Oak Grove Cemetery

Oak Grove is a tiny community in

extreme western Itawamba County, MS.

My grandmother on Mama's side was

reared about a half mile from the

cemetery where Daddy was laid to rest.

Most of Mama's kinfolk are buried

at Oak Grove, including her mother

Lorette. As you can see from the

photo above, Daddy's grave is very

close to his mother-in-law's. This

was no accident: he cared very

deeply for Mawmaw.

I helped design both MawMaw's

and Daddy's tombstones. I added the

scripture to the bottom of

MawMaw's tombstone: I picked

the fonts, middle heart content,

and verse at the bottom for

Daddy and Mama's stone.

Daddy's brother and best friend,

Uncle Donnie, has a concrete

finishing business. I was pleased

that he took Daddy's veteran plaque

and made it a little more sturdy

and impressive.

Mama doesn't know I took this

photo. I thought it was very

meaningful...