Saturday, May 23, 2009
Dear Jerry & Keith: I have been blessed with your mother's friendship for 36 years of my life. She and Daris were among the first people I met in Arden when I came in the summer of 1973 for the funeral of my great-grandmother Dutch. They came to the church to offer their condolences, and offered hugs and friendship that has continued all these years. I ate many a meal at Martha's table, where her fried chicken, biscuits and big plates of sliced tomatoes always warmed my stomach and soul. She was a good, Christian woman, who kept a nice house, a beautiful garden and flowers, and loved her neighbors and community. She was always there for any in need with potato salad, cakes or bread and casseroles and attended church faithfully. Her beautiful smile and her voice on the phone will be greatly missed. I was blessed to have had her as a very good friend, and I loved her.
