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Marshall L. Jarvis
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Marshall Jarvis Obituary
Marshall was born in Feeder Dam, Glens Falls, on Aug. 17, 1929, the son of the late Arthur L. and Eva (Hall) Jarvis.
He attended Big Cross Street School, and graduated from Glens Falls High School, Class of 1949.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran, serving four years during the Korean War.
On July 26, 1953, he married Loraine D. Ovitt of Queensbury.
He worked for 42 years at Finch, Pruyn and retired in 1989.
Marshall's love was his family, and gardening was his favorite passion. He also enjoyed hunting, fishing and spending quality time with his grandchildren.
Besides his parents, he was predeceased by an infant son, Marshall Jr., and a brother, Richard "Dick" Jarvis.
Besides his loving wife of 52 years, "Rainie," of Queensbury, he is survived by his children: Pam Stanton and her husband, Art, of Queensbury, Marcia Gonyeau and her husband, George, of Crown Point, Lee Jarvis and his wife, Ernestine, of Queensbury, Ruby Moses and her husband, Rick, of Stony Creek, Melissa Jarvis-Crawford and her husband, Adam, of Groton, Conn., and Cori Mattison and her husband, Jay, of Queensbury; 15 grandchildren: Mike, Jami, Laura, Sare, Shelly, Kevy, Erica, Nessa, Joe, Chey-Chey, Brandon, Derek, Amanda, Matthew and Nate; his sisters, Janice Burch of Galway, Jeannine Monroe of Glens Falls, and Dolly Williams of Queensbury; his sister-in-law, Barbara Jarvis of Queensbury; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday June 18, at Sullivan-Minahan & Potter Funeral Home, 407 Bay Road, Queensbury, with the Rev. Rodney Mosher officiating.
Burial will follow at Pine View Cemetery, Queensbury.
Family and friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today (Friday) at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Marshall's honor my be made to: High Peak Hospice, 286 Glen St., Glens Falls, NY 12801; West Glens Falls Emergency Squad, 105 Main St., Queensbury, NY 12804; or West Mountain Community Church, Aviation Road Extension, Queensbury, NY 12804.
This obituary was originally published in the Post Star.
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Cori Kuehner
June 11, 2019
I miss you dad and need you more than ever. Not a day goes by that I do not think of you. Being with you one day brings me peace. Oh how I cannot wait to sit and talk with you. I often try to remember your smile and your voice. I miss you more than words can say. Visit me in my dreams. I love you forever. Your #6
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
June 3, 2012
Hi Dad,
Wow! It's been a long time since I wrote you last. I can't believe we are coming up on seven years since you left us. So much has happened since then... Cori re-married. She found a wonderful man,,, you would love him. He is very good to her and she seems very happy. Jami had a little boy... Grayson. Laura had a little boy too... and she named him after you. We call him Marsh-Man! Kever also has a little one... a baby girl, named Caelyn. Shelly & Seth are expecting a little boy too. I have been blessed... Kev joined the Navy and he and his wife & 'lil one are stationed out here near us. It's been wonderful having family close by.
I wish you were here to see your Great-grand-babies. They are absolutely beautiful. It comforts me to know you are watching over all of us.
Adam retires in less than a year. I can't believe it! Time flies. Wish you could have been with us long enough to come out here and see where we live... you never would have wanted to leave. The Puget Sound area is gorgeous... I have never seen so many eagles, heron, seals and deer. Adam and I even got close to a bear... accidently while hiking to a waterfall.
I miss you Dad. We all do. We think of you often. Our hearts are still broken. I don't think mine will ever heal completely. If you could please... give Mom a little nudge... I really want her to come out and visit with us for a bit... so we can spoil her. I miss her terribly. It is hard being away from my family... but I am doing what you told me to do... which was be with and take care of my husband. I love you! Please keep watching over all of us... and never forget how much you are loved and missed.
Forever Your,
Missy Moo #5
xoxoxo
<3
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
December 8, 2010
Hi Dad... it's been a long time. I just wanted to let you know that you are missed every day... that I love you more with each day... and I know that as each day passes... I am a day closer to being with you. I will miss you until the day I take my last breath. I just know that when I leave this place... you wil be there to help me transition into Heaven. Please continue to watch over me Dad... and all of us. We miss you!
Until we meet again in Heaven...
Your Loving & Grateful Daughter,
Forever Your,
Missy Moo
xoxoxo
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
November 20, 2009
Hi Daddy -
It's been a while since I last wrote to you. I know it seems silly... but I always feel better after doing it.
Alot has happened in the last year. Adam and I built our first home. I finally got Adam to get me a Hummer for my Birthday last year. I started a new business... named Missy Moo Ink. I love it... because everytime someone says Missy Moo... I think of you. Jami and Laura have gotten married. But, I guess you know that... because I know you watch over each and everyone of us. We have more good news... that I (or someone else in the family) will share with you when it is the right time.
I still miss you so very much. I think of you always. I still have a hard time thinking that you are gone. It breaks my heart that I can't talk to you... I can't hug you. So many times I just want to share a funny story... a joke... or maybe I am having a bad day and want to hear you tell me it's going to be alright.
I miss you, Dad. I love you always... and will never forget you. I am so glad that I am one out of the six that God chose to be one of your children. You were a great father. I am so proud to be a part of you.
Please, watch over Mom... she really is not the same person she used to be. She is sad... and doesn't seem to have any get-up-and-go. She is missing you. I worry over her and just want her to enjoy the time she has left here. Give her a little nudge...okay, Dad? I love you! Until we meet again in Heaven...
Your Loving,
and Very Grateful Daughter,
Forever,
Your Missy Moo
xoxoxo
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Cori Mattison
November 10, 2008
Dad, I miss you today..but that is no different from yesterday..in fact I miss you everyday. I miss so much about you. Your nose, and how big it is, your crooked smile, your ears. I remember how you use to shave, and you would fill your ears with shaving cream and always forget to wash it off. I miss your chili, and the way you liked your daily onion quartered and not diced. Your laugh, and the way you walked. I miss seeing you wearing a belt & suspenders at the same time. The way you said dungarees, and "open air theaters." The way you always double tied your laces. I could go on and on..I guess I"ll never understand why you had to leave. I will never forget you. Your the reason I know what love is. Your youngest #6, Cori
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
July 19, 2008
Hey Poppy!
I am missing you! I wish I could just pick up the phone... and hear your voice. My heart is broken Dad. Sometimes I wonder if it will ever heal. I'd do anything to see your beautiful smile again. I have so many things I want to talk to you about. I love you so very, very much! I know you love me too! I just wish I could see you one last time...talk to you one last time. I know you watch over me... I can feel your presence at times and it is so comforting. Until we meet again in Heaven... I love you, Daddy!
Love,
Your #5,
Forever Your,
Missy Moo
xoxoxo
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
June 15, 2008
Happy Father's Day, Dad!
I can't believe that today it has been three years since we said goodbye. Not a day goes by that I don't think of you... or something reminds me of you. It is comforting knowing that you are watching over me and everybody else... but I would rather have you here with us. There is so much I would love to talk to you about. So much has happened since you left. Brandon has graduated from high school... Derek moved out here to live with us... Shelly & Seth got married... Adam and I are building a new house. There are times when I just want to sit down and drink a pot of coffee with you and just talk about the weather... or the gas prices... or anything that would come to mind.
I love you so very, very much Dad! No one will ever be able to fill the void in my heart that I have from missing you. I'd do anything to hug you one last time... to hear your voice.. or to have you make me laugh. I thank God everyday for giving me such a wonderful father. I was so blessed to be a part of you. I am so proud to be your daughter, Dad. I will miss you everyday... until we meet again in Heaven...
Your Loving & Grateful Daughter,
Forever Your,
Missy Moo
xoxoxo
Cori Mattison
June 13, 2008
Dad, it is so hard to believe that you have been gone for 3 years. Three very long years. I have thought of you on each and every day. I still find it so hard to live my life without you. I often think about your ability to make me laugh. To really laugh and smile. I was so proud that you were my dad. I only hope that my son can say the same for me, and that he grows up knowing he was loved, like I knew that you loved me.
The thing that is so hard for me to deal with is the fact that you did not want to go, to leave us. That has been the toughest. I think god must have really needed you in heaven. I now find comfort knowing you are there waiting for your family to join you one day. I know that if there is any way that you can you will be with us, walking along with us through our lives journeys, hoping we make good decisions and are happy, you are there. Family really meant alot to you. You would make each of us feel like we were the most special person in your life.
I miss everything about you, from the way that you peeled the potatoes, to the way that you always managed to spill your coffee.
I have so much to tell you. There are times I still catch myself grabbing the phone to call you. I wish so much you were here with me. Before just knowing you were somewhere on this earth breathing was a comfort for me. Now I find comfort knowing that if there is a heaven, you are there rooting for me. I miss you so very much. Happy Father's Day. I will always love & miss you...your youngest, Cori
Visit me in my dreams dad....
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
April 19, 2008
Hi Pop,
I am missing you! I want so badly to talk to you... and give you a great big bear hug! Our family is not the same without you, Dad. I love you! Until we meet again...
Your Loving Daughter,
Forever Your,
Missy Moo
xoxoxo
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
February 14, 2008
Hi Poppy!
Happy Valentine's Day!
I sent Mom some flowers for you... I know you probably would have given her a fruit basket... or some rolled quarters (she loved when you did that), but I sent her some Daisy's (I wanted her to have something like you would have grown in the garden) with a single Red Rose. You would've liked what I put on the card...
To My "Rainie" -
You'll always be my girl. Loving you from Heaven.
Love Always, Marshall xoxo
This isn't the first time I saved you butt on Valentine's Day. I promised you that I would always send her something from you. She misses you more and more. I wish us kids could get her out of this "funk" she is in. But, I know she won't be happy until she is by your side. Please, watch over her, Dad... and the rest of us. I think of you always, and miss you very, very much! Until we meet again...
Your Loving & Grateful Daughter,
Forever Your,
Missy Moo
xoxoxo
P.S. I hope Callie got to you okay... please watch over her until Pammy can be with her someday. Tell Tigger & Sasha-Bear I love 'em. Love you...
