The Estate Sale of John and Mildred Mounce

John H. & Mildred A. Mounce were both born and raised in Yadkin County North Carolina. They met after John had completed his World War II service in the U.S. Navy on a PT tender. Though this was considered “very hazardous” duty, even more so during wartime, he often joked about taking on the assignment “because it paid more”. Their initial blind date led to an elopement and a marriage lasting 59 years, in which Mildred enjoyed teasing that John still had not repaid her the cost of the license. John’s graduation from college led to a collection of odd...