Author: Nancy Milam

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EULOGY OF JOAN FRAME by Joan Frame

EULOGY OF JOAN FRAME  WRITTEN BY JOAN AND READ AT HER FUNERAL BY GRANDDAUGHTER BROOKLIN GREEN

” THE JOYFUL TRIP”

I had a happy childhood with loving parents.  I always knew I was loved and cared for.  Even though we were very poor, this did not affect my sense of well being.     School was a good fun experience.  I mad some dear life-long friends.

Then, a  “WOW EVENT ”  A cute little guy named Bobby Joe, called “Scrube” by his friends.  His blue eyes, sweet smile, pompadour Fonzie hair style kept in place by Wildroot Hair Cream.

I ADORED HIM.  I was blessed to share his smile, his touch, his hugs with complete adoration and respect during our marriage union of 44 years.  He was a good provider, worker, who took care of business, putting God, Family,  and work in its proper order.  Then came those four children–two girls, two boys–beautiful, healthy, blessings from GOD.  But oh how busy they were, teaching us all of those family life experiences–good, bad, funny, sometimes ridiculous–cages of quail hanging on my clothes line, the swimming pool full of turtles (guess who, Bobby, only a Bobby thing).  Buying and bringing in a cattle trailer to Checotah carrying a real live safari African lion.  Tim and Mike Garrett’s “big business”, going to make big $$$, and my beautiful girls–their Dad’s greatest treasure.  Diane, the first born girl in the Frame family since the early 1900’s.  A beautiful baby, obedient, bright, well beloved young lady overnight.  Then came our last child, a lovely baby girl.  Rebecca “Becky”, her daddy’s pet, the “Baby Girl”, and apple of his eye.  They loved pleasing each other.  Then all those healthy, happy, onery grandkids and great grands.  WOW.

What wonderful times we all had as family– eating, playing, sharing our successes and failures with gusto, kindness and compassion, but all that pales compared to the great love GOD has for us–HIS children, HIS family.

I became obedient to the Gospel, baptized into Christ in 1951.  The word of GOD inspired, excited, and overwhelmed me.  The realization of GOD’s love, wanting to talk to me through HIS word, wanting me to be happy and telling me how to live so I could come back and live with HIM in that Mansion in the sky.

I’ve tried to live all these wonderful truths before my family.  There is where real happiness lies.  I hope they are wise enough to grasp, live, and hold on tight to these truths.

Now don’t be too sad too long.–remember and rejoice,  I’ve met the MAIN MAN  HE smiled, reached out HIS hand and said  “Come on in blessed of my FATHER, take your inheritance, the Kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world”

We walked and talked and went to the home HE had prepared for me.  Bob was already there, waiting for me.   HALLELUJAH TIME!!

Now remember family and friends, live, love, laugh, but always center it around CHRIST.

In Christian Love,

JOAN FRAME

Peggy Carr Dodd

Poems by Peggy Carr Dodd #4

GOD’S CARE

I stand here washing dishes
In an attitude of prayer.
I think of God as being above,
And ask,” Is HE really there?”

I think of all my cares  and woe,
My problems great and small.
They seem to be more than I can stand
Then, I think of God, as man
And what HE endured so long ago

My spirit seems a little brighter,
My body not quite so tense.
Then, I think again,  God…for man
Has done so many things since.

I guess we have all asked this question,
Especially in times of stress and strain.
“Is  God really there?”  “Does HE really care?”
Then the answer comes plain—-
Praise His name!  Praise His name!
When we follow this suggestion,
Our spirit is raised again.

Composed by Peggy Carr Dodd   Depew, Oklahoma

Peggy Carr Dodd

More poems by Peggy Carr Dodd #3

THE LOST WATCH
I searched and searched within my purse,
But no watch could I find.
I sadly fear, Paulette, my dear
That watch is no longer thine.

But, I want you to know the good that came about,
From the search within my purse.
It proved to me, I’d better be cleaning it out,
Because it couldn’t get much worse!

The moral of this poem
Is for you to see,
The help you gave  your ‘ole Auntie’,
For a better purse cleaner she’ll be.

Written by Peggy Dodd  for her niece Paulette Lorsbach
December 10, 1978

Peggy Carr Dodd

More poems by Peggy Carr Dodd #2

A POEM TO JEFF

Well,  a new school year has begun,
Are you going to study,or
Will you just want to have fun?
The decision is yours to make.
I hope it is right, for your sake.
Just keep this thought in mind,
A boy of your intelligence should do fine.
If he will only do his best,
On daily work  as well as tests.
And then, when a reward comes your way,
You will be able to say,
“I earned it with study,
And not with play!

The moral of this poem is for Jeff to see,
The more good grades he makes,
The greater his reward will be!!!

Composed by Peggy Carr Dodd for her nephew, Jeffery Bryan Rush

September 3, 1971

Peggy Carr Dodd

Poems and sayings of Peggy Carr Dodd

While going through some boxes at Mama and Dad’s house in Checotah,  I found a large folder labeled “Poems by Peggy”.  As I sorted through them, I laughed, cried, and saw a reflection of my Mama’s heart captured in her own words.  She has written funny little verses to her sisters, daughters and other family members that depict her sense of humor.  Other verses reveal her pain in sorrow, the anguish of injustice, and the joy and comfort of the Lord.  Let me share a few with you, her beloved family.

MY LAST VISIT WITH MAMA (more…)

Health

Update on Aunt Lucille Seifert 4-07-11

Mother is back at Holmgreen  Health  Center.  She has not been eating very well and has become somewhat weak.  She eats more if one of us are with her when she is served her meal.  I’ll be taking buttermilk to her tomorrow, and Elaine is taking Cashew Nuts to supplement what she is served.  She will continue to get the I.V. antibiotics the rest of this week, and then will get two more weeks of oral antibiotics. (more…)
Grandma Austin

Genealogy Update on Nancy Ann Trobaugh Austin

Nancy Ann Trobaugh Austin was Mama Carr’s mother and my great grandmother.  Because I share her name ,Nancy, I have developed a keen interest in her personality and heritage.  Regrettably, this interest has developed after my Mama, Peggy Carr Dodd developed dementia and can not answer my many question.

Much to my surprise, our doorbell rang Sunday, the day after Christmas, and there stood two strangers who introduced (more…)

Lucille Carr Seifert

Tribute to Lucille Carr Seifert

Things my mother, Lucille, taught my sisters and me
By Carolyn Seifert Lohn

  1. Do a little dance. Lucille taught us girls a love of big band and carr_evelyn_lucille_lwestern swing, especially Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys. She and the aunts kicked up their heels in the dance halls quite a bit back in the day.
  2. Have a sense of humor. Lucille is always cracking jokes and telling stories, and we’re always listening. Just a tip though, don’t pull her finger.
  3. Be self-reliant. Hard work never killed anybody, and everybody is supposed to work. And she did, every day. (more…)
Family

Discount on Carr Family Heritage Storybook

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