Show FATHER dear father mine immortal in my love neer have I 1 known such loss such painful pain tul empty vacancy such blighting sorrow as in loss ot of thee t thy great full hearted love and generous mind which brooded blooded oer us all thy family and held us in firm bonds secure of unity it if there Is aught in bo boundless love I 1 unqualified unstinted unreserved thy love was one with its divinity plain hast thou come to me in the hours of 0 night with radiant youthful strength and cheerful buoyancy that bro brought light thee tame fame in earlier years thou to me in thy arms with cage cag rost erest love and kissed my cheeks and buoyed me up with courage strong As one superior to men with matchless strength with endless youth with man hoods ripened power thou earnest as one immortal untouched by reach of 0 years the waste ot of age or times decay in faith hope love thou sto odst alone above all men I 1 know thou not tor for selfish ends but lived with all ambition bent for family friends and tel fel we bring thee flowers to lay upon thy grave it if wet with tears well our hearts must melt in sorrow tor for thy loss our father friend companion guide enshrined forever in our memories clinton D ray hay 1927 |