Yesterday in church Beaver Ward had a shock. First of all, Charlotte wasn't at the organ. I only remember that happening once in my 20+ years of being in this ward. Then as the announcements were given, we were told that she had passed away. No one knew of any reason. I was so shocked and saddened. We had been pretty good friends a while back, but hadn't been as good as keeping in touch lately. Her husband had passed away just a few months ago. She had never had any children, so I wanted to write about her so she wouldn't be forgotten.
When our family first moved into the ward, I noticed that Charlotte played the piano for primary and the organ for sacrament meeting. I thought that I would get one of those callings pretty soon. Then I found out that she wanted to play for both. I was surprised, because not that many people would want to do it. I remember when I was a primary teacher, she and the kids would have races to sing Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes. She could always play it faster than the kids could sing it. She must have played it hundreds of time. There were a few times where we would have hymn testimony meetings in Sacrament. Whoever wanted to would say what their favorite hymn was and why, and then we would sing it. Charlotte could always play it, no matter what it was. I know that I would have been really nervous and messed up, but she played them perfectly. I have never seen someone as faithful in their calling as she was. As I said, she never missed church. No matter what.
Soon after we moved in, we decided to get some lambs. She was always someone that we went to with questions and for help. She helped us to dock their tails, she told us how and when to give them shots and whenever there was something wrong, she came to help us out. I remember one time, our sheep had a huge abscess on her jaw. She told us to poke it with a knife and drain the puss. I was pretty squeamish, so Charlotte did it for me. It was disgusting. Yuck! The smell was horrible. I was so grateful to her for that! She was always so willing to help out in any way she could.
When they brought in wild turkeys, Charlotte loved them. I asked her one year on Thanksgiving what she did, and she said one of the things she did was feed the turkeys. I laughed and told her that she was probably the only person who fed turkeys instead of eating them on Thanksgiving. She was a really great photographer and the turkeys were one of her favorite subjects. In fact, the turkey association used her photo. Something she was very proud of.
Our family asked her to take some family photo's for us. She did such a great job. I just loved all of them. She was very creative. She also was very good at landscape and nature photography. I always thought that she should make a calendar of her pretty photos.
Another thing that Charlotte did was farming. I always thought it was so cool to see her in her tractor. She worked very hard on the farm.
She was very knowledgeable about nature, both plants and animals. If you wanted to know what something was, she could tell you.
When her aunt got ill, she spent most of her time taking care of her. Then she did the same for her husband, David, when he got Alzheimer disease.
The world lost an amazing woman yesterday. As it seems whenever someone passes, I have regrets about not talking to them more often. We never know when we are going to lose someone. It seemed that Charlotte would always be there, playing in Primary and Sacrament meeting. She will be sorely missed.
When our family first moved into the ward, I noticed that Charlotte played the piano for primary and the organ for sacrament meeting. I thought that I would get one of those callings pretty soon. Then I found out that she wanted to play for both. I was surprised, because not that many people would want to do it. I remember when I was a primary teacher, she and the kids would have races to sing Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes. She could always play it faster than the kids could sing it. She must have played it hundreds of time. There were a few times where we would have hymn testimony meetings in Sacrament. Whoever wanted to would say what their favorite hymn was and why, and then we would sing it. Charlotte could always play it, no matter what it was. I know that I would have been really nervous and messed up, but she played them perfectly. I have never seen someone as faithful in their calling as she was. As I said, she never missed church. No matter what.
Soon after we moved in, we decided to get some lambs. She was always someone that we went to with questions and for help. She helped us to dock their tails, she told us how and when to give them shots and whenever there was something wrong, she came to help us out. I remember one time, our sheep had a huge abscess on her jaw. She told us to poke it with a knife and drain the puss. I was pretty squeamish, so Charlotte did it for me. It was disgusting. Yuck! The smell was horrible. I was so grateful to her for that! She was always so willing to help out in any way she could.
When they brought in wild turkeys, Charlotte loved them. I asked her one year on Thanksgiving what she did, and she said one of the things she did was feed the turkeys. I laughed and told her that she was probably the only person who fed turkeys instead of eating them on Thanksgiving. She was a really great photographer and the turkeys were one of her favorite subjects. In fact, the turkey association used her photo. Something she was very proud of.
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| Photo by Charlotte Nelson |
Our family asked her to take some family photo's for us. She did such a great job. I just loved all of them. She was very creative. She also was very good at landscape and nature photography. I always thought that she should make a calendar of her pretty photos.
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| In front of Charlotte's barn. |
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| Hancock Family by Charlotte Nelson |
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| Photo by Charlotte Nelson |
Another thing that Charlotte did was farming. I always thought it was so cool to see her in her tractor. She worked very hard on the farm.
She was very knowledgeable about nature, both plants and animals. If you wanted to know what something was, she could tell you.
When her aunt got ill, she spent most of her time taking care of her. Then she did the same for her husband, David, when he got Alzheimer disease.
The world lost an amazing woman yesterday. As it seems whenever someone passes, I have regrets about not talking to them more often. We never know when we are going to lose someone. It seemed that Charlotte would always be there, playing in Primary and Sacrament meeting. She will be sorely missed.
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