FATHER'S DAY

This Sunday is Father's Day and I wanted to share it with Santa.

I thought this would be something special for both of us to visit the

 family that we both shared.  The cemetery in Jonesboro is the resting

 place for our family.  I've been there many times throughout the years

 for different reasons. One of my fondest memories is aboutNannie's

 trunk.  No matter what the occasion Nannie was always prepared

 with a trunk full of silk flowers, styrofoam, whatever was needed

 to spruce up the family plot.  Then Nannie, Mama, and I would

 go to Butch's for lunch. 

 Another memory is how my grandfather thought it would be a

great idea to cover the plot with cement to act as a weed block.

The down side was that it was so thick they had to jack hammer

to get anyone else into their designated spot.  The weeds came

anyway.  

My personal memory happened on the day of Daddy's burial.

After everyone left, I hung around to watch them lower him.

They were about to lower the lid onto the vault, when I noticed

that they had misspelled EMBREY.  It was spelled EMBERY.

There was no way I was going to let this happen.  Short story,

they changed it.  I think Daddy would have been happy.

MACK EMBREY

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

2013

FROM ME AND SANTA