Peppler,+Sarah+Family+Story

I decided to interview my grandma Betty. She was born in 1935 in Apollo, Pennsylvania. That would make her 75. The interesting thing of her birth was that she was born in her house, not in a hospital. They had called a doctor who made house calls to her house when she was being born. All her life, she grew up in Mateer. She never moved until she got married to my grandpa Roy. The most significant event in her life was her wedding day. Another would be when she had her first child. She said the reason why they are the most significant is because they were both new beginnings and responsibilities as well as sharing her life with others. My grandma has three heros. 1. her dad because she was so close to him growing up. 2. her late doctor Dr. Schumaker because he operated on her when she had cancer and it has been 46 years since she had cancer. And number 3. God because he has been her friend and guide for about 62 years. In my grandma's free time, she enjoys reading, doing crossword puzzles, playing games on the computer, plants a garden in the summer, and she cooks and helps her family. She is also a treasurer for the women's group at her church. Ever since she had retired she wanted something to do. She said she was very outstanding in her job. She worked at a bank. She worked there for 20 years and advanced from clerk typist to asisstant maneger. She also was very outstanding in being treasurers for clubs and a recording seceratary for her church. My grandma had many goals and still has one to accomplish. She wanted to graduate from school, get a job, get married, see all of her children get married and on their own, and see all of her grandchildren get married( she has seen 2 grandchildren get married so far and this summer it will be 3 ). She also wants to experience the joy of having great grandchildren and be a good example to all of them. One time, she went to Pheonix, Arizona to visit close friends. They stayed for 7 days and then left for home. Their friends came with them home. On their way home, they went to see Graceland, the home of Elvis Presley. They were able to tour the mansion except for upstairs because that's were he died. They saw the living room, the dining room, the beautiful furniture, and the huge chandelier. The chandelier was so full of detail and it was so pretty. It was hanging in the dining room which was also huge and had fine china in cabinets on both sides of the dining room table. They also toured the outside building that housed his billiard room, a room that displayed his records that were hung on the walls, and all of his famous costumes he wore on stage. In the billiard room was a wall that was covered in tvs and the walls and ceiling were covered in red carpeting. There was even one tv that Elvis shot with a gun because he didn't like what was program was on. In another building they saw, had his car collection in it including his pink Cadillac. Outside of the building they saw 2 planes. One was his daughter's and one was his. On the lawn not far from the house, were the graves of Elvis and both his parents. There were flowers all around. This was a highlight of my grandma's life because she really liked Elvis. From there they rode the rest of the way home to Pennsylvania. THE END.