Ma’s health Category

The Funeral

In: Family, Ma's health

I wanted a little time to pass to process the whole thing. It seemed to just zip by. Well, all the flowers were there, and I know what a coffin spray is. The one daddy picked out, with pink and yellow carnations, was very pretty. There were lots of flowers as well, including some sent [...]

The Visitation

In: Family, Ma's health

I guess they used to call them wakes. We went to the funeral home yesterday and camped out there for several hours. I had been dreading it, and didn’t think I could do it. In fact, Curtis and I had planned to leave after an hour and come back for the last hour. We ended [...]

Obituary

In: Family, Ma's health

I spent the good part of yesterday working on this. Here’s the finished product. I had a little help from Daddy. Who was she, really? Lethonee Jones, born 10 June 1938, in Bluefield, West Virginia. Her parents were Elbert and Alma Hendricks. Lethonee had a happy childhood until her father met his early death