Grandpa Warren Newton Shelton

Just getting things packed so I can go to Idaho to go to my grandfathers funeral. He was a great man. He was not always an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, but he listed to some missionaries and decied that he needed to change his life. We would go and spend a few days with my grandparents when we were kids. It was some good times they made you feel very special. They would go and buy you special treats or let you go and pick them out. Grandpa would then get up and make the best french toast or pancakes for breakfast. I asked him if he would teach me how to make cinnamon roles from scratch and he taught me. He also taught my young womens when I was going. he would tell you funny stoires and he liked to take out his faults teeth. We would laugh. You could hear my grandmother from the other room saying warren put those theeth back in. He would then laugh. He was always cooking something for someone else and would make about 30 doezen cinnamon roles around christmas time. For a few years they took in there grandson Jeremy until him mom was ready to have him back. We are the same age and he would come and play a lot with us. My mom's younges brother Brian would come and play too. He is something like 14 years younger than my mom so we are more like cousions to him then neices and nephews. It will be fun to see all of the family. it has been about 9 years sence I saw most of them. That is how long it has been sence my grandmother passed away. We all live so far apart my Aunt, cousion, and uncle live in Washigton and my other aunt lives in PA. I feel like we will not see some of this family ever again unless they come to my uncle Dee's funeral his organs are dieing he drank to much most of his life. Most of them are not active in the church that is sad for me that they would turn from the truth and throw away a good thing. My grandfather would tell my mom that I sang "How Great Thou Art" so good at my grandmothers funeral and that I would be singing it at his. He would hear others sing the same song at other funerals and he would say that I did a much better job and that I should be in the Mormon tabernacle chior. That made me feel so good to think that he liked my singing that much. I was able to see him a few months ago to say good bye. I made him some cookies and he liked them. I wanted to return the favor to him and give him a treat for the last time that I would see him alive because he would always make sure that we had yummy treats to eat when all the family got together. On a side note one of his dogs died before he did. I do not think that he was all there in the head enough to know that he dided. When I was there I know that he wanted to die, but was told by my grandmother on the other side that it was not his time to go yet he needed to wait a little longer. My father is a great man he would basically spend 24/7 there taking care of him because he is retired and my mom is not and with my uncle Dee not feeling well eaither my dad was one of the only people who could take care of him. Grandfather you were a great man and made good choices in your life and taught me it was good to go to church and fullfill your callings you will be loved and missed by all. I love you!