My brother has been holding out on me!! Tonight I found out that he has some old family photos..So I did the only thing I could do in this situation..I took them!!
So..grab a coat! It is chilly outside..we are going down memory lane...
This is my Papa. Isn't he terribly handsome?? I love him so very much! He and my daddy walked me down the aisle when I got married! Oh how he makes my heart melt.
This is my Great Grandfather...Jess Anderson Burch. This is one of the rare pictures that we have of him NOT wearing a white stetson hat. He was from Texas. I did not get to know him. He passed before I was born..but oh my Great Granny Vesta..she was a true doll. Together they had 17 children! That's a lot!!
This is my great great grandfather...Allen Demetris Burch. He looks like one mighty rough fella! Looks like a true cowboy. Sorry Allen..no disrespect meant sir.
Then there is my great great great grandfather....Needham Anderson Burch. He looks tough too. We are blessed that all three generations are burried in one cemetary in the Denton, Texas area. Papa wants to be burried there too. So does daddy.
These men walked that bridge in my title photo that my boys are on. They walked those same steps. They played and farmed and loved their families the same place Uncle Curtis and Aunt Pauline live. They hunted Easter eggs every year just as we do now. They gathered to give thanks for family, friends and faith.
I am sure that none of those men gave much thought to the legacy that they left behind. But I am sure they would be proud to know that we are still a family and that we still gather together where they did and have a great time together!!
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