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Paul interested too, but Paul said, “I ain’t foolin’ with no horses. I’m going to be a mechanic.” Paul now has his own business as a mechanic and Moody owns Old Mill Stables.
Jim Bill also gave Lottie a trip to New York City back when Paul was just a year old. She took the train up with her husband’s sister who lived in Brooklyn and came back by herself. She had a wonderful week and says she saw most of New York. They travelled by subway and did a lot of walking.
When Miss Millie took sick, Lottie and her daughter Charlotte cared for her. She was in the hospital in Charlottesville. When Lottie saw her there, she told Jim Bill that if he didn’t get her home to Thornton Hill, she was going to die. “She was starved to death,” Lottie said.
The doctors allowed Miss Millie to come home for the weekend and Charlotte and Lottie stayed with her around the clock, cooking “sweet potatoes, beans, chicken, everything” and taking care of her. The doctors were amazed by the improvement when Miss Millie returned. Finally, they let Miss Millie come home for good—under the care of Lottie and Charlotte. Miss Millie lived for another two or three years.
Lottie’s church
Church is completely woven into and through Lottie Aylor’s life. When she’s not taking care of her families and others who need her, she’s finding time to serve the church. Miss Mattie took Lottie to church with them to the Episcopal Church and when Lottie got older, the cook took her to Hopewell Baptist where she’s gone ever since.
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