It keeps you young
BRANSON MO NEWS:
Linda Ballard
CHITCHAT CORNER | By Linda K. Ballard
“I am really proud of my daughters. I love my family, my beautiful family of daughters, son-in-laws, grandchildren and great grandchildren. I have tried to take care of my family and be a leader and that’s what keeps you young,” he continued.
“I treat people like I want to be treated and I couldn’t have made it through this little life without my little woman and that is all there is to it,” said Loy Gordon with a laugh.
The little woman in his life, Nona was born to Georgie and Ovel Meyer in New London on Sept. 18, 1937. They came to Texas by way of Tennessee, Kentucky and Oklahoma before arriving to the oilfields in East Texas.
Nona was told her father was enjoying a football game at the time of her birth and had to be paged to get home in time. The announcement of the birth led three of his sisters to turn cartwheels. Thus, football games and celebration of life set the scene for Nona’s life. Through most of her school years, Nona attended New London and Leverett’s Chapel Schools and it was from Leverett’s Chapel High School that she graduated. At school she learned to play the piano and organ by reading notes, but in order to play at her church she had also had to learn to play by ear.
Loy’s family came from West Texas to Kilgore in 1931. They had worked on a ranch in West Texas and moved to Kilgore as house movers and operated under the name of Gus Gordon & Sons. They were living on Choice Street in Kilgore when Loy was born. His parents were Jeff and Nora Gordon. Loy played sports while attending Kilgore Schools and …
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