Comments for Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Homes

Comment on It’s the anniversary – the first by cschafer

cschafer — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:40:53 +0000

You are right. It is important for others to remember your loved one. Even though they are gone, it makes it feel like they are not forgotten. I just finished reading “Tuesdays with Morrie” and he made a comment in the book, “Death ends a life – not a relationship.” Your loved one may be gone but they are still a big part of your life and remembering every anniversary is part of that and having others remember does help.

Comment on I’m thankful for what isn’t! by Hatch Bailey

Hatch Bailey — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:07:33 +0000

Happy Thanksgiving to you my friend. And here’s to your health! May you have a most meaningful Thanksgiving.

Comment on I’m thankful for what isn’t! by Jim Pitts

Jim Pitts — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:13:29 +0000

Happy Thanksgiving, Hatch. Goodness, I miss W-H-B and the fond association with our staff. Hopefully I can return to duty soon. I have a lot to be thankful for ~ my very serious medical problems seem to have been conquered by the grace of God and outstanding doctors. You are most correct. We should be thankful for the things we do not have and that God has spared us from dealing with. Those of us who have hosted these things and are now free from them can affirm your commentary. I hadn’t thought of it in those terms before. Thank you for offering this suggestion for closer and deeper introspection of our lives. Best wishes for continued success and being a friend. The older we get, the more precious friends become as their numbers tend to diminish due to age and passage of time.

Comment on LOVE by Hatch Bailey

Hatch Bailey — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 03:09:31 +0000

Thank you for writing in – I really appreciate it. I wish more people would write in.

Comment on LOVE by Linda Howell

Linda Howell — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:37:37 +0000

I could not agree with you more. I have lost both my parents and was an only child. I always feel that even though my parents are not here in the physical sense, that there love for me is a constant source of strength. I know that the strength comes from God, but I always like to think that my parents are also there for me.

Comment on just to clarify… by Hatch Bailey

Hatch Bailey — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:09:37 +0000

Thank you very much. I just hope that by sharing my story, someone may be helped in some way. I believe we all have our stories, and if we share, others might be helped – that’s really what this (www.ChatWithHatch.com) website is all about – I just wish more people, like you, would write in – thank you for having done so!

Comment on just to clarify… by MyLifeHasChanged

MyLifeHasChanged — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 06:10:17 +0000

I believe it takes a lot of courage to speak openly about depression. So many people suffer in silence from this terrible illness. I respect you a great deal for being courageous and a leader in our community.

God bless you, Hatch.

Comment on Father’s Day by Hatch Bailey

Hatch Bailey — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:17:12 +0000

I love how you signed your name, ‘Jem of the Family’! Happy Birthday to that significant man in your life, your father figure!

Comment on Father’s Day by PYsBigSister1106

PYsBigSister1106 — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:05:14 +0000

Father’s Day wasn’t a problem. Today is – this is the ‘tough one’. Today is Daddy’s birthday. He was born on Friday the 13th & that date facinated me as a child. I wondered if being born on that ‘unlucky’ date had ‘fore-shadowed’ his lot in life. He was the last born to a large, poor family and his birth was not welcomed. It made him a hard, but determined. When he saw that the love of his life would marry another, he struck out to another state for work, then to the armed services. Then Life threw him a curve – he did get his ‘love’…and her child by the 1st husband – me. My first memories, starting at age 2, were of him. He was hard and, being a child, I explained it to myself by comparing him to God, in that ‘God was angry when He was young, too, just like Daddy’ and, like God, he mellowed ‘in his old age’. [my 'child's view' on the difference in the Old & New Testaments]. I wish I had told Daddy that story before he passed – he would have laughed.
Today is my true ‘FATHER’S DAY’. Happy Birthday, Daddy. I miss you.
Your ‘Jem of the Family’

Comment on Father’s Day by Hatch Bailey

Hatch Bailey — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:06:42 +0000

Sounds bittersweet – I hope it was more sweet than bitter – sounds like it was… It reminds me of the popular song by Luther Van Dross, Dance With my Father Again – if you’ve not heard it, when you’re in the mood, you might really like it… Thanks for sharing!