Before I Was Eleven

About the Book

Before I Was Eleven is the story of a little girl who was born and grew up during the Great Depression of the 1930's. The setting is in the rural south on her father's farm located in Stewart County, Tennessee, and Trigg County, Kentucky.

Accounts of tilling and living on the land without modern conveniences reveal how a lifestyle of simplicity can be rewarding.

Church activities and extended family gatherings, accentuated with humor, portray an attitude of satisfaction and enjoyment by the participant.

Memories of World War II happenings and related events bring a nostalgic and sobering conclusion to the book.

About the Author

Daythel Stokes is the wife of Joseph B. Stokes, Jr. M.D., a retired urologist who practiced for thirty-three years in Jacksonville, Florida. They celebrated their forty-fourth anniversary on March 4, 2005, and reside in Orange Park, Florida.

She is the mother of two sons, Joseph III(Joe) and David both of whom live in Jacksonville. Joe is married to Samantha Guido and they are the parents of her special granddaughters Emmie and Lizzy.

Daythel graduated from Baptist Memorial Hospital School of Nursing, Memphis, Tennessee, and received a B.S. Degree from Belmont College, Nashville Tennessee.