This man lost his mother when he was very young and started supporting himself at the age of 15 or 16.  His education was limited but he was gifted with street-smarts.

He fell in love and talked this girl into marrying him. He had to break up a courtship that she already had going on but he was a born salesman. 

Here she is with a classic beauty that is timeless.  Look at her slim figure and flat tummy.  He looks like a gospel singer with natural waves allowed to grow long on the top and plastered with Vitalis.

And look at the baby that they're so proud of.  The time is 1939 in Meridian Mississippi.

He has traveled to Mississippi to try to sell magazines door-to-door.  He had to put cardboard in the soles of his shoes and paint it with shoe-polish to disguise the holes in the shoe.  He couldn't afford more.

The baby got hungry and he had to trade the old spare tire off his vehicle for milk for the baby.  From here he went to Pennsylvania, worked on pipe lines, saved his money and came back to Searcy Arkansas.

He started in the car business and built his business from scratch.  He was one charming gentleman who could sell with skill and gain trust and repeat business.

The business grew from a used car dealership to a Chrysler-Plymouth-Jeep dealership. 

She was thrilled every time he brought home another car for her to drive.

If we all worked as hard in real estate as he did in selling vehicles, we'd prosper too.  But most of us are not born salesmen.  We just do the best we can.  He died a few years back.  All of Searcy was sad to see him go.

The baby?  He's still hungry and I have to feed him everyday.