Persia Woolley as the only child of Lois and William Higman. She studied architecture at University of California, Berkeley, and married James P. Woolley, an engineer in 1956. They had two children before divorcing in 1958; Woolley's experience as a single mother led her to write her first two books, "Creative Survival for Single Mothers" (1974) and "The Custody Handbook" (1979). She married Dr. Edwjard Garwin in 1978. Persia Woolley died October 3, 2017, in Sebastopol, CA, USA, at the age of eighty one. Persia Woolley Persia Woolley (November 8, 1935 – October 3, 2017) was an American author, perhaps best known
I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool "I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool" is a song written by Kye Fleming and Dennis Morgan, recorded by American country music artist Barbara Mandrell. It was released in April 1981 as lead single from the album "Barbara Mandrell Live". It featured an uncredited guest appearance by country artist George Jones. The song reached number one on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Singles chart in July 1981 and peaked at #14 on the Canadian "RPM" Country Tracks chart. The song was nominated for 1981 Single of the Year by both the CMA and