Sun
Feb 3 2008
03:39 am
Brad Renfro's grandmother
By: Pam Strickland

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In fulfilling my habit of reading the obits, I just discovered the notice of Joanne Renfro's death. Coming so close on the heels of her grandson's untimely death, this might be a good time for prayer or spirit dances or a sympathy card to help this family get through what has become a very dark winter.

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That poor family. At least

Submitted by Sienna (not verified) on Sun, 2008/02/03 - 8:26am.

That poor family. At least they are together.

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I too visit the obituary

Submitted by redmondkr on Sun, 2008/02/03 - 12:13pm.

I too visit the obituary pages daily. Very often I see a picture and think, "There's a person that I wish I had known."

I can't help wondering when I see something like this. Was Brad's death with all the press and unkind words about him a major factor in Mrs. Renfro's own death? Was she already frail and just gave up the will to live when hit with this tragedy?

I hope she was never exposed to all those nasty KNS comments.

Winter gloom is rough enough on the spirit of the elderly without the added burden she had to carry. F-Stop mentioned the other day about our situation now in Knox County where we no longer even get a pretty snowfall to cheer up a January. The days are just gray and brown.

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