NEWS: Atwood, Mr. & Mrs. William W. - Woodford Co, Ky

From: WRFC71A@prodigy.com (MRS BEULAH A FRANKS)
Date: Tue,  2 Sep 1997 22:11:37, -0500


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THE ATWOODS...CITY FARMERS.

When spring approaches each year, many citizens of Woodford County
begin to anticipate a visit to a neat, well-kept little white house near
the eastern edge of Versailles.

The unmistakable sound of goat bells, a nostalgic but unfamiliar
sound in these parts, often greets the visitor who arrives at the entrance
to the home and greenhouse of Mr. and Mrs. William Wesley Atwood on Wilson
Avenue.  The Atwoods are well-known suppliers of vegetables and flowers
for many customers, not only locally, but in the surrounding area as well.

Born in Liberty, Kentucky in 1893, William Wesley Atwood left his
home in 1919 to work for nine years on a farm.  In 1928 he bought his
present home here in Versailles.  During the next 25 years he worked as
an employee of both the county and the state, primarily in the road
department, and also worked at the Cleveland Home as maintenance man.

In 1916 Mr. Atwood married 19-year-old Mary Mariah Bertram, a
resident of Wayne County, Ky.  Five children were born to the couple over
the next several years: Irene Byers, now of Cincinnati; Lula Faulkner,
now of Lexington; William Atwood, now of Santa Mario, Cal.; Eunice Atwood,
now of New York City; and Mildred Holt, who, with her daughter, Paula, now
resides with her parents in Versailles.

The Atwoods have eight grandchildren, more than twice that many
great-grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild.  William and Mary
Atwood, the heads of this growing clan, were featured in the Woodford
Sun last year on the occasion of their 58th wedding anniversary.

The Atwoods began their greenhouse venture in 1953, shortly after his
retirement.  Mr. Atwood sold vegetables from a truck for 10 or 12 years
and was a familiar sight on Main Street in Versailles.  In the middle 60's
the couple began to sell exclusively from their home on Wilson Avenue.  A
visit to the home and greenhouse of these two hardy individualists is a
pleasant and an informative experience.  They remind one of the real
meaning of the words "private enterprise" and "excellence in performance."

The Woodford Sun, Versailles, Ky. June 12, 1975.
>From the Scrapbook of Irene Judge Wiley
Beulah Wiley Franks wrfc71a@prodigy.com