Eulogy of Easter Howard Arnett
Easter was first borne on the 11th day of October, 1926, but thanks be unto God, Easter was born again, through the shed blood of Jesus Christ, on September the 5th of 2005. Then, un-expectantly on September the 11th, Easter passed from this earth to eternity.
Easter is survived by 6 sisters, Zeda Russell, Flossie Howard, Edith Howard, Louise Ward, Roncie Collinsworth and Gustie Helton.
In addition to her parents, Grover and Martha Adkins Howard she is preceded in death by her brother Beckham Howard and 1 sister, Ethel Hensley, and two half brothers, Dudley Howard and Raney Howard.
At 78, Easter had lived a long, and often times, a very hard life.
As one of 9 children, Easter learned first hand just how important love is in a family. It is no secret that there existed a special loving bond between Easter and her father, Grover, whom she so loving called Poppie. Easter loved her father so much that she did not want to leave home. As a result Easter and was quite a bit older than what was typical for her time, than when she married at nearly 30 years of age. Her husband William Olney Arnett, was 5 years her senior, and they married on July 14, 1956.
While Olney raised tobacco on the farm, Easter was very industrious and decided to open a grocery store on Mill Branch in November of 1956.
Things were going great for Easter and Olney. They were a good match for each other. Olney worked hard and was a shy, quiet man. Easter, worked also, perhaps even harder, and was anything but quiet or shy. People said they were the perfect match ---- Olney never said much because Easter said it all. Easter was a firebrand, a regular spit fire, with a quick wit, that was not to be easily bested nor beaten.
Easter, as so many were fond of saying, could make money on a rock---- and she would bring the rock! She would run the store for 33 years, until December 1989 and in 33 years of business, her unpaid customer accounts would not exceed a total of $40.00. Through these years Easter would earn extra income through a variety of means. She raised extra gardens, bought and sold livestock, raised rabbits and chickens, and bought and sold nearly anything to make ends meet. Her own personal wealth, at any time through these years, never exceeded a few dresses and the property her and Olney owned.
Her only son, William Grover Arnett was born on the 28th day of January of 1962. Easter was 35 when she had Grover, and Easter was going to make sure nothing happened to Grover. It is true, that at times Easter was over protective of Grover. After all, Grover was her only son and Easter was determined to make sure of two things. First, that Grover was not going to be hurt, for any reason. And second, that Grover was going to receive the college education that she and Olney had never had an opportunity to receive. So, from the beginning, Easter began to save her hard earned pennies, nickels and dimes for this very purpose. Easter spent her life saving their money and often did without, so that, she said “Grover could make something of himself.”
Fortunately, for Grover’s sake, she provided him something a lot more important than the money that she saved or the things that one buys with money, Easter taught Grover the meaning of love through her daily sacrifice.
And, Grover along with Sabrina, would provide something far more valuable than anything money could pay for -------Katin. Easter and Katin-------what a pair. If Mommy said no and Daddie said no, Mamaw Essie said yes! If Katie wanted it, Mammaw Essie would buy it! My how she loved Katie. They played store together. They played school together. Easter enjoyed watching her, hours and hours on end. To watch Katie, is to know Easter as a little girl.
It is no small thing to say that Easter’s life was consumed by her love for her family, and especially for her son Grover, her only granddaughter Katie and daughter-in-law Sabrina. In the eyes of many people, she was just the lady who ran the store at the mouth of Mill Branch------but to Grover she was Mommie.
Thus, it was so fitting that even unto her last breath of life, she reserved her strength and that her last words she spoke were -----
“Grover, I love you like you love Katlin. I love you so much Grover, so much.”
Easter was first borne on the 11th day of October, 1926, but thanks be unto God, Easter was born again, through the shed blood of Jesus Christ, on September the 5th of 2005. Then, un-expectantly on September the 11th, Easter passed from this earth to eternity.
Easter is survived by 6 sisters, Zeda Russell, Flossie Howard, Edith Howard, Louise Ward, Roncie Collinsworth and Gustie Helton.
In addition to her parents, Grover and Martha Adkins Howard she is preceded in death by her brother Beckham Howard and 1 sister, Ethel Hensley, and two half brothers, Dudley Howard and Raney Howard.
At 78, Easter had lived a long, and often times, a very hard life.
As one of 9 children, Easter learned first hand just how important love is in a family. It is no secret that there existed a special loving bond between Easter and her father, Grover, whom she so loving called Poppie. Easter loved her father so much that she did not want to leave home. As a result Easter and was quite a bit older than what was typical for her time, than when she married at nearly 30 years of age. Her husband William Olney Arnett, was 5 years her senior, and they married on July 14, 1956.
While Olney raised tobacco on the farm, Easter was very industrious and decided to open a grocery store on Mill Branch in November of 1956.
