Birth date: Apr 4, 1928 Death date: Sep 11, 2020
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Sending you and your family my condolences Tami, from a piece of your United family.
"Memories unfold as we think of you,
A real mum, through and through.
You suffered in silence everyday,
An illness that would not go away.
But now you have no more pain
For God’s loving arms have healed you again!"
Author Unknown
Mom was a strong, stoic woman with a heart of gold and the fortitude of a warrior! She could fight any battle that confronted her while simultaneously stroking the head of a child with velvet soft hands!
She has fought a long battle with disease but never gave in to the fatigue, the pain, and in some instances the loss of the ability to remember the things and people that were most important to her! If you ever asked her how she was, she would always reply, "I have my good days and bad days. No sense complaining!"
She raised three strong willed children who blessed her with a bounty of grandchildren, great grandchildren and great, great grandchildren! Some of them never had the blessing of knowing her. But, her legacy will live on through the memories and stories of her life that we will share with them.
As she passes from this world, I am surrounded with peace knowing that her battle is over and she can find joy in her new, perfect body walking hand in hand with Dad, telling him about all the wonderful things that have happened in our family since he left and sharing stories of their life together!
She will forever be remembered and loved as the matriarch of our family!
Sometimes in life we forget just how precious the life God gave us is. This morning, I am reflecting on many, many good times with our precious Grandmother who to our grief the Lord took home in the early morning hours of 09/11/20! I remember many weekends going over to hers and my Pawpaws house for the weekend and she would let us kids load up the wagon with all the empty Pepsi bottles and go exchange them for the .10 cents at the store. Then it was off to Kmart we walked to each get a toy or candy etc! She walked everywhere! I remember her spaghetti! Might could say it was the best I ever had! I remember her homeade bread! I can in fact still recall that oh so good smell to this day! I remember her combing our hair with a fine tooth comb and how badly it hurt as she would not leave one single hair out of place upon putting it up in a ponytail to ensure it stayed out of our faces! All the weekends spent with our cousins at Granny’s! These are just a few of the many memories I have of our Granny! I am thankful that as some don’t get the chance to have these memories with their grandparents, we did! I am thankful that I can tell our stories of our time spent with Granny to our children and grandchildren! Most of all, I am just thankful that the good Lord gave us Granny for as long as he did! May her soul rest in Heaven in the Lords arms now! Watching over us from above and being in our hearts forever! We Love You Granny!!
When I hear someone mention Granny, I immediately see her smile. A woman that you should not let her size fool you. Although small in stature, she always had a big, strong presence about her. Stern but caring. She was Granny to everyone who knew her throughout her life. Granny would walk everywhere, turning down rides from family and friends, with her famous response … “My doctor told me I had to walk”. Granny was well known in her neighborhood and everyone looked out for Granny. Her strength always amazed me. Granny was a fighter, overcoming the impossible and proving doctors wrong multiple of times. Granny loved God, church, and her church family. I remember the first time I saw Granny’s bible, with sticky notes, highlighter, and underlines all over it. I almost passed out, being raised Catholic, we never wrote in the bible. But Granny would sit close to the front in service, with her bible on her lap, sticky notes, highlighters, and pens next to her and listening to every word the pastor had to say and taking notes. Her bible was like a roadmap to Heaven. Granny will always be with us, as she has touched and influenced all our lives in one way or another. I know that Granny is with God, smiling down with her little grin, and is pain free. She is able to walk all over Heaven, making sure everything is just right. I can picture Granny sitting with all the children, watching over them as she did here. Granny will be forever missed by all who knew her. She leaves behind her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, great-great grandchildren, and a lot of people who love her, as she was Granny to everyone. We love you Granny, always and forever.
