Edith Middleton was born in April 1923 in Glasgow, Scotland. She was the youngest of three and the only daughter between Daniel and Isabella Laird. Her life was changed forever when she was 14 years old, when her mother died of heart disease, and she adopted her mother’s housekeeping responsibilities.

After high school, Middleton attended West of Scotland College of Domestic Science and later got a job on a marine ship as a cook. It was after this four-month trip in the Langlee Scot that Middleton met her future husband, Morrison, at a party.

The couple married in New York and enjoyed a happy marriage until Morrison’s death in 2003. The two raised three children together: David, Bruce and Moira.

Life brought Middleton to Springfield while Morrison’s health was declining. She moved to the Ozarks to be closer to her daughter and son-in-law. Since moving here, Middleton has enjoyed attending lectures at Drury, being a member of the Sterling Club and displaying her projects with her daughter at the Ozarks Empire Fair.

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Music is Bach Cello Suite no. 3 by Colin Carr from the Free Music Archive.

Episodes are edited, recorded, mixed, and published by Diana Dudenhoeffer.