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
December 25, 2007
Merry Christmas Dad!
God how I wish you were here. I miss you like crazy. I know I always say the same things over and over... but the truth is... everyone says that as time passes missing you would get easier. But, it hasn't gotten any easier. I still can't come to terms that you are really gone. There are times when I need to talk to you. I miss your voice... the little way you cleared your throat... even your cough. I miss kissing the bald spot on top of your head. I miss seeing you and talking with you. I miss your sense of humor and how you always made me laugh. I would do anything just to give you a hug and speak to you one last time. I find myself dreaming of seeing you in heaven... and wanting to be with you. You loved me so much... I realize that now. You were one of the few people in my life that stuck up for me... and loved me... for who I was... even if you didn't always understand what quite made me ... well me. I am so proud to be a part of you. I feel so blessed that God chose me to be your daughter. I am so grateful for everything that you and Mom did for me...`which was a lot by the way. I feel I could never thank you enough.
Thank you, Dad. Thank you a million times over for everything! You were a great father... and an even more wonderful Dad! (I think there is a difference). I hope every moment we are apart you miss me as much as I miss you. I hope you know how much I loved you and will always love you. You were my hero... and you will always be my hero. Until we meet again...
Your Loving and Grateful Daughter,
Forever Your,
Missy Moo
xoxoxo
Cheyenne Moses
December 24, 2007
Hey Gramp.
Merry christmas.
I love you and miss you.
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
November 22, 2007
Happy Thanksgiving Dad!
I would do anything to have you here with us eating turkey and all of the trimmings. It's just not the same without you. I love and miss you more and more each day! Until we meet again...
Your Loving Daughter,
Forever Your,
Missy Moo
xoxoxo
P.S. I hope you and Tigger are happy together in heaven. I love you, Dad!
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
October 1, 2007
I miss you Dad! I miss you so much my heart aches. I often wonder if you miss me too. Please watch over me, Adam, Bran & Derek... and keep us safe. I try hard every day to be the kind of person you would be proud of. Until we meet again...
Your Loving & Grateful Daughter,
Forever Your,
Missy Moo
xoxoxo
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
August 17, 2007
Happy 78th Birthday Dad!
I can't believe another year has gone by without you! I miss you very, very much! You always loved your Birthday... because it meant one thing... cards and MONEY!!! You loved that you shared your special day with Jami-lynn-o'kins.
I hope Tigger is up in heaven with you now... he's been missing all week and we figure he must have died.... he was an old boy and I think missing you. Mom & Cor have been just beside themselves trying to find him. I hope he's right by your side now... he was always happiest there. Now he won't have to fight with Charlie about who gets your lap.
I love you so very, very much! I miss you even more! Until we meet again...
Your Loving Daughter,
Forever Your,
Missy Moo
xoxoxoxo
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
August 13, 2007
I miss you very, very much, Dad! It's just not the same without you. You were the glue that kept our family fairly close. Somedays I just need to talk to someone and I wish that someone could be you. I miss you like crazy! Until we meet again...
Your Loving Daughter,
Forever Your,
Missy Moo
xoxoxoxo
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
June 17, 2007
To the greatest father there ever was... HAPPY FATHER'S DAY, Dad! I miss you more today than any other day. You used to love Father's Day because that usually meant one thing... money in cards. I would give all the money in the world just to see you one more time. I want so much to sit down and share a pot a coffee with you and talk about 'nothing', just like we used to do. I love you Dad! I miss you like crazy! Until we meet again...
Love Always,
Your Loving & Grateful Daughter,
Forever Your,
Missy Moo
xoxoxoxo
grandpas youngest grand daughter
June 15, 2007
hey grandpa, it has been two long years but it feels like forever. I miss you so much. You are never off my mind and your always in my heart. I miss everything about you like seeing your smiling face,helping you in the garden and all of those tractor rides. I will never forget the memories of time spent together.It feels like yesterday sense I hugged you and gave you a kiss. I will never forget anything that we have done together. with love forever and for always chey-chey
Laura Stanton
June 15, 2007
Hi Gramp,
It's hard to believe it has been two years since you've been gone. I can still hear your four wheeler coming down the trail in first gear. I miss you bringing fresh vegetables from the garden and our pumpkins for Halloween. I miss you coming every week the night before garbage day, and riding on the back of the truck to bring the trash can to the road. And later again to bring it back. I miss feeding your turkeys in my pajamas at dawn, and drinking our coffee with milk. I wish you could be here to see how far we all have come and from here where we go. I miss your sarcasm and your wit. And most of all I miss being your "Mouse". I love you and miss you every day.
Love,
Laura
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
June 15, 2007
Hi Poppy,
It's been two years today since you left us... and my heart still hasn't healed, I don't think it ever will.
Brandon graduated last night... we were all so excited and happy, but it just wasn't the same without you here to celebrate with us. He had a really rough time, he wanted you to be there.
Here is a poem Brandon wrote for one of his final papers in English:
Dear Grampa,
Two years without your laugh,
Two years without without your embrace,
Two years of missing moments,
Two years without your smiling face.
The spaces have not yet filled,
The wounds have not yet healed,
Now I lie defenseless,
For your were my shield.
You were my grandfather, my father,
The first I dared call "Dad",
But now that you are gone,
I lost all that I ever had.
You always were an angel,
But an angel in a mortal's shell,
Now that shell is empty,
In heaven you now dwell.
On thing I now wish to know,
Why, oh why, did you have to go?
You were taken too soon,
You've missed so much...
Not long after you were taken,
In fact, in that same week,
Gram carried your wedding pictures,
A love I need not speak.
Not long after you were taken,
The first of us was finally wed,
But it was different without you,
Tears of both joy and pain were shed.
Not long after you were taken,
We moved to Washington State,
Time flew by too quickly,
Now I'm about to graduate.
Two years without your laugh,
Two years without your embrace,
Two years of missing moments,
Two years without your smiling face.
One thing's true, from year one to year two,
I'll never forget who you were,
And I will always love you!
Love,
B'Ber
We miss you so very, very much Dad! My only hope is to see you again some day. Please continue to watch over all of us... and never forget that you are never far from our thoughts and you are always in our hearts.
All My Love,
Your Loving & Grateful Daughter,
Forever Your,
Missy Moo
xoxoxoxo
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
April 12, 2007
Hi Daddy -
I am having a rough day... I am missing you badly. I am having such a hard time understanding that you are no longer a part of my life... just a faded memory. I try so hard to remember your voice... and I just can't. I would do anything just to hear you say, "I love you". I miss you so very, very much. I just need to know if you are okay. I pray every night that I will dream about you... but I never do. Maybe I am trying too hard. You were my hero, Dad. I look up to you. I am so proud to be a part of you. I am so grateful that God blessed me with such a wonderful father.
B'Ber turned eighteen on April 4th. He misses you and was sad that you were not here to sing "Happy Birthday" to him. He'll be graduating in June. You would be so proud of him, he has really grown a lot since you last saw him. Derek will be out here to live with us in June. I can't wait. I've been waiting alongtime for this. I wish you were here to experience it with me.
I just wanted you to know how much you are missed... and that you are loved more than words can describe. I am grateful everyday for having been so lucky to be in your life. Until we meet again...
Your Loving & Grateful Daughter,
Forever Your,
Missy Moo
xoxoxo
Cheyenne Moses
April 4, 2007
Hey grandpa i miss you so much..
I miss all the tractor rides.
and i miss the pumpkin picking.
you will always be in my heart forever and for always.
Chey-Chey
Cori Mattison
March 19, 2007
I miss you dad- more than ever, Love your daughter, Cori
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
March 5, 2007
Hi Papa,
I am missing you terribly, Dad. Not a moment goes by that you aren't on my mind. I would do anything to hear your voice and to give you a hug & kiss. My life is so different without you in it. I still can't seem to shake this saddness.
I wish you were here, so I could tell you all about things that are happening in Brandon, Derek, Adam & my life. I feel like a piece of me is missing... and I know that piece is you, Dad.
I miss you. I love you. Until we meet again...
Your Grateful & Loving Daughter,
Forever Your,
Missy Moo
xoxoxo
Cheyenne Moses
December 24, 2006
Merry christmas grandpa and a happy new year.
Love you for ever and for always
Chey-chey
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
December 22, 2006
Hi Dad -
It will be Christmas in a couple of days and you always loved this time of year. You always looked forward to all of us kids getting together at your house for our "Family Christmas". I am missing you so very, very much today... and everyday. You have been on my mind so much lately that I don't think of much else. I can barely say your name without crying... I know you wouldn't want it this way... and maybe you would even be upset with me... but I can't help it. You were such a big part of my everyday. I would call you every morning on my cell phone in the parking lot at work... just so I could see if you had a "Bad" night... or a "Good" night... and you always lied and told me you had a "Good" night.. and then I would talk to Mom later to find out you hadn't slept much. You worried over all of us... but never wanted us to worry over you. But, I did worry over you , Dad. You were my bestest buddy... my confidant... you almost always told me how it was... rather I liked it or not. I miss having you worry about me. I miss you telling me how the weather is going to be where I am... even if I was 200 miles away. I miss hearing your voice... I miss your smile... and the twinkle you had in your eyes when you were giving someone a "hard" time. God, you were so funny. I thank Him eveyday for giving me your sense of humor (and not your nose... ha, ha, ha). Everyone loved you Dad! Anyone who knew you loved you... and if they didn't then they weren't good people. You are everthing I stride to be. I work hard each and everyday because you did. I try to do the right thing... even if people don't like me for it... because you did. I am so proud to have been a part of you. It was a privilege to be your daughter... I am so grateful to have known you and been a part of your life...and it was an honor to have you as a friend. I miss you so very, very much Dad. Please, continue to watch over all of us... you are always in my heart. Until we meet again...
Your Loving and Grateful daughter,
Forever Your,
Missy Moo
xoxoxo
P.S. Please watch over Boo... she could use an angel right now. Help give her the strength to get through what she has too, Dad. She needs you and we all need her.
