After surviving WWI, he met and married my grandmother, Ora. They had 3 boys... Jack, Robert, and Dan.
Saving his money from the paper mill and doing other work, Grandpa saved enough to purchase the Lovely Farm. The Depression was on the heels of this major venture. To help with the finances, Grandpa Lovely, Jack, and Bob raised sweet corn. Every morning the sweet corn was picked fresh and carried on a Model T truck to small markets in Middletown and Franklin. Meanwhile, back at the home place, Grandma Lovely set up a roadside stand, with a tin box for money, for those who desired fresh corn for their dinner table.
Every morning Grandpa would again go to the markets and pick up any leftover corn. Even then he knew sweet corn was best the day it was picked. The leftover corn was fed to the livestock on the Lovely Farm. The daily ritual went on through the years until 1960 when he passed away.
No longer were there deliveries to the markets; however, Grandma Lovely still had her roadside stand where fresh corn could be purchased daily. This continued until 1976.
