Men in a Sunday Picture

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD! On 20 July 1917 LaVerne Henry Louis Miller was born. Spellcheck says LaVern (no e) and a lot of his papers had it both ways but it was with an e for him. Henry was his maternal grandfather’s name and Louis his paternal grandfather’s name. This picture represented a typical Sunday get-together. Only the men and one boy were included because, as Mom would say “That was just the way things were back then”. Both of Mom’s brothers, Welty on the left next to Dad, and Berle in the front, then my Uncle Sherwood Thorson,( married Edith), Grandpa Arnold and Mom’s Uncle Tom Arthur on the right. Our social life was often Sunday at Grandpa’s, where you shared a big meal and time with the ever-growing family, celebrated births/birthdays and such, played ball and had fun outside. I had many cousins near my age and we all grew up together on these Sundays. I estimate this picture was taken in 1938.

Charles Walwer

Mom loved to celebrate Charlie's birthday every July 4th.

Moms ARC sign

Funeral Home Card, I gave it to the Walwers.

ARC Donations in Memory of Mom (Received card today)

 

Randall is Aunt Dora's son. Rich and Darian are our sons. The others are political friends of Rich's.

Lucille Cousin Service 4 brochure

 

 

From: Rich

Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2014 9:02 PM

To: Clancy Gernon

Subject: Lucille Cousin Service 4 brochure

 

 

 

GOODBYE MOM

Mom loved to go down to "Decoration Day" (we call it Memorial Day) in Kentucky every year. It is held at the Adkins-Arthur Cemetery (where her folks, grandparents and many, many family members are buried) and it is a week later than ours. They have a big family reunion type get-together with plenty of food, pictures, talking and live gospel music. This was the first year that not one of the Arnold sisters attended and it was because of age related health problems. Mom and I made it many times along with Marilyn Rose. Marilyn Rose called all of us kids about Mom's deteriorating health 30 May. We had submitted funeral plans in 2010 so on Friday 31 May I went in to review them. Mom had started making her plans back in 1976 and I had followed her wishes. She had everything paid for years ago. I had a list of things that had to be completed when I returned home Saturday. On Sunday night at 9:02 p.m. I sent this as the last email requested by the funeral home. This was DECORATION DAY, JUNE 1, 2014! When I received the Death Certificate it showed TIME OF DEATH as 9:02 p.m., the same exact time/date as the email. She chose the time to take her last breath.

 

 

Grandma Cuz Slideshow, 1995

Rich and Christy presented this to Mom at her 75th birthday party. I had to right click my mouse and go to the video. Others just had to click on the colored line.

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF2JuvkwloM&feature=youtu.be

 

 

The 2013 book of cards received from her loving family and friends that she reviewed again and again is a treasure.