Last night, pretty unexpectedly, someone special left our world, and we said goodbye to the boys Mamaw, GACs mother.
I’m certain she’s being escorted around the afterlife as we speak by her daughter, getting shown where the bathrooms are, the bad parts of town, and the choice garden shops. I’m also certain she’s watching over her precious husband, mother, son and daughter, her hand on their heads, as well as her boys and new girls (she adopted Bell and is very much WeePTs third grandmother). The boys know this, they’ve done it before, but it doesn’t make the loss hurt less.
Right now, it feels, to use Pigpens words, like a bad joke. Friday we’ll have a memorial at the funeral home, and by then we’ll all know that we’re sharing a world without Mamaw, but also a sky with a new star.
I love you, Mamaw. Godspeed.
Here’s the link to the obit on the funeral home’s website.
http://holleygamblefh.info/viewmemorial.php?gb_id=521
“The Bearden family will be receiving friends and visitors at the Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton, TN, on Friday, February 10, 2012 from 5-7PM.”
I thought about this a lot while driving home tonight…especially the part where she and GAC are together in whatever is upstairs.
Love to you all.
The last time I saw her was at WeeP’s shower, and she was sooooo excited about meeting her. She was a special lady, and will be missed.
So sorry the boys lost their Mamaw..Please hug tbem for me.
I hate that you are getting practice writing obituaries. This one a lovely tribute to Barbara. You were blessed to have her and Jim for parents in law. They loved you through some hard times, and they have always been there for you and the boys. Now you and Mandy and the kids are there for Jim.
So sorry to hear this, and sorry you all are hurting.