Funeral for a Good Woman
Jeff Strite
2 Timothy 4:7-8
I once heard the story of a young girl who walked thru a cemetery every night because it was the shortest route to her house. When asked WHY she HAD NO FEAR of passing thru the graveyard she responded ''The reason I'm not afraid...my home is just on the other side.''
This morning we have gathered to celebrate the life a woman who has made her way home over to the other side.
Paul wrote: ''My desire is to depart and be with Christ'' indicating that once he died he would go immediately to be with Jesus. And that's where Barb is right now.
Barb was an interesting woman. She was an outdoorsy kind of girl. She loved getting in the 4 wheeler with her husband Don and going back to the wetlands to spend time observing the wildlife there. And she loved going fishing. Amongst the pictures you saw here was one of her with a huge fish that she'd caught. She loved fishing so much that once, when she saw the fishing boat in the drive, she told Don that that boat wasn't going anywhere without her.
Of course, fishing wasn't always a pleasant experience: One time, when they returned to the dock Don held the boat still while Barb put her foot up on the dock. Without watching too closely, Don thought she had had time to safely get up on the dock and began to back the boat slowly away to prepare to get it in position to bring it out of the water. However, Barb's foot had gotten stuck on the railing of the boat, and it pulled away from the dock she began to do the splits and ultimately (before she fell into the 2 foot deep water) she could be heard shouting ''Donald Wayne Allison!!'' Their son John has commented that when his mom used all 3 of your names... you were in trouble.
And Barb loved all sorts of other things in her life. She loved cross stitching, crocheting, making lap robes for Nursing Home residents. And she loved her collection of Norman Rockwell plates and paintings. If you'd ever had the privileg ...
Jeff Strite
2 Timothy 4:7-8
I once heard the story of a young girl who walked thru a cemetery every night because it was the shortest route to her house. When asked WHY she HAD NO FEAR of passing thru the graveyard she responded ''The reason I'm not afraid...my home is just on the other side.''
This morning we have gathered to celebrate the life a woman who has made her way home over to the other side.
Paul wrote: ''My desire is to depart and be with Christ'' indicating that once he died he would go immediately to be with Jesus. And that's where Barb is right now.
Barb was an interesting woman. She was an outdoorsy kind of girl. She loved getting in the 4 wheeler with her husband Don and going back to the wetlands to spend time observing the wildlife there. And she loved going fishing. Amongst the pictures you saw here was one of her with a huge fish that she'd caught. She loved fishing so much that once, when she saw the fishing boat in the drive, she told Don that that boat wasn't going anywhere without her.
Of course, fishing wasn't always a pleasant experience: One time, when they returned to the dock Don held the boat still while Barb put her foot up on the dock. Without watching too closely, Don thought she had had time to safely get up on the dock and began to back the boat slowly away to prepare to get it in position to bring it out of the water. However, Barb's foot had gotten stuck on the railing of the boat, and it pulled away from the dock she began to do the splits and ultimately (before she fell into the 2 foot deep water) she could be heard shouting ''Donald Wayne Allison!!'' Their son John has commented that when his mom used all 3 of your names... you were in trouble.
And Barb loved all sorts of other things in her life. She loved cross stitching, crocheting, making lap robes for Nursing Home residents. And she loved her collection of Norman Rockwell plates and paintings. If you'd ever had the privileg ...
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