“As a Scout, I want to be of service to others – lending a helping hand,” wrote
Kendall Jackson in an essay for scoutingwire.org last May, when she was a Life Scout (the tier before Eagle). Jackson wrote about how she became interested in crossing the male service group’s gender and racial boundaries.
When my brother, Kenny, was a Scout, my mother was his Scoutmaster. Kenny is nine years older than me, and, at a young age, I was consistently described as his “shadow.” If he was in the dirt, I was in the dirt. If he was doing community service, I was by his side. Since I was always at meetings and outings, mom helped me learn how to be a Scout, too. Just as I learned the Lord’s Prayer, the Beatitudes and the Twenty-Third Psalm for church, I learned the Scout Oath and Law.
The Rev. Jim Williams was the celebrant.Â
Musical selections included âAmazing Grace,â âThe Twenty-Third Psalm,â âSaints of God,â and âHow Great Thou Artâ and were performed by Judy Bullen.Â
Debbie Linsday performed two special songs that she had composed.Â
Interment followed at Poncha Springs Cemetery.Â
Arrangements were with Lewis and Glenn Funeral Home.