Gila Valley Temple
We left for Jean O'Dell's funeral in Pima this morning around 10:45. We arrived in the Gila Valley around 1 p.m. The funeral was scheduled for 2 p.m., so we had plenty of time, or so we thought, to find the Pima Stake Center. We thought it might be on the main drag so we traveled the main thoroughfare through Pima and then on to Thatcher and Safford. Having never been here we wanted to take a little tour. We thought the stake center might be the building next to the temple but we were wrong.We asked someone coming out of the temple if this was the Pima Stake Center and he said, "No, that's back in Pima." Oops, we didn't know we weren't in Pima anymore, but in Thatcher. He gave us directions to the stake center, which, by the way, we would never have found on our own. We got there in time to get seats on the second row on the left side of the chapel.
These are the songs I want sung at my funeral.
I was the maid of honor and James was best man
at Digger and Jean's wedding. We were the only friends
besides family who were there.
Posterity
I am jealous, they have several great grandchildren
All five of Jean's children participated on the program. As they would finish and return to the audience Digger would get up and give them a big hug. It was heartwarming. I loved the their oldest daughter Rane read Jean's last testimony of the gospel. I would like that done at my funeral also.
After the services, we gave Digger a hug and spoke with some of our friends from Snowflake: Diane and Paul Reynolds, Stuart Smith, and Vern Turley. We also saw Chuck Ruddy, and Paul Wyatt from Linden. Diane and Paul work in the Snowflake temple with our friends from Vernon, the Peeler's.
Before traveling home we stopped at the LaCasita in Thatcher to eat. It is owned by the Reynoso family, the same family who owns the LaCasita in Show Low. I had my usual, green chili chicken enchilada and a side of refried beans.
It was after dark when we got back to Chandler.
