to funeral or not to funeral?

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My Pawpaw still lived where the mail carrier walked to each house and personally delivered the mail. He befriended the woman who carried his and bought Diet Coke and Tootsie rolls for her. She came to his funeral and told us that story then said she hadn't been to a funeral since her mother died 20 years earlier but for Mr. Norris (his first name) she couldn't not come. Five years later the thought and story still has me tearing up. I think that is what I get from this thread, the unexpected people who show up sometimes make the biggest impact on a grieving family.

TSPoet- I am glad you have chosen to honor your friend, I hope the funeral will bring you comfort. Remember the story that made you smile, share it with a friend or relative of hers. You never know you may be their bright spot like my Pawpaw's mail carrier.