Today, family and friends gathered together at Lois Pitsenbarger's church in Houston, Ohio to say goodbye to her as she moves to Alabama to live with Vicki and Brady and their family. Houston is a very small town in the middle of farm country in western Ohio. It was a three hour journey for me coming from Indianapolis. The day began with a brief sunrise followed by patches of dense fog on and off for about half of the trip. Traveling through the midwest countryside observing the farms and fields is always calming and reminiscent of my childhood. Greenville, where my parents lived for their most senior years, is Annie Oakley country. Then comes Covington where many of my mother's relatives settled, then head north on Rt. 48, around a detour for a bridge out, and into Houston. This reunion included the parishoners of the church, local friends of Lois and many family members not at the last reunion at Leora's. It was a quick visit but a very nice farewell to Lois. She and Leora look so much like my dad. They are the last of that generation and it was a sad parting for me.
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