Garnett always wore overalls to church with a sports coat or a suit coat. He kept his hair so short--like a burr cut, I remember. I loved to hear him pray in church. He talked to God like God was standing right beside him and he talked to God like you and I talk to each other. When he laughed, it was "he he he". Lorine also went to church with us and liked to sing. She had a country twang like I'd never heard before, but she loved to sing and often sang solos. Garnett called Lorine's son "SweetPea". When Garnett died, Lorine asked my Dad what she should do about burying him in a suit. Buying one would have been a hardship on Lorine. Dad told her that Mr. Christopher always wore overalls and that was how she should bury him. And that's exactly what she did. I never was too close to Earl. I saw him occasionally outside on the porch of their house when Dad would take Garnett or Lorine home after church on a rainy or cold day. They lived within a mile of the church and usually walked. They didn't have a car. After Garnett and Lorine died, Earl was sent to a home, nursing home I suppose, and everyone was surprised by his level of intelligence. Seems as if his father and sister pampered him and he didn't let on that he was capable of speech and thought to the degree he exhibited at the new home. Lorine's children left the area and it was good to see her son last year after so many years. Judy MPiros1120@aol.com wrote: Uncle Garnett's daughter's name was Lorine and her brother's name was Earl. Earl was born normal but as a young child he got sick and it left him mentally challenged. He hated wearing shoes. Was always barefoot in Devonia. He was always asking for cigarettes. Any time during the day you could hear the church bell ring or car horns honking. Earl would be doing them. I always thought maybe the illness made him deaf or partially deaf. Thought maybe he could hear loud noises. After many years of trying to find my Aunt Myrtle I found my cousin MARION HENRY CHRISTOPHER. He told me Earl was in a home and now wore shoes...My Aunt had died (1999) when I found Marion. He came from Indiana to visit me about 6 years ago but died not much longer afterwards of cancer. Milly WARD Piros My Mind Is Like Lightning....One Brilliant Flash and Poooffffffffffffffffff, It's Gone **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNANDERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message