Happy birthday Keith. 43 years old. At the end of the month I will officially be the oldest child Mama and Daddy have at 35. Won’t be the baby no more . A few months back I finally had a dream about you. I was sitting on the couch and at Granny’s watching tv. I heard the door open so I looked toward the kitchen and you walked in. Neither one of us said any words. I just got up, walked over to you and hugged you until I woke up. We still miss you. Braves won a World Series and Bulldogs are back to back National Champs. Sure wish I could have watched them with you.

Oh how I miss you!  I wish you were here! It hurts so much to be talking to you this way. Guess who has two granddaughters!!  Ricky......which makes me a great grammy! I love it!  I get to keep them both on my day off. Autumn has a girl named Leiah and Chase has a girl named Ellie. I saw Mason at Uncle Del's memorial service and you would be so proud of him Keith. He has grown up to be a fine young man. He reminds me so much of you when you were young. I wish I could see him more but you know how we all have our own lives and interests and don't seem to be able to gather together much ......maybe once a year. I am happy to see him when I do. It helps to visit this site and just put into words the thoughts that are with me on a daily basis.......I think of you at the most random times.......when I hear an Alan Jackson song......when I get to go to Seminole......just on the boat with the boys and invariably your name comes up usually followed by lots of laughter........they love telling stories of being together and what a "character" you always were. I love you and miss you terribly. I know the pain I am in so I can only imagine the pain your mama suffers with every minute of every day all year long ...year after year. You were loved and now you are missed!!! 

I know I haven't been here in a while, but believe me when I say not a day goes by that I don't think about you. Oh boy, May 5th is almost here, I can't believe it will be 8 years since you left. After I make it through the month of May, then it will be June, your birthday. Trust me, when I say it doesn't get any easier, I still cry as much as I did on May 5th, my heart aches so much for you and your sister, speaking of Toni, I hope you were at the pearly gates to greet her when she was called home, I hope both of you were at the pearly gates to greet Granddaddy when he was called home. I hope you and Uncle Delmus had a great Marine reunion when he was called home earlier this month. I know Granny and PawPaw were thrilled to see you and your sister. 
I wish you could see Mason, Parker, Levi, and Ellie, they are getting so big, Mason is a great kid oops young man. Parker and Levi are growing up so fast. Ms. Ellie oh boy she is something, the only girl but she likes bugs, fish, chickens, etc. she is not afraid of any critters, I told Daniel that she was his son...she sure does love her daddy, yes she loves her momma but she wants to do things with Daniel like wash his truck, feed the chickens and turkeys etc.
Just know that I think about you and your sister every day, I miss you both very very much, keep watching over me. I love you and Toni so much. Momma

Me and Mason went golfing yesterday. We talked about you. He misses you. He said Father’s Day is tough sometimes. But we had a good talk. He’s a tough one.

I remember vividly the day you were born. Just as I remember vividly the day you left us....gone too soon! But I recall all the days between the dash -
the good times we had watching you grow up as a little boy....participating in birthdays and celebrations.... then that little boy growing into a young man and more good times together. Keith I miss you so much and will never understand the depth of pain you were in that led you to the decision you made to leave us. There are a lot of "if onlys" from me and all the others that loved you so much. But you are now resting in the Savior's Arms and we are left to carry on with just your memory. Thank you for all the smiles and laughter you shared with us so we can call them to remembrance which lessens our pain. I love you Bimbo!!!!!!! 

Well another year has come and gone and you are missed just as much today as you were 7 years ago! Sometimes I can't bear the thought that you are not here. I will forever miss you and long for just one more hug!

Merry Christmas Keith and Toni, Happy belated birthday Toni, and Happy Birthday Jesus. I hope you two know just how much I love you and miss you every day. I miss the both of you a little, a little to much, a little to often a little more every day. I think of the both of you every day. I know ya'll are having a great time with Jesus and Granddaddy on this Jesus' birthday.

