Linda Blum-Barton, 66, of Greenville, passed away Monday, November 28, 2022, at her home.
Born in Griffin, GA, she was a daughter of the late William Wesley and Mildred McLean Blum. She was a career draft person, owned and operated A Familv Affair with her husband. She was also an enthusiastic genealogist, gemologist, political activist, and
a board member Friends of Historic Woolsey.
Countless Thanksgivings
bring memories of days gone by
and blessed my journey till today.
Most, were thankful images
of the many pilgrims wandering
their winding way through time
to Fayette's holy ground,
those who made me who I am.
But few of those Thanksgivings
stand out as unforgettable to me,
like the birth of my first,
or this Thanksgiving Morn
when clearly in a dawning dream
came the name of a quiet one
seeking not fame or acclaim.
My first images of this child
who from good beginnings came,
loving mother, doting father,
a small girl at sister's knee.
Little eyes busily scan her milieu
signaling a singular curiosity,
about her world, folks and things,
the gifts of her loving Creator.
She's a storyteller at heart and core,
nurtured by caring forebears.
The narrative she's written,
filled with a depth of causes
looking to a time of justice for all,
is shaped of real experience,
the joys and pains of her life.
Her gift of breathing breath,
And pulsing heartbeats in artifacts,
lost in the passage of time,
enrich our history with
the common blood
of universal beginnings.
Her name is Linda!
Richard McLean, 24 November 2022
