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as we commit her body to the ground
beside her loved husband.
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Katie Elder, a woman beloved of all.
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A hard_working, honest woman.
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She helped in your work,
O Lord, in a thousand ways.
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She was a friend to all,
a comforter to the sick.
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She has left this world a little better
for having lived in it.
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Those who knew her and loved her
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are better for having lived
in the warmth of her understanding.
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Katie Elder lived here in Clearwater
for many years.
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All of us gathered here today
knew her well.
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She raised four sons, John, Tom,
Matt and Bud, the youngest.
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She was a woman
who wanted nothing for herself,
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wanted only to give
rather than to receive.
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She devoted her life
to helping her family, her friends.
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Earth to earth,
ashes to ashes, dust to dust.
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In the sure and certain belief
in resurrection unto the eternal life.
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O God, whose mercies
cannot be numbered,
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answer our prayers
on behalf of thy servant's soul...
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...and grant her an entrance
into the land of light and joy...
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...in the fellowship of thy saints. Amen.
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Amen.
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You know,
she sold me a blind horse once.
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A woman doing that to me.
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She really suckered me good.