wellborn my hometown

Sally McNally Knight lived June 11, 1938 to January 29 2013 Wellborn Baptist three large parking lots were full on Saturday February 9, 2013. Inside the large sanctuary it took five rows to seat the large family with friends filling up many more pews. Sally had grown up as one of eleven children. Brad and Sally had four daughters. Many family folk came from Lebanon Ohio, her old original hometown. She chose Wellborn as"My Hometown", for their happily ever after retirement years and the 25 years they lived here were interrupted only by a brief stay at The Villages where they moved so that Brad would find it easier to let go of responsibilities with Wellborn Water Works. Brad at age fifteen had heard a doctor tell him that he, with one lung and some missing ribs, that his days to live were numbered. Brad and Sally lived here happily for 25 years of borrowed time Until virulent aggressive cancer struck with a vengence so that her pastor said "it was all so very quick". God granted Brad and Sally almost 60 years together. Pictures of their four girl babies were shown on the screen and happy grandmother fotos with the 8 grandchildren and then the fifteen great grandchildren too. Jean Pressler and her husband Chuck came to Wellborn because of the friendship their husbands enjoyed as youngsters. Mae and Harrison McNally also were Wellbornites because of Sally and Brad. Music was one of Sally's favorite things so the Wellborn Baptist Choir sang "A Sinner Saved By Grace", Gerald White soloed with the "Long Black Train" and Debra Moore witnessed to a deep friendship with Sally and sang "Serenaded by Angels" which was followed by a duet with Tim Scott "Amazing Grace". Wellborn Pastor Rev Dr Don Minshew spoke the words of comfort sighting Hebrews 12 and Hebrews 10:23. The "takeaway" for me was "walk through the pain you are feeling to get to the joy. There will be hard spots in your grieving but eventually they will be swallowed up by the good. Amen