Jun 162013
The primary purpose of this weekend was a combined family reunion and memorial weekend for several departed members of Katie’s extended family. I’ve long been fascinated by her family’s history, it being so different from my own. There are tangible elements of her roots that one can go and see, and touch. The family mountain, and the house in Parsons have been very special to her for her whole life, and this weekend, I got the chance to learn more about them.
Andrew Pifer, for whom Pifer Mountain is named, donated the land for the church and cemetery where he now lies. |
Finally, the gravestone of Ethne Murphy, Katie’s paternal great-grandmother, from whom she takes her beautiful middle name. |