Cori Mattison
December 18, 2006
Dad, yesterday was your youngest gransons 12th birthday. You were missed. Your laugh, your singing, and the way you made a party fun. I even missed you spilling something on yourself or the furniture. I knew that losing you would be difficult,one of the hardest things I would have to live through in my life...I just never imagined how my heart could hurt so badly, constantly. We have a cirle of love, one with no beginning, one with no end. I know that I will spend the remainder of my life missing and loving you. I often take time out of my day just to relive memories that we had together. I never want to forget even one. Visit me in my dreams dad, I need to know that you are with me still...Forever & Always, Your daughter Cori
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
November 20, 2006
Hi Poppy-
I have been having several "bad" days... thinking of you... and missing you so. I can't believe this will be our 2nd Thanksgiving without you. It's just not the same without you here. I still have a hard time understanding that you are gone... it's almost like you were just a dream. God how I wish I could remember your voice. I miss talking with you... there are so many things I want to tell you... I wish I could give you one last hug... one last kiss. I miss you each and everyday, Dad. You and Mom were always my support group... you were both there for me everytime I needed someone... I'll never forget. I am so grateful to have a Mom & Dad like you both. Please, continue to watch over all of us. I speak to you every morning when I wake up... and evey night before I go to bed... I hope you can here me... because I can feel you in my heart. I love you, Dad. Until we meet again...
Love Always,
Your Loving & Grateful Daughter,
Forever Your,
Missy Moo
xoxoxo
ashley hack
November 17, 2006
Hi, i dont really know you but all the things i heard about you from cheyenne because i am her best friend. i feel like i already new you and you were a great person!!!!
from ashley hack cheyenne friend
Cori Mattison
September 21, 2006
Dad, I chose to smile today, not because you died, but because you lived. I choose to cherish your memory, and let it live on in me. I choose to do what you would want me to do, and that is to continue trying. It has been hard to be happy, it has been hard to smile or laugh, it has been hard to be me. ..I always wondered if I ever lost you, how much would I cry? ...How deep is the ocean? How high is the sky?...there seems to be no end....as I mow the lawn, just knowing that you have walked the same steps so many times, keeps me going, I forever want to follow...I love you,and I will always miss you, Cori
Melissa Jarvis-Crawford
September 16, 2006
Hi Dad -
It's been a little while since I've written to you. It's been a busy summer. Brandon is starting college on Monday... he's going a year early. Adam & I are so proud of him and we know you would be too if you were here. Adam will be leaving to go back out to sea... again... and I am feeling very lonely. I have had a few bad days... the last week or so... I am just missing you so very much. I just wish I could pick up the phone and here your voice. I miss our daily phone calls so very much. It's still hard for me to believe that you are really gone.
I start a second job on Tuesday... something to keep me busy since Adam will be gone a lot for the next 2 1/2 years... and Bran will be going to college full-time plus working about 30 hours a week. It was you who inspired me to find this type of work. I will be going in to elderly peoples homes to care for them. I'll be helping them stay in the comfort of their own homes... so they don't have to die in a hospital or nursing home... a place no person wants to be. I hope I can give them the love they need as they leave this world. If I can make the slightest difference in the quality of their life... I will be so happy. Although your passing was one of the most painful memories... it is also one of the most beautiful. I was so glad that you were home surrounded by people who loved you so very much... and even got to say goodbye to Tigger, Charlie and Mutley... and Cori's pup Bart... did give you one last kiss. I miss you Dad. I love you more.. and more as each day passes. I have felt your presence from time to time... and it means the world to me. I love you so very, very much! Until we meet again...
Forever Your,
Loving & Grateful Daughter,
Missy Moo
#5
xoxoxoxo
P.S. I was shocked when Steve Irwin died on Sept. 4th... all I could remember was that you always said he would die doing what he loved... you were right, Dad.
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
August 17, 2006
Happy 77th Birthday Dad! I wish you were here so we could be celebrating this day... instead of being sad. I miss you so very, very much! I hope you can watch over Jami today extra special good... She will need some of your strength to get through the day. I remember the day she was born... you were so excited. You both always loved sharing each others birthday. It was your special bond.
I love you more and more as each day passes. I miss you like crazy! I hope you can hear my words when I speak to you each and every day... until we meet again...
Forever Your,
Loving & Grateful Daughter
Missy Moo
#5
xoxoxo
Cori Mattison
August 17, 2006
Happy Birthday Dad!! I love and miss you so very much. I know you are in heaven looking down with those beautiful blue eyes. I wish so much that you were here with us. When I woke up this morning, I was hoping you would be there to tell me what you would like for your birthday dinner. I miss that so much...I will always miss & love you...Forever... Your daughter , Cori
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
July 26, 2006
Dad,
Happy 53rd Anniversary! Wish you were here with Mom celebrating. Today makes me think of you and Mom's 50th Wedding Anniversary we all celebrated in 2003... I loved how you and Mom were able to re-connect with old family members and friends you had had for many years. Us kids had such fun planning that day for you both. We all wanted that day to be special... and I think it was.
Mom is missing you like crazy... we all are. Some days I feel like I could just die from sadness, from missing you so much, Dad. I am so grateful for the time we did have together though. I am so happy that my two boy's had the opportunity to have you in their lives & to know what a wonderful man you were. I didn't know either of my grandfathers, and I wish I had. I know that there are a lot of people who didn't have their Dad's as long as I had mine (like my friend Pam from CT and my Aunt Janny's girls). So, in many ways I was lucky having you as long as I did. It took an email from my Cousin Kim to realize how blessed I was. Thank you, Kim. I am also glad that my husband got to know you too (Uncle Ray never met three of his son-in-laws). I will cherish every memory, Dad. You will forever be the "first" man I ever loved. You will forever be the "first" death that has effected my life tremendously. But, I have a million memory's of you to keep me going for the rest of my life. I will forever be grateful to God for giving me such a wonderful father... and for giving you to me as long as he had. I love you more as each day passes. Until we meet again...
Your Loving & grateful Daughter,
Forever Your,
Missy Moo
xoxoxo
P.S. Please, watch over my Aunt Janny, Dad... she misses you so. She writes me often, and it means a lot to me. Your death has really been hard on her, too. I hope you and Uncle Ray have been enjoying each other's company up there in heaven.
Cori Mattison
July 25, 2006
Dad, tomorrow will be you and moms 53rd anniversary. I asked her lastnight if she wanted to celebrate in some way, knowing that she was feeling so sad without you. She said that the only way she wanted to celebrate was spending the day thinking of you..remembering 51 years of anniversaries, and memories that you had together. She will visit your grave,water the flowers,and tell you how much she misses you...knowing in her heart that you still surround her, all the time. I know this to be true, as I know that you loved my mother incredibly...Her faith and beliefs are incredible, she knows you will be together again... She is so very lucky to have the love and devotion of a man for so many years. Most of her life has been with you. I know that if she would have passed away before you, you would be spending the day doing the very same thing. Well... maybe squeezing in an episode of Gunsmoke! Still missing you, always, Your Daughter, Cori
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
July 16, 2006
Hi Poppy,
I am missing you so much. I am still having such a hard time. I talk to you often... I really hope you can hear me, Dad. I pray you are walking beside me each and every day. I really wish you were still here with all of us. Mom & Cor really need you to be watching over them. They are having such a hard time. I am too. Life seems like it has gotten so much harder since you left us. I miss you... I miss you... I miss you!
I have another surgery coming up pretty soon. I know... I wish it would stop too. I just know you will be with me to get me through this... again. I love you so very much, Dad. Until we meet again...
Your Loving & Grateful Daughter,
Forever Your,
Missy Moo
xoxoxo
Cori Mattison
July 12, 2006
Dad, sitting here thinking of you. Remembering all the memories we shared. At times laughing out loud. I miss you so very much. Since you have been gone my life has changed in so many ways. I hope that your by my side. I wish I knew you understood and were still with me in some way.I know that if you were here, it would effect you so much. I would never want to disappoint or fail you. Even though you are in heaven, I still never want you looking at me, as you have before, with hurt eyes. I'm not perfect dad, but I truly am giving it my all. I will continue, no matter how bad it gets, for Nate, mom & myself. I just hope you know how I absolutely love and cherish you. I will forever miss everything about you. If I could have one wish, it would for you to come home. Forever, your daughter , Cori
One more thing....if you have any pull up there could you send someone to fix the lawn mower??
Missy Jarvis
June 18, 2006
HAPPY FATHER"S DAY!
Today I celebrate being your daughter, Dad. When you passed away last year, I wanted Father's Day to be taken off the calander forever. It may be selfish, but in my heart the best father no longer is in this world... he is resting and waiting for us to join him in heaven. I miss you! I wish I could call you and wish you a Happy Father's Day! I would do anything to see you open up the card I would give you and gently tuck the money in your wallet... and then you would wink to me and say, "Right now you are my #1... but you may drop in ranks depending on what the others give me". I miss that so much! I love you more as each day passes. Until we meet again...
Your Grateful Daughter,
Forever Your,
Missy Moo
#5
xoxoxoxoxoxo
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
June 15, 2006
Hi Dad -
Today it has been one year since you left us. A lot of people told me it would be much better by this time... they were wrong. My heart hasn't even begun to heal. I have such an empty void in my heart now. Your death has changed me a little. I think I am still the same Missy in a lot ways... but, I am different too. I don't really celebrate happy times the same. I always think of you... and how you aren't here to share those times with us. Brandon is going to go to college a year early. He is going to finish his high school credits at college, Dad. I was so excited to tell everyone... but the truth is... I wanted to call you up first and tell YOU. You would've been so proud of him. Just like when I finally recieved the book his short story was published in... I was happy to send them to family... but, I really wanted you to get the first copy. I knew how excited you were about it. Anyway, I am sorry... I know you are still here with us in spirit,,, but it isn't the same, Dad. I want my Dad here with me. I would do anything to kiss you on top of your bald spot... or walk a cup of coffee down too you in the garden on hot summer day. I miss talking with you. I miss your voice. Your smile. The sparkle in your eyes when you try to get Mom going. I miss you so much Dad. I wish you could have stayed here with me forever. I love you. Until we meet again...
