In Loving Memory

My Grandmother Zella Marie Woolley (Kjosness)
was born in Waynoka, Oklahoma on May 19, 1926,
and slipped quietly out of her earthly costume Sunday, March 9, 2014.

She gets to see those Pearly Gates and all of the wonders beyond.
I will dearly miss her sweet spirit and spunky sense of humor, her warm hugs and unwavering loyalty.

But OH!, she is finally Home.

She is second from the right, with her parents and siblings in order of birth... she was the 9th of 10 children (9 survived past infancy).

With my Grandpa, shortly after they were married:

Mother's Day 1975, with baby Me:

Loaning my "Something Old" to wear on my wedding day:

And most recently with the kids and I:

I can't begin to express what a treasure this woman has been to me and the rest of our large family, not to mention every life she touched beyond. Even in the midst of grieving over loved ones, the physical hardships of Parkinson's Disease and dementia, she remained sweet and gentle and loving toward her family and friends to the very last.

We miss you, Grandma.

We're also so very happy that you are now reaping the rewards of a faithful life.