Richard C. Warner |
| Posted 2009-03-04 by Judy Wight Branson |
| The Daily Courier, Prescott, Arizona Wednesday, May 9, 2007 Richard and Ethel Warner I feel that if I don't share this story with others then I'm ignoring the message that has been sent to me. I truly believe that for everything we are dealt in life, there is always a reason, and a very important message should come out of it. As people, we have choices to either except what comes our way and learn from it or ignore it and carry on our way. On June 6, 1923, a very amazing person was brought into this world and his name was Richard Cole Warner, born in Ohio. One and a half years later, on Jan. 6, 1925, a beautiful woman blessed her family by entering our world. Her name was Ethel Jayne Kieffer, also of Ohio. These two children lived a wonderful childhood and ended up meeting each other in the early 1940s. Dick (Richard) and Ethel started dating and became one on May 12, 1946. They were blessed with five beautiful healthy children ¬ four girls and one boy. In 1957, Dick and Ethel decided to move to Phoenix, where they lived until 1966, when they moved onto Yuma, Ariz. Finally moving to Skull Valley, Ariz., in 1977, where Dick continued working in the sand and gravel industry and Ethel was an amazing homemaker and mother. When moving to Skull Valley, they became faithful members of the Skull Valley Bible Church. These two were very strong Christians that always knew the Lord as their savoir and allowed their faith to be passed on to their family. Dick enjoyed farming, horses and of course mules. Ethel loved crossword puzzles and game shows. The common hobby between the two was spending time with their family. Time went on and they became extraordinary grandparents to 11 grandchildren and, believe it or not, 10 great-grandchildren. One of their grandsons passed away two and half years ago at the age of 12, leaving a twin brother and older brother behind. Believing in the Lord helped them deal with the loss of such an amazing boy. Not only did they teach their children about life as a Christian, they also taught their grandchildren and great-grandchildren about the Lord. In April, Dick had a heart attack that left him having to have three stints put into an artery. After about a week, he came home and was feeling almost back to himself. Ethel then was admitted into YRMC with bone marrow failure. Considering she was 82, they could not do a transplant, so they decided to do alternative medical treatment. After Ethel was in YRMC for about three days, Dick went in with pneumonia and was released after two days. He then was admitted into the VA and put straight into hospice. To remind you, the two are in different hospitals not necessarily knowing all the facts about each others' health, hoping that would help them focus on getting themselves back to healthy condition. On May 1, 2007, at 11:25 a.m. grandma Ethel passed in a peaceful manner. Also, on May 1, 2007, grandpa Dick passed at 6:08 p.m., also in a peaceful and beautiful way. They both died of natural causes and were surrounded by all their family. Now, the reason I say this was beautiful is, how many people die of natural causes six and a half hours apart from their spouse? I truly believe that whether you believe in the Lord or not after reading this story, everyone will believe that there was a more powerful hand involved in this. There are two messages that I took from losing our grandparents. The first one is to be able to be married for almost 61 years and still be just as much in love with each other as you were the day you married - now that's what I call true love. The second: I know my ultimate dream in life is to have the love and amazing marriage that grandma and grandpa had, and I know it is possible with faith in the Lord. For the Lord to take both from our earth to heaven together was the Lord's way of giving what grandma and grandpa hoped, wished and prayed for. Their prayers were answered! Information provided by survivors. |
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