Kathy McGarity

We attended the funeral for Peyton's Aunt Kathy today. Peyton, Joel, and Danny were three of the pall bearers. Rather than have two different events, Alvin chose to have a viewing from 1100 to 1:30 and the service following. It was nice seeing everyone. I met Mary's sister Bernice and her "kids": Babs and Todd. I hope I never quit thinking of our generation as kids...we are thirty and fortysomethings, but kids all the same. Alvin was very sweet to give Mary and Bernice the two yellow roses from atop Kathy's coffin. He then gave each of his neices and nephew's wives a red rose. He saved the final yellow rose for Keith. Keith is Alvin and Kathy's son. He is fifty two years old and a resident of Georgia Regional. From a couple of Keith's responses today it was quite clear that he understood what was occuring. Keith began clapping quietly twice during the service. Once when the minister said, "Kathy, Alvin and Keith all lived together for seven and a half years." He clapped again when they began playing his mother's favorite song. He was also audiably upset when the minister spoke of Kathy's death. I remember very clearly the last time I saw Kathy. She was sitting at a table at Shingleroof, telling Peyton how beautiful our children were. She was laughing.

Kathy Patterson McGarity
August 23, 1932-September 11, 2008