My travel log 5

Grandpa's funeral

My Grandfather just passed away Monday morning. He had gotten the Corona Virus on good Friday and the Monday after Easter started to show symptoms so it was only the matter of time until he dies. They gave him morphine so he won't be in pain on on April 20th he died. We just had a funeral for him today. Before he died I had one set of grandparents. Now I just have my grandma. Both my dad's parents have been dead for years. My dad's dad was murdered in 1989 years before I was born and my dad's mom died from a heart attack when I was 5 so I don't remember her either. All my life the only grandparents I knew were my mom's parents. 

My granda wasn't a great dad to my mom and her brothers and sister but everyone loved him. He was in the Karean War. He's still a veterine but luckily when he got to Karea in his uniform they had a cease fire so he didn't have to fight. My grandarents had 5 children together. A stillborn son "Baby boy Stevens", Dwight, Kenny, Cheryl, and my mom Julie. Uncle Dwight died when I was 3 so I don't remember him either. I wish he was still alive and it was Uncle Kenny. I would have loved to know Dwight. My Grandpa wasn't always a good grandpa either there were times when he made me to cry but I had good memories with him. My grandparents used to go to church and for their Easter plays, my Grandpa would play Jesus. I used to love those plays. He was also apart of the Masons and there was a christmas party they had where he was Santa Clause. I knew it was him because I recognized his voice. That was when we were able to hear him but then later on his voice became so quite we had a hard time understanding what he was saying. 

He was proud of me or going to Salem State and graduated. He told me that one time. He been in a nusing home for the past couple of years because of that one time he choked on something. Before he went into the nusing home, my parents will bring us to see my grandparents in Oxford every Sunday, Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Mothers day, and Fathers day. We also go there for his birthday which is October 13th. The day after mine. After he was put in the nursing home we visited him there but not as much as we used to. We defiantly visit the nursing home on those special occations and whenever Grandma needs a ride to the nursing home. I never liked going to the nursing home because I felt uncomfortable. I never know what to do or what to say. I have hugged my Grandpa and gave him a kiss beffore he went into the nursing home and a couple of times after. My cousin Kim only visited Grandpa ones and that was because she forgotten something at Grandma's house and she needed Uncle Kenny to let her in. I know, terrible. This was when Uncle Kenny was living with Grandma. Grandpa hated Ben and would get upset whenever Kenny brings him. Ben is consider the black sheep of the family. Uncle Kenny moved to the Philippeans at the end of February and because of the virus that whole country is under luck down. So much so that if you leave your house you get shot. Uncle Kenny moved there to be with this woman. 

Now my Grandpa had just passed away and we had his funeral. Because we couldn't have a gathering of more then 10 people the funeral was small and intermite with only the few people we want at the funeral. Defiantly not Kim since she didn't want to see him when he was alive. Not Ben because Grandpa hated him. Kenny can't because he decided to leave the country. The people that went to the funeral were me and my parents, my Grandma, My Aunt Cheryl, Chris, and Jodi. Chris is Dwight's son. Chris and Jodi are married. Their daughters were still home. 

They played three songs throughout the service. "Amazing grace" by Johnny Cash, a song by Rebal, and a gosbel song. Those songs made me to cry. We shared stories about Grandpa and the minitser talked and we prayed. We were amazed at the make up they did on him. It made Grandpa looked younger. He was 88 when he died. They smoothed out his wrinkles and everything. Then we went back into the limo and went to the cemetary. Grandpa is now going to lay next to his brother Robert, my Grat Uncle. He died in 2010. Crinsidently Grandpa actually died on great Uncle Robert's birthday. I heard they used to do everything together. Also my Grandpa's nickname was "Wild Bill." We plan on having a memorier service for a larger gathering when this is all over. I hope it is soon. Chris and Jodi left and we went back to Grandma's house. We gotten pizza and I didn't talk much. Just listen to my mom's conversation with my Aunt. Grandma was sitting in Grandpa's chair. I was also texting Ashley about Josh which made how I was feeling worst. I just want to feel like he cares about me and is thinking of me. I would have thought he would have reached out to see if I am okay but he didn't. 

After we were done eating we left. We went back home. I feel bad for Grandma. She lives all by herself now. When I got home I had my parents to watch African cats with me on Disney+ so I'll do review on that. I plan on doing a tribute video for my Grandpa later too. I will miss him but I know he will always be with me.