I know it was only the wind,
But it was a laughing voice to me,
Or the sweet notes of guitar strings,
As your fingers strummed a tune,
Allowing your heart to sing.

I know it was only the wind,
But it brushed against my face,
Just as you did when you were young,
As you nestled on my shoulder,
Getting comfortable to rest.

I know it was only the wind,
But it ushered in sweet memories,
Of the warmth of your body on my lap,
As we clung together in a perfect world,
Waiting patiently for a cool summer breeze.

©2009 Dianna Doles Petry

Joshua Adam Conrad, beloved son of Bobby E. and Rebecca Williams Conrad, passed away at home after a short illness on Monday, February 9, 2009. He was 19 years old.

Joshua was born September 30, 1989, in Weston. He worked hard to live a normal life in spite of his constant battle with glycogen storage disease, and seemed to have found his calling in electrical school. Josh completed a four-year electrical technical program and passed his apprentice test while a student at Braxton High School, where he graduated in 2008. He was enrolled at Fred W. Eberle Technical Center in Buchannon and preparing to take his Journeyman's test when he died.

Music played a big part in Josh's short life, and he was an extremely talented musician. He was best at guitar, and learning to play the banjo and mandolin, too. Josh had the most infectious smile, and was a big help to his parents at home and in their greenhouse on Oil Creek Road. He loved the outdoors, especially camping out with his friends, and spending time with his Red Bone Coonhound pup. The loss of Josh will be felt by so many.

Along with Joshua's parents, he leaves behind his paternal grandparents, Avis Conrad and Harry Brown of Burnsville; his maternal grandmother, Kay Stump of Burnsville; paternal grandfather, Dale Williams of Napier; his aunt Lisa Williams Stout and her husband, Scott, of Three Lick; and his beloved cousin, Tyler Stout.

The viewing and service will be held from 4 to 7 pm on Friday, February 13, 2009, at Stockert-Gibson Funeral Home in Flatwoods. Don Worth will officiate.

The Glycogen Storage Disease Assoc. has started a Memorial Fund

Don't Stand At My Grave
(funeral home card poem)

Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunshine on ripened grain,
And I am the gentle autumn's rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft star that shines at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there, I did not die.

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