Seems I only come to write here on your birthday and the date of your "home going" but there is not a day hardly that you don't come to my mind. I miss you so much Keith. You would be so proud of Mason! Watched him graduate the other night. He has grown into a handsome young man with a beautiful soul to go with those good looks, both of which I think he got from his dad! I know you have perfect peace now and for that I am eternally grateful to our Father in heaven but..........I sure do miss you here! Your mom is doing as good as she can having lost her oldest and youngest. And that Daniel you would be so so proud of the young man he has become. He is loving , caring, and funny, just like his brother. He is making sure that Mason, Parker, Levi and Ellie stay in touch. He is looking after mom too! I know he probably thinks he gets lost in the shuffle but he doesn't. The cross he has to bear is recognized by so many. We are planning that trip to Seminole. It didn't happen on your birthday but it is going to happen. Love you always and forever!!!

Happy Birthday Bimbo!! I miss you a little to much, a little to often a little more every day! I was up all night, I just couldn't sleep you were on my mind. I can't think of you without thinking of Toni and can't think of Toni without thinking of you. I know you are having a great birthday in heaven with Jesus and Toni and all the angels, but know that you and Toni are missed and loved very much. Happy Birthday again, I love you, Mom

It has been a few years since I have visited here. I still can not believe you are not here, it has been 6 years but it seems like yesterday. I miss you just as much today if not more as I did the day you left.
You would be so proud of the young man Mason has grown up to be, he will graduate high school this Friday night, I am so proud of him, boy time has flown by, I can't believe he will graduate and go to collage. You should see Parker Levi and Daniel's daughter Ellie,I know you would be a very proud uncle.
I may not come here often or every year but always know I am ALWAYS THINKING about you and your sister, I know y'all are together and happy.
I will leave for now always know that I love you and I miss you a little.
All of my love Mom

I don't just think about you on May 5th,  I think of you often. Every time I hear Alan Jackson on the radio singing "Way Down Yonder on the Chattahoochee". Everytime I see a picture in my own home, those on FB posted by so many that loved you or every time I look at a card that is on my computer desk that was put there the day that we lost you "Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, LOVE leaves a memory no one can steal". I think of you every time I see or think of Mason. He graduates this year. You would be so proud of him. He is a fine young man. Mandy has done a magnificent job in raising him and I know that makes you happy. I don't get to see him as often as I would like but I do try to keep in touch. Keith I hope I showed you while you were here just how special you were not just to me and Uncle John but to so many. You always were smiling and trying to make people happy. I never knew the depths of the pain that you carried inside and I will forever be sorrowful for that. We are trying to plan a trip to Seminole this year around your birthday with Daniel and Mason in your memory. 

Missing you on your birthday!  Went out to eat with Rick and John in Thomaston and who do we run into ...….. Mason! He has grown up so much and so tall, John and I were discussing where did that come from? It was good to see him on your birthday!!!! I had been sad all day long but my spirits were lifted when I saw him.  Spoke with Daniel and we made a date that next year on your birthday we celebrate "you" by going to Seminole. And of course we will be taking Mason. Also spoke with your Mama, it was a tough day for her. Unfortunately every day is a tough day for her without you and Toni. But life goes on and the world doesn't stop even though inside it has for her. I love and miss you Keith!

Five years! Some days that seems like a "lifetime" ago but then other days it seems like yesterday you were at the shop working with Uncle John or headed fishing with us and Uncle Mike. Keith I hope you KNEW that you were loved by so many and are missed by so many still today!! Keith, you would be so proud of Mason. He is growing into a fine young man, very talented on the drums, very polite and thoughtful and just like his dad, VERY HANDSOME! I hope you and Toni are catching up on the times that you missed being together down here. And you would also be so proud of your little brother. He is taking care of your mama and Beth and Ellie. He is also involved in Mason's life, trying to fill in for you I am sure! And Toni he is also doing the same thing with Parker I know. I'm always seeing pictures of Parker and Ellie together. I'm not sure that he gets to see Levi that often but I know he makes an effort. He was left with a lot on his shoulders but is very strong in his faith and God is giving him the strength to handle it all. I miss you both more than you know. My heart hurts from some regrets but I know neither of you would want that for me so I try not to dwell on that , but instead draw from my memory bank of all the good times we had together. I love you both very much and you are never forgotten. Hold tight to each other until I get there. PS please tell my brother I miss him! Give PawPaw and Granny a hug from me. 

