Mrs. Semmes: A Love Story
The phone rang; Ruth and Carl were outside hanging lights on bushes and trees outside. Ruth was “supervising” as Carl untangled strands of lights. Ruth rose from porch swing and walked back into house. “Hello?” Ruth answered the phone. “Mrs. Semmes?” Voice said on other line. “Yes, this is Mrs. Semmes, can I help you?” Ruth wondered as she spoke. “This is Peter Arnold of Arnold, Terres and Keatan. I need you and your son to come into my office next week,” Attorney said. “What on earth for Mr. Arnold? Is anything wrong?” Ruth said as she started to get nervous. “Well, it seems I have a will delivered to my office from your late husband, Donald Carter Semmes. It arrived in my office last Tuesday,” Attorney continued. “Well, I wasn’t aware of
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Semmes had overcome many obstacles thrown at them. No one ever wants to lose a child, especially their first born. Ruth many times had said that she felt she would have been able to continue on in life through death of a child, even though it would be somewhat difficult. But one thing she clung to for twenty plus years is reasoning to why she had her first baby taken from her. Becky was her baby girl, one she had rocked to sleep at night, fed and clothed. Becky was joy of her life, her first born had been girl just like her mama before her. Ruth had Becky, then a boy, Carl, just like her mamma had. She remembered the day she gave birth to Becky, Donald was there in operating room and had helped bring their baby girl into the world. Donald cut umbilical cord to his daughter. Ruth held her daughter in her arms shortly after she was born. They knew it was new beginning for their lives and it wouldn’t be complete family without her. They didn’t have fancy home to bring her home too. Just little cabin on lake, was all they could afford at the time. Donald had job as car salesman at local Chrysler dealership in town and Ruth knew she would have to return to her job at nursing home as housekeeper. Donald and Ruth were hesitant to leave their daughter with sitter as newborn infant. But times were hard and they both had to work. Jobs were plenty back then and you had to take what you could find to make ends
Semmes had overcome many obstacles thrown at them. No one ever wants to lose a child, especially their first born. Ruth many times had said that she felt she would have been able to continue on in life through death of a child, even though it would be somewhat difficult. But one thing she clung to for twenty plus years is reasoning to why she had her first baby taken from her. Becky was her baby girl, one she had rocked to sleep at night, fed and clothed. Becky was joy of her life, her first born had been girl just like her mama before her. Ruth had Becky, then a boy, Carl, just like her mamma had. She remembered the day she gave birth to Becky, Donald was there in operating room and had helped bring their baby girl into the world. Donald cut umbilical cord to his daughter. Ruth held her daughter in her arms shortly after she was born. They knew it was new beginning for their lives and it wouldn’t be complete family without her. They didn’t have fancy home to bring her home too. Just little cabin on lake, was all they could afford at the time. Donald had job as car salesman at local Chrysler dealership in town and Ruth knew she would have to return to her job at nursing home as housekeeper. Donald and Ruth were hesitant to leave their daughter with sitter as newborn infant. But times were hard and they both had to work. Jobs were plenty back then and you had to take what you could find to make ends