H.D. Heath, son of John and Emma Heath, was born at McFall, Missouri,
     March 25, 1898. He was orphaned at an early age and lived with his
     grandparents, Elisha and Mary Elizabeth Heath, at McFall. At 16 he came
     to Kansas to live with his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. M.V. Salmon.
       I am the daughter of Raymond and Alma (Rentfrow) Edwards. I was raised
     in Hazelton and graduated from Hazelton High School in 1927. After 
     attending Emporia Teacher's College, I received a Life Certificate (now
     obsolete) and taught in Pleasant Valley School District a year, where I
     met Dea. I also taught in Attica for a year.
       We were married by Rev. Dorset, the Baptist preacher at Hazelton, in
     his home, September 12, 1931. It was in the evening, and Rev. Dorset had
     come in from the field and clean up before he could marry us. We rented
     Ed Matthew's farm, later he sold to us. It is on the southern boundary
     of Hazelton township and just north of the Medicine River. We have three
     children; John, Deanna, and Heather. All graduated from Kiowa High School.
       John, his wife and son Scott, live in Kiowa. John was in military service
     in 1957 and trained at Ft. Chaffee, Arkansas; he spent 14 months in Germany.
     John has always been interested in farming and cattle raising. Since Dea
     retired, he has farmed our land. He is employed with Dr. Golliher, DVM,
     also.
       Deanna and her husband, Duane Roudybush, live at Tecumseh, Kansas, with
     their children, David and Bradley. Deanna, a registered nurse, works with
     Orthopedic Associates at Topeka. Duane is principal of Shawnee Heights
     Junior High School, a consolidated school near Topeka.
       Heather, her husband, Meridith Williams, and children Mark and Brian,
     live in Joplin, Missouri. Heather also is a registered nurse. Meredith
     teaches instrumental music at Ozark Bible School in Joplin. He sponsors
     the "Impact Brass," which tours the United States in the summers.
       Some things I remember are I went to school in Emporia in 1927-1928. I
     lived on 50 cents a day. I skipped breakfast and ate dinner and supper at
     a place called Kane Klub, which served family style meals...all you could 
     eat for 25 cents a meal. When we were married, wheat was 25 cents a bushel.
     There were 9 couples in this area married in 1931. We visited each other,
     played cards, and had picnics. We didn't need much money to have fun.
       We were a 4-H family. All three children raised steers to show at the
     Barber County Fair, and later took them to the Fat Livestock Show in
     Wichita to sell. The girls took all the sewing and cooking projects. I
     was Foods leader for 13 years and community leader part of the time.
       Dea and I always raise a big garden. I can and freeze lots of vegetables.
     There are many trees on our farm. It is a beautiful place to live. The
     children and grandchildren all like to visit the farm; and we have so much
     fun when we all get together. The small family farms are an endangered
     species, but I'm glad this one has survives.
                 
     Source:Chosen Land - Barber County, Kansas,  pg. 223 
     Submitted by: Mrs. Dea Heath