Kentucky Woman Sees Late Grandfather in Ohio County History Facebook Post

This past week has been a week of reflection as me and my family remember my beloved Mother who passed away two years ago on March 20^th.  The bittersweetness turned to joy when I opened up Facebook on the very same day two years later.

I was alerted to a post made by the Ohio County, Ky History page. I was tagged along with one of my cousins in the comments. I open the post up to see my Mom’s father, my Granddaddy, Guffie Morris standing there in the lot of the former Weedman Ford in Beaver Dam. I smiled immediately and I was tickled.

I LOVE HISTORY PAGES 

The post accompanying his picture states:

"The year was 1967...when Horse Branch resident Guffie Morris was named as one of the nation's top car sales reps by Ford Motor Company having sold between 300 & 500 cars totaling $500,000 in sales for Weedman Ford and a former sales rep for W.S. Taylor and son in Beaver Dam Mr. Morris was honored as a member of Ford Motor's 300-500 Club."

Granddaddy sold his last cars just a little north up the road on 231 at Thompson Ford-Mercury-Chrysler which the dealership was sold and eventually moved to where Moore Ford Chrysler Dodge Jeep is now at the intersection of HWY 69 and 231 in Hartford.

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I remember Mom talking about how he would bring all these neat cars home for a test drive, well, a few people gave it a test drive. I guess we now call it a company car? I was never sure which car Granddaddy ever officially owned. His final car was a Chrysler K car sedan. Granddaddy was born to sell anything, and he made a lot of happy and repeat customers selling cars and trucks. I giggle when I see his face, he was so funny, he had the gift of gab for sure.  Mom and Granddaddy were alike in those traits.

Sadly, Granddaddy passed away on May 10^th, 1993, five months before what would have been his 76^th birthday. I am so grateful for fellow Hartford native Chad Schapmire and his work on the Ohio County, Ky History Facebook page/group. It's full of memories and sites of times gone by and just maybe, a special relative.