IN MEMORY OF BETTY

In memory of Betty

May 2, 1946-October 30, 2002

Our hearts are celebrating the life of Betty.

Daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother and friend
Today in her Heavenly Home for five years.
Thanks be to God for the Gift!

Goodnight Little Drummer.

PAJAMA PARTY AFTER 63 YEARS

Sunday night Katherine and I will

have our first slumber party in

63 years. Will we sleep............no

We are both so excited, I am going

to stay two nights!

We sorta got separated while she

was raising three girls and a boy.

I was doing the same thing three

girls and a boy. She was in East

Tennessee and I was in Middle

Tenn.. We have been making up

for years lost the past 15 years.

My best friend in High School.

And I love her. Her Hugh passed

away about a year before my

sweetheart did. Look at me, can

you imagine a cheerleader dressing

like that today? The number is on

the desk where I can be reached.

"Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, and therefore

is winged cupid painted blind."

from, A Mid Summer Night's dream

Now you know how these two wonderfully handsome men got the two

above.

WHAT A SWEET LITTLE GIRL

Does this look a little like Josh, Gaege, prehaps a little like Rob?

AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER

The Man I Married, July 15th, 1945

The father of my wonderful children

Late 60's The children are

leaving the nest

We celebrated 50 years together
God gave us 10 1/2 more.

Everything that happened in those 60 1/2
went through the Office in Heaven

and stamped "Approved"

50 Years

How blessed the one who can walk this journey

with a light grip on everything.
For all will be released, sooner or later
and I wish to practice now, moment by moment
------- the letting go ---------

As you know, Leonard was in California running

a Standard Oil Station the last two years that I

was in School. During those days, and after he came

back to help build the world's most famous city, Oak

Ridge, where he was a policeman and directed traffic

from a large wooden box in the middle of dusty and

muddy intersections. There were many letters that

went to and fro at .02 a piece. This has been a very

sad week for me. I have read 650 letters and burned

650 letters. He wanted no part of that, when I ask him

a few months before he left me, no, no. no. However he

did agree that once one of us was gone, the other could

do that. I would just love for every one of my grand-
children and great-grandchildren to read them and to

know just what love really is. Every letter sincere, humble,

every letter precious and with much dignity. There was

not a promise or a statement in any of his 400 letters that

he did not keep. He honored me, loved me, was true and

faithful to me for over 64 years. On 9/6/43 from San

Meguel, Calif, he wrote, "I HAVE YOUR HEART HERE

WITH ME, AND YOU WILL HAVE A HARD TIME -EVER-

GETTING IT BACK. , You mean everything to me. wap

- -whisper a prayer"--

On 12/20/43 from Santa Maria, Calif. he wrote:

"If I could hold you in my arms 5 minutes I could tell if you still

loved me. Darling, I have wanted lots of things, but never

wanted anything bad enough to fight for them. But

something has come up now that I want so damn bad that
I'm going to fight for it until I draw my last breath, because

Life would not mean a thing without you sharing it with me."

On 8/29/45, while at work at the Police Station in Oak

Ridge, or out in the patrol car he wrote "Even though I am
away from you 9 hours a day I miss you. The past five weeks
have been very dear to me. Just like I expect Heaven will be

I never knew I would be so happy and my life so complete.
The word-love- grows bigger every day and Darling, you can

cook OK, just like I like it. Did you -wap- for me today, I'll
need it if I get caught writing a love letter. Always, your Husband.

MY GIRLS

MY BABY GIRLS - BETTY-JUDY-MERRY

BMJ

JBM

MBJ

BJGM

THEN THERE WERE TWO

May your eyes look kindly upon this family, Lord

for we need your love and guidance in our lives.

This is a family that seeks to do the right things___

to work hard for a living,

to raise up children who will contribute to society

and to be a blessing for all living.

But we know we need your constant help to do these things.

May we be filled with love and happiness__

all of us who have come from this home:

by fulfilling our responsibilities, day in and day out;

by being accountable in all our actions;

by giving whenever we can, even when it hurts;

by nurturing warmth and understanding among us.

And by always looking out for the best interest of others.

Please grant our request according to your great goodness!