Margaret, Mildred, Maureen, Pauleen, Bernie, Boots, Rena, Elbert Jr.,
At the Porter place, 1942
"I believe that dad began the idea of a school bus because each day that it was muddy after a rain, and as we had not even gravel roads, let alone pavement, dad would hook up the old horses, hook to a flatbed wagon, and drive along and pick up all the kids in route to school. We'd sit on the edge of the wagon, our feet swinging off and watch the old wheels slush through the mud all the 2 miles to school. We had a big wagon load of kids by the time we got to school, but safe and sound." (memories by Maureen Dean Jaynes)
"I remember Dunie climbing up on the back of our mother's chair as she sat at the sewing machine, doing quilts for both Mildred and me for our wedding gifts. We quilted all around the quilt hanging from ropes from the ceiling. Dunie would get under the quilt and we'd stick a needle through the quilt. He would take it, make a stitch, and then stick it back through to us at the top. This made for some memorable stitches for many years. I would look at those made by Dunie, when he was six years old—some short, some long, and some crossed. We didn't mind at all; he was doing it. I cherished them until they were really worn out, many years later. (recollection by Maureen Dean Jaynes)