Papa, yo te quiero. Papa, quiero que sepas que te voy a extranar para siempre. Mama nunca me permitio acercarme a ti, pero quiero que sepas que esto no fue mi culpa. Papa, se que hiciste el intento de acercarte a mi, pero como sabes, yo era unicamente una nina. Te pido disculpa por todo eso. Papa, siempre te he echado de menos. Como habria gustado verte en mi vida.

My mother was a social worker. She spent her life improving the lives of others. She was the widow of Landon J.C. "Dick" Overall, the only child of George Henry Elton Cooper and Minnie Belle (Perkins) Cooper, and the mother of one child, Gene Overall.

Mother you are now in "The Promise Land" that you played and sang about so often. Everyone who ever knew you loved you. With your raven black hair fair complexion and sparkling laughing blue eyes you were a true Irish beauty. Wait for us by the Eastern Gate and we shall walk through Gods garden on our way to the Heavenly Choir practice. Love, Jack, Jean, Suni, Kathy, Kim, Karla and Karene

Precious baby girl, how we miss you. When you came into my life, the first neice that I was able to hold and love, I didn't think it possible to love a child as much as I loved you. You were beautiful...delicate and sweet, so serious, waving the "royal wave" from your end of the dining room table, smiling your sweet little smile that was a perfect little gift. I will hold in my mind's eye always the sight of you waving goodbye to us as your momma carried you onto the hospital elevator. How glad I am that Poppa and I were able to get there in time to kiss you goodbye. I know that my father was waiting at Heaven's Gate when you arrived and that he picked you up and carried you inside. I know that you are healthy and happy now...and I guess that will have to be comfort, small as it is, for those of us left behind. I love you, Peanut. Aunt Leann

To Samantha, our cherished granddaughter -- How we long to hold you once more and kiss the softness of your little cheeks.... wind our fingers through your curly hair.... snuggle you close and read "Guess How Much I Love You" just once more. You were taken from us so suddenly without a chance to say goodbye...... how dearly you are loved and how sorely you are missed. The brilliant butterfly reminds us of your metamorphosis from this life to the next....play well in God's garden, precious child... we will all be together some day around God's Throne of Grace. We love you, Mammaw and Poppa

Mother of John James Overstreet, Jr., grandmother of Julia, Jack and Jennifer Overstreet. Wife of the Late John James Overstreet. A great New Orleans cook! Cooking and serving others was her life's work, and she did it well.

dad---
i know that you have only been gone for a short while, and mom misses you something fierce. i'm trying to take care of her for you. i miss you.

tara.

"Bigga" I love you and I miss you. It's hard to believe that in a few months you'll have been dead for 2 years. But you are only dead in body, your soul lives on. For as long as I can remember I loved you. You were a great great grandma and I admired you. You had been through tough times, loss of a child, and other hardships, and you still turn out into the grandma I loved and adored. I know when you died you were getting weary, and tired. I know you were in pain most of the time and I want you to know that I'm glad you went to heaven. I miss you, yes. But in heaven I know you are together with Pop, smiling down on me. I still have the angel that was hanging in your hospital room and it always reminds me of you. My personal angel. My "Bigmama". I will always love you, Mary Wester, age 14