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Emily Kay Shropshire Heller

Here are some photos of Emily Kay Shropshire Heller, born 17 May 1943 in Cary, Mississippi. Her parents are Emilie Elizabeth Payne Shropshire and Ryland Ceveaux Shropshire. Kay married Gerald Leonard Heller(b. 6 June 1942) on 26 September 1969. She bore two children with Gerald: Emily Elizabeth Heller Newby (b. 11 July 1970) and Laura Anne Heller (b. 2 September 1976). Click on the thumbnails for a larger image.

Emily Kay Shropshire

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The sun was too high for these pictures - but they are good of her anyway. Doesn't she look grown up - at least five or six years old?

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Look at that tongue sticking out.

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Kay and Dad

Photos made at Love's Studio, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Kay's Birthday Party.

The photo was enlarged at one time, and this is why there is one large picture and one small picture. The writing is written on the back of the large photo.
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Made the afternoon we packed up to come back to Miss. after your Daddy got out of service. It was rough on you.

Emily Kay 1947
Emily Kay 1947

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The toughest pair of girls in town. 1947.

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She is whistling to Snow. She is still wearing her "soldier cap." It is her favorite headpiece.

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These two were made the afternoon she chased Duck Bill with the salt shaker. Her hair was hanging eveyr which way. We had been up town all dressed up. The swimsuit is red and white checked - that is a white butterfly on her tummy and the buttons on the straps are little white butterflies.

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Parts of text is cut off. scraps left from one of day dresses. I bet your daughter is really a fashion model. She's not knocked-kneed - its only the way she's standing. It reminds me of that picture of you and Douglas when you were kids - you were standing just like that.