♥ Mom, you had a "million" sayings! So when I think of you, here are some of mine...
You were:
Cute as a button...
Neat as a pin...
Pretty as a picture...
Sharp as a tack...
Smart as a whip...
We miss your presence, always - my hazel-eyed mother.
~ MY MOM ~
Personality plus
Boundless energy & exuberance
Loyal & dependable
Unique
My mother grew to womanhood in Missouri and was always proud to have been educated in the Missouri school system. Eunice graduated from Westport High School
Kansas City, Missouri.
Forevermore, Kansas City was referred to as "back home."
During the 1943-1953 period - after coming to California from Kansas, we moved from place to place, (rentals) with Eunice always upgrading and bettering our situation. She would clean & scrub, paint & polish, until everything looked beautiful.
Mom did the same with her employment. She started here, (California) as an usherette at the local movie theaters and changed jobs at any opportunity to advance. There were the theaters, music shop, stationery store, newspaper office, timber company... I can still remember her practicing her typing & shorthand, to improve her skills.
After my parents separated & divorced and Eunice re-married, she worked for an insurance agency, then went on to become the bookkeeper for a tractor company. All the while, helping my step-dad, John, with his grocery business.
Mom worked until I was a senior in high school. That year she stopped the outside employment and solely helped with the grocery store. Those months during 1959-1960 were some of the best times for us. We were able to have breakfast together each morning and stay up late playing SCRABBLE.
It was also when she took up the game of golf. With her usual determination to do everything to the best of her ability, she became quite a golfer. Eunice played in numerous tournaments and won many trophies.
My step-father John was a golfer and a fisherman as well, so Mom learned to fly fish. She could hook & land them, clean them & cook them. Those camping trips together have given me some lovely memories.
Mom was a widow for 17 years, and during 15 of those years, we lived only two blocks apart. She was devoted to my husband and I, along with her great love and devotion for our two daughters. And of course, her treasured canine companion, Fonzie, who was a true Gentle Giant!
Eunice died too soon, at the age of 70.
Sam was her 1st husband & the father of her only child. -Me!
Here's to GOOD WOMEN ~
May we know them,
may we be them,
may we raise them.
"A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts." ~Washington Irving~
Note: Trenton, Missouri was first known as Lomax Store and Bluff Grove before being incorporated in 1857.
You were:
Cute as a button...
Neat as a pin...
Pretty as a picture...
Sharp as a tack...
Smart as a whip...
We miss your presence, always - my hazel-eyed mother.
~ MY MOM ~
Personality plus
Boundless energy & exuberance
Loyal & dependable
Unique
My mother grew to womanhood in Missouri and was always proud to have been educated in the Missouri school system. Eunice graduated from Westport High School
Kansas City, Missouri.
Forevermore, Kansas City was referred to as "back home."
During the 1943-1953 period - after coming to California from Kansas, we moved from place to place, (rentals) with Eunice always upgrading and bettering our situation. She would clean & scrub, paint & polish, until everything looked beautiful.
Mom did the same with her employment. She started here, (California) as an usherette at the local movie theaters and changed jobs at any opportunity to advance. There were the theaters, music shop, stationery store, newspaper office, timber company... I can still remember her practicing her typing & shorthand, to improve her skills.
After my parents separated & divorced and Eunice re-married, she worked for an insurance agency, then went on to become the bookkeeper for a tractor company. All the while, helping my step-dad, John, with his grocery business.
Mom worked until I was a senior in high school. That year she stopped the outside employment and solely helped with the grocery store. Those months during 1959-1960 were some of the best times for us. We were able to have breakfast together each morning and stay up late playing SCRABBLE.
It was also when she took up the game of golf. With her usual determination to do everything to the best of her ability, she became quite a golfer. Eunice played in numerous tournaments and won many trophies.
My step-father John was a golfer and a fisherman as well, so Mom learned to fly fish. She could hook & land them, clean them & cook them. Those camping trips together have given me some lovely memories.
Mom was a widow for 17 years, and during 15 of those years, we lived only two blocks apart. She was devoted to my husband and I, along with her great love and devotion for our two daughters. And of course, her treasured canine companion, Fonzie, who was a true Gentle Giant!
Eunice died too soon, at the age of 70.
Sam was her 1st husband & the father of her only child. -Me!
Here's to GOOD WOMEN ~
May we know them,
may we be them,
may we raise them.
"A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts." ~Washington Irving~
Note: Trenton, Missouri was first known as Lomax Store and Bluff Grove before being incorporated in 1857.
♥ Mom, you had a "million" sayings! So when I think of you, here are some of mine...
