memories_of_lonnie_stalls.odt

My earliest memory of Lonnie was when my children and I started attending Tecumseh Assembly of God in December of 1974. The church was in the old building on Bidwell Street at that time. Lonnie always greeted us and made us feel welcome.

He was a faithful teacher for the adult Sunday School class.

After I married Gilbert Ives, they developed a great friendship. They both were fishermen and became fishing buddies. They would fish the local lakes for Blue Gill and Croppies and Lake Erie for Perch, and when the ice froze enough, they would be out fishing on the ice. They didn't go out for a couple of hours, they used to spend the whole day fishing.

We had fish fries at our house for the Revelators (50 and older) group from church for 15 years. Lonnie was one of the men manning a deep fat fryer to fry those fish that they caught.

We had monthly gatherings for the Revelators (50 and over) group and Lonnie often attended.

Lonnie and his wife and my husband and I used to eat dinner out and attend Christmas Concerts at a church in Toledo and sometimes concerts at the Auditorium.

Lonnie and Gilbert loved to play horse shoes and were quite competitive.

When my husband and I would visit Lonnie and his wife we would sit out on their back porch and watch the birds that they fed in their backyard. It was enjoyable and relaxing being with our good friends. I thank God for the friendship and the precious memories.