Nana (Diane) and Little Papa (Everett) have lived together with Ronnie and I since 2002 when they moved to Woodward from Tennessee and together we purchased 10 acres with a home on it. We did life together. Two households in one house and together we made our little Sandy Haven our home.
We had some hard times but we had a whole lot of good times. The worst we endured was when our home burned on April 12, 2018. Nana and I held each other and cried that day. Nana and Papa lived for 8 months in a camper, where she struggled daily with health issues, until we got our new house. And then we held each other and cried 8 months later when our new home was set on the same bit of land on December 10, 2018. All the while, she was battling cancer but she lived her life the way she wanted to. She still held all her duties at her church. She still continued to care for Little Papa and Ronnie and me on a daily basis until she couldn't any more. Diane is leaving a great big hole in our family. She has been a cornerstone of love, faith and commitment to everyone she met.
Nana left this earth on January 29, 2020. Dear Jesus, I'm going to miss her.
And now, the worst thing we have to endure is losing her.