You were:
Cute as a button...
Neat as a pin...
Pretty as a picture...
Sharp as a tack...
Smart as a whip...
We miss your presence, always - my hazel-eyed mother.
~ MY MOM ~
Personality plus
Boundless energy & exuberance
Loyal & dependable
Unique
My mother grew to womanhood in Missouri and was always proud to have been educated in the Missouri school system. Eunice graduated from Westport High School
Kansas City, Missouri.
Forevermore, Kansas City was referred to as "back home."
During the 1943-1953 period - after coming to California from Kansas, we moved from place to place, (rentals) with Eunice always upgrading and bettering our situation. She would clean & scrub, paint & polish, until everything looked beautiful.
Mom did the same with her employment. She started here, (California) as an usherette at the local movie theaters and changed jobs at any opportunity to advance. There were the theaters, music shop, stationery store, newspaper office, timber company... I can still remember her practicing her typing & shorthand, to improve her skills.
After my parents separated & divorced and Eunice re-married, she worked for an insurance agency, then went on to become the bookkeeper for a tractor company. All the while, helping my step-dad, John, with his grocery business.
Mom worked until I was a senior in high school. That year she stopped the outside employment and solely helped with the grocery store. Those months during 1959-1960 were some of the best times for us. We were able to have breakfast together each morning and stay up late playing SCRABBLE.
It was also when she took up the game of golf. With her usual determination to do everything to the best of her ability, she became quite a golfer. Eunice played in numerous tournaments and won many trophies.
My step-father John was a golfer and a fisherman as well, so Mom learned to fly fish. She could hook & land them, clean them & cook them. Those camping trips together have given me some lovely memories.
Mom was a widow for 17 years, and during 15 of those years, we lived only two blocks apart. She was devoted to my husband and I, along with her great love and devotion for our two daughters. And of course, her treasured canine companion, Fonzie, who was a true Gentle Giant!
Eunice died too soon, at the age of 70.
Sam was her 1st husband & the father of her only child. -Me!
Here's to GOOD WOMEN ~
May we know them,
may we be them,
may we raise them.
"A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts." ~Washington Irving~
Note: Trenton, Missouri was first known as Lomax Store and Bluff Grove before being incorporated in 1857.
You were:
Cute as a button...
Neat as a pin...
Pretty as a picture...
Sharp as a tack...
Smart as a whip...
We miss your presence, always - my hazel-eyed mother.
~ MY MOM ~
Personality plus
Boundless energy & exuberance
Loyal & dependable
Unique
My mother grew to womanhood in Missouri and was always proud to have been educated in the Missouri school system. Eunice graduated from Westport High School
Kansas City, Missouri.
Forevermore, Kansas City was referred to as "back home."
During the 1943-1953 period - after coming to California from Kansas, we moved from place to place, (rentals) with Eunice always upgrading and bettering our situation. She would clean & scrub, paint & polish, until everything looked beautiful.
Mom did the same with her employment. She started here, (California) as an usherette at the local movie theaters and changed jobs at any opportunity to advance. There were the theaters, music shop, stationery store, newspaper office, timber company... I can still remember her practicing her typing & shorthand, to improve her skills.
After my parents separated & divorced and Eunice re-married, she worked for an insurance agency, then went on to become the bookkeeper for a tractor company. All the while, helping my step-dad, John, with his grocery business.
Mom worked until I was a senior in high school. That year she stopped the outside employment and solely helped with the grocery store. Those months during 1959-1960 were some of the best times for us. We were able to have breakfast together each morning and stay up late playing SCRABBLE.
It was also when she took up the game of golf. With her usual determination to do everything to the best of her ability, she became quite a golfer. Eunice played in numerous tournaments and won many trophies.
My step-father John was a golfer and a fisherman as well, so Mom learned to fly fish. She could hook & land them, clean them & cook them. Those camping trips together have given me some lovely memories.
Mom was a widow for 17 years, and during 15 of those years, we lived only two blocks apart. She was devoted to my husband and I, along with her great love and devotion for our two daughters. And of course, her treasured canine companion, Fonzie, who was a true Gentle Giant!
Eunice died too soon, at the age of 70.
Sam was her 1st husband & the father of her only child. -Me!
Here's to GOOD WOMEN ~
May we know them,
may we be them,
may we raise them.
"A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts." ~Washington Irving~
Note: Trenton, Missouri was first known as Lomax Store and Bluff Grove before being incorporated in 1857.
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L. Eunice
1921 - 1992
Gravesite Details
"Once upon a memory, Someone wiped away a tear, Held me close and loved me. Thank you, Mother dear."
