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Share your memories of Rowdy Ky
« Thread Started on Mar 24, 2006, 8:30pm »

I grew up in rowdy in the late 70's early 80's. would like to hear others memories of rowdy.

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Re: Rowdy Ky in the 70's & early 80'S
« Reply #1 on Mar 30, 2006, 10:10am »

I baby sat jerry and connie fugate's kid's (clayton and precilla) the summer of 79 i think it was. That was the first time i met verlie ray combs and gene ritchie. They were only 15 or 16 yrs old them. I think they were always together back then and always on those dirt bikes.

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Re: Rowdy Ky in the 70's & early 80'S
« Reply #2 on Mar 31, 2006, 9:33pm »

I remember the summer of 1980 I was living in one of Ogie Comb's trailers beside the store. The girls would sit on on old drainage pipe beside the road and watch the guys go by. Talmadge Allen would go up and down the road on his dirt bike and every once in a while stop and talk to us. I bet I took 5 or 6 showers a day that summer just in case he stopped. That was also the summer his brother Jackie was killed. The things you remember...

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« Reply #3 on Apr 9, 2006, 4:43pm »

Well I was raised in Hardshell and us boys and the boys from Rowdy had a lot of contest. In the early days a few fights went on. But that was before me cause I have many friends in Rowdy to this day and one of my favorite cousins by the name of Glen Campbell lives there today. OH

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Re: Share your memories of Rowdy Ky
« Reply #4 on Apr 10, 2006, 9:45am »

I am from Lost creek but I have family in Rowdy. I remember as a little girl we would always go to my great grandma Racheal Campbells house for easter to hunt eggs because she had a huge yard. They also had a garden and we always got to ride in the back of my grandpas truck going through rowdy to go pick corn and tomatoes lol I have a great Uncle Poncho Campell who still lived on that same property today but I never get the chance to go over there anymore

my father Sibo Jones spent a lot of time over that way im sure if anyone remembers him

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« Reply #5 on Apr 10, 2006, 6:06pm »

My brother-in-law is from there. His name is Andrew (Andy) Campbell. He has a sister named Angie.

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Re: Share your memories of Rowdy Ky
« Reply #6 on Apr 11, 2006, 10:35pm »

I lived in Rowdy most of my life. My grandmother and other family members still live there. My grandmother lives in the house that used to be the old Rowdy Grocery and Post Office. I remember lots of good times there with Justin and Dean Napier, Irvin Combs, and several others. Miss that little community now.

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Re: Share your memories of Rowdy Ky
« Reply #7 on Apr 11, 2006, 11:03pm »

Justin or Dean one or the other is living there now just below their Mom. Irvin is over on Rt 15 near Grapevine the last time I had any contact with that family. I know a few of the old timers there - Sue & Larry Allen, Glennis & Davetta Combs; Kenneth & Irma Harvey; Jimmy & Doris Miller.

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Re: Share your memories of Rowdy Ky
« Reply #8 on Apr 11, 2006, 11:04pm »

Bet nobody on here remembers when the Greyhound used that route and a lot of Saturday nights tolls had to be paid before it crossed the Rowdy bridge.

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Re: Share your memories of Rowdy Ky
« Reply #9 on Apr 13, 2006, 8:56am »

Hello Maggiemae,
Jimmy and Doris Miller are my aunt and uncle. I lived beside the old Mt. Carmel Church in a trailor with my grandmother Lillie and cousin Belinda. Lillie was Jimmy's mother. Does anyone remember the old Rowdy General
store when Sally Kay Campbell ran it? I used to work for her in the store and babysit Jessie. This is a picture of me in the store around 1984.

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Re: Share your memories of Rowdy Ky
« Reply #10 on Apr 13, 2006, 11:11am »

I remember the old store, not very much though. I Know Jimmy and Doris. I grew up with Chris and Jimmy Darrel. I live in Richmond now, but I grew up on the intersection of 476 and 267 My mom and dad are Mitchell and Betty Noble.

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Re: Share your memories of Rowdy Ky
« Reply #11 on Apr 13, 2006, 6:34pm »

Hey Razorback, You wouldn't have a little brother by the name of Nolan aka. Chipper. I think you lived beside me at the mouth of Rowdy! I know all of your family from Rowdy.

