Bland-Hackleman Funeral Home

We want to say “Thank You” to those who have entrusted the care of their loved ones to us this past year. Thank you so much for placing your faith and confidence in us.

The holiday season can be a difficult time of the year. The transition we must make after the loss of a loved one adds stress to our lives and we may find it hard to adjust. As we remember our loved ones there is nothing wrong with grieving, shedding tears, because it hurts inside. But grief can be devastating if we dwell only on it. Let me encourage you to remember the good times you have experienced – those trips you took, talks you had, even the small things you shared together, and cherish those things. Instead of ignoring your memories, find others with whom you   
  can share them.

In this season of remembering, we want to honor the life and memory of these special people who have passed on since this time last year:

Donald Foley

John Stout

Deral Mays

Susan Jones

Rozella Lingle

Beverly Ellison

Darlene Austin

Anna Lee Meyers

John Pentecost

John Miller, Jr

Mary Howerton Wise

Linda Lumley

Frances Budd

Judith Appleberry

Lloyd Whisler

Robert Snodgrass

Howard “Tuffy” Marshall

Allan Thrasher

John Friar

Sally Troyer

Theresa Francis

Naomi Boyle

Ed Hackleman

Timothy Bough

Wilbur Carpenter

Thomas Lewis

Melba McPeak

Virginia Claessen

Michael Johnson

Charlotte Messick

Norma Taylor

Madlynne Carothers

Thomas Dade

Kenneth Cooper

Ruthie Logston

Mildred Moore

Kenneth Friar

Donna Conway

Ralph Hoskins

Ellen Marie Norman

Gary Badger

Leila Kirchoff

Jeremy Holmes

Margaret Brubeck

Tommy Russell

Mary Sallee

Eva Whaley

Beverly Spencer

Betty Whitney

Chester Greenstreet

Jacalyn Long

Laverna “Irene” Collins

Ben Shaner

Randall Ducey

Helen Miller

Robin Brewer

Jacqueline McMain

Harold Pennell

Roger Swager

Randall K. Bland

Eric Maus

Robert Capps

Donald Westcott

Robert Hutsell

Marjorie Hill

Ruth Keezer

Clara Shaw

Michael Isbell

Bobby Hoffman

Virginia Porter

Karen Berten

Wesley “Jim” Gilpin

James Beckman

Lester Burres

Bobbie Roberts

Jimmie Hunt

Jennie Barritt

Wanda Decker

Ruth Danner

Larry Roberts

Pamela Shumaker

Florene Adams

Velma Eslinger

Charlei Dunfield

Jeana Swopes

Carolyn McPeak

Nina Gilpin

James Floyd

Teresa Gaughran

Sheryl Moore

Permelia “Moody” Graves

Beverly Prue

Mary Wisner

Jackie Spurgeon

Kenneth Skakal

Sandra Bailey

Joseph Nikodim

Wilbur Charbonneau

Alan Dean Gray

Annabelle Spencer

Eva Coleman

Richard Kevin Jackson

Roberta (Sallee) Oder

Benjamin Lambeth

Louis Trytsman

Thomas E. Bacon

Jefferson Fountain

My Memory Library

Imagine if I was given one moment, just a single slice of my past. I could hold it close forever, and that moment would always last.

I could choose a time of laughing, a time of happiness and fun.

I could choose a time that tried me through everything I’ve done.

I sat and thought about what moment would always make me smile. One that would always push me to walk that extra mile.

There are moments I can think of that would lift my spirits every time. The moments when you picked me up,

when the road was hard to climb.

For me to only pick one moment to cherish, save and keep

is proving really difficult, as I’ve gathered up a heap!

I’m building my own little library, embedded in my heart,

for all the moments spent with you before you had to part.

I can open it up whenever I like, pick a moment and watch it through, My little library acts as a promise

I’ll never ever forget you.

–Sarah B. Blackstone