Dot Peel and her mother, Lena Davenport (age 102), were in their home when the tornado hit. It sucked Dot down the hall and then dropped a ceiling on her. Dede says that glass was everywhere and almost every window was shattered or gone... but her mom and Mam-maw didn't even have glass in their clothes. They spent a week cleaning out what was salvagable, and now Dede says the house will be bulldozed. Her parents had lived there for the 30 years I've known Dede, and several years before that. Dede says they have sifted through 50 years of accumulated "stuff" - some things that have been in her family for 3 generations or better.
The first picture is the living room - Dede says there was a table between the two chairs that was sucked out the window, but the chairs didn't move. 
The second picture is her mom's car. The carport is totally GONE - probably in Missouri! Dede said a car dealer drove up at her aunt's house later that night with a set of keys to a car and said, "Tell Dot she can drive this as long as she needs."
The last pictures are of my friend Marla's grandchildren. Griffin is 10; Ruby Ann is 7, I think. Roman is about 4. They look so much like their mother... aren't they darling?! They were celebrating Marla's birthday in January... looks like the cake was really tasty! 