Your Loving & Grateful Daughter,
Forever Your,
Missy Moo
xoxoxoxoxo
Cori Mattison
June 15, 2006
Dad,today will be 365 days since I last spoke to you, held your hand,heard your voice or seen the blue in your eyes. Each of these days has been hard. I have thought about you on each and everyday. I have been told that the 1st year would be the most difficult,the 1st holidays, birthdays,without you. That is so true. My birthday I waited to hear your voice singing to me, as you have every year of my life. Christmas, we put up the tree at the last minute with just a few decorations, Thanksgiving was the 1st year without turkey & gravy. I realize life must go on, I just never knew it would be so very hard. I search for new words to express my feelings for you, as I feel I need to use the strongest words possible. The only one that I know for sure is LOVE. Some people never experience it, some people find out later that that is not the emotion they thought they felt,some are blessed and have alot in their lives. For me, you, are the reason that I know what LOVE is. The bond that we shared as father & daughter can never be broken. I know for my family, and for myself that I must "loosen my grip" (just a little),as I could never let go. I visit your grave often, or sit in your lawn chair as I want to feel and see what you did when you sat in it.I still feel like I'm holding your hand and rooting you on for being so strong,to never give up. I catch myself from wanting to call you, just to see how your day is going,or you telling me how great dinner was, especially when I didn't burn it. Icecream, birds, the weather,nickel deposits,gas prices,the coffee scoop,or how you always spilled your drink, on your shirt or in one of us kids new vehicles...There are so many memories that you and I shared. Some I share, some I don't. I know that my mother, brother and sisters feel the same loss that I feel, their hearts hurt as much as mine. I just think we have to each get through losing the best man in our lives, day by day, in our own way....I miss you deeply,not just for one year, but until we can hold hands again. Your Youngest daughter, Cori
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
June 11, 2006
Hi Poppy -
I am missing you a lot today! I miss you a lot everyday... but today I am missing you a little more for some reason. Maybe because Adam left to go back out to sea again... or maybe it's because it is coming up on the year anniversary of you leaving us. Maybe it's because you are thinking of me... I am not really sure why. But, I just wanted to tell you I am missing you... and you are never far from my thoughts. I do feel your presence at times... and it makes me happy, Dad. You are still such a big part of my life. I talk about you all the time to anybody who will listen. I guess it makes me still feel connected to you somehow. My heart aches for you. Sometimes I can look at your picture and remember happy times... other times I look at your picture and then come the tears. Life is so different without you here. I don't like it one bit. Sometimes I feel like you abandoned all of us, and I get angry with you for leaving. But, I know you stayed with us for as long as you could, Dad. I know you went on to a better place... and you are resting... and waiting for all of us to join you someday. But, that doesn't really make me feel any better. I just wish it could be back to how it was before you left us, Dad. The family just isn't the same. I miss you... and I love you even more with each passing day. Until we meet again...
Your Loving Daughter,
Forever Your,
Missy Moo
#5
xoxoxoxo
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
June 3, 2006
Hey Dad -
Today is Michelle & Seth's wedding... and I am so sad that Adam, B'Ber and I will not be there to witness this wonderful event. I know you will be there watching over them... and when you are, are hope you are next to our mother. I know she will really miss you today... and it will be hard on her to go through this without you. It seems like happy events are just as hard to go through without you, than the bad ones. I miss you like crazy, Dad. I am still having a very difficult time making sense of your death. I can't believe it's been almost a year ( in less than two weeks away). It's still so fresh in my mind... it feels like my heart hasn't even begun to heal. I don't know if it ever will. It's a saddness and pain I had never experienced before you left all of us. I would do anything, Dad just to sit down and have a cup of coffee and talk about nothing in particular... like we did a thousand times before. I love you! I love you so much it hurts. Until we meet again, Dad...
Your Loving & Grateful Daughter,
Forever Your,
MissyMoo
#5
xoxoxoxo
CORI MATTISON
May 31, 2006
To my dearest family, some things I'd like to say...
but first of all, to let you know, that I arrived okay.
I'm writing this from heaven. Here I dwell with God above.
Here, there's no more tears of sadness; here is just eternal love.
Please do not be unhappy just because I'm out of sight.
Remember that I'm with you every morning, noon and night.
That day I had to leave you when my life on earth was through,
God picked me up and hugged me and He said, "I welcome you."
It's good to have you back again; you were missed while you were gone.
As for your dearest family, they'll be here later on.
I need you here badly; you're part of my plan.
There's so much that we have to do, to help our mortal man."
God gave me a list of things, that he wished for me to do.
And foremost on the list, was to watch and care for you.
And when you lie in bed at night, the day's chores put to flight.
God and I are closest to you....in the middle of the night.
When you think of my life on earth, and all those loving years
because you are only human, they are bound to bring you tears.
But do not be afraid to cry; it does relieve the pain.
Remember there would be no flowers, unless there was some rain.
I wish that I could tell you all that God has planned.
But if I were to tell you, you wouldn't understand.
But one thing is for certain, though my life on earth is o'er.
I'm closer to you now, than I ever was before.
There are many rocky roads ahead of you and many hills to climb;
but together we can do it by taking one day at a time.
It was always my philosophy and I'd like it for you too...
that as you give unto the world, the world will give to you.
If you can help somebody who's in sorrow and pain,
then you can say to God at night......"My day was not in vain."
And now I am contented....that my life has been worthwhile,
knowing as I passed along the way, I made somebody smile.
So if you meet somebody who is sad and feeling low,
just lend a hand to pick him up, as on your way you go.
When you're walking down the street, and you've got me on your mind;
I'm walking in your footsteps only half a step behind.
And when it's time for you to go.... from that body to be free,
remember you're not going.....you're coming here to me.
Ruth Ann Mahaffey (author)
©Copyright 1998-2006
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
April 15, 2006
Hi Poppy -
I miss you! I really miss you a lot. I would do anything to talk with you. I knew losing you was going to be hard... but, I honestly didn't know it would be this hard. I hope you know how much I love you. I hope you are watching over all of us. There are so many things I would love to talk to you about. So many things I wish I had said to you before you left us. I wonder if you know how proud I am that you are my Dad. You were such a great Dad, too. I wouldn't want any other man to have been my father. I would chose you over and over again. None of us are perfect, but, you sure did try your hardest to be a good person. You were a wonderful husband, an awesome father, a cherished grandfather... you were truly a great man. I feel so honored to be a part of you. I love you! I look forward to seeing you in my dreams... I just wish I could remember your voice. Until we meet again...
Your Loving & Grateful Daughter,
Forever Your,
Missy Moo
#5
P.S. Please, give my love to my brother & Grandma Jarvis xoxoxo
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
March 22, 2006
Hi Daddy -
Well, I am suppose to have surgery to remove the lymph node early this morning... but I am sure you already know that. I just know you will be right there with me, right, Dad? I am praying everything goes smoothly and the cancer hasn't spread. But, whatever happens... it's in God's hands.
You are never far from my thoughts. I am missing you very, very much, Pop. It's getting close to the time that you would be plowing the winter rye... and starting your beautiful garden. You would always look forward to this time of year... it was your favorite time. We always knew where to find you... almost any given time we could look down and see you peeking up from the garden. That was your place... your "little plot of happiness". We all half-expect to see you down there... it's going to be the first year that you didn't "try" and plant a garden. Last year, you were so sick, you didn't get too far with your garden... but you sure tired like hell. I can imagine how hard it is for everyone back home... I am so glad I am in Washington... so I can't see your empty garden.
I love you, Dad. I miss you more and more as each day passes. I long to see your smile... to hear your voice... and to feel your love. Please, continue to watch over all of us from heaven. Until we meet again...
Your Loving & Grateful Daughter,
Forever Your,
Missy Moo
#5
xoxoxo
CORI MATTISON
March 20, 2006
Dad, the legend of love that you left behind makes my days so hard to endure. Every morning that I wake your absence is deeply felt. The hole in my heart can only be felt by my sisters, brother & mother, as I know they feel the same love that I feel for you. Losing you is so hard. To carry on, my heart is filled with such sadness that is so hard to be the same person I was once. I miss your smile & laughter, and most of all your voice. Since losing you my faith has been tested, I believed that there couldn't possibly be a god that would take such a gentle soul from us, someone so loved and needed here on earth. Then as time went by I couldn't blame god for taking you as I am sure he needed such a person, as you, in heaven. Dad, there aren't any words that describe how losing you feels. All I am sure of is that it has been the hardest thing I have ever experienced. My heart actually hurts. I miss you so, and cannot wait until I can be with you, again. Until then I promise to fulfill my promise to you and take care of mom. Visit me in my dreams, I love you so very much, your daughter, Cori
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
March 13, 2006
Hi Poppy -
Adam has duty tonight and I am feeling restless... and I can't seem to stop thinking of you. I miss you so very, very much. It's almost been nine months since you left us and I am still having such a hard time. It's still very hard to understand that you are really gone. Our family is not the same without you.
I have a lymph node that will be removed on Tuesday. I am trying to be positive. I am scared, but I have finally found strength in God. I believe He doesn't put us through anything He knows we can't handle. I am trying to be strong... I don't want to be afraid anymore. I am just scared of leaving my family (just like you were)...especially Adam & Bran. But, I just know you will be there with me... right, Pop? I did really good last Thursday when I had the endoscopy... I know I did well because I put my life in Gods hands and I knew you were watching over me. I will try to do the same on Tuesday. If I know you are there, I won't be afraid.
I love you so very much! My heart still feels broken, Dad. I would do anything just to touch you, to talk to you. I would just love to see your smile one more time. I stride each and every day to be the person you would be proud of. It's just not the same without you. Until we meet again... lot's of love to you and Marshall, Jr...
Your Loving & Grateful Daughter,
Forever Your,
Missy Moo
#5
xoxoxoxoxoxo
P.S. Please, let Henrietta know that I love her and I am sorry I didn't have the chance to say goodbye.
