Confession: “Mental gymnastics” are commendable; documenting Ancestry  for others (and Lorraine) is gratifying. However, this is the worst time of the year for Lorraine Evon Edwards. Depression is a constant companion. Lack of sleep…, no appetite, no incentive to prepare a meal.

“Variety is the spice of life.”  Your blogger prays the “variety” will keep her mind sharp and she won’t succumb to senility or Alzheimers. Topics going in several directions: Blog messages, collage preparation, clipart exploration, Print-Screen(s), Ancestry research and documentation. (Sometimes, several hours are devoted to one blog message so aesthetically perfect. Mind and matter.)

BREMEN — Rita Ann Gish, 74, of Bremen died December 11, 2021 at her residence. Ms. Gish was born in Muhlenberg County on June 21, 1947, she was a retired cafeteria worker in Bremen and a member of Neals Chapel General Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her parents, GW and Dorothy Barber; sisters, Carolyn Nole and Sandra Smith; brothers, Gary Barber, Bibbie Barber, Raymond Barber, Ricky “Bud” Barber, Wallace Lee Barber; husband, Bobby Gish; and son, Morris Dwyer.

Survivors include her children, Michelle (David) Snider, Keith (Elizabeth) Dwyer; step-daughters, Vickie Miller, Kim Dennison, and Liz Wagner; grandsons, Jordan (Tori) Dwyer, Michael Murray; granddaughters, Kelly (Nathan) Garrett, Jessica Snider, Jennifer (Fernando) Aguilar, Destinee Dwyer, Nikki (Kyle) Cooper, Allison Dwyer; great grandchildren, Jacob Thome, Michael Harrison, Kaitlyn Garrett, Cheyanne Garrett, William Garrett; sisters, Paulette Miller, Mary Ford, Donna Williams.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 16, 2021 at 12 p.m. at Tucker Funeral Home in Central City with Bro. Joey Todd officiating and Bro. Keith Howard assisting. Burial will follow in Bethlehem Cemetery in Bremen. Visitation will be held Wednesday, December 15, 2021 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Online condolences can be made at http://www.tucker

funeralhomes.com.

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Lorraine here to comment (to the best of her knowledge) this is the first time an obituary has been posted on her blog. Putting a face on the horrible tornado tragedy.

The exact “cousin” connection is unknown (at 3:00 AM) but “detective Lorraine” will continue the search.

4:00 AM and the relationship to her husband established. There are enough familiar surnames, I suspect Rita is a blood cousin, too.

“Fried green tomatoes” from homegrown veggies.

“Four days and counting” was supposed to be the title of a blog message (or “Five days and counting”). Four days without a minute “climbing the family tree.” HOWEVER, a cousin emailed me in need of help with his Ancestry  tree. Of course, I jumped right into the project. After several hours… I could say I helped to “Build back better.”  Awake—and in my dreams—I continued to work on his tree. ~~ Lorraine here, wide awake at three and four, and following through with the thought that “build back better” is a timely topic for a blog message. Anyone reading this blog message a year from now might not understand—or remember—that Democrats in Washington, D.C.  are trying to pass a “trillions of dollars spending bill.” For the economy, that bill is known as “Build Back Better.”

See the earlier blog message.