Well.....

Is that a good title...There are many I could choose...'The End 'comes to mind. after a funeral it does seem like a closing and with this closing Daddy's first family of children are gone.

Mom and Dad had us kids so far apart....Each  one of us were just a few years from the next one but when you look at Mom's first child to Mom's last child...It is a LONG span.  With the Passing of sister patsy I consider Daddy's first set of children gone. Patsy, Richard, and Clayton grew up together. Then Fleta, Betty, me, and Debby were the next set of kids. We all grew up together. Debby was never able to go to school with us but she was only 2 years younger than I.... Then poor little Gilbert was just raised as a Grand Kid, since he had nephews older than he.

So Fleta is now the oldest.  She says she now is boss. Today we took our picture in front of Mom and Daddy's stone again. As Betty said, Now we are four.

I'll tell you for sure Sister's....I do not intend to be the last man standing behind that stone. To bury one more of us would be more than I could stand. Stage 4 breast Cancer...Remission or not...chances are I will be next...and I am ready. Don't weep for me. The last one of us standing by this stone, has the hard part.....I love you all.

 

Patsy has peace. Maybe for the first time since was a small girl. There's a whole lot worse things than dying.