FESS FAMILY TREE
    Ora's Son - Don Fess

DON FESS, born February 12, 1915  in Allendale, Illinois
          died March 3, 1999 in Magnolia, Arkansas
          married on June 1, 1934 in Magnolia, AR to
Martha Emma Wainwright
          born September 6, 1917 in Baton Rouge, LA
          Sired six children by Martha Emma
They both graduated from Haynesville, LA  High School
Their first home was in Haynesville, Louisiana
The family moved to Magnolia about 1939 where
          they raised their six children
  Marriage eventually ended in divorce
  Don lived in Magnolia for the rest of his life
  Married to Cleyonne Ware Crump,
          on August 14, 1964  a widow with a grown daughter
          No children by this wife

       Don and Cleyonne

       They were active members of Jackson Street Methodist Church in Magnolia. When relocated, it became Asbury United Methodist Church where Don regularly taught Sunday School.
      Don wrote a book of poems and recorded many memories, songs, and, of course, his favorite jokes on audio cassettes for his children.
      The most repeated comment at his funeral: "He was a good man!"