Don’t you just love a good story? Better yet, one set in Pawnee County. Sharla Sitzman of Table Rock collects stories from yesteryear and yesterday.
Above: Dr. and Mother McCrea circa 1942, by Arvid “Mike” Blecha. They came as the parents of four young children, and lived long lives here.
Edward Lee McCrea had two major changes in his life, his career and his home. He first was a successful veterinarian in Missouri. He changed careers after his mother died a horrible death due to medical malpractice. At age 35, he graduated from medical school. Dr. Mc-Crea and his wife Eliza, who he and everyone else called “Mother,” and their four young children, aged 2 to 10, headed for Mexico, w…