Pam Dugas
February 7, 2006
I'm writing this 8 months later. This is a time when you think of your friends who got you through the most difficult days of your life. Lastnight I attended Tracy's father's wake and today was the funeral (I was unable to attend). When I talked to Melissa on the phone after I had emailed about Tracy's father's passing, it was easy to understand how the other felt, now that the three of us had all lost our fathers. Unfortunately this isn't something that you WISH you had in common. I realized that you cherish good friends and that they will be there for you when you need them the most. I have been able to cope, I believe that Melissa will also be able to deal (even though she is having a hard time now) and hopefully in the near future between the two of us, we can also help Tracy.
Melissa you have been a good friend and I hope we can stay friends, even though many miles separate us. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
January 17, 2006
Hi Poppy -
I MISS YOU! I really wish you were here so I could talk to you. I would do anything to hear your voice and have you give me a hug. I love you with all of my heart. Until we meet again...
Your Loving and Grateful Daughter,
Forever Your,
Missy Moo
#5
xoxoxo
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
January 11, 2006
Hi Dad -
Just writing to let you know you have been on my mind and in my heart. It seems like forever since I have heard your voice. Sometimes I just sit here and wonder how you are doing... wondering if you are okay... and if you miss all of us as much as we miss you. I believe you are still watching over all of us... and that puts my mind at ease. I just wanted to let you know how much I miss you and that you were and always will be loved by me with all of my heart. You are greatly missed and broke a lot of hearts when you left this Earth. Please, be rest assured that we are all doing okay. I love you so very, very much Dad. Until we meet again...
Your Loving & Grateful Daughter,
Your Missy Moo - #5
xoxoxoxo
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
December 28, 2005
Hi Poppy -
Well, we are finally out here in WA. It is much more beautiful than I had expected. You would've enjoyed the trip out... the Mid-West was breathtalking.
It's been a long time since I have written in here. The last few months I just had to take your picture down, because everytime I saw your face I would just break down and cry. I know you wouldn't want me to carry on like that, you always hated it when someone cried over things that could not be changed. But it is so hard to be on this Earth without you. I miss you so very, very much. It is still so very hard to fathom that you are gone. My heart will never heal, Daddy. I fear I will never be the same person, that this sadness will never go away. There is an emptiness that I feel and it is hard to describe, ALL of us are feeling it. Mom is really having a hard time, she was doing pretty good, so we thought, but she misses you so. You were her life and I can see the sadness in her beautiful blue eyes now. They don't shine as much as they use to. Her heart is broken too. Lee is so right, you were they greatest man to walk this Earth. I am so grateful you were (and always will be) my father... my Dad... my Poppy. You were also a wonderful teacher, an advid listener and great friend. I loved talking to you... it was never boring and you knew a little bit about everything. I miss your wisdom, your jokes, your silly songs, your pet names you had for all of us, but most of all I miss your smile and your hugs and your daily phone calls to make sure we were safe and everything was alright. I love you Dad. I miss you with every breathe. Until we meet again...
Your Forever Grateful & Loving Daughter,
Your Missy Moo
P.S. Brandon's book came in... I knew how proud you were of him. I wanted so bad to show you. Love You!
Lee Jarvis
December 21, 2005
Hey Pops,
Sure do miss you allot.I am hopeing that you have heard me each and every time that I have spoken to you, because that is when I have really needed to talk to you and you alone.There is and probably always be this place in my heart that is empty.If you can, in some way help Mom get through this season, I do beleive that she will need it. Thanksgiving was hard on her, she said she only wanted to be with you and I am sure that Chrismas will be double.You are the best man that I have ever encountered in this world that we walk and I do not say this because I am your son,I say this because it is truth.I am missing you so, Hunting season was hard enough but the Holidays are near and this is my first Xmas without your smile or your jokes or the kiss on the cheek.The hardest things in life are the things that cannot be changed. I miss you so much.Your son, Lee
CORI MATTISON
December 20, 2005
DAD, NOT A DAY GOES BY THAT I DO NOT THINK OF YOU. SINCE YOU HAVE BEEN GONE MY LIFE HAS CHANGED IN SO MANY WAYS. AT TIMES I FEEL THAT EVERYTHING IS SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL. I HAVE TO STOP MYSELF FROM CALLING YOU WHEN I HEAR NEWS OR SEE SOMETHING FUNNY. I WANTED TO CALL YOU AND TELL YOU THAT THE TURKEYS WERE IN PAMS YARD THIS MORNING. I KNOW YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED... I AM STILL NOT SURE WHAT TO COOK FOR DINNER, YOU WERE ALWAYS THE ONE WITH AN SUGGESTION FOR THAT, YOU LIKED EVERYTHING, ESPECIALLY WHEN I DIDN'T BURN IT...MOST OF ALL I MISS YOU SAYING GOODBYE TO ME IN THE MORNING, AND GREETING ME WHEN I CAME HOME AT NIGHT.I MISS KISSING YOU GOODNIGHT, AND YOU WHISPERING IN MY EAR "HEY COR, DO YOU HAVE ANY ICECREAM?"...THE HOUSE SEEMS SO DIFFERENT, SO EMPTY, SO QUIET. I FEEL LIKE PART OF ME IS MISSING, AND I'M NOT SURE HOW TO FEEL WHOLE AGAIN. I GUESS WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS I MISS YOU DAD, AND I LOVE YOU EVERY MINUTE, AND I WILL FOR THE REMAINDER OF MY LIFE. I HAD A DREAM ABOUT YOU THE OTHER NIGHT, YOU WERE DRIVING AWAY FROM ME IN YOUR TRUCK, I WAS RUNNING AFTER YOU..I TRIED SO HARD BUT I COULDN'T CATCH UP,ALL I COULD SEE WAS THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD.. I HOPE SOMEDAY I DO CATCH UP TO YOU, DAD, FOR JUST A MOMENT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOUR SMILE. I LOVE YOU SO VERY MUCH, YOUR DAUGHTER, CORI
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
November 5, 2005
Hi Daddy -
I miss you! I miss you so very, very much! It is getting closer for Adam, Bran & I to move to WA. Just two more weeks. I am having a lot of mixed feelings about the move... everyone I have talked to and has been there before says it is beautiful and I won't ever want to come back to the NorthEast. I am not so sure about that... my roots are in NY. My "home" will always be where you and Mom raised us kids... I LOVE our home. Probably because I know how much our home & property meant to you. But, you are not there anymore... and I guess I have to realize that.
I think about you all of the time and my heart still feels like it is broken in a million pieces. I don't think it will ever go away, Daddy. At least not until I see you again in heaven. Mom is doing okay... she has good days and bad of course... but she is so very strong. You would be so proud of her. We all are taking such good care of her... she is the cutest thing I tell you... but, you already knew that.
Brandon is doing so well. He has probably grown another inch or two since you last saw him. He is finally starting to fill-out. He continues to be a straight A student. He is looking forward to WA although he says he would rather live with his Grandma Jarvis in NY. He still calls her the "Terror of the Deep", he says it makes him smile because it reminds him of you. He misses you... we couldn't even buy a pumpkin this year... it just reminded us of you. I haven't been able to bring myself to make that first batch of chili either... you would have made a batch a few weeks ago when it started to get cold. I miss you so much, Dad. I wish I could give you a great big hug and a kiss on your forehead like I used too. I would do anything to talk with you about your day. Until we meet again... I love you...
Your Loving & Grateful Daughter,
Forever Your,
Missy Moo
#5
CORI MATTISON
November 1, 2005
Dad, I miss you...still & FOREVER. Love, your daughter, Cori
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
October 9, 2005
Hi Daddy -
I am missing you very much today. I had to take your pictures down for a little bit, because seeing your face right now makes me cry. I am sitting here this morning reading the paper and drinking my coffee... and it makes me think of you. I just want to pick up the phone and see how your night was. I want so much for you to tell me what the weather is going to be like today. It's getting close to the time that you would make your first batch of chili... I always loved your chili. I love you so very much. I miss you like crazy. You are always in my heart, Dad. I will miss you until the day I die... until we meet again...
Your Loving Daughter,
Forever Your Missy Moo
#5
CORI MATTISON
September 27, 2005
Dad, I miss you so very much. I think about you each and every day. I miss your voice & laughter more than ever. If I was granted just one wish, I wouldn't wish for wealth. My wish would be for you to come home. That would be priceless to me. My heart aches so much for you. There are so many things that remind me of you. I save the Sunday funny's and sometimes take them to the cemetary to read them to you. You're right, "Hagar the Horrible" is worth the $1.75. I haven't cooked a potato since the last time I made them for you. I haven't "quartered" an onion for dinner either. The salsa we made together still sits on the shelf. I am hoping that soon, I will be able to do these things again. I just am having a hard time letting go. I don't want to forget even a moment of a memory that we have shared. I still want to fight for you...I love you, and our family with all my heart...your daughter, Cori
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
September 21, 2005
Daddy -
Well, it's been fourteen weeks, Dad... and I am having a rough day. I really would like to talk to you more than ever before. My test results came back... and everything is good... NO CANCER. I know you were with me every step of the way. I knew the day they did the biopsy that everything was going to be okay. I know you were there with me, Dad. I'll never forget how calm I was and I wasn't afraid... just a little nervous. I wanted so bad to be strong like you were... you are my angel... and I feel comforted by that.
We are getting ready for the "Big" move to Washington... I am looking forward to it... although I am going to miss Mom and the rest of the family. But, I know you will be there with me too. I hear it is beautiful out there... so I am going to really enjoy it, I think. Well, I have to go back to work... I just wanted to tell you that I love you... and my heart is still broken because of your death. I don't think it will ever be the same... but I know that we will be together again someday... and that makes me happy. Until we meet again...
Your Loving Daughter,
Forever Your Missy Moo
#5
Debbie (Smith) Castellucci
September 20, 2005
My name is Debbie Smith (Castellucci) and I have know Ruby Jarvis (Moses) since the fourth grade.
I am so very sorry for your great loss. I never had the honor of meeting Marshall, but if the sparkle in Ruby's eyes when she speaks of her Dad is any indication of the kind of man he was, I am certain it was my misfortune not to have known him. I would like to thank him and of course your mom for Ruby. It takes special people to raise such a special lady. You have a special family and that will get you through this tough time.
