Neville tells how his father never smoked but drank two bottles of whiskey a day and died at 85, supposedly of TB, while his mother never drank and died at 61; his niece, visiting for a week, asked him what granddaddy died of and he answered that his body simply collapsed and he went on time.
Date (happened)
c. February 1965
unresolved
- c. February 1965
Place
Told / reported
- 26 February 1965
Sources
Source
- Where Are You Staying (Where Do You Live Psychologically) ¶23 (My father never smoked in his life, drank like a fish. A two-bottle man a day, I don’t mean water! Died 85 years old. My mother never drank in her life and she departed at 61.)