THE "W" AND THE WHITE ROSE/Searching for Leoto
Searching for Leoto April 5, 2010 was an incredible spring day, temperature in the high 70's and a steady and cooling breeze made for outdoor perfection. It was a perfect day for the drive we were making from my brother Ken Ragan's home in Paducah, Kentucky to Millington, Tennessee. We enjoyed the three-hour plus drive, chatting away endlessly about The St. Louis Cardinal's opening day game, the team and players. But, mostly we talked about the Great Grandmother we never knew, but whom had been a frequent topic of conversation in our formative years. Her name was Leoto Gardalia Toler, nee: Wilson, nee: Seely. Mother Iva Delores Wilson Ragan, Grandma Bessie Moore Wilson, and in later years, Aunt Mary Lou Wilson Bazzell always seemed to have the same fascination with her, where her life had taken her, and especially her final place of rest. Thanks to the persistence of Ken, who is the only person probably more driven than myself to fi...