RILEY GARRETT         "SPANKY"                 MAPHIS
BORN  AUG 1, 1995   HOMECOMING         MAY 17, 1998

The following poem was read at Spanky's funeral by his father, Roger

The Master Gardner from above planted a seen in the garden of love,
And from it there grew a rosebud small
That never had time to open at all
For God in His perfect and all-wise way
Chose this rose for His heavenly bouquet,
And great was the joy of this tiny rose
To be the one our Father chose
To leave earth's garden for one on high
Where roses bloom always and never die.

So while you cant see your precious rose bloom,
You know the great Gardner from the upper room
Is watching and tending eacj wee rose wirh care,
Tenderly touching each petal so fair.
So think of your darling with the angels above,
Secure and contented and surrounded by love,
And remember God blessed and enriched your lives, too,
For in dying your darling brought heaven closer to you!

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