Mama Jane’s

Memories

Left to Right: Meme, Jane’s grandmother (fraternal); Sam, Jane’s mother; Jane; Roy, Jane’s father; David, Jane’s oldest – Circa 1954

Annie, Jane’s Grandmother (maternal)

Alice Sanders, Jane’s Aunt Earline Sanders, Jane’s Aunt

Aunt Alice and Aunt Earline

Meme, Jane’s grandmother – Pop, Jane’s grandfather – in their younger years

Meme was a doting grandmother as well as an influential model and mentor to Jane throughout her life. Meme was a Latin teacher and spent many hours reading to Jane as well as cultivating her love of

literature and the social graces of a gently bred southern lady.

Pop was another doting grandparent to Jane and from her stories of him, he was quite the

character.

Jane’s parents: Sam and Roy, known formally as Ella Ruth Sanders Sarsfield and Dix Sarsfield. Sam was enamored of little children and frequently ran a Kindergarten at

their church. She was also very active in the PTA at the state level. Roy was the sports editor for The Charlotte Observer and later a reporter/editor for the

Associated Press.

The Sarsfield family in AshevilleBack row, left to right: Roy, Meme, Jane, Sam

Front Row: Pat, Jane’s brother; Pop; Anne (Toot), Jane’s sister

The Sarsfield (immediate family)

Jane, 2 years old, 1932

Jane at 10 years old in Charlotte

Jane at 11 years old

Jane, counselor at Camp Dekoa, NC mountains

Jane’s graduation picture at WC, presently called UNCG

Jane at the top of Mount Mitchell, man unknown, so she says…

WC jackets presented to seniors – Jane, right.

Cliff Shoaf – we always thought he looked like Bucky Waters here.

Jane and Cliff’s wedding, Charlotte NC, August 2, 1952

Jane and David

Mama Jane – what could she be dreaming of?!? Will those kids ever leave the house? When will I be able to stop grading

papers? Could anybody have a more wonderful life?

Jane and Elnora Shields at Jordan High School cafeteria in Durham NC

Jane grading papers in her trailer at Jordan High School

Opening presents on Christmas Day – Hilock Dr house, Raleigh, NC

Cliff and Jane – the two lovebirds

The Shoafs – Edenton NC, 1966

Cliff relaxing in his sailboat

Jane and Cliff going for a sail in Edenton Bay

Jane with daughter, Mary (Zeen) and 1st grandchild, Daniel.

Jane’s doctoral graduationLeft to right: Mary, Jane, Pat (Jane’s brother), Patrick (Jane’s nephew),

Uncle Max (Cliff’s brother)

Jane just loved living in Edenton!

Cliff and Jane with Mrs. Berryman who was our next door neighbor in Edenton during the 1960’s. She taught the kids how to knit and we played “I Spy” with her on her front porch. She is 98 years old here.

The ScribblersJane’s writing group, kind of like a book club

Jane accepting English Teacher of the Year award

What happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas!Jane with sister Ann

Jane at a curriculum meeting

Jane and John Donne, England

Jane Shoaf

Cliff and Jane eating hotdogs on the beach in Nags Head NC

Cliff and Jane’s garden in Edenton NCWho’s doing all the work, Mom?

It should be entitled “The Construction Workers”!

Judy Austin and Jane at Judy’s daughter’s wedding

Pat and Judy Austin with Jane

Jane at the Austin wedding

Jane helping Judy and Pat’s grandson with a project on Governor Eden

Jane is still grading papers in the trailer at Jordan. What would you do without that red pen?

One of Cliff’s favorite pastimes: messing around with all the gadgets related to fishing – well, and of course, the fishing too.

Dave and Sharon’s wedding with Jane and Sharon’s Mom, ThelmaEdenton NC

Cliff working in “the shop” – Edenton NC

Before the days of computers, Cliff was very precise with documents and put a ruler to great use! The pipe was used as a weaning off process from smoking

cigarettes all those years. He swore (well, I never heard him swear) he was not inhaling. I wonder if he knew Bill Clinton…

Jane’s favorite pictures of Bones, the youngest child; born 1963

Young Bones

Bones with Cousin Leslie

Bones eating watermelon at Freedom Park, Charlotte NC

Bones at Yosemite Park

Bones in high school

Bones in Edenton NC

Bones at Yosemite – making friends?

