My Grandmother Passed Away Tonight

I´m really so sorry my friend... for this unexpectable event... ...
My condolences to you and your relatives...
RIP to her... ....

So sorry for your loss.

for you and the family Nikki

Thankyou everyone for your kind words and encouragement I appreciate it as does my family.

My mom and aunt are going to leave in a little while to go to the funeral home and plan out a few more details. As of right now, the viewing will be on Sunday night from 5-7 (Valentine's Day) and the funeral will be on Monday (I believe it's eithor at 10 or 11am). My cousin (she just came in town the other day) and I were going to do the flowers for her funeral as we are both florists, but my cousin's sweet mother in law owns the shop in Oklahoma that my cousin works out of, and was sooo kind. She took care off all of the had sprays/flowers arrangements with some other local florists here in Memphis so that Christie and I didn't have to. The outfit that Nannie was wearing in the pictures I posted is the one that we all decided on for her funeral since she liked it soo much.

At the moment, I'm trying to sort through more pictures/etc to come up with a few to display for the viewing. Some of my mom's customers and friends have been soo kind and are planning to bring over food/etc so that our family doesn't have to worry about cooking. People have been soo kind and supportive

My condolences to you and your family, Nikki.

I am sorry for your loss Your Nannie was beautiful

Sweetie I am so, so sorry for your loss, Dh's nana passed away at the end of November and it was a tough time for everyone. It will take time to come to terms with but she is out of pain now, for you and your family to get you through this tough time with some strength. xx

Thankyou again everyone

I've got two ideas for memory boards/pictures and was wondering what you guys think. I was only able to find a few pictures of Nannie (she RARELY took pictures)....so I was thinking of putting the ones I found in a nice collage picture frame for the viewing, and then blowing up the one of her dancing with my nephew and putting it in a large frame by the casket (all of my family members love that picture.)

Since I can't find many pictures of Nannie, I thought about making a huge memory picture board with pictures of all of her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren on it. I was thinking about putting this Bible verse on the top of it (Proverbs 31:28) "Her children rise up and bless her." (I have pictures of pretty much everyone else in my family and would be able to include everyone...so that's why I was thinking about doing that. That way, nobody gets left out and she is surrounded with pictures of her loved ones.)

Would that be appropriate?

Originally Posted by StarryEyedTiGeR

Thankyou again everyone

I've got two ideas for memory boards/pictures and was wondering what you guys think. I was only able to find a few pictures of Nannie (she RARELY took pictures)....so I was thinking of putting the ones I found in a nice collage picture frame for the viewing, and then blowing up the one of her dancing with my nephew and putting it in a large frame by the casket (all of my family members love that picture.)

Since I can't find many pictures of Nannie, I thought about making a huge memory picture board with pictures of all of her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren on it. I was thinking about putting this Bible verse on the top of it (Proverbs 31:28) "Her children rise up and bless her." (I have pictures of pretty much everyone else in my family and would be able to include everyone...so that's why I was thinking about doing that. That way, nobody gets left out and she is surrounded with pictures of her loved ones.)

Would that be appropriate?

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Hi, my dh put a framed photo of our children and his sisters children by the casket at the funeral and found a poem for the vicar to read which was beautiful, I think he just googled nana passing poems and it took a while but we eventually found the right words, or write one yourself if you feel upto it. He also did a picture in a frame of baby angels (his nana loved children) and put R.I.P nana on it, his grandad has kept all these and all the family commented on what a lovely tribute it was. The songs we had played were connie talbert-over the rainbow and connie talbert-I will always love you, we chose them as connie is a six year old girl and goes with the theme of children, she doted on her grand/great grandchildren. I hope i have helped and not waffled. I am so sorry again.xx

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Hi, my dh put a framed photo of our children and his sisters children by the casket at the funeral and found a poem for the vicar to read which was beautiful, I think he just googled nana passing poems and it took a while but we eventually found the right words, or write one yourself if you feel upto it. He also did a picture in a frame of baby angels (his nana loved children) and put R.I.P nana on it, his grandad has kept all these and all the family commented on what a lovely tribute it was. The songs we had played were connie talbert-over the rainbow and connie talbert-I will always love you, we chose them as connie is a six year old girl and goes with the theme of children, she doted on her grand/great grandchildren. I hope i have helped and not waffled. I am so sorry again.xx

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Thankyou That is a big help! I'm glad to know someone else chose to do pictures/etc for the funeral of their loved one! I just wanted to run that by you guys and make sure that it was appropriate before I made the memory boards and framed the pictures.

