Walthall v. Hime

HARRIS, Chief Justice.

This is an adoption proceeding. Harold Henry Hime, a Baptist minister, was the husband of Billie Jo Walthall Hime, and Billie Jo died on September 25, 1957, eight days after the birth of the couple’s third child, Sarah Margaret Hime. W. O. Wal-thall and Lula Walthall, his wife, parents of Billie Jo, and appellants herein, took the baby home from the hospital, along with the two older minor sons. Mr. Hime also lived in the Walthall home while teaching at Bradley; after about six weeks, he became pastor at Bradley, and moved from appellants’ home. Hime, according to the…