Memories of Grandpa

Grandpa Stirling was my dear friend. I loved to sit and visit with him, especially if I was having a bad day, as he always made me feel better. I never ever heard him complain about anything even though he had to have been in a lot of pain. One time we asked him if he would like to go for a ride, which he sometimes liked to do, his answer was, "Not today, I hurt too much". This was the closest to a complaint I ever heard from him. Whenever anyone asked how he was, he would say, "Just about right". Darlene Stirling Wilder

I remember the time when a man in the town came to see 'Rex' to get some advise on the upcoming elections. Upon leaving, the man told someone that Dad disn't know anything because all he knew were Democrats. Dad was a Democrat through and through.

Dad liked to sit in the sideyard in the sun (On the side next to what is now Sue and Clayton's house). People would come by and stop and talk with him. Everyone loved Daddy. Jackie Pulsipher

When we got married, we went to Las Vegas and did not tell Jackie's parents. Then the next morning, we drove back to tell them that we were married. Her dad was just getting ready to say a few words, when in walked their Bishop. Of course, he had to introduce me to him as his "son-in-law". The words never did come. Warren Pulsipher

Memories of Grandma

Grandma was the center of many family get togethers, that we all miss. She loved the song, "Somewhere My Love", which she loved to have me play on the piano. Craig Hinton

Grandma always kissed us on our forehead. In her later years, she didn't keep much food around because Sue and Clayton pretty much provided her meals. But she would always offer us whatever she had...usually saltine crackers. They always tasted great, though. Jamie Kittrell

There are some things that happen to you in life that you just can't erase from memory. The following is a priceless experience between Grandma and me which I would love to forget. The moment of terror took place at Grandma's house. There was a house full of people at Uncle Clayton and Aunt Sue's house. Grandma was next door visiting and her house was quiet so I took advantage of the unoccupied bathroom. Unbeknown to me at the time, Grandma had an urgent need to use her bathroom. I suspect the urgency became more extreme as she got closer to the bathroom because she was at a dead run when the door burst open. Her momentum carried her inside the bathroom. My memory is a little vague at this point, but it seemed like we were both screaming although it could be conjectured as some expletive dialog and I believe I shouted, "I am done!" I think she said, "I'll go next door". (I wonder to this day if she really made it.) This embarrasing moment along with the excruciating expression on Grandma's face, as I'm sure I had the same expression, will be with me forever. Dennis Stirling

Grandma's favorite joke

There once was a man that had a new overcoat. He went to see some friends and while there, had to visit the outhouse. When in the outhouse, he lost his coat down the toilet seat. When he came out, he explained his dilemma to his friend. His friend said, "Surely it would be easier to buy a new overcoat than to try and get yours out." The man replied, "It's not so much the coat, as the sandwich in the pocket."