Thank You so much Nancy - Love to hear about you, your family and Shenandoah. You should write a book and have your photos in it! Merry Christmas, Carole Trook-Hacker in Indiana ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy Shrum" <ngshrum@shentel.net> To: <vashenan@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 1:39 AM Subject: [VASHENAN] Thanks for the kind replies. > It has been so good to meet many of you in person over the years, > especially, at Shenandoah County Heritage Day. This next year 2011 we will > focus on Toms Brook and surrounding area which is not far from my home. > > There are so many more stories and happenings that I would like to share > with you all. I wrote the post about blessings and family reunions very > quickly this pm. Now, I know that I left out so really special people and > happenings. > > First, we lost our daughter-in-law, Robin's little grammy, Betty Guest, > this year. She was a "Yankee" transplant here. Originally, she was from > Long Island, NY. Then she and her late hubby were snowbirds living in FL. > She was widowed, and lived down there alone until she lost her home to > Hurricane Charlie when it came through Port Charlotte several years ago. > Her family moved her to Woodstock, and Robin took care of her needs. She > died at the Skyline Terrace Nursing Home in Woodstock. Grammy was my > friend, and enjoyed going to the county library with me when she was well > enough. I feel so bad that I didn't include her in my previous post. Her > ashes lie buried in the yard next door where the family planted a tree in > her honor. > > Another good friend I lost this year was my high school classmate, > Patricia "Tootsie" Rutz Holly, from the Strasburg High School Class of > 1963. We served together on the class reunion committee. Tootsie was a > clown, and had the kindest heart. She grew up down in Posey Hollow a few > miles south of Strasburg. A couple weeks ago I drove down past her home, > and turned onto Bethel Road which follows right along the river. She and > her sister, brothers and cousins swam there. I thought so much about her > that day as I taking photos of the sycamore trees. I found the little > church she attended as a child and where she was baptized. I always > envied Tootsie, her sister and all their girl cousins as they had each > other for friends. My sister is much older, and I had only boys to play > with in the lower end of Fort Valley until I was in high school. We were > more isolated down where we lived. It was six miles to the nearest country > store. > > Another death that hit me hard this year was that of my friend, Patsy > Bauserman. She was the kindest lady member of the Valley Pike Church of > the Brethren. > > We lost two members of our Bible Study at Antioch, also, Elaine Mowery and > Charles "Doc" Mowery. > > I'm sure I've left out some others, but will think about that tomorrow. > > So much of this year I shared alone with my memories. I like solitary > fellowship, but now I hope to share more with this forum. > > Later, Nancy > > Good friends are like stars..... ....You don't always see them, but you > know they are always there. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VASHENAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >