~At the Grave~

I am posting pictures today of a gravesite in Boone County, West Virginia - that of my great-grandfather who died in July of 1926. I find these photos interesting because they show the sadness and empty emotions of those by the grave.

In this photo are my great aunt and uncle, my Sicilian foster uncle who lived with our family for over fifty years, my grandmother holding her youngest boy who died a couple years later, cousins of my father, my father's twin brother, my grandfather and a great aunt. The two children on the far left are twins born to my grandparents. Remember that she had three sets of twins.

The children seem to realize the somberness of this occasion even though they don't understand what it's all about at their tender ages.

It has been said, by aunts and uncles, that

my great-grandfather died of a broken heart.

He died just three months after the passing of my great-grandmother.

Heirlooms by Amy Grant

"Up in the attic,
Down on my knees.
Lifetimes of boxes,
Timeless to me.
Letters and photographs,
Yellowed with years,
Some bringing laughter,
Some bringing tears.
Time never changes,
The memories, the faces
Of loved ones, who bring to me,
All that I come from,
And all that I live for,
And all that Im going to be.
My precious family
Is more than an heirloom to me."

There are other family photos posted by my friends today.

They would welcome you visits and comments about their photos.

Click on each name below and

you will most certainly enjoy their family pictures.

KAREN

LORETTA

MARY

ANN

CAROLYN

JOY

DIANE

JEANNE

MONTEE

KIM

MALISA

TERESA

SHERRIE