![]() ![]() ![]() The store was probably one the last of it's kind that delivered the groceries and also allowed folks to "charge" them keeping a running tab. All of the children helped in the store until they went off to school or to the service. Williams, known to most as "Miss Lillian", helped run the store and also raised five boys and a girl. ![]() Williams words, "everything from the cradle to the grave." He called everyone "Cuz" and was known to roll the dice to see who paid for the Coca-Colas™. While in business, the store sold groceries, pantry staples, gasoline, cattle feed, medicines, clothing and hardware. He ran a general merchandise store there for 45 years and finally closed the doors for good in 1972 simply stating, "I have had enough." The Whistle Stop Café building was built in 1927 by Edward L. ![]()
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