Poem #25

"The Loss Of A Friend"

Thelma Decker Hill & Helen Gamble - 1946.

In Loving Memory Of My Special Friend

Helen Gamble Bowles

April 25, 1924 to May 5, 1999

I have lost a dear friend of fifty-seven years -

A friend who was kind and true!

I will miss Helen, Lord, and my eyes fill with tears -

But I'll see her again ... in Heaven with you!

It was at Draughon's Business College that Helen & I

First met each other in nineteen-forty-two.

We kept in touch as the years went by -

Sharing news and pictures as good friends do.

Not only was Helen a good friend to me -

But a very devoted mother, grandmother, and wife!

Her two lovely daughters, Jo Ann and Marie,

And two granddaughters were the pride of her life!

Helen Gamble Bowles with granddaughter, Sarah Wilson, - 1997.

Dear God, be with Helen's beloved husband, Bill,

In the loss of his loved one so dear!

A voice that he loved and on earth is now still -

In Heaven is heard strong and clear!

William "Bill" Bowles & Helen Gamble - 1945.

Please comfort Helen's family, Dear Lord, I pray,

And send them Your Love and Your Peace!

Unite them with Helen and loved ones some day -

In Heaven Where Joys Never Cease!

And now, Lord, I thank You for My Special Friend -

And her seventy-five years on this earth!

Thanks that our friendship will never end ...

But In Heaven Will Have A Rebirth!

Written By Helen's Long-Time Friend

Thelma Decker Hill