Missy - Ruby told me that you are a fellow Connecticut transplant. Take my email and if there's anything you need, I'm not far away.
My prayers are with your family.
Pam Dugas
September 17, 2005
Sorry I haven't written or checked the guest book since shortly after his passing.
I told Melissa that she would be o.k. Even my roommate, mother, and sister thought of her. I was even surprised when my mom asked how "Melissa" was. I didn't know she knew her name. We all said MANY prayers for her, but I told her I talked to her Dad and told him not to take her yet and to watch over her. Let nothing be wrong with her, healthwise, and maybe even let her be healthier than she Ever was in her life. She needed to go on for her family and friends.
I will miss her when she leaves Fairview at the end of this month and when she moves to Washington, but atleast I know she will be o.k. and will live happily with her family for years to come.
It's been fun knowing Adam, Melissa, and Brandon. Just because they will move, it doen't mean that I don't want to still keep in touch. I will also want to hear updates re: her family.
Now the prayers are on Nate. I know he will also be o.k.
God Bless you all!
Pam
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
September 14, 2005
It's been thirteen weeks since you've been gone. I miss you more than ever, Dad. I had my biopsy yesterday and I think it went pretty good. I know you were there with me, Pop... I could feel you... I wasn't scared...maybe a little nervous... but not nearly as bad as I usually would be. I know you were next to me telling me to relax... it's going to be okay... It was so comforting. I had never felt so calm before. Thank you, Daddy. I really feel like everything is going to be okay now. We get the results on Friday. Cross your fingers for me.
I have learned so much from your death. I have learned to slow down... and to relax. It's a wonderful gift you have given me. I appreciate you so much. You have taught me what strength is... My heart still aches for you. I still have to catch myself because I want to call home and talk to you. I especially miss our morning calls before I punched in to start my work day. Everyone is trying to get through this... we are getting better... but we still have a lot of healing to do. I think all of us have been changed forever though. You are never far from our thoughts. I hope you know how much you were loved by each and everyone of us and mom. You touched a lot of lives with your wonderful sense of humor and wit. I so miss your smile and I miss your wisdom. Until we meet again...
Your Loving Daughter,
Forever Your Missy Moo
#5
xoxoxo
CORI MATTISON
September 13, 2005
I have so many memories of you that I relive each day, dad. One particluar memory that keeps me smiling is the night, just you, Nate and I were home. It was cold out, and late at night. Just the three of us went outside on the swing, waiting for the Eclipse, we sat together so long just staring at the sky. We all were snuggled up under a blanket, freezing. I remember all the stars in the sky..I knew someday you would be the brightest star shining down, I just wish I could be there with you , as I miss you so....I would give anything to talk with you and have you answer back...Jay, Nate and I are lost without you....love, your daughter, Cori
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
September 7, 2005
Daddy -
It's been twelve weeks since you left us... and I sure do miss you. I think of you all of the time, Dad. I cried while reading a story to the kids in my class today... you see, there was a badger in the story... and it reminded me of your knickname for Cori. My eyes just teared up, I had to have Pam read the rest of the book. The kids will sometimes ask me out of the blue where my Mommy and Daddy are... I tell them that my Mom is at home, and my Dad is always with me because he is in heaven. I believe that, Dad... I really do believe that you made it "home". I always talk to you thoughout my day... it makes me feel better. I miss you so very much. I guess I thought you would always be here...
I have my biopsy next week... and I am really, really scared... but I know that you will be there with me, right Dad? Right by my side? I am so happy that my Mom is coming out to be with me... Adam won't be home until a few days later... so, I am so relieved that I won't be going through this alone.
Your death brought all of us together you know. We are taking good care of Mom... she is such a litte cutie. She really is a strong, wonderful woman, Dad. I feel sad for her... because I know how much she loved you and how much she misses you. Until we meet again...
Your Loving Daughter,
Missy Moo
#5
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
August 31, 2005
Good Morning Daddy -
Eleven weeks have gone by... and I am still having a really hard time. I am getting better though, Dad. I know you wouldn't want all of us to dwell upon your death... but, I can't help the way that I am feeling. My heart still feels like it has broken in a million pieces... It's so hard to comprehend that I don't have a father anymore. The anger has subsided... which I am very glad about... it's hard carrying around all of that anger all day. I am more accepting of your passing... because I know how much you needed to rest and that you didn't like the way you were living... with the all of your medicines... that stupid oxygen tank (that you hated to cart around)... but when you couldn't go down in your garden... or feed your turkeys & deer... and you couldn't ride your four-wheeler... we all knew you had enough. But, when I saw you put your hand up on your brow of your forehead and bow your head down... I knew you didn't want to live like this anymore. I miss you so much, Dad. Everything reminds me of you. I truly think of you every moment and I know that someday we will all be together again... I cannot wait to see your beautiful smile and to have you make me laugh. Until we meet again... I love you, Daddy!
Forever Your,
Missy Moo
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
August 24, 2005
Hi Poppy -
It's been ten weeks today you left us. The pain is still so very heavy in my heart. I go see the surgeon today... please watch over me, Dad... I could really use a guardian angel right now. Adam is still out to sea and will be for quite a while longer. Please watch over him as well... and keep him safe for me. Please, watch over all of, Dad... I know I don't even have to ask you... you were always good about looking after all of us.
Poppy, Shannon's little grandson died... please take care of him for Shan. He was just talking about him when he came up and saw us after you passed away. He just absolutely cherished this little boy. I know your a little nervous of the really small babies... but he was 5 months old... so you should be just fine. Please, take really good care of him... maybe bring him on a tractor ride and grow him pumpkins. Boy, you sure do have your hands full watching over ALL of us.
I miss you like crazy. I miss talking with you fifteen times a day. Remember, I would call you & Mom so much everyday that you threatened to change your phone number and not give it to me. I sure do miss the way you always made me smile and you are the only one that actually thinks I was a good driver. Mom doesn't like the way I drive, she says I drive like you... go figure. I love you, Daddy... EVERY minute of EVERY day. You were the best father, husband and Grandpa. We all miss you so very, very much! Until we meet again...
Forever Yours,
Missy Moo
Your Favorite #5
Cori Mattison
August 17, 2005
Happy Birthday to the 1st man I ever loved...I miss you so much dad..I bought a cake for you, like always I got your favorite with best cream frosting!! yes, I ate it too...I miss you every single moment...and I will for the remainder of my life, your youngest, CORI
Ruby Moses
August 17, 2005
Dad,
I wish that I could call you and wish you a Happy birthday. I wish that I could bake you a cake, a chocolate one. I wish that I could sing "Happy Birthday" to you over the phone as you did to me each year. I wish that you could call Jami today....HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAMI. I wish that I could give you money for your gift and watch you tuck it in your wallet, maticulously. You'd always tell me to watch Mom carefully so she wouldn't get in your wallet. That always made us laugh. Of course, you made us laugh everyday.....I miss that so much. I wish that you were here with us Dad.I will wish that everyday of my life.....I love you so much. HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
August 17, 2005
Happy Birthday, Dad! How I miss you so. I am trying to take one day at a time and let the sadness go... but everytime I think of you the tears flow down my face... as I think of memories that we shared that even time can NEVER erase. Until we meet again. I love and miss you!
Forever Your,
Missy Moo
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
August 16, 2005
Hi Dad -
Tomorrow it will nine weeks since you've been gone. It also would have been your 76th Birthday. Jami is taking it really hard, this will be her first Birthday without you. That has always been her special "bond" that you shared... and she was always very proud of being born on her "Beepa's" Birthday.
Anyway, I went to get the results today from my ultrasound... I have to go see a surgeon next Wednesday so we can schedule a biopsy. The doctor says it could be breast cancer, or maybe the melanoma I had had spread (but he felt it was less likely to be the melanoma... but didn't want to rule it out). Most likely I'll have to be put out (you know how upset I get about being put out)... because the tumor is fairly deep. But, you probably know all of this. It also could be benign... which I hope and pray that it is. After all, I finally have found someone to love me... and I am not ready to leave my husband... or my boy's... or my Mom , sisters & brother. I just want to get better... and to feel well. I love you Dad... I miss you so very, very much. My Aunt Janny is missing you too... we have actually wrote a couple of letters to each other. She really loved you very much. My heart still aches for you everyday, Daddy. I hope you are at peace and you are happy (but, I know you won't be truly happy until you have your family up in heaven with you). Please send Marshall, Jr. my love. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DAD!... until we meet again.
Your Loving Daughter,
Missy Moo (#5)
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
August 10, 2005
Hi Poppy -
It's now been 8 weeks since you left us. It still seems like a bad dream. I think I am doing a little better, or maybe it seems better because I am trying to keep myself busy. Adam left on Sunday to go out to sea again. Cori & Jay (and Nate) came out and picked Mom up this past weekend, they went home on Sunday, too. I have been pretty lonely. Brandon has been doing very good, he's been helping me out... he's even going places with me now. You would be so proud of him. He really is a great kid. Anyway, I miss you so very, very much. I still have a hard time accepting that you are gone. I find myself always saying "Mom & Dad"... I even told Mom the other day to go ask you if she didn't believe me about you saying that I am a good driver. I must have cried for an hour... it's so hard not having you here. You were such a big part of my life... each and every day... my life has changed so much Dad since you passed. I told you I wouldn't be the same "Missy"... and I am not. I always could count on you to make me laugh. You always seemed to believe in me, even if I didn't believe in myself. I need you, Dad.
I go for my tests tomorrow... and I am really, really scared. I have not been feeling so good and I just want to feel better. It's been a long time since I felt well. It's get's old doesn't it? Anyway, I love and miss you like crazy. Please continue to look after all of us from heaven... save a place for me, Okay? I love you, Daddy! Until we meet again...
Forever, Your Missy Moo
P.S. Mom always calls me "Marshall Jr", don't tell her, but I like when she says that... I am so proud to be like you, Dad. Love You. Your #5.
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
August 3, 2005
Daddy -
It's been 7 weeks today that you left all of us. The last few days have been pretty hard... it seems a little better when I am busy. Adam will be leaving soon to go back out to sea... and this will be the first time since you passed away. I am nervous because I will have a lot of time to think about you. At first the memories make me smile or laugh... and then they make me miss you more... and then come the tears. I still have a hard time really understanding that you are gone. I guess because I don't want to believe it. Anyway, I miss you so very, very much!
