We Love and Miss You Mama ~ Clide Maxine Chenoweth was the beautiful daughter and youngest of seven children born to Jeff William Chenoweth and Melvia Willie Hensley Chenoweth in Benton County at Healing Spring's, Arkansas.
Mother had five Sisters and one Brother ~ Reba Estell (Hamilton) Edgar Mike, Fern, Grace Johnie (Leach) Lillian Lucille (Holland) and Eunice Margaret (Bolin). Grandchildren of John King Chenoweth and Margaret Jane St. John Chenoweth and Baxter Hensley and Mary Elizabeth Tate Hensley.
Our Mama and Daddy were Married September 2, 1947
Mother was a dairy farmer and poultry grower for 38 years she knew all about hard work and responsibility. Mother milked 27 cows by hand every morning and evening. She kept cream cans sitting in cold spring water over next to the granary and would fill'em by carrying two buckets of milk at a time from the barn. The cans of milk were picked up by the milk truck every morning later on Mother got automatic milkers which made the job a easier. Mother also had three brooder houses of chickens this was a lot of work for one skinny little farm girl! Once each winter my uncles and aunts all came over and we'd butcher three or four of our fattest hogs. The sausage meat was stuffed into cloth sacks granny made on her pedal sewing machine (which I now have in my home and cherish). For the rest of the winter we'd have fresh ham from the smokehouse breakfast was pork tenderloin, redeye gravy and granny made homemade biscuits every mornin'. I remember in the summer when a terrible storm would blow in during the middle of the night, Mother would jump out of bed and head straight to the brooder houses to close all the windows and make sure her chickens didn't pile up. I loved summertime on the farm Mother would take us out on the back porch at night to hear the Panther Cat scream that was so scary to me I never wanted to be very far from the back door or out of her arms! Laying in bed at night listening to the whippoorwill's right outside our bedroom window before falling asleep. Mother was a cowgirl at heart she loved wearing western clothes and could ride any horse Pawpaw had on the farm her favorite horse was "Dinah". She loved country and western swing music. Her favorite season was spring seeing the beautiful flowers blooming the magnificent beauty of the dogwood and redbud trees in her yard.
Mama married Charles Martin July 12, 1965 in Bentonville, Arkansas.
The morning Mama passed away I call my childhood friend and neighbor to let her and her sweet Mama know of Mother's passing, a few days later I received his letter in a card;
Dear Pixie,
After you called this morning, I went out and sat in the driveway where I could see your old house. The valley was so quiet this morning....hardly a sound except for the birds. I reflected on your mama, the way I remembered her best. I remember how very hard she worked, but I also remember how she embraced life. I remember her laughter....how she slung her head back when she laughed....I can still see her white teeth and her red lipstick. Most of all, I remember how much fun she was. No one could tell a good story like your mama. Even when I went to see her at the nursing home, her stories still filled me with laughter.
As I sat there quietly reflecting, I noticed a big, puffy white cloud boil up over the old house. It seemed like it came out of nowhere, and it grew until it towered way up into the sky, probably 40,000 ft. at least. The morning sun caught the edges of it and gave it a golden glow. I watched it for a long time as it hovered over your house. Then, the cloud split into separate, elongated clouds. The clouds closet to the west turned darker than the others as it was shaded from the sunlight. Suddenly, the darker cloud, driven by a wind current, drifted away leaving three golden clouds in the rising sun. The darker cloud dissolved into a kind of mist and disappeared over the western horizon. I sat there crying like a baby, I knew your mama had finally found her long-sought peace.
Love You,
Carol
Cherished Grandmother of Colleen Jeanette Grace, Angela Michelle Wright and Joey Charles Owens. ~ Precious Great Grandmother of Nicholas Alexander, Kaitlyn Grace, Lauren Margaret, Sara Dawn and Joseph Colton.
Pallbearers; Johnny Chenoweth, Brant Holland, Doug Huntley, Albert Wright, Joe O'Malley and Larry O'Malley.
Mother was a member of the United Methodist Church of Elm Springs, Arkansas.
I will never forget the moment your heart stopped and mine kept beating
╔Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨♥ •.¸¸.•´¯'•.♥
║║╔═╦╦╦═╗ •.¸¸.•´¯'•.♥
║╚╣║║║║╩╣ ♪♫•.¸¸
╚═╩═╩═╩Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ….*´¨♥
We Love You Mother with all our heart! The moment you died, our hearts were split in two, the one side filled with memories, the other died with you! xoxoxo
Mother had five Sisters and one Brother ~ Reba Estell (Hamilton) Edgar Mike, Fern, Grace Johnie (Leach) Lillian Lucille (Holland) and Eunice Margaret (Bolin). Grandchildren of John King Chenoweth and Margaret Jane St. John Chenoweth and Baxter Hensley and Mary Elizabeth Tate Hensley.
Our Mama and Daddy were Married September 2, 1947
Mother was a dairy farmer and poultry grower for 38 years she knew all about hard work and responsibility. Mother milked 27 cows by hand every morning and evening. She kept cream cans sitting in cold spring water over next to the granary and would fill'em by carrying two buckets of milk at a time from the barn. The cans of milk were picked up by the milk truck every morning later on Mother got automatic milkers which made the job a easier. Mother also had three brooder houses of chickens this was a lot of work for one skinny little farm girl! Once each winter my uncles and aunts all came over and we'd butcher three or four of our fattest hogs. The sausage meat was stuffed into cloth sacks granny made on her pedal sewing machine (which I now have in my home and cherish). For the rest of the winter we'd have fresh ham from the smokehouse breakfast was pork tenderloin, redeye gravy and granny made homemade biscuits every mornin'. I remember in the summer when a terrible storm would blow in during the middle of the night, Mother would jump out of bed and head straight to the brooder houses to close all the windows and make sure her chickens didn't pile up. I loved summertime on the farm Mother would take us out on the back porch at night to hear the Panther Cat scream that was so scary to me I never wanted to be very far from the back door or out of her arms! Laying in bed at night listening to the whippoorwill's right outside our bedroom window before falling asleep. Mother was a cowgirl at heart she loved wearing western clothes and could ride any horse Pawpaw had on the farm her favorite horse was "Dinah". She loved country and western swing music. Her favorite season was spring seeing the beautiful flowers blooming the magnificent beauty of the dogwood and redbud trees in her yard.
Mama married Charles Martin July 12, 1965 in Bentonville, Arkansas.
The morning Mama passed away I call my childhood friend and neighbor to let her and her sweet Mama know of Mother's passing, a few days later I received his letter in a card;
Dear Pixie,
After you called this morning, I went out and sat in the driveway where I could see your old house. The valley was so quiet this morning....hardly a sound except for the birds. I reflected on your mama, the way I remembered her best. I remember how very hard she worked, but I also remember how she embraced life. I remember her laughter....how she slung her head back when she laughed....I can still see her white teeth and her red lipstick. Most of all, I remember how much fun she was. No one could tell a good story like your mama. Even when I went to see her at the nursing home, her stories still filled me with laughter.
As I sat there quietly reflecting, I noticed a big, puffy white cloud boil up over the old house. It seemed like it came out of nowhere, and it grew until it towered way up into the sky, probably 40,000 ft. at least. The morning sun caught the edges of it and gave it a golden glow. I watched it for a long time as it hovered over your house. Then, the cloud split into separate, elongated clouds. The clouds closet to the west turned darker than the others as it was shaded from the sunlight. Suddenly, the darker cloud, driven by a wind current, drifted away leaving three golden clouds in the rising sun. The darker cloud dissolved into a kind of mist and disappeared over the western horizon. I sat there crying like a baby, I knew your mama had finally found her long-sought peace.
Love You,
Carol
Cherished Grandmother of Colleen Jeanette Grace, Angela Michelle Wright and Joey Charles Owens. ~ Precious Great Grandmother of Nicholas Alexander, Kaitlyn Grace, Lauren Margaret, Sara Dawn and Joseph Colton.
Pallbearers; Johnny Chenoweth, Brant Holland, Doug Huntley, Albert Wright, Joe O'Malley and Larry O'Malley.
Mother was a member of the United Methodist Church of Elm Springs, Arkansas.
I will never forget the moment your heart stopped and mine kept beating
╔Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨♥ •.¸¸.•´¯'•.♥
║║╔═╦╦╦═╗ •.¸¸.•´¯'•.♥
║╚╣║║║║╩╣ ♪♫•.¸¸
╚═╩═╩═╩Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ….*´¨♥
We Love You Mother with all our heart! The moment you died, our hearts were split in two, the one side filled with memories, the other died with you! xoxoxo
We Love and Miss You Mama ~ Clide Maxine Chenoweth was the beautiful daughter and youngest of seven children born to Jeff William Chenoweth and Melvia Willie Hensley Chenoweth in Benton County at Healing Spring's, Arkansas.
Mother had five Sisters and one Brother ~ Reba Estell (Hamilton) Edgar Mike, Fern, Grace Johnie (Leach) Lillian Lucille (Holland) and Eunice Margaret (Bolin). Grandchildren of John King Chenoweth and Margaret Jane St. John Chenoweth and Baxter Hensley and Mary Elizabeth Tate Hensley.
Our Mama and Daddy were Married September 2, 1947
Mother was a dairy farmer and poultry grower for 38 years she knew all about hard work and responsibility. Mother milked 27 cows by hand every morning and evening. She kept cream cans sitting in cold spring water over next to the granary and would fill'em by carrying two buckets of milk at a time from the barn. The cans of milk were picked up by the milk truck every morning later on Mother got automatic milkers which made the job a easier. Mother also had three brooder houses of chickens this was a lot of work for one skinny little farm girl! Once each winter my uncles and aunts all came over and we'd butcher three or four of our fattest hogs. The sausage meat was stuffed into cloth sacks granny made on her pedal sewing machine (which I now have in my home and cherish). For the rest of the winter we'd have fresh ham from the smokehouse breakfast was pork tenderloin, redeye gravy and granny made homemade biscuits every mornin'. I remember in the summer when a terrible storm would blow in during the middle of the night, Mother would jump out of bed and head straight to the brooder houses to close all the windows and make sure her chickens didn't pile up. I loved summertime on the farm Mother would take us out on the back porch at night to hear the Panther Cat scream that was so scary to me I never wanted to be very far from the back door or out of her arms! Laying in bed at night listening to the whippoorwill's right outside our bedroom window before falling asleep. Mother was a cowgirl at heart she loved wearing western clothes and could ride any horse Pawpaw had on the farm her favorite horse was "Dinah". She loved country and western swing music. Her favorite season was spring seeing the beautiful flowers blooming the magnificent beauty of the dogwood and redbud trees in her yard.
Mama married Charles Martin July 12, 1965 in Bentonville, Arkansas.
The morning Mama passed away I call my childhood friend and neighbor to let her and her sweet Mama know of Mother's passing, a few days later I received his letter in a card;
Dear Pixie,
After you called this morning, I went out and sat in the driveway where I could see your old house. The valley was so quiet this morning....hardly a sound except for the birds. I reflected on your mama, the way I remembered her best. I remember how very hard she worked, but I also remember how she embraced life. I remember her laughter....how she slung her head back when she laughed....I can still see her white teeth and her red lipstick. Most of all, I remember how much fun she was. No one could tell a good story like your mama. Even when I went to see her at the nursing home, her stories still filled me with laughter.
As I sat there quietly reflecting, I noticed a big, puffy white cloud boil up over the old house. It seemed like it came out of nowhere, and it grew until it towered way up into the sky, probably 40,000 ft. at least. The morning sun caught the edges of it and gave it a golden glow. I watched it for a long time as it hovered over your house. Then, the cloud split into separate, elongated clouds. The clouds closet to the west turned darker than the others as it was shaded from the sunlight. Suddenly, the darker cloud, driven by a wind current, drifted away leaving three golden clouds in the rising sun. The darker cloud dissolved into a kind of mist and disappeared over the western horizon. I sat there crying like a baby, I knew your mama had finally found her long-sought peace.
Love You,
Carol
Cherished Grandmother of Colleen Jeanette Grace, Angela Michelle Wright and Joey Charles Owens. ~ Precious Great Grandmother of Nicholas Alexander, Kaitlyn Grace, Lauren Margaret, Sara Dawn and Joseph Colton.
Pallbearers; Johnny Chenoweth, Brant Holland, Doug Huntley, Albert Wright, Joe O'Malley and Larry O'Malley.
Mother was a member of the United Methodist Church of Elm Springs, Arkansas.
I will never forget the moment your heart stopped and mine kept beating
╔Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨♥ •.¸¸.•´¯'•.♥
║║╔═╦╦╦═╗ •.¸¸.•´¯'•.♥
║╚╣║║║║╩╣ ♪♫•.¸¸
╚═╩═╩═╩Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ….*´¨♥
We Love You Mother with all our heart! The moment you died, our hearts were split in two, the one side filled with memories, the other died with you! xoxoxo
Mother had five Sisters and one Brother ~ Reba Estell (Hamilton) Edgar Mike, Fern, Grace Johnie (Leach) Lillian Lucille (Holland) and Eunice Margaret (Bolin). Grandchildren of John King Chenoweth and Margaret Jane St. John Chenoweth and Baxter Hensley and Mary Elizabeth Tate Hensley.
Our Mama and Daddy were Married September 2, 1947
Mother was a dairy farmer and poultry grower for 38 years she knew all about hard work and responsibility. Mother milked 27 cows by hand every morning and evening. She kept cream cans sitting in cold spring water over next to the granary and would fill'em by carrying two buckets of milk at a time from the barn. The cans of milk were picked up by the milk truck every morning later on Mother got automatic milkers which made the job a easier. Mother also had three brooder houses of chickens this was a lot of work for one skinny little farm girl! Once each winter my uncles and aunts all came over and we'd butcher three or four of our fattest hogs. The sausage meat was stuffed into cloth sacks granny made on her pedal sewing machine (which I now have in my home and cherish). For the rest of the winter we'd have fresh ham from the smokehouse breakfast was pork tenderloin, redeye gravy and granny made homemade biscuits every mornin'. I remember in the summer when a terrible storm would blow in during the middle of the night, Mother would jump out of bed and head straight to the brooder houses to close all the windows and make sure her chickens didn't pile up. I loved summertime on the farm Mother would take us out on the back porch at night to hear the Panther Cat scream that was so scary to me I never wanted to be very far from the back door or out of her arms! Laying in bed at night listening to the whippoorwill's right outside our bedroom window before falling asleep. Mother was a cowgirl at heart she loved wearing western clothes and could ride any horse Pawpaw had on the farm her favorite horse was "Dinah". She loved country and western swing music. Her favorite season was spring seeing the beautiful flowers blooming the magnificent beauty of the dogwood and redbud trees in her yard.
Mama married Charles Martin July 12, 1965 in Bentonville, Arkansas.
The morning Mama passed away I call my childhood friend and neighbor to let her and her sweet Mama know of Mother's passing, a few days later I received his letter in a card;
Dear Pixie,
After you called this morning, I went out and sat in the driveway where I could see your old house. The valley was so quiet this morning....hardly a sound except for the birds. I reflected on your mama, the way I remembered her best. I remember how very hard she worked, but I also remember how she embraced life. I remember her laughter....how she slung her head back when she laughed....I can still see her white teeth and her red lipstick. Most of all, I remember how much fun she was. No one could tell a good story like your mama. Even when I went to see her at the nursing home, her stories still filled me with laughter.
As I sat there quietly reflecting, I noticed a big, puffy white cloud boil up over the old house. It seemed like it came out of nowhere, and it grew until it towered way up into the sky, probably 40,000 ft. at least. The morning sun caught the edges of it and gave it a golden glow. I watched it for a long time as it hovered over your house. Then, the cloud split into separate, elongated clouds. The clouds closet to the west turned darker than the others as it was shaded from the sunlight. Suddenly, the darker cloud, driven by a wind current, drifted away leaving three golden clouds in the rising sun. The darker cloud dissolved into a kind of mist and disappeared over the western horizon. I sat there crying like a baby, I knew your mama had finally found her long-sought peace.
Love You,
Carol
Cherished Grandmother of Colleen Jeanette Grace, Angela Michelle Wright and Joey Charles Owens. ~ Precious Great Grandmother of Nicholas Alexander, Kaitlyn Grace, Lauren Margaret, Sara Dawn and Joseph Colton.
Pallbearers; Johnny Chenoweth, Brant Holland, Doug Huntley, Albert Wright, Joe O'Malley and Larry O'Malley.
Mother was a member of the United Methodist Church of Elm Springs, Arkansas.
I will never forget the moment your heart stopped and mine kept beating
╔Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨♥ •.¸¸.•´¯'•.♥
║║╔═╦╦╦═╗ •.¸¸.•´¯'•.♥
║╚╣║║║║╩╣ ♪♫•.¸¸
╚═╩═╩═╩Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ….*´¨♥
We Love You Mother with all our heart! The moment you died, our hearts were split in two, the one side filled with memories, the other died with you! xoxoxo
