Lana Silverthorn

A cousin...... Sorry.

She is the reason I became a teacher.

I tried to represent you, your life and your heritage as you would have desired to no avail... I'm so very very sorry. I miss you so much! I so wish you were here! xoxoxoxoxoxo

I miss you! I cant belive your gone! You were more than just a god aunt! You were so special to me! Im happy for you. You lived a happy life and now you are in a better place with Aunt Pat! Love You!!!!!!!!

I miss you! Its, its just so unbeilieveable that your gone. Oh gosh! I think Im going to cry. She was alot more to me than just a god aunt. She was so special to me!

Lana was one of my dearest friends when we were working on our master's degree at the University of Arkansas in the 1960's. She was wonderfully gregarious and fun, and we had some great times in the big office we shared with nine or ten other graduate assistants and at English Department parties. She brought a unique white elephant gift to our Christmas party once—an old whiskey still!

She was so full of life and goodness that I'm having a hard time imagining the world without...

Lana was more like a sister than a cousin. She was a Southern "character" for sure in her own right just as much as her Mother Ruby, was and that is saying a lot. Fun and smiling always. She introduced me to flower gardening and we shared many many laughs over the years on the topic. She loved living in the "Springs" and she dearly loved Southern culture and history. She turned mundane into wondrous and never lost the ability to "see" through children's eyes, with much the same magic. I...

The first day Lana entered the classroom at USA I found her enthusiam infectious. I thought, if all my teachers would have been like her, I would have been a much better student. Her loving spirit touched me deeply. Bless you Lana, you are missed.

Lana was my friend and, as her pharmacist too, we shared so much talking about her illness, but also about books, movies, her garden, and, most of all, people. She was a great lady and I will miss her wonderful happy spirit and her always optimistic view of life. She will continue to be an inspiration for me. Thanks, Lana.
With much love, Mary Lindley