Billie Jean Apple

Although this is a sad time, I admit that I did laugh while reading the obituary when I got to the part about Billie so freely offering her opinion. When my now-grown son was a young toddler, I remember Billie spending about an hour telling me the cons of him eating Doritos with his sandwich. :-) When visiting Aunt Jessie and Uncle T.I., I always enjoyed having great conversations about education, specifically, and life, in general, with Billie Apple. May the wonderful memories that you have bring you peace during this difficult time. Deborah Dickson / Little Rock, Arkansas -- great niece of Tom Matthews

A great teacher to my sons and a wonderful, outstanding lady. Condolences from the Avallones.