In one of the foyers, several displays were made available to demonstrate her life of 87 years. In the other foyer, a DVD of photos displayed to the hymn "Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem" was cycled on a TV for visitors to watch.
Her sister Sharon and my first cousin, the son of my late uncle and mother's brother Russell Tinsley.
Randy (Me) jabbering, my wife Josefa and her son Miguel in the background.
My four children by Linda: Kelly, Jeff, Sarah and Russ
There were plenty of beautiful flowers. Mother loved flowers and plants.
Mother considered Barry on the left as her fourth child. He almost lived at our home in Corpus Christi. Wayne and Russ
Beth considered mother as a second mom. She flew in from Houston.
We arranged to have the family put rose petals from mother's rose garden in her casket after the ceremony. Additionally, her frail body did not permit her to live long enough to see Wayne's induction into the Texas Broadcasters Hall of Fame later this month, so Wayne added a gift she was to receive.
We are very thankful for Joe Banta's help. He presided over and spoke on behalf of family and friends about her life.
The Glen Rose funeral was full of friends and family. We have included a few photographs here. Additional photographs can be found at dropshots.com. Her funeral was a celebration of life rather than a tear jerker. This is the way it should be. God made death a part of life, but he also made life a part of death. We cry because we miss our loved one, and we celebrate because of her accomplishments and our loved one has moved on to a better place. Our family's beloved Joe Banta oversaw the well organized funeral establishing the appropriate tone as he led the prayers, readings and gave his life observations about my mother.
I wish to thank Russ in helping me to make this all happen. His tireless efforts were very appreciated amidst his work obligations. Kelly was a huge help as well;he was by my mother's bedside for hours and hours during her fight for life. Neither have family obligations, but both are quite taxed for time in their jobs. I have four great kids. Sarah read a poem that she wrote for Grannie. I will publish it separately. Russ gave his memories of Grannie and Kimberly also gave her "first memory of Grannie" in addition to eulogies by Gail, Wayne and I.
Mother was dearly loved by her family. That has evident!
I realized at her funeral that despite my mother's sometimes elusiveness, she made many friends and helped raise the spirits of many at church, home and elsewhere. I realize some of her friends have not even been notified of her death, but I tried. We hope to find them over the next week or so.
Many photos were taken. We will make them available as soon as we get them uploaded from the cameras.
Video at Chachi's restaurant
Video of Kimberly and Gail conversation
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