Born in Alexandria, La with 4 brothers. We lived on a small farm in Lecompte. Met my first husband at USL. Earl Stanford was engineer, moved frequently. 3 sons, Ben, electrician in clear Lake area. Micah married Toni and has 3 daughters. Jim is a doctor in Tyler and has 3 daughters. I have an art degree from LSU and art therapy from UH/CL. After widowed second time , I have studied as master gardener and now concentrating on oil/landscape painting