Our “FAUNTIE”
O U R “F A U N T I E” Does the word “Fauntie” mean anything to you? It’s a term used to describe a Fun Aunt- protective like a Mom but constantly spoiling you and rarely says no. My siblings and I had such a “Fauntie”. Dorthy Faye McAllister started her life in Mesa, Arizona on April 30, 1937, the last of 5 children born to Luther and Susanna McAllister. Her big sister (our mother Donna) reflects: “ I remember how excited I was to finally have a sister after three brothers!” Dorthy was a beautiful red- headed little girl, but she was a sickly child. When she was finally diagnosed with rheumatic fever, thinking a climate change would help, the family relocated to the Ogden, Utah area. The cure included several months of bed rest which required that she have a tutor for schooling. She had no energy and painfully inflamed joints, so she was carried from bed to the dinner table or the bathroom or whatever was needed. Finally,