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Established 1948    Antonia M. Paine 12 August 1931 - 5 March 2015 "Wir Lieben Dich" Edward Leon Paine 26 January 1927 - 30 December 2010 US Navy PSG US Army WWII, Korea, Vietnam Bronze Star Medal The Herald Democrat January 5, 2011 Graveside services for Edward L. Paine, Sr. were held Wednesday afternoon at Cedarlawn Memorial Park. Dad, You are now gone from our touch and sight, but not from our hearts! For the Heart's memory is for eternity. A lifetime has passed, but now that you are gone, Dad, it was all too brief! We would give anything just for us to hold one another again, to tell you all that our hearts held. Life's journey is filled with good, bad and ugly, even though all is teaching us, it's whirlwind causes rift, distancing, but in the end, pulls us back to center where we find the true meaning of love and life's purpose. God said, if we all would life life like we were in our last hour, we would be the better for it! In the last hour, you can't seem to savor enough, you can't seem to love enough, you want to hold so tight, dreading the moment the Angels will take you in flight, even though knowing that our ultimate goal is being with God in Heaven. In our hearts, we want to hold you here, never ready to let go, but as there is a beginning, life does end as we know it, here on earth, we will have to walk without you now, Dad, our broken hearts scream that it would not be so! God has called you home to give you life so perfect and so abundantly, for you truly earned it. This may be our last celebration on earth for you, but not the last in our hearts. Rest, knowing that we will embrace each other, knowing that you flow in each of us, for we are your essences. We called you husband, father, Pops, Oh-Pa, Grandpa - but the one we love the most is "Dad." Dad, you were our protector, our rock, our teacher. You protected us through life's harshness with wisdom, and example of strength and you challenged us to handle and endure, always with God in mind, you held us tight when we felt the "boogittys", until they were gone, you disciplined us, to let us know that there was law and order to everything, that there was balance to life, during those times, it was hard to see that your strictness was just to see us through and that we were safe, that we would learn to respect, who would know that pain would have me love more? Love from his children, Toni Hanna, Mary Wright, and Eddie Paine  Antonia Margaret Paine Your homeland was in Munich, Germany, full of treasured memories and the endurance of surviving a war and losing your home from the bombs, standing in line all day for a loaf of bread, your coat made from any Army blanket and favorite dress made from a parachute - all those triumphs made you the most amazing wife and mother, teaching us love at every level and a selfless remarkable inner strength you passed on to us knowing life would have moments of brokenness. Family was your life, your breath, your sacrifices. Asking nothing in return - only to continue your legacy - your love story. Thank you, God, for the precious gift of our Mom, and thank you, Mom, for the gift of "You"! We are all heart-wrenched, broken, for the loss of you, Mom, your smile, your comforting touch, your voice, your wisdom, you were and forever will be our Hero, our Rock, and the cement that carried our family through this journey of life., You me the love of your life, a Texas Navy/Army soldier of 3 wars.The two of you were a true love story for 64 years in this earthly life and no reunited eternally. Our last gift from you - just before your last breath - as we called to you "Mom" and prayed you would hear our final cry, were were so heavily sedated appearing to be far from our reach. We saw you struggling to open your eyes so wide and looked at each of us. We had talked about beautiful sunsets and that when you passed you would be the brightest star in the heavens. That day was a cold and gray day. It snowed and sleeted when you took your last breath. The sun came out and all was fresh and purified from the snow. As the evening came, we were blessed with the most beautiful sunset and the brightest stars and brilliant full moon. God gave that to us so we could move past our grief. Forever and eternal love - Your Family! Antonia M. Paine was born August 12, 1931 in Munich, Germany. She passed from this life on Thursday, March 5, 2015 at Texoma Medical Center in Denison, Texas. Graveside services were held Wednesday afternoon, March 11, 2015, in Cedarlawn Memorial Park in Sherman, Texas. Chaplain Brent Bolin officiated. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ludwig and Antonia Lieb; her husband, Edward L. Paine, Sr.; one grandson, Eric S. Feuerborn; and her brother, Walter Lieb. Survivors include her children, Antonia E. Hanna of Sherman; Mary A. Wright and husband, Scott, of Sherman; Edward L. Paine, Jr. and wife, Dixie L., of Sherman; grandchildren, Trey Paine of Sherman; and Ashlee Musick and husband, Scott, of Sherman; great-grandchildren, Kaydence Ball and Cason Ball, both of Sherman; brother, Ludwig Lieb and wife, Maria and family, of Munich, Germany; sister, Gittie Doffner and husband, Seth and family, of Munich, Germany; and sister-in-law, Elfrieda Lieb, also of Munich, Germany.  Cedarlawn Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |