Vera Mae
Growing up, we lived with an angel
My sister and my brother and me.
It never even crossed our minds back then,
But what else but an angel could she be?
Her hands were kind of withered
And her feet never walked upon the ground.
Her legs were like toothpicks, her knees were always bent,
And her wheelchair often made a funny sound.
As kids we sat around her on the floor,
For a story only she could tell the best,
About a fairy princess or 3 pigs on the run,
And wolves and frogs and dragons and the rest.
We sometimes wondered why she lived at our house,
For far and near there lived a lot of kin.
Then we learned that Mama made a vow she'd never leave her,
When their mother died and she was only 10.
Although she had a family of her own,
Mama always kept the precious vow.
And Daddy stood behind her every step of the way,
Saying we'd always get by some how.
It happened one cold day in the winter,
We got the news that Vera Mae did die.
We all knew she didn't have much longer on this earth,
And we'd already said our last good byes.
She's still around and I often see her.
And she's walking like she never could before.
And her withered hands now velvet, they do touch me,
And she says "Honey, don't you worry no more."
Vera Mae, sweet Vera Mae,
The angel God sent us from above.
We will always miss being with you,
But we will always live with your love.
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This is about my invalid aunt Vera Mae who died in 2002. It can also be found in my work "Legacy-the 20th Century."--Freddie Barbosa
(ROANOKE, AL) Services for Vera Mae Holloway, 73, of Roanoke were Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2002, at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, with the Revs. Gary Baugh and Bobby Kirby officiating. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery.
Miss Holloway died Saturday, Jan. 5, at Traylor Nursing Home in Roanoke.
A lifelong Randolph County resident, Miss Holloway was born March 20, 1928, daughter of the Rev. McKinley and Eula Young Holloway. She was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church.
Survivors include three sisters, Hazel Burke and Linda Bryant of Roanoke and Dinah Ramsey of Cordelle, Ga.; and two brothers, Lawrence Holloway of Wedowee and Pete Holloway of Roanoke.
Pallbearers were Travis Burke, Chris Holloway, Larry Holloway, James Bryant, Sandy Holliday and Hansel Holloway.
Arrangements were by Quattlebaum Funeral Home, Roanoke.
Growing up, we lived with an angel
My sister and my brother and me.
It never even crossed our minds back then,
But what else but an angel could she be?
Her hands were kind of withered
And her feet never walked upon the ground.
Her legs were like toothpicks, her knees were always bent,
And her wheelchair often made a funny sound.
As kids we sat around her on the floor,
For a story only she could tell the best,
About a fairy princess or 3 pigs on the run,
And wolves and frogs and dragons and the rest.
We sometimes wondered why she lived at our house,
For far and near there lived a lot of kin.
Then we learned that Mama made a vow she'd never leave her,
When their mother died and she was only 10.
Although she had a family of her own,
Mama always kept the precious vow.
And Daddy stood behind her every step of the way,
Saying we'd always get by some how.
It happened one cold day in the winter,
We got the news that Vera Mae did die.
We all knew she didn't have much longer on this earth,
And we'd already said our last good byes.
She's still around and I often see her.
And she's walking like she never could before.
And her withered hands now velvet, they do touch me,
And she says "Honey, don't you worry no more."
Vera Mae, sweet Vera Mae,
The angel God sent us from above.
We will always miss being with you,
But we will always live with your love.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
This is about my invalid aunt Vera Mae who died in 2002. It can also be found in my work "Legacy-the 20th Century."--Freddie Barbosa
(ROANOKE, AL) Services for Vera Mae Holloway, 73, of Roanoke were Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2002, at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, with the Revs. Gary Baugh and Bobby Kirby officiating. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery.
Miss Holloway died Saturday, Jan. 5, at Traylor Nursing Home in Roanoke.
A lifelong Randolph County resident, Miss Holloway was born March 20, 1928, daughter of the Rev. McKinley and Eula Young Holloway. She was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church.
Survivors include three sisters, Hazel Burke and Linda Bryant of Roanoke and Dinah Ramsey of Cordelle, Ga.; and two brothers, Lawrence Holloway of Wedowee and Pete Holloway of Roanoke.
Pallbearers were Travis Burke, Chris Holloway, Larry Holloway, James Bryant, Sandy Holliday and Hansel Holloway.
Arrangements were by Quattlebaum Funeral Home, Roanoke.
Vera Mae
Growing up, we lived with an angel
My sister and my brother and me.
It never even crossed our minds back then,
But what else but an angel could she be?
Her hands were kind of withered
And her feet never walked upon the ground.
Her legs were like toothpicks, her knees were always bent,
And her wheelchair often made a funny sound.
As kids we sat around her on the floor,
For a story only she could tell the best,
About a fairy princess or 3 pigs on the run,
And wolves and frogs and dragons and the rest.
We sometimes wondered why she lived at our house,
For far and near there lived a lot of kin.
Then we learned that Mama made a vow she'd never leave her,
When their mother died and she was only 10.
Although she had a family of her own,
Mama always kept the precious vow.
And Daddy stood behind her every step of the way,
Saying we'd always get by some how.
It happened one cold day in the winter,
We got the news that Vera Mae did die.
We all knew she didn't have much longer on this earth,
And we'd already said our last good byes.
She's still around and I often see her.
And she's walking like she never could before.
And her withered hands now velvet, they do touch me,
And she says "Honey, don't you worry no more."
Vera Mae, sweet Vera Mae,
The angel God sent us from above.
We will always miss being with you,
But we will always live with your love.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
This is about my invalid aunt Vera Mae who died in 2002. It can also be found in my work "Legacy-the 20th Century."--Freddie Barbosa
(ROANOKE, AL) Services for Vera Mae Holloway, 73, of Roanoke were Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2002, at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, with the Revs. Gary Baugh and Bobby Kirby officiating. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery.
Miss Holloway died Saturday, Jan. 5, at Traylor Nursing Home in Roanoke.
A lifelong Randolph County resident, Miss Holloway was born March 20, 1928, daughter of the Rev. McKinley and Eula Young Holloway. She was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church.
Survivors include three sisters, Hazel Burke and Linda Bryant of Roanoke and Dinah Ramsey of Cordelle, Ga.; and two brothers, Lawrence Holloway of Wedowee and Pete Holloway of Roanoke.
Pallbearers were Travis Burke, Chris Holloway, Larry Holloway, James Bryant, Sandy Holliday and Hansel Holloway.
Arrangements were by Quattlebaum Funeral Home, Roanoke.
Growing up, we lived with an angel
My sister and my brother and me.
It never even crossed our minds back then,
But what else but an angel could she be?
Her hands were kind of withered
And her feet never walked upon the ground.
Her legs were like toothpicks, her knees were always bent,
And her wheelchair often made a funny sound.
As kids we sat around her on the floor,
For a story only she could tell the best,
About a fairy princess or 3 pigs on the run,
And wolves and frogs and dragons and the rest.
We sometimes wondered why she lived at our house,
For far and near there lived a lot of kin.
Then we learned that Mama made a vow she'd never leave her,
When their mother died and she was only 10.
Although she had a family of her own,
Mama always kept the precious vow.
And Daddy stood behind her every step of the way,
Saying we'd always get by some how.
It happened one cold day in the winter,
We got the news that Vera Mae did die.
We all knew she didn't have much longer on this earth,
And we'd already said our last good byes.
She's still around and I often see her.
And she's walking like she never could before.
And her withered hands now velvet, they do touch me,
And she says "Honey, don't you worry no more."
Vera Mae, sweet Vera Mae,
The angel God sent us from above.
We will always miss being with you,
But we will always live with your love.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
This is about my invalid aunt Vera Mae who died in 2002. It can also be found in my work "Legacy-the 20th Century."--Freddie Barbosa
(ROANOKE, AL) Services for Vera Mae Holloway, 73, of Roanoke were Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2002, at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, with the Revs. Gary Baugh and Bobby Kirby officiating. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery.
Miss Holloway died Saturday, Jan. 5, at Traylor Nursing Home in Roanoke.
A lifelong Randolph County resident, Miss Holloway was born March 20, 1928, daughter of the Rev. McKinley and Eula Young Holloway. She was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church.
Survivors include three sisters, Hazel Burke and Linda Bryant of Roanoke and Dinah Ramsey of Cordelle, Ga.; and two brothers, Lawrence Holloway of Wedowee and Pete Holloway of Roanoke.
Pallbearers were Travis Burke, Chris Holloway, Larry Holloway, James Bryant, Sandy Holliday and Hansel Holloway.
Arrangements were by Quattlebaum Funeral Home, Roanoke.
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