Aunt Kat

Today, Dennis and I drove my mom to Sumter County to pay our last respects and to celebrate the life of one of my favorite aunts, Anna Kathryn Shelby Plott. Aunt Kat was mom's oldest sister. She, Uncle Walter, and their three boys, Gene, T...ony, and Tommy, lived just down the road from my grandparents, and as we visited my grandparents almost every weekend, it was inevitable that she and her family would be an important part of my life.
My love of reading came from Aunt Kat. The minute I would walk in her door I would head to the bookshelves in her living room. There I found, and read, such classics as The Prince and the Pauper, Heidi, and Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates, over and over and over.
Today, her pastor read from her Bible-notes that she had made as she read and studied God's word. Her favorite Bible verses and songs were shared just as she had prepared for them to be. While having an excellent meal prepared by her small country church, my eyes were drawn to a dry-erase board with the following verse printed on it:
"Nothing makes me happier than to hear that my children live in the truth." Third John:4
I know where my aunt is, and I celebrate with her. See More

Aunt Kat's boys, Gene, Tony, and Tommy

Aunt Ruth, Fred, and his family
 

 

Tommy and his family

Gene and Aunt Nina, the youngest