SHE MADE MUSIC, SHE MADE
CLOTHES, SHE MADE HATS.
A LIST OF TALENTS OF A MOUND
WOMAN IS QUITE LONG.
ABOVE ALL HER DAUGHTER SAYS SHE
WAS FEARLESS.
THAT'S KIND OF WHAT SHE
TAUGHT US, YOU KNOW, DON'T BE
AFRAID TO BE YOURSELF.
CAROL FARLEY LIVED TO
CELEBRATE HER 95th BIRTHDAY.
SHE WAS ADMIRED FOR HER SEWING
SKILLS, ABILITY TO MAKE FANCY
HATS, AND HER LOCAL SKILLS.
IN THIS WEEK'S LIFE STORY HOW
CAROL HANDLED THE DEMANDS OF
MOTHER HOOD BY CRUISING HER
CREATIVE TALENTS.
Reporter: WHEN YOU STEP INTO
THE HOME CAROL FARLEY LIVED IN
FOR ALMOST 70 YEARS IT'S LIKE
SHE NEVER LEFT.
YOU COULD STILL HEAR HER
SINGING.
♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪
Reporter: THE MOUND MOTHER
OF SIX CHILDREN WAS ALSO A
SINGER WHO PERFORMED IN HER
HUSBAND'S JAZZ BAND IN THE
1940s.
HE WOULD BE PLAYING HIS
HORN.
AND SHE WOULD BE PLAYING THE
PIANO AND SINGING.
Reporter: DAUGHTERS KATE AND
LIZ FARLEY HAVE FOND MEMORIES
OF THEIR PARENTS.
WHEN IT COMES TO THEIR MOM.
NOTHING INTIMIDATED HER.
SHE WAS A RESPECTED SEWING
INSTRUCTOR WELL KNOWN FOR THE
FLAMBOYANT OUTFITS AND THE HATS
SHE MADE FOR HERSELF.
WITH THE LITTLE MERE ICONS
OR WHATEVER ALL OVER IT.
TO CHURCH.
SHE WOULD WALK UP THE AISLE AND
TAKE THE FRONT ROW.
BUT LOOK AT THE PERFECTION.
YEAH, THE DETAILS.
Reporter: HER CLOSETS ARE
FULL OF CREATIONS, DRESSES,
PANTSUITS, CAPES, AND HATS.
WEAR THE HAT, BUT DON'T LET
IT WEAR YOU.
SHE DIDN'T CARE.
BUT TO ME THIS LOOKS LIKE A
CARTOON.
I LOVE IT.
THEIR MOTHER MADE ALL THEIR
CLOTHES WHILE GROWING UP.
BUT IT'S REALLY THE RESILIENCE
THEY ADMIRE THE MOST.
MAKING HER DECISION TO MOVE HER
FAMILY TO A LAKESIDE COTTAGE.
THERE WAS NO RUNNING WATER,
NO TOILETS IN THE HOUSE.
THREE LITTLE BABIES.
THERE WAS AN OUTHOUSE
OUTSIDE.
I REMEMBER BEING CARRIED THERE
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.
Reporter: OVER THE YEARS
CAROL AND HER HUSBAND REMODELED
THEIR HOME THE WAY THEY WANTED
IT, FILLING IT WITH MUSIC AND
LAUGHTER.
YOU KNOW, YOU WATCH YOUR
PARENTS AND YOU'RE INSPIRED BY
THEM.
SHE COULD TAKE ANY HIT AND STAY
STANDING.
Reporter: ANGELA DAVIS WCCO
4 NEWS.
BEAUTIFUL VOICE.
YEAH, REALLY.
CAROL FARLEY WAS 95 YEARS
OLD WHEN SHE DIED ON MAY 23.
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