Hanging a Snake from a Tree

[bamacheats]

Originally Posted by Spartacavolus

My dad was from Lexington, TN. Grew up working the tobacco fields at the age of 7 in 1939 and started smoking when he was 9.

Is your dad Steve, who calls talk shows daily to talk about 'crootin'?

[Gramps]

Originally Posted by orange+white=heaven

did it rain?

It has rained since he hung the snakes from the tree

[dduncan4163]

Originally Posted by milohimself

I feel like somebody needs to write a folk song about this guy.

It is the God's truth. He was the real deal. He had his faults just like anyone else but for as strong as he was he was humble more than anything else. Now I saw him get mad on a few occasions but I never heard him raise his voice one time.

The maddest I ever saw him is when my uncle showed up at his house drunk. Grandad didn't care for cussing but you didn't say GD when you where in his house. My Uncle was drunk and cussing about something and Grandad said watch you mouth around the boy. LOL Ronald my uncle said GD Daddy the boy has heard it before. LOL Granddad came off his chair grabbed Ronald and said you say that word in my house again I'm taking you outside and we are going Rut the yard up boy. Now Grandad was in his 60s but I had no doubt in my mind that Ronald with have been on the wrong end of a Good Ole Country Ass Whooping that day lol. He didn't say it again.

I know I go on but hell I consider myself very lucky to have a Grandad like him. He believed and loved Jesus and did his best to live his life for Him. He said many times that no matter how hard it may be we are our Brothers Keeper and when you turn your back on your Brother you have done it to Jesus. Jesus died on the Cross for us son. All he wants us to do is love and help one another. Son I am more than happy to do that for him.

Hell I will never be half the Man he was. He has been gone since Feb of 1990 and the older I get the more I miss him. My youngest son is the spitting image of him. I just wish my kids could have had the chance to know him. I wish I could let go of the bitterness I have in my heart, but he was to good a soul to go out the way he did. I know if he was here he would tell me "Son let that hate go the Good Lord never lets us take more than we can carry". I really wish I could make peace and let it go but my heart won't let me. He didn't deserve to die in a rundown Nursing Home tied to a damn chair.


Hell I'll shut up now. I really don't why I did this on here today but I'm glad I did. He deserves to be remembered and thanks to all of you that has read this. I will talk about him to anyone that wants to listen, and I'll won't stop till my number gets called.

Thanks Nation for letting me share this.

[dduncan4163]

Originally Posted by orangebloodgmc

Sounds like he was a fine man. You are doing well to share his memory.

Thank you very much. As long as I am breathing I will never let him be forgotten. I tell my sons about him all the time and hopefully when Im gone they will keep his memory alive.

[dduncan4163]

At the End of the day that all any of us have. How we live our lives and treat each other will determine how the ones we leave will remember us.

[Gramps]

He sounds like he was a very good man.
it id great that you have such fond memories of him. Those older people could be full of wisdom.
i learned a lot from my grandparents. I remember my grandma telling me about the 1st car she ever saw. She said it scared her and her sisters.

[dduncan4163]

This picture of him holding my mom for some reason has always been my favorite of him. Can't tell you why it old and well before my time. I guess its the story behind it.

Martin Isaac Thrasher was his name and even though he has been gone for 22 years me and many others miss him but cherish the memories he gave us.

Miss ya Grandad hope to see you again one day. I would give everything I own to go fishing with him at the Hatchie River or Watch one last episode of Gun Smoke with him one more time.

I miss him

[dduncan4163]

Originally Posted by Gramps

He sounds like he was a very good man.
it id great that you have such fond memories of him. Those older people could be full of wisdom.
i learned a lot from my grandparents. I remember my grandma telling me about the 1st car she ever saw. She said it scared her and her sisters.

Thanks very much. I do my best to try to live and treat others the way he did.

If I see a homeless man I will not let myself pass him by without either giving him Food or a few bucks to get food. When I was 6 we were driving through Jackson and there was a man holding up a Will Work for Food sign. He pulled up and said what do you like to eat. The Man said anything is fine. Grandad said you like Big Macs and the man said love them sir. He told him to stay there and he turned the car around and went to Mcdonalds and brought him 2 Big Macs and Fries. He slipped a Ten in the Bag before we pulled back up. The Man was grateful and hugged him. The money was at the bottom so he didnt find it until after we left. We pulled away and went about our day. That evening I told my dad about it. Dad was like why did you give him money. He was probably just a drunk and he is probably getting drunk on you dime right now.

Grandad smiled and said yup maybe he is. He also might be buying supper with it right now too. Thats he choice. I don't have to walk in that mans shoes and I'm not his judge. He smiled and said and that man might be Jesus checking in on me son.

That is the greatest gift he ever gave me.

[Spartacavolus]

Originally Posted by bamacheats

Is your dad Steve, who calls talk shows daily to talk about 'crootin'?

Not unless the cigarette store in Heaven has a pay phone.

[EvanStalcup1990]

Stuck my lighting twice? should have bought some lottery tickets during his life time. Enjoyed reading.

[Gramps]

[QUOTE=dduncan4163;6688615]Thanks very much. I do my best to try to live and treat others the way he did.

If I see a homeless man I will not let myself pass him by without either giving him Food or a few bucks to get food. When I was 6 we were driving through Jackson and there was a man holding up a Will Work for Food sign. He pulled up and said what do you like to eat. The Man said anything is fine. Grandad said you like Big Macs and the man said love them sir. He told him to stay there and he turned the car around and went to
Mcdonalds and brought him 2 Big Macs and Fries. He slipped a Ten in the Bag before we pulled back up. The Man was grateful and hugged him. The money was at the bottom so he didnt find it until after we left. We pulled away and went about our day. That evening I told my dad about it. Dad was like why did you give him money. He was probably just a drunk and he is probably getting drunk on you dime right now.

Grandad smiled and said yup maybe he is. He also might be buying supper with it right now too. Thats he choice. I don't have to walk in that mans shoes and I'm not his judge. He smiled and said and that man might be Jesus checking in on me son.

That is the greatest gift he ever gave me.[/
QUOTE]

That is a great story.