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Re: Share your memories of Rowdy Ky
« Reply #12 on Apr 13, 2006, 10:32pm »

I remember as a child, all of us kids gathering on the Rowdy bridge looking over the edge and seeing the bluegills on the nest and trying to catch them. This is a list of some of the guys I grew up with: Shane Allen, Arlis Dean Campbell and Anthony, Keith Napier, Scott Napier, Chris Jones,Chris Miller, Ronnie Rae Noble, Romond Lee Noble,Chas and Chris Noble, David and Poochie Campbell The list goes on, Justin and Dean Napier. I remember 1984 I got my first Motorcycle and when I would come home from school the first thing I would do is jump onthat motorcycle and ride it till it got dark. I still remember how fresh the air smells in the spring and summer there. No matter where I've been or how long I've been away that feeling I had never goes away. It is engrained in me. To sanman or maggiemae or whoever else that knows that feeling! I truly am from Rowdy.

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Re: Share your memories of Rowdy Ky
« Reply #13 on Apr 13, 2006, 11:08pm »

rowdyboi
Lill Miller's mother and my grandmother were sisters. Remember the Bluegrass singer Roy Lee Centers. He was their cousin. I know that feeling very well - I came home after many years away. Not exactly in Rowdy, but very very near. I am much older than you. Jimmy and Doris are more my age.

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Re: Share your memories of Rowdy Ky
« Reply #14 on Apr 14, 2006, 12:33am »

Rowdy... my aunt Phyllis Jones ran around with some of those you listed.... maybe you know her?

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Re: Share your memories of Rowdy Ky
« Reply #15 on Apr 14, 2006, 7:21pm »

maggiemae is Bertha Centers your grandmother?

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« Reply #16 on Apr 14, 2006, 7:34pm »

rowdyboi i remember a lot of the guys you named Chris Miller is my 1st cousin. I think thatI am about ten years older than the people you mentioned. Here are some of the people I remember: Sheila Smith, Nana, David and Chris Rush, Von, Charlotte and Roy Sizemore, Verlie Ray Combs, Eugene Ritchie, Linda Ritchie, Raymond Fugate, Arvin and Mike Campbell, Chet and Melinda Combs, Darlene, Mike and Robert Brewer etc... I could go on and on. And I do know that feeling and I go there in my mind often.

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Re: Share your memories of Rowdy Ky
« Reply #17 on Apr 14, 2006, 10:58pm »

sanman,
Bertha's sister Martha

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« Reply #18 on Apr 14, 2006, 11:16pm »

TiffanyRae: I do know Phyllis. I left Rowdy about 1998. When I left she was living with Bobby. I seen your pictures. You have that typical Jones look. I remember when I was a child Going by over there on Lost Creek where your papaw's house is still. They had all those garages built there beside the road. I think my dad told me that your papaw's name was Junior. Correct me If I'm wrong. Phyllis knows me. We all used to run up and down the creek from daylight till dark. Those were some pretty trying times for me

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Re: Share your memories of Rowdy Ky
« Reply #19 on Apr 15, 2006, 1:41pm »

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Hey all of you. I have been reading all the post and rememberall the guys you all are talking about. I lived in Hardshell just below Rowdy and was best friends with many u talking about esp Jackie Allen. Also Chris that died from diving in a swimming pool in Lex. was a good friend and his brother Dave. We played the guitar many days. I am going to try and down load a picture of me but not that good at it. I got older but still just as wild as I ever was. I had a 67 Camero and 66 GTO back then. I loved my party's then and still do now. OH

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Re: Share your memories of Rowdy Ky
« Reply #20 on Apr 15, 2006, 2:14pm »

To Oh, Isn't Hardshell close down there by Fugate's Fork. Do you know Betty Hudson, Angel Napier, Sam Campbell. I was wondering about Betty Hudson's girl Chas.

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« Reply #21 on Apr 15, 2006, 2:30pm »

OH,
Do you remember Jackie's brother Talmadge, he drove a dodge charger back then and live I think in Clayhole. I remember when Chris died also. Do you remember the chevelle's he had?
I also remember a guy who lived around Clayhole who drove a black nova I cant remember his name. He was in a wreck on the way to Jackson on hwy 15 he had Ray Jones with him and Ray lived and this guy died but not until a year or two later.

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