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Margaret Follett

Margaret Follett
In Memoriam FOLLETT In loving memory of a very specialWife, Mother and Grandmother MARGARET FOLLETT August 5, 1924 - June 16, 2010It's been nine years since you left us.Wife,I remember the day I met you,And the day God made you mine,I remember the day God took you,And will till the end of time.We made our vows together,Until death do us part,But the day God took you from me,My whole world fell apart.Sometimes I think I'm dreaming,I can't believe it's true,That I can go on living,When I no longer have you.And the memories of the happy years,When we were together;The joys, the tears, the love, the fears,Will stay with me forever.And when I'm sad and lonely,And everything goes wrong,I seem to hear you whisper,"Cheer up and carry on."Each time I see your picture,You seem to smile and say,"Don't cry, I'm only sleeping,We'll meet again some day."Mother,Eight years have passed dear Mother,Since you were called away,How well do we remember,That sad and weary day.We sat beside your bedside,Our hearts were crushed and sore,We did our duty to the end,Till we could do no more.A heart of gold stopped beating,Hard working hands at rest,God broke our hearts to prove to us,He only takes the best.To us you were someone special,You were loving, kind and true,You will never be forgotten,For we thought the world of you.It's lonely here without you,We miss you more each day,Life is not the same for us,Since God called you away.Grandmother,Nanny, we would doanything to see you,Anything to know,What it would be like, If you didn't have to go.If you were still here now,Laughing as you did,Smiling as you played,With every single grandkid.We always want to talk to you,But we will have to wait,Until the day we see you again,We'll have to count on fate.So sleep on dear Nannyand take your rest,For here on Earth you were the best.A wonderful wife, motherand grandmother,One who was better God never made,A wonderful worker, loyal and true,One in a million, that was you.Always remembered, always loved byhusband John; sons: Terry (Anne) andJames; daughters: Charmaine (Chris) and Arlene (Kevin); grandchildren:Jamie, Adam (Kristie), Jonathon,Travis, Alicia, Kyleand great-granddaughters Georgia and Avery.
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