Feel no guilt in laughter, he'd know how much you care.
Feel no sorrow in a smile that he is not here to share.
You cannot grieve forever; he would not want you to.
He'd hope that you could carry on the way you always do.
So, talk about the good times and the way you showed you cared,
The days you spent together, all the happiness you shared.
Let memories surround you, a word someone may say
Will suddenly recapture a time, an hour, a day,
That brings him back as clearly as though he were still here,
And fills you with the feeling that he is always near.
For if you keep those moments, you will never be apart
And he will live forever locked safely within your heart.UnknownThis memorial website was created to remember our dearest
Larkin Rabun who was born in
Mississippi on
July 18, 1928 and passed away on
May 18, 2012. You will live forever in our memories and hearts.
My Pawpa was a wonderful man and I love him very much. He was a good father, a good husband, and a good grandfather. I remember when I was younger family would go and visit Granny and Pawpa. It was always so much fun to go and spend a weekend here and there with them. My brothers and I used to rub his hairless head jokingly and pretend to make wishes. One of my fondest memories of my childhood was when I went and spent two weeks with my grandparents. I was very young and hadn't started school yet but I can remember clear as day going out to breakfast with him and Granny. One day during that trip they took me bowling and Pawpa helped me bowl my first strike.
When I was in the 5th grade my Granny and Pawpa came to live with us. I remember being so excited that they would be so close and that we wouldn't have to travel three hours to go see them anymore. I used to sit and watch game shows with him or westerns. We would sometimes go for walks to the end of the street on warm afternoons.
I had so much fun taking him for a ride in the car when I got my license. The first time he rode with me he kept telling me that he was amazed that I had gotten it and proud that I was such a good driver. That made me extremely happy.
And then Pawpa fell and broke his hip. He had always been a little stumbly but this time it was different. He went through rehab for so very long and then finally he got to come home. One thing led to another and he was put into Hospice. I would walk by his bed every day and every night beforegoing to bed to tell him I loved him and then wait for a small whispered I love you too. I didn't realize until he couldn't talk anymore how much those I love you's meant to me.
I know that he's gone now and I'm every sad about it. But I can take comfort in the fact that I will see him again. He lived at my house for seven years. And I know that when I die he'll be there in Heaven where I can live with him for eternity.