Originally Posted by StarryEyedTiGeR

Thankyou

That is a big help! I'm glad to know someone else chose to do pictures/etc for the funeral of their loved one! I just wanted to run that by you guys and make sure that it was appropriate before I made the memory boards and framed the pictures.

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I really do think its a touching tribute, have you heard of the website gone too soon?, my hubby isn't ready to do that yet but it is a great website for people to remember their loved ones. Dh's nana we feel was failed by doctors and unfortunately when she got care it was too late for her but it is a blessing to know that she is free from pain now,like I said it takes time but the funeral is the main goodbye and you have got to make that as special as you want it to be,your ideas show just how much you adore your nana and what a great impact she had in your lives. Feel free to pm me if you want to chat, I had a pretty tough time when she passed but talking helps.xx

Oh no!! I'm so sorry to hear that! I'm sorry that you weren't able to be right near her at the end. But I'm sure she understood. And she must have been so proud of you. She may not see you finish your journey through school. But I know she knew what the outcome would be before she left.

So long as your heart beats, she will be with you in memory. And you know what? Based on personal experience, that's not such a bad thing. In time, bad memories fade and only the good ones are left. So you will eventually begin to smile instead of shedding tears, when you think about her.

If you need to talk, you know how to contact me. I'm going through my own issues right now, but I always have time to talk to a friend.

Aw. I'm so sorry for your loss. Bless.

I think your idea of a memory board, especially with that Proverb, is entirely appropriate and wonderful.

Sorry to read of your Nannie's passing. I'm sure she realized that while you couldn't be physically there with her at the end of her life she knows you were there in spirit.
I this the memory board sounds like a great idea.
When my Father in law passed away several year ago he was a big card player with his children so they placed a deck of cards in the casket before it was closed.
Take care.

Nikki -

I am so very sorry about your Nannie. My mom also suffered from toxic shock and all of her organs shut down one by one so I know exactly how you feel. Just be thankful that she lived a long and wonderful life and did not suffer at a younger age.

She had lots of wonderful people in her family so I know she knew you were there.

So sorry for your loss, Nikki. My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family.
The memory board of the grands & greats is an awesome idea.

Nikki, so sorry for your loss. My Grandma passed away September 22 2008, and I didn't open this thread right away because I didn't want to be sad again. I'm glad I did though because I pictured your Nannie and my Grandma in Heaven. My prayer is that you and your family will be comforted.

I think your memory board with all your Nannie's loved ones included is a beautiful idea! I'm sure she would have agreed.

Nikki, I'm so sorry you didn't get to see her after she went into the hospital, but I'm sure it's better this way as you remember her when she was doing so much better - with all her energy and vitality and with smiles.

I'm so sorry about her passing, but she is at peace now.

I love your idea! That picture of her dancing with your nephew is BEAUTIFUL - of course the whole family loves it! And a collage of the whole family with that passage sounds just perfect. It is really so thoughtful and very sweet and touching.

My thoughts are with you and your family, sweetie. :hugs

Thankyou everyone for your kind comments and love. It means soo much!

Tonight I'm meeting my family and Jack for dinner at my sister's house for a while. We're all going to spend time together, so I'm really looking foward to it. I will also get to meet my cousin Christie's new baby girl, Addison, for the first time tonight! Even though this is a sad time, I'm greatful it's bringing our family together. Nannie always loved her family and prided herself on all of us...I know she's looking down on us and is happy that we are all together (and those that couldn't be here are with us in spirit.)

I've found several more pictures of Nannie for my memory boards, and my aunt and her family are making a memory board too. They really liked the idea. So we're planning to have several at the viewing so that everyone can see all of the pictures and remember the good times. I think Nannie would want it that way.

They printed her obituary in the paper today; it was lovely. Tomorrow night is the viewing (from 5-7) I think the family gets there an hour early. The funeral will be Monday morning at 11 (we're getting there a little early to meet with the rest of my family.) We're planning on a graveside funeral, but the weather is up in the air right now...can we have a few vibes that the weather cooperates if you guys don't mind?

My family and I really appreciate all of the love and support from everyone here on TCS It really helps!

I'm so sorry. She sounds like she was truly a special woman. Sending lots of (((hugs))) for you and your family.