In rememberance

I found Ron's dad's obit online, and I thought I'd save it here for Laurel and Miah. "Berbert" was like a grandfather to my girls, and they loved him very much. He was one of the nicest men I'd ever met. I'd like mom to comment here and tell everyone about the peanuts and squirrls in the backyard....if she wouldn't mind. It's a cute and funny story....


Special to the Daily Times


James Delbert Bowles


LOUISVILLE - James Delbert Bowles, 87, formerly of Metcalfe County, passed away Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009, at Baptist Hospital East.

He was the son of the late Halvey Neil and Susie Blanche Bowles of Metcalfe County. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and was awarded the Purple Heart. He was a member of the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Louisville and was retired from The Marley Company.

He leaves to cherish his memory his loving wife of 67 years, Alice “Deanie” Bowles; four children: Ronald of Glasgow, Joseph of St. Louis, Mo., Jimmy of Louisville and Debra Walker of Sulphur Well; nine grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and many cherished friends.

Funeral services will be 11 a.m. CST Thursday, Feb. 26, at Butler Funeral Home in Edmonton with burial to follow in the Asbury-Center Cemetery at Center. Visitation will be from 4 until 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

www.butler-funeralhome.com

I'm half dead!!

The house is empty, the things are on the truck. They are in Georgia by now, waiting on us. We've been at the house all day....Jay is still there cleaning Miah's floor...Trying to save ourselves some money by making sure that there is NOTHING for housing to nitpick about, but that's another story....I'm at the hotel getting cleaned up so that Miah and I can go get funeral clothes. Ron's dad died the day before yesterday, and while I'm trying desperatly to get the house taken care of, and Jay is STILL trying to get his worthless E-7 to finish his NCOER (or he will NOT be allowed to leave...I'm planning a future raid on the commo shop. Duck Hubbard...) I'm terribly worried about my poor mom, and poor poor Ron, who not only lost his daddy, but a friend of his died this morning too....Sometimes it just seems like the only way to stay sane is to walk away. We just CAN'T. Anywho, I heard this song on the Radio on the way back to the hotel, and it felt appropriate. Hannah Montana is sort of lame, but well, I'm in a lame mood, I guess. This time tomorrow I'll be done with this yucky house, and I'll be at mom's. I can't wait for that night out Sheila promised me. I'm on my way!!!