MY MEMOIRS

Rosemary Wheelock grew up on a farm near Zearing Iowa in the second quarter of the twentieth century. The farm was without plumbing or electricity—but did have an eight-party telephone line. Her father and brothers farmed with horses—raising corn soybeans oats and hay. Their livestock consisted of dairy and beef cattle hogs chickens and sheep. She and her older brothers attended the same one-room country school through eight grades which their mother had also attended. Then Rosemary graduated from a small high school. She was a basket ball player who made the all-county team and was valedictorian of her graduating class.