... Mom , Visiting with you in the final months of your life will be always be with me .... Coming to Kentucky and surprising you with Billy jr was priceless .... and to make sure you had a Christmas tree , even thou your Christmas stuff was buried in the storage ... was the most important thing to me to be able to do for you and Pop at that difficult time ... Then to say goodbye with tears in your eye,s leaning to kiss you goodbye you whispered hurry back . At that point I told you to relax and I quoted a line from a John Lennon song which went ... " Life is what happens to you while your busy making other plans " and I promised to get back and I did ... Thankfully I was able to make it back before you left us ... And Mom I will forever cherish your last words to me as you lay tired and weak in your hospital bed and said I love you too, after I said I love you Mom ... Your missed and your call,s that seemed to last forever are sorely missed .... I am so grateful that we reconnected before the Lord took you home ... Love your son ... Bill

Betty was such a wonderful "mom". She always treated me as a daughter. Even when months would go by without us talking, I new she was a phone call away. Many of our conversations took place late at night. Even through the tough times she smiled and had an infectious laugh. She loved the Lord and let everyone know it. I miss you Ma!

Boopey was my internet friend ... in fact, the first one I met in person. I had posted about a craft I wanted for Awana and she responded and said "you must be southern baptist" and from there we became friends online... altho she was a much better friend to me than I was to her. We shared of each of us losing our sons and the strength the Lord gave us thru those rough times. She was not shy about sharing her faith, and we spent many hours late at night chatting, or we'd talk on the phone. I was so happy to get to meet Boopey when she went to Calif before I moved to Missouri ... I got to put a sweet face to that sweet voice I always talked to. It was wonderful to meet her and John, and I know they had a special love and he will miss her greatly. Boopey ... you are where you always wanted to be ... in the sweet arms of our Lord Jesus, and with Kenny. Please give Ty a hug for me. I love you, you were a special friend ... and I can never listen to an Alan Jackson song without thinking of you ! You ARE in peace! Your friend, Lindsay the SavedSinnr