"I had heard that Andy Griffith went to see Frances Bavier when shedeclined in health, but she wouldn't let him in. Can anyone vouch forthis? I had read she and Andy had their 'issues' on the show, but itseems like Frances had bigger 'issues' in her life. Sad tale." I can vouch for the truthfulness of this story but it was Ron Howard and his family. I have a friend who grew up in Siler City and his parents and sister still live there. Some years back when his sister was coming out of church on a Sunday at lunch she was approached by a man she readily recognized as Ron Howard. He was looking for "Aunt Bee's" house. My friend's sister let them follow her in the car to the house and she stayed while he tried to get her to the door. She was present until they left and reports that this story is true. Everyone in town reports that she was quite a recluse. I went to school with a fellow who was her UPS man. He went to her home numerous times but never saw her...someone else always came to the door. I enjoy visiting her grave when I go through Siler City. There is always a jar of pickles sitting on her stone. RMJ _________________________________________________________________ Get more out of the Web. Learn 10 hidden secrets of Windows Live. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008 _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list [email protected] http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
