This poem used to be printed inside the Woodville Republican and inside the Alzheimer's letter to households.

Thus far AWAY

It sort of feels to date away that I walked to the Swimming Pool on warm Summer season days with my little sister and Mother.

It kind of feels thus far away that I performed "Beneath" the home and loved tea events and selfmade cookies she made for

Me, Sally, Ann, Linda, Peggy and Mary Ann.

It sort of feels to this point away that I walked because of that Woodville Lunch Room and observed her smiling face inserting delicacies on all our plates, however ready specially for me and my sister.

It sort of feels to date away while my Dad labored two jobs to purchase her a brand new gown from Velma's Gown Store.

It kind of feels thus far away while either one of them labored two jobs to shop me a Existence Length Doll from Bests 5 and Dime.

It sort of feels up to now away after they equally got here to choose me up for the period of Highschool from my task on Saturdays at Woods Drugstore.

It sort of feels up to now away given that they either labored two jobs to provide me an instruction, and a phenomenal wedding ceremony, and enduring love at some stage in my existence.

It sort of feels thus far away whilst she so proudly held her first Grandchild and tears of pleasure have been in her desirable eyes.

It kind of feels to this point away that I held her frail, shaking hand, appeared into the ones eyes of hopelessness, and heard that unhappy, unhappy, notice Alzheimer's.

It kind of feels SO Close to that Ruth's call will occur in her cherished "Woodville Republican".

It kind of feels SO Close that Ruth will back be in her Woodville Baptist Church in which she noticed her Husband and Daughters baptized. Ruth bravely sat and quietly cried as they took her "Curtis" from this Church to the Woodville Cemetery. Ruth could be located by way of his part in the future.

It sort of feels as if I can Always remember that unhappy glance in her eyes as I closing left her. I cry out to God to delight enable her understand how plenty she became beloved, and to allow the tears forestall flowing from my eyes and the affliction in my center get well, as I organize to assert goodbye to the sweetest, kindest Female and Mom EVER. summer wedding of the sexy

Annie Laura Owens

I wrote this to the Woodville Republican as a tribute to my Mom, Ruth Leake.

I did it in hopes that it'd be published on your Newspaper and heighten concentration involving this negative ailment.

Thank you for taking time to study this and be happy to print should you so need.

Honestly,

Annie Laura Owens