While this is not the most flattering photographer it does demonstrate the long legs of the Fannin men, and it is the only photo I have found of Great Uncle Cldye. I'm sure it was a very hot day for these men to look so worn.
L to R: Robert, Oscar, maybe Ralph (?) Clyde Fannin, unsure, Roger, unsure. I think the two younger children are possibly Rodney and Marvin.
I'll Ask my dad.
Great Uncle Clyde:
When I was a small girl my Grandfather Fannin's brother, Clyde, came and stayed with us for a while. He was a kind man who helped with any chores that needed to be done and would draw pictures for us children. Great-Uncle Clyde suffered from reacurring mental illness that caused him to be hospitalized at various times in his adult years at Lexington Eastern State Hospital.
Consumption of alcohol, according to his nephew, Robert Fannin, usually resulted in a return to the hospital. He was a good-turned man, and married to a woman named Bessie (Eldridge) Fannin. Robert Fannin remembers staying with Clyde and Bessie a lot. Clyde would take Robert and Ralph hunting, and younger brother Rodney would stay sometimes too.
Of course, Rodney didn't go hunting,as he is learning disabled, but he sat around. RE: Betty Fannin Fyffe/Robert Fannin 9/23/1999[bryant fanning.ftw]
(CENSUS: 1910 Elliott County, KY., Newcomb, Precinct 3, Family Unit 68).
(CD110: Broderbund Social Security Death Index, 1937-1997)
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