My grandma Marvelle passed away last month, at 90 years old, and I was lucky enough to design and make the program for her funeral. It was so fun to go through old pictures of her and other family members. I wanted the program to be like a scrapbook page, something people could keep to remember her by. I don't know why I didn't post this before. I wish I could get the pictures bigger, but they get blurry. Sorry.
Front Cover
Text on the side
Daughter of Carrel Lewis and Josephine Warren Jones. Marvelle was beloved by all who knew her. She was notorious for her compassionate service, often showing up on neighbors’ doorsteps with meals, despite her own health. She worked as a nurse at LDS Hospital for 50 years.
Marvelle loved horses, and grew up riding. She married John Wesley Reynolds on September 18, 1940 in Salt Lake City, Utah. They had 6 children: Don, Jo, Wesley, Jacque, Martin and Jeannie.
Marvelle’s legacy is left in the hearts of all who knew her, especially in her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
“You’ve lived your life well,
As family and friends will tell,
Serving others until the very end
A hand, always willing to lend.
6 children & 31 grandchildren,
Can’t wait to see you again.”
Goodbye Mom, Grandma, Great grandma and Friend. We’ll see you on the other side.
Families are Forever!
Inside
Here are some of the pictures, bigger. These are the only ones I have saved on my computer.
This is grandma's house. I think her mother (my great grandma) is who is standing outside.
Grandpa - John Wesley Reynolds, my uncle Don, and grandma.
Grandma and grandpa, before grandpa died (Well, I guess that's obvious...)
Marvelle
Before she passed away (she had a stroke, so she was alive but unresponsive) I read to her from her personal history. I learned a couple cool things. The story has always been told that one of my great grandpa's was a sheriff and ended up with Jesse James' horse. This is, in fact, true. There is also a picture to document this. Which, at this time, I do not have.
Also, my grandma's side of the family originates from Telluride Colorado. That was pretty exciting news from me. Mostly because of Josh Gracin's and Tim McGraw's song, Telluride. Anyone who knows me knows i am a huge country music enthusiast, and I particularly like this song, so this piece of news was just exciting.
Telluride
When I was nineteen I threw my stuff in the car
I headed up to the Rockies, got a job at this bar
Selling beer to the locals, just barely getting by
On the tips from the rich kids, there on daddy's dime
But when I saw her walk in one night
I knew that I'd be all right in
Telluride, the snow falling down I was waking up in that sleepy little town
In her eyes my world came so alive
I never will forget the moment she arrived
In Telluride
We spent that whole winter tangled up by a fire
Casting shadows on the cabin wall, drowning in desire
Confessing all our secrets and laughing out loud
So high up on that mountain, I thought we'd never come down
It was a dream we were living in
And I was the happiest I'd ever been in
Telluride, the snow falling down
Waking up with her in that sleepy little town
In her eyes, my world came so alive
I never will forget all those sleepless nights
In Telluride
Telluride, whoa-oh-oh
It ended just like a movie scene
And I had to play the part
Of the lover who stood there and watched her leave
And me with the frozen heart
In Telluride, the snow falling down
Standing there alone in that sleepy little town
In her eyes, my world came so alive
I never will forget the day she said goodbye
In Telluride, the snow falling down
Waking up with her in that sleepy little town
In her eyes, my world came so alive
I never will forget all those sleepless nights
In Telluride
Love,
Brittney
Labels: funeral, grandma, I love country music, old pictures, Telluride
