| Location | Starkville, Mississippi |
| Age | 79 years |
| Cause of Death | Cancer |
| Date of Birth | 28/02/1927 |
| Date of Death | 17/03/2006 |
| Visitors | 554 since 25/02/2009 |
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My grandfather was born in the country, in Starkville, Mississippi. He was a very hardworking and loving father, and grandfather. I was his first born grandchild and I gave him two beautiful great grandkids, the only ones that he has. I recall when I was younger going into the ol country grocery store and he would buy me a coke ..back then it was in the bottle and it was ice cold and tasted so good!!!
The last time i saw my grandpa was summer of 2003. he met my 11 month old son for the firs time and they took pictures together. he was so proud to hold him. It was really nice to see 4 generations in that room
My grandfather was on dialysis for some years and started to become very ill. He ended up in the hospital his final days. Eventually just days before he died, I was informed that he had cancer. He had known about it for some time but did not tell me father or me.
I recall the last time I saw him as we drove away from his house, something told me to turn around and look at him. There he was he had slowly walked to the edge of his yard and watched us leave. It appeared that he wiped a tear away from his eye, and i never saw him again. He died St. Patricks day of 2006 and for that reason, I do not celebrate St. Patrick's day because it makes me so sad.
A few months after his death my son would come in my rom saying he saw him in his closet or standing by his window. At first i thought he was imagining things until he saw my grandfather while I had my back turned. Oh course I saw nothing.
Some months later as crazy as this may sound, my grandfather saved my life. After a long day at work i went to take a nice, hot relaxing bath in the bathrooom. My kids were sleep, my boyfriend was sleep on the couch and i was peaceful and quiet.
The water felt so good to me as laid there, not noticing I was starting to doze off a little. my body was starting to slowly sink deeper and deeper into the water. That's when i saw him. My grandfather was standing by the sink in my bathroom looking at me. He had the same suit on we buried him in. He reached down and touched my cheek. His touch was ice cold. It was that touch that startled me and made me wake up and jump out of the water. the bathroom door was looked from the outside so nobody could come in at all. I was not dreaming. I was in that sleep phase between dreaming and being awake. to this day i believe that my grandfather is watching over me and my kids and is our guardian angel.
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Always thinking of you Precious Angel
Still Missing you grandpa
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with love ︽☆︽ TIME TO FOLD YOUR ANGEL WINGS ︽☆︽
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.............((............ A ray of sunshine came & went
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︽☆︽ SWEET ANGEL ︽☆︽ SWEET DREAMS ︽☆︽
My soul is released in Heaven,
My spirit is in the wind,
I've arrived inside God's kingdom,
In Heaven here with Him.
Inside this place of beauty,
Enchantment always near,
Far past imagination,
This land that has no fear.
Think of me, when butterflies
Are flying everywhere,
I'm singing, dancing, laughing,
Free from earth's despair.
The other side of tomorrow,
Within God's time you'll see,
I know He'll bring you safely home,
Then forever we will be.
Keep a song inside your heart,
And know that I am free,
Do not weep in sorrow,
When you remember me.
God Bless You Odie.
A letter from heaven
To my dearest family, some things I'd like to say...
but first of all, to let you know, that I arrived okay.
I'm writing this from heaven. Here I dwell with God above
Here, there's no more tears of sadness; here is just eternal love.
Please do not be unhappy just because I'm out of sight
Remember that I'm with you every morning, noon and night.
That day I had to leave you when my life on earth was through,
God picked me up and hugged me and He said, 'I welcome you
It's good to have you back again; you were missed while you were gone.
As for your dearest family, they'll be here later on
I need you here badly; you're part of my plan
There's so much that we have to do, to help our mortal man
God gave me a list of things, that he wished for me to do
And foremost on the list, was to watch and care for you.
And when you lie in bed at night, the day's chores put to flight
God and I are closest to you....in the middle of the night
When you think of my life on earth, and all those loving years
because you are only human, they are bound to bring you tears.
But do not be afraid to cry; it does relieve the pain
Remember there would be no flowers, unless there was some rain
I wish that I could tell you all that God has planned
But if I were to tell you, you wouldn't understand.
But one thing is for certain, though my life on earth is o'er.
I'm closer to you now, than I ever was before.
There are many rocky roads ahead of you and many hills to climb;
but together we can do it by taking one day at a time.
It was always my philosophy and I'd like it for you too...
that as you give unto the world, the world will give to you
If you can help somebody who's in sorrow and pain,
then you can say to God at night......'My day was not in vain.'
And now I am contented....that my life has been worthwhile,
knowing as I passed along the way, I made somebody smile.
So if you meet somebody who is sad and feeling low,
just lend a hand to pick him up, as on your way you go
When you're walking down the street, and you've got me on your mind;
I'm walking in your footsteps only half a step behind.
And when it's time for you to go.... from that body to be free,
remember you're not going.....you're coming here to me.
THE BEST
God saw you getting tired
And a cure was not to be.
So He put His arms around you
And He whispered “Come to Me”
With tearful eyes we watched you.
We watched you fade away.
Although we loved you dearly,
We could not make you stay.
A golden heart stopped beating,
Hard-working hands at rest.
God broke our hearts to prove to us,
He chose to take the best.
It’s lonesome here without you
We miss you more each day.
Life doesn’t seem the same
Since you have gone away.
When days are sad and lonely
And everything goes wrong,
We seem to hear you whisper
“Cheer Up and Carry On”
Each time we see your picture
You seem to smile and say,
“Don’t cry, I’m in God’s hands,
We’ll meet again someday!”
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