It was on a warm Friday morning a year ago tomorrow that E.E. Hinkle was dispatched from this world and into the next. It is amazing when one considers all of the changes that the year has brought about. Back then it was so dry in Hyde County. Now it's greening up everywhere. People were worried about drought. Now they're worried about flooding. Harold and Mary Hinkle were in a hurry for E.E. to die so they could be shed of Jerry Hinkle. And while they are still in a hurry to be shed of him, but they are a year closer to that goal.

Fact is, we would not have remembered this had it not been for the kinds folks at the Luze Funeral Home sending a card to remind the Hinkle family of their loss, and E.E's gain. It's funny how things work out sometimes. Some things are still working out, but it will all come together. Maybe sooner than later. We imagine that E.E. is strolling through the corn fields of Heaven. He's looking for weeds, and finding none. On guard for raccoons, and none are about. He doesn't even have to fret about bugs and worms. All he has to do is watch it grow. Nice work if you can get it, eh!