Tuesday, April 30, 2019
My Aunt Dorothy was the person who could smile through all the trials and tribulations the Pence's went through and had a knack of making everyone feel everything will be OK. She seemed to appear out of the blue when we needed her and I for one will never forget her. One of my fondest memories was when all the Pence's travelled to Mt. Sterling, Ky. to see her Mother. No one could make a better banana pudding from scratch than her and what a great time we all had as kids there. My father served in the Army and was away a lot when we were kids. Dorothy was always there to help my Mom get through it and drove her anywhere she wanted to go. She was a true friend to her and that is just how giving she was. My first taste of Pepsi Cola was when she brought a whole case over to my Grandmothers and let us kids have at it. Once, as a kid, I stayed the weekend at her home in Walton. I slept on the couch. I remember waking to the sound of her kitchen radio playing her favorite singer Jim Reeves and the sounds of Nat King Cole while she cooked breakfast. Bless her heart!
