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at the funeral and burial! There was some heavy traffic on I-270 and took awhile to get to I-44, but we made it with God's protective arms around us in Jesus' sweet name! We made it to Rolla and picked up my sister, Carolyn, and headed on to Salem, arriving there about 10:30 after starting out at 8:00pm. Huge black clouds were in the western sky and we did get rain as it followed behind us for awhile, but I prayed and Carolyn had prayed that there wouldn't be any rain during the funeral and burial and God answered our prayers, but the sun was sure hot at the cemetery, as the storms they had down that way had taken all of the trees down and/or uprooted and sure looked different and without much shade....only one large and one small tree left to shade anyone in the cemetery, but Praise God no tombstones were damaged.....God is soooo good, as there was one dead tree near dad's and mom's graves that didn't harm their monument.
Wanda, Carolyn and I left and headed for Highway 32 to Salem and, again, there were huge black clouds in the west and looked like a storm was coming! I was praying that we wouldn't get any, but the rain came and poured down so hard, Wanda could hardly see to drive and with a two lane highway it was even worse to see the lane we were to drive on, but I kept praying out loud, Lord, please watch over and protect us from all harm and please allow the rain to stop! It did finally ease up and was just sprinkling by the time we got into the city of Salem and then after we returned to Rolla to drop Carolyn off where her husband, David, was picking her up, we didn't have any more rain and arrived back to my house at 8:00 pm. We started from my house at 8:00 in the morning and she got me back home at 8:00 in the evening. Wanda is a good driver, but she drives faster than I do, but that's okay, as all went well with our trip, the funeral and the burial!
One man who came and had known Cliff and served Dad and Mom with LP Gas while on the farm said, that he was so happy that Cliff had returned home to his childhood and was buried in the family plot! Yes, I too, am glad and have peace now that he is buried next to our dad's grave!
Virginia had the most wonderful Christian service that Cliff would have ever wanted...maybe he was with us in spirit...anyway I hope so! It was all about the blood of Jesus, God's salvation grace and she read some of the Psalms, which Cliff had read, too, for he really loved the Psalms and of course many other scriptures in the Bible. Gospel songs were played and John, her husband, read Psalm 23 which he read loudly on part and we read loudly on part! There were beautiful prayers prayed and many nice words said about Cliff and his goodness to others. All I have heard from others is that he was a good and sweet person, kind-hearted, loving and very forgiving! He was at peace and we will be with Jesus in our heavenly home in the sweet by and by!
I am and will miss him terribly, but I am happy to know he was saved in Jesus and died in peace, for he knew the best was yet to come! He had a hard life growing up on the farm, in the service, and raising a family with an unruly son always getting into trouble, and a divroce from his former wife, whom he never quit loving and they remained friends, he did not have unforgiveness towards her and I had asked him to forgive me for anything I had done or said that hurt him in any way, but he had so much forgiveness that he had forgiven a long time ago! He too had said and done things wrong and; therefore, was able to forgive as God had forgiven him! Amen!
God Bless! Ma Betty
Wanda, Carolyn and I left and headed for Highway 32 to Salem and, again, there were huge black clouds in the west and looked like a storm was coming! I was praying that we wouldn't get any, but the rain came and poured down so hard, Wanda could hardly see to drive and with a two lane highway it was even worse to see the lane we were to drive on, but I kept praying out loud, Lord, please watch over and protect us from all harm and please allow the rain to stop! It did finally ease up and was just sprinkling by the time we got into the city of Salem and then after we returned to Rolla to drop Carolyn off where her husband, David, was picking her up, we didn't have any more rain and arrived back to my house at 8:00 pm. We started from my house at 8:00 in the morning and she got me back home at 8:00 in the evening. Wanda is a good driver, but she drives faster than I do, but that's okay, as all went well with our trip, the funeral and the burial!
One man who came and had known Cliff and served Dad and Mom with LP Gas while on the farm said, that he was so happy that Cliff had returned home to his childhood and was buried in the family plot! Yes, I too, am glad and have peace now that he is buried next to our dad's grave!
Virginia had the most wonderful Christian service that Cliff would have ever wanted...maybe he was with us in spirit...anyway I hope so! It was all about the blood of Jesus, God's salvation grace and she read some of the Psalms, which Cliff had read, too, for he really loved the Psalms and of course many other scriptures in the Bible. Gospel songs were played and John, her husband, read Psalm 23 which he read loudly on part and we read loudly on part! There were beautiful prayers prayed and many nice words said about Cliff and his goodness to others. All I have heard from others is that he was a good and sweet person, kind-hearted, loving and very forgiving! He was at peace and we will be with Jesus in our heavenly home in the sweet by and by!
I am and will miss him terribly, but I am happy to know he was saved in Jesus and died in peace, for he knew the best was yet to come! He had a hard life growing up on the farm, in the service, and raising a family with an unruly son always getting into trouble, and a divroce from his former wife, whom he never quit loving and they remained friends, he did not have unforgiveness towards her and I had asked him to forgive me for anything I had done or said that hurt him in any way, but he had so much forgiveness that he had forgiven a long time ago! He too had said and done things wrong and; therefore, was able to forgive as God had forgiven him! Amen!
God Bless! Ma Betty
