Remembering
Memorial Day is to honor and remember our war vets. and those who died in the service of our country. We also remember our loved ones who have passed on. I will share some rememberances of things that me and my mom used to do on this weekend.
We would go to the different cemetaries, Greenwood Memorial Park, where some of the family is buried, including my grandman and grandpa Thornton. A lot of the Traynham family and some of our neighbors like Mr. Henry Millner. Then we would go to Blue Ridge were some of the family is buried. My grandpa JL Staples and my grandma Marion Staples. Then we would look around at the various crypts and other places to visit the graves of people we know and went to church with. One year my mom and dad took the grandkids. Not that they will remember it but it was just something we did. We know that those we visit aren't there. It was just something to do to remember them.
We also started our planting of flowers and gardens that weekend. One of the first days I had with Matt was going over to Wal-Mart to pick up bags of soil and mulch. He said something about going and getting plants and I suggested that we do this together. We did. My mom and I would go to Reddens and load up the back of the car with flowers. This continued when I got married. I love plants and flowers. I have learned some great spiritual truths by working in the garden.
My biggest Memorial weekend memories were the outdoor gospel sings at Kopperston Park. My mother drove me there several times. I did MC work. The biggest thing was going across Bolt Mountain, turning left. When you got there it was well worth the trip. There was the Outdoor Gospel sing kit. It included comfortable shoes for walking around visiting people, shoes to wear on stage, paper towels, money for food, lawn chairs and an umbrella, just in case it rained and a blanket, because sometimes in May nights would be cold. I carried a tape recorder. I would go on the buses of the different groups and do interviews to play on the air later. Thoses buses were nicer than some peoples hommes. If you traveled three or four nights a week they were the way to go. I remember interviewing Jeanette Cooke , the Cookes bus was very nice. Jeanette Cooke is a sweetheart and Mike Payne had to stop an interview once because his daughter Sandra was climbing on top of the bus. There were the Spencers who tore the park up singing "The Two Coats". When the song began JB had on this old raggedy coat, when they got to the part I laid off the old coat and put on the new, he put on a brand new coat. There was shouting and praising God for miles. The same thing happened when the Freemans, starting singing "Going Back". There was an altar, many people were saved and rededicated their lives to the Lord.
The reason why they stopped having the sings there, were lots of new regulations and insurances. It was hard for buses to get there and it cost more for groups to travel.
Such memorials. They are special. Never take things for granted.
We would go to the different cemetaries, Greenwood Memorial Park, where some of the family is buried, including my grandman and grandpa Thornton. A lot of the Traynham family and some of our neighbors like Mr. Henry Millner. Then we would go to Blue Ridge were some of the family is buried. My grandpa JL Staples and my grandma Marion Staples. Then we would look around at the various crypts and other places to visit the graves of people we know and went to church with. One year my mom and dad took the grandkids. Not that they will remember it but it was just something we did. We know that those we visit aren't there. It was just something to do to remember them.
We also started our planting of flowers and gardens that weekend. One of the first days I had with Matt was going over to Wal-Mart to pick up bags of soil and mulch. He said something about going and getting plants and I suggested that we do this together. We did. My mom and I would go to Reddens and load up the back of the car with flowers. This continued when I got married. I love plants and flowers. I have learned some great spiritual truths by working in the garden.
My biggest Memorial weekend memories were the outdoor gospel sings at Kopperston Park. My mother drove me there several times. I did MC work. The biggest thing was going across Bolt Mountain, turning left. When you got there it was well worth the trip. There was the Outdoor Gospel sing kit. It included comfortable shoes for walking around visiting people, shoes to wear on stage, paper towels, money for food, lawn chairs and an umbrella, just in case it rained and a blanket, because sometimes in May nights would be cold. I carried a tape recorder. I would go on the buses of the different groups and do interviews to play on the air later. Thoses buses were nicer than some peoples hommes. If you traveled three or four nights a week they were the way to go. I remember interviewing Jeanette Cooke , the Cookes bus was very nice. Jeanette Cooke is a sweetheart and Mike Payne had to stop an interview once because his daughter Sandra was climbing on top of the bus. There were the Spencers who tore the park up singing "The Two Coats". When the song began JB had on this old raggedy coat, when they got to the part I laid off the old coat and put on the new, he put on a brand new coat. There was shouting and praising God for miles. The same thing happened when the Freemans, starting singing "Going Back". There was an altar, many people were saved and rededicated their lives to the Lord.
The reason why they stopped having the sings there, were lots of new regulations and insurances. It was hard for buses to get there and it cost more for groups to travel.
Such memorials. They are special. Never take things for granted.
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