Most obits are sparse now since people have to pay for them to appear in the paper, but one was 4 paragraphs long, and was a mini biography. It was so entertaining, I'm sharing parts of it with you:

Pauline Givens "Polly" Dale's mother was 45 years old when she was born in 1917.
Polly met her husband Jimmie Dale on a blind date. They fell in love and after months of courtship, they eloped and married in Silver Creek. After the ceremony, Polly went back home to Monticello, and Jimmie went back to Prentiss.
It was two weeks later when they saw each other again. The marriage was kept secret until Polly began telling her friend Lucille how serious she was about Jimmie. Lucille was excited and said they needed to start planning a wedding. At this point Polly and Jimmie knew they'd have to tell everyone they were married.
Mrs. Givens (Big Mama) stayed in bed for two weeks after hearing of their elopement.
Polly and Jimmie had four children, and on their 50th anniversary, Jimmie went all over town looking for just the right suit and tie. They enjoyed the event since they had never had a real wedding.
Polly enjoyed cooking and it was a good thing with three boys--she made 20 biscuits at a time. Sports was a big thing--one coach asked the parents to prepare a meal of roast, potatoes an vegetables Polly cooked and left the house for a while. When she returned, her sons and six other football players had eaten it all. The coach couldn't figure why some of his palyers were so sick with a stomach ache.

Polly was an avid seamstress who made her children's clothes--she made a wool suit for her daughter to wear to the Gas Bowl and ballgame.
Polly enjoyed the holidays and decorated for each holiday, and loved having all the ever growing family over.


Christmas was quite a show as she displayed her villages and collection of over 100 nutcrackers.
She was preceded in death by (a long list including parents, sisters, and a brother named Sheep Givens.)
The obit reads Pauline Dale, our Honey, leaves many wonderful memories.
Doesn't she sound like a fun person?

susil