in Hermiston, OR
Bob was born in Hermiston, Oregon. He was named for
both his Uncle Bob (Isaac Robert) and his Uncle Alex
(Alexander Lemuel). Bob served in the Merchant
Marines during World War II. After the war his
occupations included driving a taxi in Norfolk,
VA; a butcher for Guy Pugh in Norfolk, VA; peddling
fruit in NC; owner and operater of a grocery & butcher
shop and a restaurant in Plymouth, NC. He also owned
for a short time a fish market in Tarboro, NC. In
1955, he moved his family to Florida where he worked
for a beekeeper near Fort Pierce. He later moved to
Moore Haven to work for another beekeeper, Bean City
to sell insurance, Okeechobee to work in a meat packing
plant, Indiantown to run a grocery and dry goods store
and finally to Punta Gorda where Bob worked in
construction and as a laborer until his death. Bob
kept bees at all times as a family enterprise. The
family took care of the bees, extracting the honey,
packing honey and comb in glass jars, labeling it and
selling it wholesale to stores and roadside fruit stands.
Elsie, called "Dick" as were both her father and her
brother, was born in Plymouth, NC. Dick loved music
and was the family's anchor. No matter how tough the
times, Dick always managed to feed her large family
and to find enough for unexpected guests who were
never turned away. She worked most of the time she
was married to Bob. In the store, packing honey,
waitress, and for many years until Bob's death as a
caretaker in an institution for the mentally disabled.
Bob and Anges's only child was Robert
Miller Winesett who was raised by his grandmother, Gracie Miller.
Bobby died in an automobile accident in Aug-1971 leaving a widow
and two children.
Bob and Dick's children are:
1. Robert Alexander Jr., (1941),
2. Richard Warner (1943),
3. John Stamey (1946),
4. Celia Catherine (1947),
5. Lemuel Eli (1950),
6. James Neil (1954), and
7. William Ira (1957)
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Celia is "Aunt Celia" to all the Winesetts and to many others of no actual blood relationship. Over the years Aunt Celia has been special to her nephews and nieces and now to the grandnephews and grandnieces. A special treat is to spend the night with Aunt Celia. Another treat is "Aunt Celia's night" when those who are in the area can have supper at Aunt Celia's home and read a book or play educational programs on her computer, or have supper at their favorite fast food outlet followed by a visit to the library, a bookstore, pet store or other favored place.
All the Winesett parents appreciate an evening without the children once in a while so Aunt Celia night is also special to them. While not married, Aunt Celia is a mother to us all and we love her.
