Long Live Porterdale!!!

Some great pictures sent in by Monica Wood on behalf of my father Earl Wood.

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	CLAUDE B. BAILEY (my great uncle) circa 1940. Taken between the 2 main buildings on Broad St. in Porterdale. He was a policeman. Not to confused with Leroy Bailey.
	JAMES FLETCHER BAILEY SR. (my grandfather) circa 1940. Taken just across the creek on Hwy 81 S behind my father's store known to many as WOOD'S GROCERY. He was a farmer and businessman.
	CLARABELLE BAILEY WOOD (my mother) Taken on Easter Day 1962.
	PORTERDALE BOYS JUNIOR HIGH CHAMPS 1956. Pictured left to right, 1st row: TIP ALEXANDER, ROSCO MOSS, CHARLES (RABBIT) WOMACK, WAYNE DOSTER, JACKIE FARROW.  2nd row: EARL WOOD , BILLY NORTON, RONNIE PATTERSON, WAYNE BOWEN, TENNYSON KNIGHT. COACH BILLY CROWELL not pictured.
	left to right KEITH BAILEY, FLETCHER WOOD, EARL WOOD, GENE WOOD
	Oil Painting  by MRS. BETTY CATO of Conyers painted from 2 black & white original photos taken of a very familiar site known to many Porterdale residents as WOOD'S GROCERY.  Although not located inside the city limits of Porterdale, it was actually just across the creek on Hwy 81 but frequented by mainly residents of Porterdale. Owned and operated by Mr. & Mrs. WILLIAM ALFRED WOOD. The lumber used in construction of this establishment was  obtained from the OLD FORT McPherson in Atlanta GA. and constructed by JAMES FLECHER BAILEY SR.