Moma's favorite place to shop in North Carolina was Walmar. She would cruise tIhe isles at a snails pace. I  never rushed her, I simply took care of other errands. I think about her everytime I enter and exit Walmart. 

Delores’s Life in North Carolina

First I’d like to say the Family would like to THANK YOU all for your prayers and support at this time.  

The medical examiner said the cause of death was hypertensive heart failure…..You know the scripture that states” But of that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in Heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone. Take heed, keep on the alert, for you do not know when the appointed time will come…….Mark 13:32

Many of you have known my Moma for decades. She was loved and adored by many. She moved to Fayetteville NC Nov 9th 2013 nine months ago to this day.  She was very happy living in Fayetteville; she made new friends at her dialysis center and was loved and adored by her new church family at Restoration Missionary Baptist Church. I took my mother to several churches before she settled on Restoration.  Needless to say, Restoration was happy to have her and someone from that church was at her door every Sunday to pick up and bring her back home.

When she wasn’t in church, we were out shopping, going to the movies or out to dinner. Someone from Wayland told her about K&W cafeteria. That became her favorite place to eat. It was on the other side of town, but when she asked me to go, we went. If I was on that side of town and she wasn’t with me, I’d call her to see what she wanted me to bring her.  She loved having a chauffeur to take her places and go pick up her food. 

When we were not hanging out in Fayetteville, she was on a plane or in the car on her way somewhere else.  She flew home in May for a trip to Atlantic City and spent a few days visiting with her friends. She hung out with her friends at the dialysis center when she came to town.  Moma returned to Baltimore 3 weeks later to attend the Unified Voices anniversary celebration. When I picked her up from the airport she was beaming from ear to ear talking about what a great time she had and how everyone told her she looked good.  She never stopped talking about how Unified Voices recognized her at the anniversary celebration.

On the fourth of July we traveled to VA to spend the weekend with her brother and sister-in-law, our Uncle James and Aunt Rose.  She was soooo Happy. We returned to their house the following weekend for another visit.  We have that visit on video to cherish.

One week before Moma passed away, we celebrated our family reunion here in Baltimore. She would not have miss it for anything. In fact, she released herself against doctor’s orders so that we could get on the road to Baltimore early Friday morning.  The doctor wanted her to have another day of dialysis because she only had two treatments that week. She wanted to get to Baltimore early so that she could have lunch with Ms Minnie and Annie. Needless to say, she didn’t get to have that lunch date. I made sure she went to dialysis before we got on the road. She was a little disappointed until she saw her childhood friend Betty Blackmon show up at the reunion. She and Betty were like sisters. I took a picture of them together and told them I would make sure that picture was in her obituary…and it is. We Love you Ms. Betty.   Moma and I talked about her last wishes all the time. She thought it was funny. She would laugh and say go ahead girl.

My Moma’s health was improving every day.  She went to North Carolina 9 months ago taking 9 medications a day. The day she passed she was only taking two. She was looking forward to her doctors appt on Aug 7th so she could tell her new doctor that she was doing the exercises she had prescribed.  We have comfort in knowing that our  Moma was happy . As I said in the opening scripture, no one knows the day or the hour. All three of us talked to her the day she passed away. She said she was fine and we know she is rejoicing in Heaven with the family and friends that passed before her.  The little boy’s description of his visit in Heaven warms my heart. We are happy to know that my Moma is young again and she is dancing with the angels, of course not to her favorite song “Let’s Get it On”. There are differences of opinion as to when we are absent from the body present with the Lord. I find comfort in the little boys experience in Heaven in the movie , Heaven is for Real……. If you have time, rent  or purchase the movie, it’s based on a true story. Just as the bible is based on stories told by those called by God. Again, THANK YOU ALL for your prayers and support. Delores’s girls are doing well. Please enjoy the enclosed book mark.

Thank you all. WE love you…..