"GREAT Grandmother" Laid to Rest

This is my Grandmother, Lucille McAllister Weenig

She passed away peacefully on July 1, 2011, after having lived a beautiful life of 93 years, 1 month, and 6 days. What a trooper! She was known at the Sunrise Assisted Living Center as the "Rebound Queen" because of her resilience. We, her family, fondly called her "G.G." which is short for Great Grandma. And she was Great! Words to describe her character are compassionate, faithful, patient, kind, lovely, and charitable. Her life was one of a true Christian Saint. I will never forget her smiles, laughter, and wit.

My mother, currently serving a mission with her husband in Alice Springs, Australia, was able to book a flight to attend her G.G.'s funeral. She arrived on the afternoon of Thursday, July 7th, in time to have a short nap prior to the viewing. Her 3 day trip took her from Alice Springs to Adelaide to Sydney, where she spent the night, then on to Los Angeles, and from there to Salt Lake City. I am so glad she could make it. She certainly came the greatest distance.

All my cousins were there! Some came from Texas, Washington State, and Hawaii to be there!
(These pictures were taken after the services at a park.)
Here are more cousins:
And below are most of G.G.'s posterity:
(She would be proud!)
It's a beautiful bunch!
After her funeral, which was a beautiful tribute with music and memories shared, we participated in a graveside service at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park in Salt Lake City.

Her Grandsons were the pallbearers.
(Aren't they a handsome group?)

A man in a Scottish Kilt played "Amazing Grace" on the bagpipes as the pallbearers carried her to her final resting place in the Mausoleum. It was a beautiful and reverent moment.Then we gathered nearby as Uncle Robert dedicated her final resting place. The children had many questions about the hole in the wall that was to serve as her grave. They learned a lot that day about death and eternity. We spoke of G.G.'s reunion with Grandpa Big John and her parents and brothers. They were interested in such topics. They were privileged to know G.G. on earth. And they will never forget her.I am so grateful that we have the knowledge of our state after death. It makes her departure more sweet than bitter. We are all happy for her. The way I see it, she has just graduated. She succeeded in keeping her second estate faithfully. For her, the best is yet to come...

And I have no doubt that we will see her again. We will continue to honor her name by the way that we live.