Whiteflat past preserved in new book

Few residents live today to tell the tale of the Motley County community of Whiteflat.

But one researcher is committed to telling theirs.

Leesa Ruderman, a descendant of Whiteflat forebears who has worked recently with the Motley County Historical Commission to document graves in the Whiteflat Cemetery, recently published “The Shoulders We Stand On: The People of Whiteflat Cemetery, Motley County, T…