We are getting ready to move to Bremerton, Washington, pretty soon. As you know, I am both happy and sad about this move... I will be so far away from my family and Adam will be gone most of the time. I am scared... but excited too. Another fresh start. I wish you were here to talk to me about it. I really miss talking to you every morning. I love you Dad! Please continue to be our guardian angel and watch over all of us... we ALL miss you more than words can say. Until we meet again...
Your Loving & Forever Grateful Daughter,
Missy Moo
xoxoxo
CORI MATTISON
July 26, 2005
Happy 52nd anniversary to my mom & dad!!
I am so proud to be your daughter. Miss you forever dad, I think of you every minute..I wish you were here...my heart is soo broken without you!! I think about your handsome face constantly..I miss your voice and laughter..Love your daughter, CORI
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
July 26, 2005
Hi Papa-
HAPPY 52nd ANNIVERSARY! Another rough night last night. I am missing you like crazy. I just want so much to talk to you. We all are having such a hard time without you. I feel so bad for Mom... she misses you so much... she has been so strong... but I know that her heart is hurting so very badly. My heart still feels as if it has broke in a million pieces.
I am going through some health problems again. Doctor's found a lump in my breast. They are hoping that it isn't the melanoma. I am scared... but, not as scared as I was when I first found out I had cancer. I am not "as afraid" of dying... not like I used to be... because I know if I die... I will be with you... and that makes me feel better. I still have a hard time believing that you are gone. I would give anything to talk with you... to see you... to hold you. I want so much to give you a great big BEAR HUG!!!! I love you, Dad! I miss you more than words could ever say.
Forever Your Loving & Grateful Daughter,
Your Missy Moo
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
July 20, 2005
Dad -
Well, it's five weeks today that you made your final journey... and WOW! we ALL are such a mess. It doesn't seem to be getting any better, at least for me. I want so much to call you and hear your voice. I would do anything to have you ask me to cut your toe nails. I miss talking with you. I miss your laugh. I miss everything about you, Dad. I often wonder if you ever knew (or know now) that you were the heart of this family. Did you even know what a wonderful person you were. My life has changed so much without you. I am such a different person. Somedays are better than others... or should I say... worse than others... because I don't seem to have good days anymore since you left us. I never would have thought that it would be this difficult. I knew I would be a mess... but not like this. I thought each day it would get a little better... but, it's not. I love you, Dad. I love you so much it makes my heart ache. You were so beautiful... I miss your cute little smile... your humor... the way you always made me smile... even if I didn't want to. I want you back, Dad. Please, please, please come back to us. I miss you so very, very, very much!!!! Until we meet again...
Your Forever #1 Daughter (just kidding Pam, Marsh, Boo & Cor),
Missy-Moo
CORI MATTISON
July 19, 2005
They say memories are golden, well maybe this is true. We never wanted memories, we only wanted you. A million times we've needed you, a million times we've cried. If love alone could have saved you, you never would have died. In life we loved you dearly, in death we love you still. In our hearts you hold a place that no one could ever fill. If tears could build a stairway, and heartache make a lane, we'd walk the path to heaven and bring you back again. Our family chain is broken, and nothing seems the same. But God calls us one by one, the chain will link again......
I miss you so much today dad...I need to feel you close to me...memories of you keep me going,I think of you constantly,I wish I could hug you... your daughter, CORI
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
July 19, 2005
Good Morning Daddy -
I had such a rough night last night. Mom is here visiting us for two weeks. I thought her being here would make me feel better... but it only makes me miss you even more. You & Mom were two peas in a pod. You were always at each others side... rarely apart after your retirement. Going "home" to get Mom was really rough. The house feels different to me now ... it's just not the same without you there. It doesn't feel like "home" to me. We went to the Saratoga County Fair... and everything reminded me of you. I would always catch myself saying... "Dad, would really love this"... or... "Dad, would really get a kick out of that". I couldn't even bring myself to get Sausage & Pepper's... that was your favorite & mine too. I miss you Dad... all of us miss you so very much. I am so sad all of the time... I just want my Dad. You belong here with us. Until we meet again...
Forever & Ever Your Loving Daughter,
Missy Moo
salmon pink rose bush- July 05
Rick Moses
July 18, 2005
Hi Dad,
Sorry I haven't written but you know over the years I told you that I don't like to write. I wish you were here so we could talk instead. Man, have you left behind some broken hearts, including mine. I stop over to visit with you at the cemetary often. I miss you very,very much dad. Every day I think of you. Sometimes with tears running down my cheeks like they are now. I am trying to handle this alone, but it's hard. I guess it's better this way because I know how much our family is hurting, so I am on my own because I don't want to upset them. Even though you left me with a broken heart, you left me with a wonderful mom, four sister in-laws,their spouses,a brother-in-law and all of the kids. I never knew that a family could love each other so much. Most of all, you left me with the sweetest wife a man could ever want. She's real, lots of fun, my best friend, the most human person you ever want to meet, my loving wife Ruby. Now where do you think she got that all from dad? She cries every day for you. I think with all of this going for me, my heart will heal. I want you to know that I'll never forget the talks that we used to have when you were working with me doing bat work and the time at Saratoga State Park when I told you how nice a dad you were to me. I'll remember the hunting and fishing times. I hope God knows what he took from us. There will always be that spot in my heart for you. You will always be important to me, no one can take that. I love you. I miss you. Thank you for being the person you were.
Here's a picture of my rose bush I am growing. I named it Marshall for it's as beautiful as you were.
Love Always,
Your son-in-law
Rick
Jay Mattison
July 15, 2005
Grampy,I just want you to know that I think about you all the time. Working in the yard makes me think of you, seeing your truck makes me think of you..just about everything reminds me of you. I know you are at home with us, where you belong. When I am working on the back hoe, I can almost see you sitting on your four-wheeler waving to me, just watching, as you have done so many times before. I'd look up and there you would be, smiling and knodding. I miss that, constantly. Even though I was not your son, you treated me like I was, and I loved you as if you were my dad. I felt that we had such a great relationship, and I have so many wonderful memories. I try to remember each one, smiling and laughing out loud. You made me laugh so many times.. Towards the end I wasn't sure if I could be strong enough, but just seeing you, I knew I could be. I am so glad that we had those late nights, just sitting quietly. I am glad that I had the chance to hold your hand, and comfort you. You changed my life... One night, you called for me to come downstairs, and you said to me, "Jay-Bird, thank you" and I said "NO, THANK YOU, GRAMPY"..that was all that we needed to say to eachother. I am so glad that you were home, like you wanted.I just want you to know that I am trying to make things the way you you wanted, trying to get some projects done, keeping the bird feeder filled..lawn mowed.. I wish they could have been done for you to enjoy. My watch alarm stills goes off at 11:00 to remind you to take your meds..Everytime I hear this I will think of you. For the remainder of my life I will miss you. Love, your son-in-law, Jay-Bird
Ruby Moses
July 15, 2005
I miss your handsome face every minute Dad. I miss everything about you. Love, Boo
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
July 15, 2005
Hi Daddy -
Well, it's been one month today that you left us and started your journey to heaven. We are going to NY tomorrow for a quick visit... and to pick Mom up and bring her home with us for two weeks. I am looking forward to being with her. She has been a "rock" for all of us kids since you passed away.
I miss you so very, very much! I think of you every moment... I am a little scared about going home. This will be the first time going back there since you left us. I want so much to walk in the house and see you sitting in your chair... or maybe you'll be in your garden as we drive by. But, I know you won't be and it brings tears to my eyes. God! I just want my father here with us... please! I miss you so very much, Dad. I would do anything just to hear your voice and see your cute little smile. I love you, Poppy! Until we meet again...
Forever Your Loving Daughter,
Missy Moo
Rick, Larry, Mike & Marshall
July 13, 2005
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
July 12, 2005
Hi Daddy -
I had a really rough night last night. Adam had "duty" and it always seems bad when I have too much time to think about things. Words cannot even begin to express the sadness I feel. It's like... I go about my day just like I did when you were still here... and then bammmmm! It hit's me... I can't pick up the phone and call you and hear your voice... I know if I go home you won't be there. I feel like a giant cloud follows me around all day and all night. I can honestly say I have never felt this sad before. I try to talk myself out of missing you... I might say,"well, your in a better place", or maybe,"you are with Marshall, Jr. now", but, it really doesn't make me feel any better. I guess I am selfish... because I just want you here with us. I can't remember your voice and it really upsets me... because later in the evening after you passed... we had a house full of people... and as plain as day... I heard you say, "Cori". Just like you would have if you had been right there with us. But, no matter how hard I try now... I can't remember what your voice sounds like. I miss you! I love you with all of my heart. I feel so grateful for all the time I did get to spend with you. I am so glad I was able to speak with you almost every morning... just to check in with you... and see how you night was. I miss that. I try and check in with Mom every morning... but I usually just end up waking her up and then I feel bad. But, you... when I called, you would answer the phone by saying, "Good morning, Missy", and then laugh (because you knew it was me before I even said a word) because only I would call you so early in the morning. I love you Dad... I hope you know how much now. Please, continue to look down on all from us in heaven and know that we all miss you like crazy. You are my bright shining star at night. Until we meet again...
Forever Yours,
Missy Moo
Lee Jarvis
July 11, 2005
Hey Pops,
Words can`t be written the loss that I feel, when I think of you as father for real.There has not been one day that has gone by, that I have not seen something that turns my eyes to the sky.(I miss you so).That certain look you had in your eyes, when those wheels were turning for one of your funny comments or replys.(I miss you so)I remember seeing you first before you saw me, while riding your wheeler down the trail, either hunting or just out for one of your daily rides still brings a smile to lips and tears to my eyes.(I miss you so ).There are so many things that I have learned from you, my favorite is humor, that was you through and through. When I stare at your pictures I can almost hear your voice and feel your touch or hear that horseness in you laugh.(I miss you so) but then you already know all this I hope, for those nights I talk to you before I sleep or when I see or hear something that I know you would comment on.(I miss you so much it often hurts my heart).With all that I have done wrong too this day, my biggest regret that I will bring to my grave, is the feeling of sorrow, for I could have been a better son to you. I wish I spent more time with you when you walked the earth. You were the most unuiqe man that I have ever known and you were my Pops and I love and miss you so.
