Mill Swamp Indian Horse Views: And This is How He said Good Bye

It's been several years now and things sting less than they did even last year. This is the first time I can look at the comments to this post and feel proud instead of just feeling erased by the horror of it all.

 Terry's comment was right--it was a great funeral service. Rebecca sang beautifully and several of the rest of the family did a few songs. We did "Will You Miss Me" a great Carter Family song. I remember that when he was about 12 or 13 he would pack up everything we needed to go hunting, knives, gun shells, food, and a stack of Carter Family cassettes to play in the truck. He loved going to the Carter Fold and he caught the interest of the great old time banjo player Leroy Troy at a festival there.  For all of that weekend if I did not see him it was because he was "off helpin' Lewoy get weddy for the show."

It's just a fact that our funerals are better entertainment then most funerals. This post came from something that happened just after the funeral. No literary license is taken here. Hit this link if you have not read it before.

Mill Swamp Indian Horse Views: And This is How He said Good Bye: Yesterday morning the sun was shining very brightly and the wind was howling. It was exactly the kind of weather that causes deer to get i...