Posted on | August 26, 2025 | No Comments
An unexpected road trip suddenly looms, as I just got word that my Aunt Joanne (actually a second cousin, but we kids called her “aunt” by courtesy) has died at her home in Montgomery, Alabama. Joanne’s mother was my maternal grandmother’s younger sister, and Joanne was especially close to my mother’s younger sister, Barbara Ellis.
Like Aunt Barbara, Joanne was a teacher, and her obituary notes her passion for politics as “a proud Democrat and a committed civil rights activist.” Some of my conservative friends don’t believe me when I say that many of my dearest relatives are Democrats, so there’s your proof.
The funeral will be Friday, which means I’ll have to rent a car, leave Thursday and drive more than 800 miles to get there. Which, of course, means it’s time for a return of the Big Yellow Button.
The PayPal donation button is always on the page, but some of our readers may be near-sighted, so on special occasions, I’ll blow it up big enough that you’d have to be blind to miss it. The usual asking amount is $17.76, but any amount — $5 or $10 or whatever — would be most welcome. You know we got to get those big wheels rolling: “Singing songs about the Southland, miss old ’Bammy once again.”
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