Your one and only son
Lee
CORI MATTISON
July 8, 2005
TODAY HAS BEEN A DIFFICULT DAY..I MISS YOU DAD,I WISH YOU WERE HERE... TODAY & FOREVER, YOUR DAUGHTER, CORI
Pam Dugas
July 7, 2005
I work in the same classroom as Melissa. We've been co-workers for over a year, and have become really close friends. I feel her pain of her loss because I lost my father at the age of 16 years. I know Melissa has told me how sorry she is when she rambles on about how sad she is and other stories of her family, but I remember how talking about it helped me. I understand you feel shock, denial, sadness and anger all at once, but remember you are not alone. You have family, friends, and the ones above the clouds, to help you deal with your feelings.
I see a resemblance between Melissa and her father; as I looked a lot like my own father. I felt it was our own bond. To have secrets and stories and memories that no one else knows.
I want Melissa and the rest of her family to know that I will be here for her and them. I will be hear to talk to or just listen. I am happy that I am the one to be here for her.
Just remember the happy memories because NO ONE can take those away from you. Yes the first holidays and birthday are difficult, but you will in time, learn to deal with it better.
It is sad no matter how old you were or how long you knew them. Be grateful your father lived to see his children grow up, get married, and see his grandchildren; something my father was never allowed to see.
I do see him in a stranger walking down the street, or in a song, or a sunset, or rainbow, or cardinal in the snow.
Learn to tell each loved one that you "Love them." Be the kind of person your Dad would be proud of, but the truth is that he would be proud of you no matter what. He will always be with you and looking down upon you.
May "Marshall L. Jarvis" be at peace now, and his love go on forever. (through nature and his family & friends)
michelle keller
July 7, 2005
Marshell were always a wonderful man and will be greatly missed by so many people. I miss yor warm smile and great sense of humor! You made me laugh every time we were together(oops maybe I shouldn't have said it that way, someone may take it the wrong way) you know what i mean! I will see you again someday, until then I will miss you! Love, Michelle
Dad and Mom
July 7, 2005
Cheyenne Moses
July 7, 2005
Hi gramp, I miss you so munch. You like my first love.You know what grandma is the lukest women in this whole ride world to have a husband like you. She couldn't ask for anyone better.Us grand children couldn't ask for a better grandfather. All i could say is you only come down to this world to learn leason's.Well im still here waiting for you so you better hurry up.Im waiting for you to come down open up your arms and your wings and bring me up with you for a day.Tiger and Charlie love you and grandma.
I love you with all my heart and my soul. love Chey-Chey.
p.s don't worrie about grandma we got her in good hands and your's.
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
July 6, 2005
Hi Poppy -
Well, it's been three weeks today, Daddy since you left us. I still feel like it's all been a bad dream. I just want to wake up and have everything back to the way it was. I just want my Dad. I have never felt this sad before... never. I miss you so very much. You were my Buddy. Mom was right... you'll never have a better friend than your Mom & Dad. I thank God everyday for choosing me to be your child. You and Mom have been such great teachers... you gave us kids a lot... and I don't mean materialistic things... you gave us the important things in life, like...unconditional love... the importance of being dependable... to be a hard worker... you look someone in the eye when you talk to them... treat people the way you want to be treated... how important family is. We may not have had the things we "wanted" (sometimes we did)... but you always made sure we had the things we "needed"... and if I never said "thank you", I'll say it now. Thank you for teaching me the important things in life. Always know that you were the greatest father... and that it was an honor for me to be your child. I hope you are at peace where you are now... and you always feel the sun on your face and everyday is a great day to be in the garden. I hope Shasha is at your side. I know how much you missed her.
Boo is right, you would be so proud of Mom... she is a pillar of strength. She has comforted me... when I am the one who should be comforting her. She has good days and bad... but, she is at peace knowing that you are not suffering anymore. She misses you like crazy though. She said you were her "Sweetie"... and the only man she has ever loved.
Until we meet again...
Your Eternal Flame,
Missy Moo
Joseph Drouin
July 6, 2005
I still cant believe that your gone. it seems like only yesterday that you were giving us rides through the woods, and letting us pick out our pumpkins in your always impressive garden. it didn't matter what anyone said, i would always see you in your garden. although i am sad that you are gone, i am thankful for the time i had with you. i will always remember the good times that we had together. I hope that one day I am half the father that you were.
your loving grandson
Joseph
p.s. put in a good word for me.
cheyenne moses
July 6, 2005
dear grampa,
i can't beleve you left here with out bring me with you because you were the love of my heart.I still think you are home watching gunsmoke or in your garden. Tiger and Charlie are still looking for you.i know you are with us every day because i can feel you.Im still woundering if you will come back down here and take my hand and fly me up with you just for a day. I miss when you would stick your scary teeth out at me and always pick on me. I will never forget when i would run down to you when you were on your John Deer and you would always tell me to not follow you because you thaught i would get hurt but i always said no and when i did say no you would stick you teeth out at me. And i miss when i would help you in the garden.I also miss the tracor rides too. And the pumpkins you would you pick out for me.
I love for ever and for always
Chey-Chey.
Ruby Moses
July 6, 2005
Dad,
It is hard to believe that we lost you 3 weeks ago today. It still doesn't seem real even though my mind knows that it happened. I could never have imagined this incredible feeling of sadness.
I remember as a child, you carrying me on your shoulders out to get the mail at our old house. You sang me the "Boober-idis" song. It was so funny. I think that you made me laugh everyday of my life. I miss that so much. As I grew older you gave me such unconditional love regardless of the choices that I made. You always told me that you just wanted your kids to be happy. Well, I am Dad. Finally. I hope and pray that I am half the parent that you were. I always felt so safe and secure with you. Rick, Joe and Cheyenne are also lost without you. They try so hard to comfort me but sometimes I would give anything to hear your voice again. You will always be the first man that I was in love with. My John Wayne, my knight in shining armor and now, my star at night and my terrible cup of coffee in the morning (mine was never strong enough for you). I love and miss you so much. Forever and ever and ever.
Boober
P.S.
You would be so proud of Mom. She misses you so much but always comforts me when I need it. I will always keep my promise to take care of her for you. We all will.
CORI MATTISON
July 5, 2005
Dad, I never believed you would ever leave me. I thought you just needed a "tune up" and would be back to being yourself. It was so hard not to see you smile. I think of you every moment of everyday and try to think about everything you have ever said to me. You lit up my life and were my dad as well as my friend. I am so glad I took time off to spend with you. Each day was a treasure, I just wish we had more. I will try and focus on all the great memories we had. I wish I could hear your voice calling to me..I just wish I could hear from you, just to let me know that you are okay and with me. It is hard just to make it through the day with knowing you are not waiting at home. I wait for you to call me at work just to ask me what is for dinner. I wish I could burn you up something good tonight..yes, I still cook on high temp..I visit your grave all the time just to feel you close to me..I hope the birds enjoy the feeders..I am waiting for any sign to let me know you are here with us still..I stare down at the garden waiting for you to lift your head and wave to me...sure wish I could bring you down a cold glass of lemonade..you are my rock dad, my hero, and I am so glad that you were my dad..it will be a wonderful day when I can see you.. I want so much to kiss your forehead good night!! I hope you can feel my love I send to you..love forever and a day, your daughter, CORI
PS. as promised I will take care of mom..we all will, together, as a family.
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
June 29, 2005
Hi Daddy -
Well, it's been two weeks today that you left us. At first I was at peace with your passsing... but, as the days have passed that peace has turned into a tremendous sadness. I cry all of the time... I would do anything just to talk with you one more time... like we use to when you came and visited us in CT... and you & I would be the only ones up so early. We would drink a whole pot of coffee... just sitting there talking about nothing. I just can't believe you are gone. It is so hard for me to understand & accept. I love you so very much. I am so very sorry for everytime I didn't mind you when I was little... or when I talked back or made you sad. I would do anything just to have one more day with you. I think of you everyday... every moment. I will never forget you, Daddy. Thank you for everything you did for me. You taught me so very much and I am so very grateful for that. Until we meet again...
Your Loving Daughter,
"Missy-Moo"
Julie (Jarvis) Flansburg
June 21, 2005
Uncle Marshall:
You look so much like my dad I couldn't help but see his face when I would look at you. I know you two are up in Heaven watching us all. God Bless!
Brandon Marshall Jarvis
June 21, 2005
Gramp -
I remember when grampy would take us on tractor rides. We would always try to grab at the leaves and call them money. It was always a good way for us kids to get together for 15 minutes.
Missy Jarvis-Crawford
June 20, 2005
Daddy -
I miss you so very much. My heart feels like it has broken in a million pieces. I am trying so hard to be strong for Mom, but it is hard. Everything reminds me of you... whether it is the sun on my face... an old western... or a beautiful flower garden... I can't stop thinking about you. I have to catch myself from calling you early in the morning to see how your night was. I can't belive you are gone. For the first few days I didn't want to love anybody but you... Adam tried to hold me... but all I wanted was you. I am getting a little better each day... but I will never be the same "Missy Moo". I miss you Daddy... and I will miss you everyday for the rest of my life. It was such an honor to be your daughter... I am so grateful that God chose you to be my father. I promise that all of us kids will take really good care of Mom for you. Until we meet again...
Your Loving Daughter,
"Missy Moo"
Brenda Clark-Speedy
June 20, 2005
I want to send my condolences to the family- I remember Marshall - the times we played baseball and all the kids at Gram's. Fond memories for me.
Brenda
Kim Meade
June 18, 2005
Uncle Marshall was a wonderful man, and he meant the world to me. I am so happy that I had the many years of his love to add to my life. I will miss him greatly. He will always be in my heart. Thank you all for letting me be a part of his final journey. It was a great gift. I love you all. Kim
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