We say goodbye to our sister, mother, grandmother, greatgrandmother and greatgreatgrandmother. She led an interesting life as most did during her era. Born when women couldn't vote during a time that still hadn't seen the airplane, her beginnings in very small town in Northern Missouri as a little child to a incredibly challenging time in Eastern Montana living off the land, barely, were times that were tough, to say the least. Her early adult life was spent in Central Missouri then onto Tacoma and Puyallup Washington where work on dams was only work GrandPa could find.
Life was a bit easier in early retirement as they moved to the Antelope Valley (Ca.). With a short stay at living on a turkey farm in California Missouri, they finally returned to Lancaster Ca, to live the rest of their lives.
People like this have a completely different view of life and its really a simple set: Love God and family - work hard and save your money. She didn't understand the current philosophy's mainly for one reason: Others had tried it around the world and it failed so why would we change something that didn't need changing.
So much can be learned from these great an unique people of another era but instead society discards them without a thought. They were gold nuggets right in front of us but were ignored.
I'm glad I spent so much time with her at the end of her life and all I can say is others should consider their "gold nuggets" and learn to cherish them.
BTW, a common question of hers? "Is that a Funny Car?"
Hold down the fort for the rest of us, Grandma.
A funny (& informative) story on her from last year: