Woodland United Methodist Church

Grandpa was appointed for a year to tiny GUINDA, well west of Woodland, in `78. Extended cousin Martin Dyer, third cousin of my dad, drove a Mercedes sports coupe. Dad contacted Martin on behalf of the whole family. Perhaps my whole nuclear family would LOVE to rehearse with and perform for and/or with Crystal Gayle LeVant, a Jewess keyboardist and harpist, and Karen Anne Carpenter, possibly a daughter of Mendel Berlinger, better known as Milton Berle, and Uncle Milty.

John Charles Dyer and I married in June `70, filed for divorce, in Yolo county, in the summer of `87, it was granted in `88, about 6 months later, so about just after my Jan. 24 birthday. My son, Edward Justin Dyer, was born on Memorial Day, before the Friday/Monday holiday rule. He studied fiddle lesson under former Miss California talent and beauty pageant award winner Linda WagStaff, wife of Robert/Bob Wagstaff. Rev. William Dyer was appointed pastor of very extremely TINY IN `78, when my son Ed was 5. My daughter Jessica was born the end of March in `79. Edward was an amateur entertainer at the Sacramento Music Circus, pairing, as Tiny Tim, in "A Christmas Carole, with Cathy Rigby, then married to a Mr. Mason, whom she divorced. Jessica started violin under Mrs. Wagstaff at age 3, in `82, the year Karen Carpenter retired. June SadLeir was the wife of Michael Sadleir, 1605 Archer Drive. Myrna Shroyer`s husband was a John, who used a post office box, not an address, for mail contact. My ex husband, John CHARLES, and I bought a horse at one point, which won races after we sold it, and a Mercedes Benz sedan which was rusted underneath and had to be towed away. Ed became a basketball forward, tough, though only 5`10, for Woodland High School, chosen most improved player, as a senior.

My brother and parents moved to Woodland in `77, when I bought a house for them, with Dad`s money, at 804 El Dorado Drive. Mom was a member of Naomi circle, at the church. My brother saw young Ellen SchoorDijk at a church dancing, when she danced with Melvin Juhler, who was then Kaye Juhler`s husband, in the church social hall. My brother looked maybe a bit displeased, turned, and looked another way, at my parents, whom I had invited to the dance. I also invited my parents to a costume party in the church social hall. I wanted and got Dad`s black robe, and posed as a judge, a position I have never worked in. Giles had also wanted the black robe, to pose as a magician, since mom had a stereotypic wizard`s hat one of us could wear. I should have used that. Giles wore the white robe, and a Samoan chief`s necklace which Dad had been given. He called himself, Ea, the name of a Mesopotamian Sea God. EdWard started Suzuki violin lessons in Davis, from Linda Waggoner, on scaled down fiddles, at age 3. Robert and Nancy Hothem were friends of ours, their daughter, Megan, is still Jessica`s BEST friend.

What I loved about this church was I did not have to attend much. I was acquainted with Rev. John and his wife Joan, the Sublett couple, Dr. Joan Sublett having been John`s clinical psychiatrist tending him after his claim his was homosexual, before their marriage; Rev. Don and his wife Jeanine, the Wells couple, who had two sons; Roz Schnepp and her two daughters, Susan Stone and Leila Stone; June SadLeir, ex wife of Melvin/Mel Sadleir; Myrna Shroyer; young Ellen SchurDijk; my brother Dr. Prof. John Charles, Administrative Analyst turned Lawyer, and his wife, clinical Psychologist, Dr. Amy Ellen Kline Dyer; Rev. Bill/William Charles and his wife, Diana Elizabeth Higgs, Dyer. I lived in WoodLand in `77 to `92. Elvis AaRon Presley retired in `77. Karen Carpenter reached her lightest weight, 89pounds, in `77, and retired in `82. Karen Carpenter was an apprentice nurse in `82 to `87. Karen Carpenter was a fully licensed R.N., from `87to the present. John Charles Dyer and Amy Ellen Kline Dyer, separated in `87, divorced in `88.