Grandparents part 2
Leon Owen McCullough was my paternal grandfather whom I never knew. He died years before I was born so all I know of him is from others and pictures. His life was taken at a young age (his late 50’s, I think) by cancer. Most of his friends called him “Nip” so the grandchildren (though none of us knew him) referred to him as Granddaddy Nip. Granddaddy Nip was a traveling salesman and was often gone for days at a time when his boys were young. He had dark hair and pictures of him in middle age look a great deal like I remember my father looking.
Granny-n-macon told her three granddaughters often that Granddaddy Nip always wanted a daughter. However, God gave him three sons. He lived long enough to know his first grandchild was born, a grandson, who is his namesake. After his death he had three granddaughters. Life is so ironic, you know? I always imagine that Granddaddy Nip would have loved being a grandfather to us and spoiled us a little. 
September 13th, 2008 at 11:11 pm
He certainly would have loved all of you girls and yes, he would have had fun spoiling you. I remember how much he loved his daughter-in-laws. He would come to Milledgeville right after we were married and just stop in for a visit with me even if your daddy wasn’t home. He loved my chicken pie and my pund cake best of all.