History Of Winkledomes In Summeronville

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It was a cold day in Summertonville, TN. Summertonville was a very rural area. Whenever looked outside, you were surrounded by trees. In the back woods of Summertonville lived the Winkledomes. The Winkledomes were a fairly poor family. They lived from check to check. Lewis Winkledome worked at a local sawmill that didn't pay much. Melody Winkledome worked part-time at local country store. They had two daughters. Aleyah, who was 15, and Sareyah, who was 4. They tried to do whatever they could to give their daughters the proper care. One day in the middle of December, the sawmill unexpectedly shut down. The Winkledomes were already falling behind in payments. When Lewis notified his wife, she immediately began to cry. The only thing she

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