when she was in High School at Ball High in Galveston.
This was in 1955. Wasn't she a beauty!
The picture was damaged Hurricane Carla