Alice Bugg Rayford Dean
Alice the oldest child of Lawrence and Savannah was married to Zonnie Bugg and three children were born Ora, Bunyon, and Fronnie. The children grew up on a farm in Saluda and attended Mine Creek Baptist Church. When son Bunyon was three years old and Fronnie was a baby, their father Zonnie died after a severe illness. Bunyon and Ora went to live with their grandparents Lawrence and Savannah for several years. Sometime later Alice remarried and the children resumed living with their mother and stepfather. Years later Alice moved to Washington DC to live with her daughter Ora.
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Ora Watson McKelvin (1902-1982)
Ora married Mingo Watson in South Carolina and adopted one son. After Mingo died, Ora and her small son moved to Washington DC in the late 1930s and lived for a while with Aunt Emma. While in Washington, DC, Ora met and married Andrew McKelvin and adopted a second son, Jay. She worked at the General Services Administration as an elevator operator and retired in 1959. Ora was never too busy to lend a helping hand.
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Bunyon Bugg ( 1904- 1977)
Bunyon married Elizabeth Nicholson and they had seven children: Muriel, Bertha, Zonnie, Edward, Jerome, Lela (Alice), and Theresa (Ora). Bunyon along with his wife and daughter Muriel left Saluda in 1929 to seek employment in New Jersey. In 1931, Bunyon moved the family to Washington, DC, he initially worked in construction. Later, he was employed by the US Government Printing Office and retired in 1957 after 30 years. He also drove a taxi cab for most of his adult life, often taking the youngest children with him on Sundays after church. Bunyon enjoyed playing checkers and telling funny stories.
Fronnie Bugg (1907- 1982)
Fronnie is the youngest child of Alice and Zonnie Bugg. She married Milledge Herrin in Saluda in 1929. They had four children: Alice (Mildred), Zonnie Mae, Mable, and Robert. Fronnie and her husband left South Carolina and moved to Garfield New Jersey. After living in Garfield for seventeen years, the family moved to Passaic, New Jersey. Fronnie is remembered for her great love of flowers. In 1966, she received a certificate of Merit from the Passaic Area Chamber of Commerce as part of the organization’s beautification program. Fronnie was a fun-loving person.