Yesterday, I lost my grandmother; Mamaw White passed away at an impressive 90-years-old. I'm now somewhere in the midst of travel and child care arrangements and processing the loss.
Mamaw was the only grandparent I knew in my adult years. My other grandparents passed away before I turned 21. She washed my clothes in college and fed me enough meals to feed a country. I have fond memories from childhood of going to the basement freezer to pick out a treat (ice cream, of course). I enjoyed her taking me to KFC, playing paper dolls, looking through photo albums, napping on her couch. And will always appreciate how she embraced my husband and daughter.
I miss her.
Her passing also marks a new chapter of life for me. I have no living parent or grandparent. Those who, perhaps, cared the most about your birth, your life are no longer here on this earth. This is a really odd concept to wrap around my mind. Yet, I have a sneaky suspicion God will be as faithful to me in this as He has in every other area of life. He's cool like that.
You can read my grandmother's obituary here. If you wish to express condolences to my family, you may direct those to:
Mynatt Funeral Home
mynattfh.com
4131 E. Emory Road
Knoxville, TN 37938
The visitation will be at the funeral home Sunday from 5-8 p.m. with the funeral beginning at 8 p.m. The graveside service will be Monday at 11 a.m.
1 comment:
See you there, sweet pea.
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