Bones in the 80s

Uncle Pat and Bones – Black Mountain NC

Jane’s favorite pictures of Mary, fourth child – we call her Zeen.

Zeen in high school

Zeen in 6th grade?

Zeen in 2nd grade

Zeen – Hillock Dr house, Raleigh NC

Zeen, Jane, and Claudia at Dave and Claudia’s house in North Raleigh NC

Zeen with Hill and Leslie in Charlotte NC visiting Sam and Roy

Zeen’s 3rd birthday

Zeen’s 3rd bithday

Zeen and Bones – late 1990s

Zeen at Boot Camp – Orlando FL

Zeen and Bones

Rhode Island Christmas – Rick’s houseBones, Brianna, Zeen and Evan

Intense – Zeen and Evan

Zeen and her babydoll

Zeen, Jane, Bones and Hill

Zeen and the Naval ReviewAnchors Away!

Cliff and Zeen

Jane and Zeen

Sam and ZeenBlack Mountain NC

Zeen and Sam

Bones and Zeen

Hill and Zeen

Zeen and Brianna

Zeen winning at ScabbleEdenton NC

Zeen imparting wisdom to Evan, or is it the other way around?

Baby Zeen

Knock ‘em dead, Zeen!

Jane’s favorite pictures of Hillary

Hillary teaching at Little River Elementary, Durham NC – 4th grade

Hillary celebrating Cinco de Mayo as Carmen Miranda at Little River, with Carrie and Deitra, 5th grade teachers

Hill in 7th grade – Fremont NC

Hill and Daniel – Manteo NC - 1982

Hillary teaching in Belhaven NC

Hill and Geoff in Edenton NC

Hill holding Rick’s Telecaster in Durham NC

Cliff and Hillary in Edenton NC - 1990

Geoff and Winston - 2011

Hill and Geoff’s Corgis – Winston and Hannah

Hill with Chloe and Winston

Geoff and Hill – Orlando FL - 1997

Hill and Geoff’s wedding – 1998Orange Methodist Church

Chapel Hill NC

Geoff Alexander

Evan and Geoff

Toby and Hill

Jane’s favorite pictures of Rick

Rick and Evan

Cliff and Rick – Edenton NC

Rick and Brianna

Rick in Mebane

Rick and Daniel – Raleigh NC

Cliff, Rick and Bones

Brianna and Rick

Rick in Junior High School

Rick and the Dean Smith car

Little Ricky

Rick at Oval Park, 4th of July celebration – Durham NC

Rick

Rick feeding the ducks at Freedom Park, Charlotte NC

Rick watching Dan play the guitar with Ben looking on.

Sam in Rick’s Carmen Ghia

Rick and his TR-8 in Durham NC

Rick in Mebane NC

Rick’s kids, Brianna and Evan hanging out clothes with Mama Jane in Edenton NC

Brianna Jane Shoaf

Evan Cameron Shoaf

Evan Shoaf

Brianna didn’t know what clothes pins were so she pinned them to her hair for a new hair-do.

Evan and Brianna

Brianna inspecting Rick’s guitar collection

Brianna trying on hats – what style at such an early age!

Evan is resting up for the next round of food.

Brianna sleeping without a worry in the world!

Brianna studying for the SAT

Down on the farm with Evan

Evan with his car – like father like son!

Evan

Evan getting an early start as a rock star

How does this work again, Daddy?

Jane’s favorite pictures of Dave

Dave and Daniel

Sharon and Dave’s wedding with their flower girls – Edenton NC

Dave

Dave’s first fish

Dave playing in the snow

Dave and Rick through all the toys out of the chest and got inside.

Cliff and Dan going fishing in Edenton NC

Dan and Wendy greeting folks at the front door

Dan and Mama Jane visiting California

Rick, Claudia, and Dan in Raleigh NC

Uncle Jerry, Dan and Ben in CA

Dan and Ben at the Golden Gate Bridge

Dan wants to see what’s inside the jack-o-lantern.

Dan in the raw

Dan helping out in Raleigh NC

Dan getting a haircut

Dan and Claudia

At Brooke and Dan’s wedding in Las Vegas

Dan and Brooke saying their vows

Oliver Shoaf

Oliver, Cooper and Great Grandmother, Mama Jane

Oliver Shoaf

Cooper Shoaf

Frying the turkey – Christmas 2011

Cooper

Cooper, Brooke and Oliver

Miscellaneous Pictures

Happy Birthday, Mama Jane!!