When your birthday comes around I think of all the happy times we had together, from your birth until the last time I remember being with you. I know these words are not for you but instead therapy for me. I love you Keith. I have to keep saying that because I feel in the end I let you down. I was not there and reminding myself how much I loved you lessens the pain of not being there when you needed me the most. Till I see you again.......

Another year has passed but the pain has not and never will. I told your mama yesterday "if only" we'd have one more day with you. You are missed more than you know. I love you!!!!

Three years and the pain is just as great as it was the day I got the news. Grief is that way....... It appears out of nowhere to remind you that it hasn't gone far. The sightings aren't given a calendar to reference, nor do they care about being inconvenient. In that moment, the pain and sadness is as fresh as if the death happened yesterday! I know you are not privy to my words here, they are for me but somehow just saying them like I am talking to you helps me to cope. I can only hope that you knew how much I loved you along with so many others. We all were left trying to come to grips with the fact that our love for you could not compensate for the deep pain you were suffering. There is a song out now entitled "Fear Is A Liar". I can't hear that song without thinking about you. There are so many "what ifs" that I ask myself when my thoughts go to you. Knowing you are in the arms of Jesus, now finally at peace, brings me comfort. I love you............and will see you one day!

It is May 5, 2018 3 years now and I still hurt everyday and miss you more than anyone will ever know. I go through each day with a smile on my face but truly on the inside I am crying and screaming. You are always on my mind. the old say goes time heals all wounds but I know for a fact that is just not true, I think I hurt more with each passing day. I hope and pray you know how much I loved and still love you more than anything in the world. My heat hurts for you to be able to talk to you and hug you. Son when you left you took a big part of me with you. I love you and miss you so much.  Love always Mom

Happy Birthday Bimbo....I love and miss so much. I just hope and pray that you knew just how much I love you. I still can not believe I will never see or talk to you ever again on this earth but I will see you again one day. Until then I will continue to miss you and think about you everyday. I love you son.

Happy Birthday to my "other" son! My, how you are MISSED!
You left such a big hole in the lives of so many the day you left.
I guess my heart will always hurt until I can see you again. I hope you knew how much Uncle John and I loved you!

Always in my heart. I miss you Keith! How precious you were in the hearts of so many. If only you could have truly seen that. I love you!

Happy Birthday son... I still can't believe I will never see or talk to you again. It is still so hard but I push through the pain every day and by the grace of God I make it. I miss you and love you but I know you are at peace and not hurting anymore. I hope and pray that the whole family learned the lesson that was meant for each of us... It may not be the same lesson for everyone for God knows what lesson each of us need... I pray I learned what he wanted me to learn and continue to learn from your passing. I love you, Bimbo, with all my heart and I miss you something terrible but I would not ask you to leave your heavenly Father and that beautiful place you call home now, where there is no more sorrow, no pain, and no tears. Just know you are missed and loved from down here on earth.

Still hard to believe that I will not see you again this side of heaven! The pain seems to intensify on special occasions such as this your birthday. I guess that is only natural. I hope you knew how much you were loved while you were here with us. And as Alesha so sweetly reminded us this morning in a tag "I KNOW that you are dancing, free from all heartache and pain". You leaving left an indelible mark on my life to be more aware of others around me whom I love, to be more forgiving of others and myself, and to love more unconditionally. I love you Brian Keith McChargue! Happy Birthday in Heaven!

Happy birthday in Heaven. We miss you here but wouldn't take you from your heavenly home. We celebrate today knowing you are at peace!

Forever in our hearts and always on our minds!
We love you, Uncle John & Aunt Gail
            Ricky, Jenni, Chase & Autumn
            Jerry, Melissa, Aidan, Ollie & Lincoln
 Next trip to Lake Seminole, we will make a "cast" for you!!

May 5, 2015 will always be a day I remember. It is your Heavenly Birthday, just like I will always remember June 6, 1980 your earthly birthday. I love you and miss you more than anyone could possible know or understand.  Love Mom