Marion Visser

VISSER - Mrs. Marion L. Visser, aged 90, is now in the presence of her Lord and Savior and was joyfully reunited with her beloved husband Andy in Heaven on Saturday, October 30, 2010. Marion had a sweet, gentle spirit and was a loving, generous and selfless woman. - GR Press obituary

Pastor Andy loved Marion and always called her his "sweetheart". She was a warm and wonderful woman.

Grover

October 16, 1919 - January 9, 2010

Uncle Grover has passed into eternity.

The last of the Anderson boys. Andy, some called him.

When we were children, with his stutter and laugh, he was a larger than life presence as he came from Detroit to visit us at the Linough farm in Ensign during hunting season.

Then in his later years you can still see all the fence posts and wire he put up to enclose the farm after he and Bea retired. Work, work, work...moving around on his four-wheeler.

Mother cured him of his cancer with carrot juice (she says).

He enjoyed life and had many years.

May he have entered into his eternal rest, in Christ Jesus.

Seeking for Me

Elizabeth "Bette" Majors
September 15, 1915 - November 21, 2009

Dearest Friend,
Faith has now become sight!

Bette played and sang many songs of her Savior, Jesus Christ, but one that is not well known, in fact to me she is the only one who knew this song, expresses her faith and hope. I can hear her singing .... Seeking for Me

Jesus my Savior to Bethlehem came,
Born in a manger to sorrow and shame;
Oh, it was wonderful--blest be His name!
Seeking for me, for me!
Seeking for me! Seeking for me!
Seeking for me! Seeking for me!
Oh, it was wonderful--blest be His name!
Seeking for me, for me!

Jesus my Savior, on Calvary's tree,
Paid the great debt and my soul He set free;
Oh, it was wonderful--how could it be?
Dying for me, for me!
Dying for me! Dying for me!
Dying for me! Dying for me!
Oh, it was wonderful--how could it be?
Dying for me, for me!

Bette is now absent from her body and present with the Lord.

"Nattering nabobs of negativism". . .

William Safire, author, conservative political columnist, and White House speechwriter for President Nixon, died on Sunday at the age of 79.

He wrote, “nattering nabobs of negativism” for Vice President Agnew, which has to be one of the greatest all-time alliterative put downs.

As a remembrance to him, take a look at some of his comical yet instructive “Great Rules for Writing.”

Do not put statements in the negative form.
And don’t start sentences with a conjunction.
The passive voice should never be used.
Never use a long word when a diminutive one will do.
Unqualified superlatives are the worst of all.
A writer must not shift your point of view.
Don’t overuse exclamation marks!!
Avoid clichés like the plague; seek viable alternatives.

As an intelligent man, may he have used his time in life to explore the merits of Jesus Christ, and have trusted Him as his one and only Savior,the only source of wisdom.

"For a thousand years in Thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night. . . .So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom." (Psalm 90:3-4, 12, KJV)

After this the judgment...

“I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure.” —Clarence Darrow (1857–1938)

"...it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment" (Hebrews 9:27).

On vacation again...

Obituaries

There were no obituary reports for Friday, May 22
May 22, 2009
(Escanaba Daily Press on-line.)

Again, death takes a holiday. I'm sure it will be short.

Death Takes a Holiday (1934) The Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Fear no more...

Mary Hambleton
July 23, 1917 - April 4, 2009

Fear no more the heat o' the sun,
Nor the furious winter's rages;
Thou thy worldly task hast done,
Home you've gone, rest is thy wages.

Fear no more the frown o' the great;
Thou art past the tyrant's stroke:
Care no more to clothe and eat;
To thee the reed is as the oak.

Fear no more the lightning flash,
Nor the all-dreaded thunder-stone;
Fear not slander, censure rash;
Thou hast finish'd joy and moan.
(Cymbeline, Wm. Shakespeare)

"Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden,
and I will give you rest" (Matthew 11.28)

"Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God
through our Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 5.1).

Mary, we say goodbye to you on earth,
but, in Christ, we'll see you in heaven's glory.