3/15/09

Dear Ownbey Family, 1) In case you weren't in SS today and also haven't read the obits in today's OBSERVER, CARL HAWN has died. He died March 12th, one day before his 84th birthday and almost three months after FRANCES died. Funeral services will be held at 1pm, Mon. Mar. 16th, at Harry and Bryant on Providence Rd. The family (nieces and nephews) will receive friends an hour prior to the service. Interment will follow at Gaston Memorial Park. 2) We chatted a bit about HARLAN today, but I failed to follow through w/Durward's suggestion about someone from our class visiting him daily. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN TAKING PART in this, send me your name, then I'll make a list and send it to S.Mobley. She's in closer contact w/Harlan and his sons and will know better how to coordinate this. 3) Ann Copeland told me that JANIE JONES had been ill. I called her tonight: she'd had a severe reaction to a generic medication (after being on the generic for c.two weeks), but is doing better now. She's still experiencing some swelling, but if it took two weeks for the generic to manifest itself, it might take that long (or longer) to work its way out. GOOD NEWS: we met the HELPING HANDS challenge and raised $1,000... so that amount will be matched by our anonymous benefactor!!! Tom Stinson called me (and several of you, I understand) from Chicago yest'y to give the glowing report. We also had a successful ROOM IN THE INN event Fri. night and Sat. morning. Thanks to everyone who helped w/that. And thanks again to those of you who slogged thru the bad weather today to join us for Sunday school (despite my being the teacher.) Peace and Blessings,Reatha - Sun - 9:15pm