Dancing in Heaven!

One of my heroes passed away this weekend and I know that she is dancing in heaven as we speak(with her favorite red shoes)! My grandmother was one of the most spiritual women I ever knew. I will always cherish my summers in Kentucky with her and my Grandfather and the rest of my extended family.  Here is her obituary that was published in the Courier-Journal on Monday.

Zelma (Wilson) Shultz     1921-2007
SHULTZ, ZELMA (WILSON), 86, went to be with her Heavenly Father Saturday, September 29, 2007. She was a member of Calvary Assembly of God and currently attended Harvest Church of God. She retired from Methodist Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, James T.; son, James L.; grandson, James A.; granddaughter, Linda Ashley; son-in-law Russ Bell; and brother- in-law, George Parker. She is survived by her children, sons, Thomas L. Shultz (Nelda) and Theron “Timothy” Shultz (Deana); daughters, Sally Bell, Virginia “Ginny” Shultz and Henrietta “Henri” Sheffield (Jeff); sisters, Mary Alice Parker and Rosetta McCloud (Raymond); grandchildren, Russell Bell, Ed, Matt, Jason, Jeremy, Justin, Alyssa and Kaylee Shultz, Christy Thacker, Whitney Dailey, Chad and Amy Sheffield, Julia Foster, Becky Kaelin and Jennifer Faulkner; and 26 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Owen Funeral Home, 5317 Dixie Hwy., with entombment to follow in Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be noon- 8 p.m. Tuesday and from 10 a.m. to the time of service Wednesday. The Shultz family wishes to extend their heartfelt thanks to Hospice of Louisville and the entire staff at Norton Pavilion

Update: My grandmother’s sister (My Great Aunt) Mary Alice Parker passed 26 hours after the death of my grandmother.  Here is her obituary from the Marietta Daily Journal. She was a wonderful person who is finally at peace and I know she is so happy to be reunited with the love of her life George Parker. 

Mrs. Mary Alice Parker, age 83, of Marietta, GA, died Sunday, September 30, 2007. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. on Friday, October 5, 2007 in the Chapel of Carmichael Funeral Home in Marietta with Pastor Ray Pace officiating.

Burial will be in Cheatham Hill Memorial Park Cemetery.

Mrs. Parker was a native of Kentucky. She was a good Mother and a homemaker. She was a member of Mount Paran Church of God North in Marietta.

She is survived by: one son & daughter-in-law, Rodger Grant Parker & Gail Parker of Ramsey, NJ; one daughter & son-in-law, Elizabeth Ann Chandler & Don Chandler of Marietta; one sister and brother-in-law, Rosetta McCloud & Raymond McCloud of Kerrville, TX; seven grandsons and fourteen great grandchildren.

Family will receive friends from 5:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. on Thursday, October 4, 2007 at Carmichael Funeral Home in Marietta.