My sister called after receiving word that our last living aunt had passed away. She had lived a long life. Her husband had passed away in 2003. They had raised three children and had several grand children and 13 great grand children. The last years of her life were filled with many health problems. My aunt had lived a long life of 76 years and on May 31 her life on this earth ended.
A tragic automobile wreck happen on our road going to Tullahoma the same day we learned of aunt Wilma Jo's death. My grand daughter Lindsey had called and said there was a bad wreck on Rock Creek road. Saturday while coming back from Captain D's with a take home fish dinner I saw a truck parked near the accident scene. I stopped and asked the couple did they know how the people were that were in the wreck. The woman said, " My daughter is fine but her boy friend was dead in the accident. He was 18 years old and just graduated from high school in Manchester." I told them I was sorry to learn that the young man lost his life and drove on home.
Later last night I called my son and told him about talking with the girl's mother about the wreck. What my son was going to tell me about the young man made me even sadder. The young man was given up by his family at a very young age. We don't know why his family gave him away. Only they know the reason. The young lad was raised by his grand parents. Some there around his age of 14 one of the grandparent's died and the other one was put into a nursing home. The boy had become friends with a new family that had moved into his neighborhood. They didn't have any children and they adopted the young man at age 14. Finally the boy had another family. Life was looking good for the young man all the way through high school. So young and life looked promising........the young man had driven from Manchester to Estill Spring to pick up his girl friend and were on their way to Tullahoma when he lost control of his car and ran off the road and the car landed on its roof. Such a loss of the life of a young man.
One person had live a long life and been blessed with children, grand children and great grand children. The others death came at a young age. May they both rest in peace. Death knows no age limit.