Things were going great for Easter and Olney. They were a good match for each other. Olney worked hard and was a shy, quiet man. Easter, worked also, perhaps even harder, and was anything but quiet or shy. People said they were the perfect match ---- Olney never said much because Easter said it all. Easter was a firebrand, a regular spit fire, with a quick wit, that was not to be easily bested nor beaten.
Easter, as so many were fond of saying, could make money on a rock---- and she would bring the rock! She would run the store for 33 years, until December 1989 and in 33 years of business, her unpaid customer accounts would not exceed a total of $40.00. Through these years Easter would earn extra income through a variety of means. She raised extra gardens, bought and sold livestock, raised rabbits and chickens, and bought and sold nearly anything to make ends meet. Her own personal wealth, at any time through these years, never exceeded a few dresses and the property her and Olney owned.
Her only son, William Grover Arnett was born on the 28th day of January of 1962. Easter was 35 when she had Grover, and Easter was going to make sure nothing happened to Grover. It is true, that at times Easter was over protective of Grover. After all, Grover was her only son and Easter was determined to make sure of two things. First, that Grover was not going to be hurt, for any reason. And second, that Grover was going to receive the college education that she and Olney had never had an opportunity to receive. So, from the beginning, Easter began to save her hard earned pennies, nickels and dimes for this very purpose. Easter spent her life saving their money and often did without, so that, she said “Grover could make something of himself.”
Fortunately, for Grover’s sake, she provided him something a lot more important than the money that she saved or the things that one buys with money, Easter taught Grover the meaning of love through her daily sacrifice.
And, Grover along with Sabrina, would provide something far more valuable than anything money could pay for -------Katin. Easter and Katin-------what a pair. If Mommy said no and Daddie said no, Mamaw Essie said yes! If Katie wanted it, Mammaw Essie would buy it! My how she loved Katie. They played store together. They played school together. Easter enjoyed watching her, hours and hours on end. To watch Katie, is to know Easter as a little girl.
It is no small thing to say that Easter’s life was consumed by her love for her family, and especially for her son Grover, her only granddaughter Katie and daughter-in-law Sabrina. In the eyes of many people, she was just the lady who ran the store at the mouth of Mill Branch------but to Grover she was Mommie.
Thus, it was so fitting that even unto her last breath of life, she reserved her strength and that her last words she spoke were -----
“Grover, I love you like you love Katlin. I love you so much Grover, so much.”
Eulogy of Easter Howard Arnett
Easter was first borne on the 11th day of October, 1926, but thanks be unto God, Easter was born again, through the shed blood of Jesus Christ, on September the 5th of 2005. Then, un-expectantly on September the 11th, Easter passed from this earth to eternity.
Easter is survived by 6 sisters, Zeda Russell, Flossie Howard, Edith Howard, Louise Ward, Roncie Collinsworth and Gustie Helton.
In addition to her parents, Grover and Martha Adkins Howard she is preceded in death by her brother Beckham Howard and 1 sister, Ethel Hensley, and two half brothers, Dudley Howard and Raney Howard.
At 78, Easter had lived a long, and often times, a very hard life.
As one of 9 children, Easter learned first hand just how important love is in a family. It is no secret that there existed a special loving bond between Easter and her father, Grover, whom she so loving called Poppie. Easter loved her father so much that she did not want to leave home. As a result Easter and was quite a bit older than what was typical for her time, than when she married at nearly 30 years of age. Her husband William Olney Arnett, was 5 years her senior, and they married on July 14, 1956.
While Olney raised tobacco on the farm, Easter was very industrious and decided to open a grocery store on Mill Branch in November of 1956.
Things were going great for Easter and Olney. They were a good match for each other. Olney worked hard and was a shy, quiet man. Easter, worked also, perhaps even harder, and was anything but quiet or shy. People said they were the perfect match ---- Olney never said much because Easter said it all. Easter was a firebrand, a regular spit fire, with a quick wit, that was not to be easily bested nor beaten.
Easter, as so many were fond of saying, could make money on a rock---- and she would bring the rock! She would run the store for 33 years, until December 1989 and in 33 years of business, her unpaid customer accounts would not exceed a total of $40.00. Through these years Easter would earn extra income through a variety of means. She raised extra gardens, bought and sold livestock, raised rabbits and chickens, and bought and sold nearly anything to make ends meet. Her own personal wealth, at any time through these years, never exceeded a few dresses and the property her and Olney owned.
Her only son, William Grover Arnett was born on the 28th day of January of 1962. Easter was 35 when she had Grover, and Easter was going to make sure nothing happened to Grover. It is true, that at times Easter was over protective of Grover. After all, Grover was her only son and Easter was determined to make sure of two things. First, that Grover was not going to be hurt, for any reason. And second, that Grover was going to receive the college education that she and Olney had never had an opportunity to receive. So, from the beginning, Easter began to save her hard earned pennies, nickels and dimes for this very purpose. Easter spent her life saving their money and often did without, so that, she said “Grover could make something of himself.”
