On this date in our family history . . . the 17th day of January . . . in the year 1996 . . . following a brief battle with kidney cancer . . . my Dad, Forrest Lee Pounders, died in Rockdale, Texas . . . he was laid to rest in a little country cemetery in central Texas . . . and this mailbox actually stood in that cemetery at that time . . . as if awaiting a letter addressed to one of the residents . . . Dad had delivered mail in Rockdale for many years (go take a look at his grave marker) . . . I snapped this photo shortly after his death . . . the flowers were for his grave. . . .
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Monday, January 17, 2011
Cemetery Rural Delivery
On this date in our family history . . . the 17th day of January . . . in the year 1996 . . . following a brief battle with kidney cancer . . . my Dad, Forrest Lee Pounders, died in Rockdale, Texas . . . he was laid to rest in a little country cemetery in central Texas . . . and this mailbox actually stood in that cemetery at that time . . . as if awaiting a letter addressed to one of the residents . . . Dad had delivered mail in Rockdale for many years (go take a look at his grave marker) . . . I snapped this photo shortly after his death . . . the flowers were for his grave. . . .
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20th Century,
Memorials,
Month of January,
My Dad,
Pounders,
Texas
3 comments:
A beautiful remembrance of your dad Vickie...our dad's are missed so much and we will always honor and remember them.
{{hugs}} to you, and your family on this day.
I am behind reading blogs. It is a wonderful tribute to your father. It is interesting that also was the date of my mother's death.
It is hard to believe that 15 years has passed.
Gini and Janet, glad y'all stopped by . . . 15 years since my Dad died . . . 36 years since I married my Bennie . . . and 10 months since he died . . . it seems like yesterday . . . it seems like forever . . . blessings to y'all and the memories of your loved ones . . .
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