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Elmer Goad

My Mom was one of the strongest people I have ever known. She was born with polio and grew up poverty-stricken. She raised six children and several grandchildren. She went to night school in her 40s and got her nursing degree. And she put up with me. Those of you who are from Aberdeen may remember, I was difficult! But through it all my mother shined through. She worked and kept a tidy home. She cooked and helped with our homework. She did the laundry and played catch with me. She grew a mean tomato plant and made homemade apple sauce. She loved her coffee so strong you could stand up a spoon in it. And she just accepted me. It was unconditional love. When the nursing home called on Saturday I knew it was 'the call.' I was immediately a kid again. I wanted to be in Aberdeen. I wanted to hear her tell me everything's gonna be alright...in her Tennessee Twang. I wanted to wake up in my old sun-porch bedroom on Sunday Morning and smell sausage gravy and biscuits. I wanted my mother. I was driving with my daughter and had to pull over. The nurse who broke the news is a woman who worked with my mom for over twenty years...in the same place where she died. My mom worked there for 30+ years. She was known there as 'Miss Kathy.' She was actually called that for years prior by the kids in the neighborhood. Being that our family was particularly large we always had kids over. And they were always treated well. As the now-grown friends will attest. I shall strive for the rest of my days to honor her in my deeds and words. I love you, Mom. Elmer
Tuesday July 5, 2016 at 9:17 pm
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