Moline Public Hospital
Moline, Illinois
Stories set here
- From Pudge to Gramma DeeDelores recounts her birth as Ethel and Floyd Guild's third daughter and fifth child, her mother's choice of her name, and the nicknames given by her grandfather, father, and grandchildren. Gramma Dee is the name she feels suits her best.
- A Christmas Eve Baby in a Wicker BasketAfter her mother began having contractions while trimming the Christmas tree, Carol was born on Christmas Eve 1938 in Moline. Her father named her Carol Mae for the season. She joined Iris, Bobby and Bernie at the family's apartment; the later births of Delores, Diana and Barbara made her the middle child. Remembered as a very small baby, she was carried on a pillow and kept in a wicker basket on a bedroom shelf beyond her brothers' reach.
Events here
NOVEMBER FIRST, NINETEEN FORTY
Birth of Delores Ann
Born the third daughter and fifth child of seven, weighing a little over seven pounds. Her mother named her Delores Ann.
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