As I held her hand, my beloved grandmother passed tonight at age 89. The word "beloved" is just not a big enough word, she was loved and cherished by so many children, grandchildren, great and great-great grandchildren. She was one of the most special people I have ever known and other than my mother no one on this earth ever loved me like she did. She had unwavering faith in Jesus her whole life, and I know she is with Him today.

I would just ask anyone out there to pray for my family through this gut wrenching moment. So much of who I am is because of her, and so much of me was just torn apart as she left this earth. But because of the Gospel I know I will see her again.

I wish everyone could have known and experience what an incredible person she was. Everyone deserves a mother or grandmother like her. She was a beautiful and special woman inside and out and the last of her family of 12 to pass. I love her with everything I am.

Maggie Faye LeMay, 1934-2023