Passing of Mark's Mom

Tuesday, while we were having lunch with four students in our flat, Mark got a call from his Dad to indicate that his Mom Charlotte had passed away during the night. Those of you who have been reading our blog for awhile and our friends know that she has been in decline for a number of years and has been in a care facility beginning early this year. She suffered from memory loss, but continued to be sweet and cooperative and to be loved by all around her.  The funeral service will be in Brazil, Indiana this Saturday, with burial at the family plot in Morristown, Indiana, east of Indianapolis. Mark and Nan will be flying to Indiana this evening to be part of the service and celebration. Charlotte Pitts was a wonderful wife and mother, an excellent elementary school teacher, a warm and welcoming hostess, and a vibrant lover of Jesus Christ. Nancy says when people are pressed, their essence comes out, and Charlotte's essence was sweetness.We will miss her physical presence, but we rejoice in her home-going.