Saturday morning, as I dressed for Darla's mother's funeral, I realized that my recently purchased suit was about to see its second funeral versus only one wedding in the last two months. Personally, I don't like that ratio, but I suspect it is more likely to continue that way as fewer of our friends kids await their first marriage while none of us or our friends are getting any younger.
The ceremony was a wonderful tribute to Jessie who had 90 years of a full life and whose first marriage had lasted 55 years until her husbands death and then she had re-married 3 1/2 years ago at the age of 86 to Damon who was still driving at age 95!
The one thing that stood out about Jessie was her smile. Every time I saw her at the Bethke's, she had a warm and friendly smile to all around her. And, she certainly loved being around her family.
After a short graveside service at El Toro Memorial Park, we quickly stopped off at home to pick up two fruit platters Carolyn had prepared for the reception, and then headed over to her daughter's (Nancy) home in Nellie Gail. Nancy has a flag lot with a long driveway that opens to an amazingly large lot which contains a large grass area, a vegetable garden, a jacuzzi with waterfall, and a barn large enough to store a big RV, and an office from which they run their family business (school microscope repair).
We stayed several hours amidst the family which comprises 12 grandchildren and about an equal number of great-grandchildren, and around 3:30 we headed home for an hour's nap.
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