remembering your cooking & the way you used to cook up a storm for weddings parties or jus cause.everyone loved your cooking.to everyone on stebbins ave you was the best cook to them.there was no one you wouldn't cook for and you did it with out pay.you taught the young & old how to cook.i'm thankful to god for letting you share your cooking dishes with me.now everyone says i'm a good cook & they enjoy my food.thank you mama for teaching me.every value your ever taught me still stays with even to this day & i pass it on to my children & grand children i teach them to cook i teach of the lord i teach them all the vaules you taaught me so you live on in me & them.i love you mommy.

JOSEPHINE HARDGRAVES COLEMAN"SUN RISED ON 09/23/1923-SUNSET ON 05/29/1973.JOSIE AS SOME CALLED WHILE OTHERS CALLED HER BIG MA.THERE WASN'T NOTHING SHE WOULDN'T DO FOR SOMEONE YOUNG OR OLD IF SHE COULD HELP SHE WOULD.SHE ALWAYS TOLD ME IT NEVER HURTS TO SMILE & SAY HELLO TO ANYONE.FOR YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT JOY YOU BRING TO SOMEONE'S LIFE WITH A KID WORD A SMILE A HUG OR A KISS TO SHOW THEM YOU CARE.IF YOU HAVE ENOUGH BREAD TO SHARE & SOMEONE KNOCKS ON YOUR DOOR FOR HELP OR A SLICE A BREAK DO NOT TURN THEM AWAY FOR YOU NEVER KNOW IF THATS GOD KNOCKING ON YOUR DOOR PUTTING YOU THROUGH A TEST.WHAT WOULD YOU DO TURN HIM DOWN WHEN HE IS OUR ONLY HELP.SO I'M 55YRS OLD NOW MAMA BEEN GONE A LONG TIME.BUT I CARRY THE VAULES SHE TAUGHT ME DEEP IN MY HEART & TRY MY BEST TO LIVE BY THEM & INSTILL THEM IN MY CHILDREN.....I LOVE & MISS MY MOM BUT I KNOW SHE IS IN HEAVEN SPORTING HER WINGS.SLEEP ON MOM I KNOW YOU WATCH OVER ME.