Fortunately, for Grover’s sake, she provided him something a lot more important than the money that she saved or the things that one buys with money, Easter taught Grover the meaning of love through her daily sacrifice.
And, Grover along with Sabrina, would provide something far more valuable than anything money could pay for -------Katin. Easter and Katin-------what a pair. If Mommy said no and Daddie said no, Mamaw Essie said yes! If Katie wanted it, Mammaw Essie would buy it! My how she loved Katie. They played store together. They played school together. Easter enjoyed watching her, hours and hours on end. To watch Katie, is to know Easter as a little girl.
It is no small thing to say that Easter’s life was consumed by her love for her family, and especially for her son Grover, her only granddaughter Katie and daughter-in-law Sabrina. In the eyes of many people, she was just the lady who ran the store at the mouth of Mill Branch------but to Grover she was Mommie.
Thus, it was so fitting that even unto her last breath of life, she reserved her strength and that her last words she spoke were -----
“Grover, I love you like you love Katlin. I love you so much Grover, so much.”
Easter was first borne on the 11th day of October, 1926, but thanks be unto God, Easter was born again, through the shed blood of Jesus Christ, on September the 5th of 2005. Then, un-expectantly on September the 11th, Easter passed from this earth to eternity.
Easter is survived by 6 sisters, Zeda Russell, Flossie Howard, Edith Howard, Louise Ward, Roncie Collinsworth and Gustie Helton.
In addition to her parents, Grover and Martha Adkins Howard she is preceded in death by her brother Beckham Howard and 1 sister, Ethel Hensley, and two half brothers, Dudley Howard and Raney Howard.
At 78, Easter had lived a long, and often times, a very hard life.
As one of 9 children, Easter learned first hand just how important love is in a family. It is no secret that there existed a special loving bond between Easter and her father, Grover, whom she so loving called Poppie. Easter loved her father so much that she did not want to leave home. As a result Easter and was quite a bit older than what was typical for her time, than when she married at nearly 30 years of age. Her husband William Olney Arnett, was 5 years her senior, and they married on July 14, 1956.
While Olney raised tobacco on the farm, Easter was very industrious and decided to open a grocery store on Mill Branch in November of 1956.
Things were going great for Easter and Olney. They were a good match for each other. Olney worked hard and was a shy, quiet man. Easter, worked also, perhaps even harder, and was anything but quiet or shy. People said they were the perfect match ---- Olney never said much because Easter said it all. Easter was a firebrand, a regular spit fire, with a quick wit, that was not to be easily bested nor beaten.
Easter, as so many were fond of saying, could make money on a rock---- and she would bring the rock! She would run the store for 33 years, until December 1989 and in 33 years of business, her unpaid customer accounts would not exceed a total of $40.00. Through these years Easter would earn extra income through a variety of means. She raised extra gardens, bought and sold livestock, raised rabbits and chickens, and bought and sold nearly anything to make ends meet. Her own personal wealth, at any time through these years, never exceeded a few dresses and the property her and Olney owned.
Her only son, William Grover Arnett was born on the 28th day of January of 1962. Easter was 35 when she had Grover, and Easter was going to make sure nothing happened to Grover. It is true, that at times Easter was over protective of Grover. After all, Grover was her only son and Easter was determined to make sure of two things. First, that Grover was not going to be hurt, for any reason. And second, that Grover was going to receive the college education that she and Olney had never had an opportunity to receive. So, from the beginning, Easter began to save her hard earned pennies, nickels and dimes for this very purpose. Easter spent her life saving their money and often did without, so that, she said “Grover could make something of himself.”
Fortunately, for Grover’s sake, she provided him something a lot more important than the money that she saved or the things that one buys with money, Easter taught Grover the meaning of love through her daily sacrifice.
And, Grover along with Sabrina, would provide something far more valuable than anything money could pay for -------Katin. Easter and Katin-------what a pair. If Mommy said no and Daddie said no, Mamaw Essie said yes! If Katie wanted it, Mammaw Essie would buy it! My how she loved Katie. They played store together. They played school together. Easter enjoyed watching her, hours and hours on end. To watch Katie, is to know Easter as a little girl.
It is no small thing to say that Easter’s life was consumed by her love for her family, and especially for her son Grover, her only granddaughter Katie and daughter-in-law Sabrina. In the eyes of many people, she was just the lady who ran the store at the mouth of Mill Branch------but to Grover she was Mommie.
Thus, it was so fitting that even unto her last breath of life, she reserved her strength and that her last words she spoke were -----
“Grover, I love you like you love Katlin. I love you so much Grover, so much.”
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