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Uncle Bush Hears His Own Funeral
A Tennessee mountaineer Uncle Bush Breazeale plans his own funeral after worrying what the preacher will say. Neighbors join for a picnic as a hearse arrives and the parson preaches, ending with Uncle Bush satisfied pleased with the event. The tale shifts to Ras Lindemood and a fire carried from North Carolina before Norris Dam displaced the family. A sheriff deputy moonshine tale closes the piece with wit about alcohol and jail.
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Don Whitenead
Washington
Uncle Bush Breazeale
Tennessee
Uncle Bush
TVA
Ras Lindemood
Ras
Grandpappy
East Tenessee
North Carolina
Great Smoky Mountains
Norris Dam