Funeral

This is the obituary from the Texarkana Gazette.

Front of funeral program

Inside of funeral program

Keepsake funeral program given to clergy performing service  (Todd Warren)

Inside clergy's funeral program

Back of clergy's funeral program

I couldn't believe that she had kept this for 60+ years!

This was a book mom used for people to provide well-wishes at her 15th birthday party. I guess this was a thing? I've included entries that provide some insight into mom and her life at the time.

Mom's 15th birthday party

Several of the "poems" people wrote in this book were written by several different people so I guess they were popular 

Several people commented on mom being "smart" in different subjects...especially science and math! Who knew?!