wellborn my hometown

These are the lucky ones who were able to break away from Friday afternoon commitments to go see the new prison, sometimes described as being located in Wellborn. I think Houston is more accurate.
Front row; Pat Bezaire, Ovie Long,Ruth Ford, Betty Barnes, Jane Campbell
Back row: Jim Bezaire, Jim Slaughter, Jackie Slaughter, Kathie Snowden, Wendell Snowden, Don Ellingson and Nancy Ellingson
Hiding from the camera's eye: Charles Osgood and Bruce Campbell. Photographer was Jinny Wilson.
Sheriff Tony Cameron was instrumental in setting this tour up for the Wellborn Neighborhood Watch with Publicity/Program Chair Jane Campbell. Our sheriff had done the tour several times himself. After introducing the group to Warden Jim Witt, Tony Cameron kept an appointment in the parking lot to conduct other Sheriff business.

The Ellingsons were mourning the death of a newborn goat kid with whom they had struggled for 12 hours. Nancy apologized for not sharing the birth announcement as she had promised. She added that when she went to bed in defeat she realized that she not only did not phone the news to WHISPER but she also did not comb her hair or brush her teeth that day.
Betty Barnes asked me "What looks different on my face". "Your eyes match", I observed. "The procedure to remove the bump on my eyelid was so easy, I slept thru it" she said with a smile
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There was a tangible unease in the group as we went behind bars and through locked places and viewed prison cells. It was masked with jokes about keys and fingerprints.
Wendell Snowden thought he would rather have a room for two than a dorm of 80 men to live amongst.
Ovie Long's property is adjacent to the prison. Ovie wanted to know who could fish in their pond, but added that her favorite fishing hole was on her own property and that she was aware of the activity next door and wanted to become a recognized friend who appreciates their protection.