McNabb Funeral Home, 2129 North Park St, Pocahontus, AR 72455, will be handling the funeral arrangements. Pastor Michael Freeman will be officiating the service. 63, Imboden, Arkansas on Sunday, Decemfrom 1:00 to 3:00 with the funeral service celebrating Carolyn’s life immediately following at 3:00pm.

Visitation will be at the First Baptist Church of Imboden, 405 U.S. Carolyn’s often silent witness for her Savior included helping hands and a prayerful heart for many. As organist for the Imboden Baptist Church for 35 years, and the Imboden Methodist Church for five years, hours of preparing music to enhance the worship services were her joyful contribution.Īs host and contributing cook for many family and community events, her welcoming home and delicious dishes blessed untold numbers of people. Many elderly and others having fallen on hard times experienced no charge for her services. As an employee in McLeod’s General Store, her abilities in accounting were invaluable, as well as her helpful smile and spirit to customers during her ten years serving beside her brother, Larry McLeod.Īs a tax preparer for over 30 years, Carolyn worked tirelessly to help individuals with the task of preparing their annual tax returns. As a family, we are grateful that she has been reunited with her husband, Walton McGinnis, her parents KD and Myrtle McLeod, her great grandchild Annie Grace Lange and many, many other friends and loved ones.Ĭarolyn’s surviving family members include daughter, Jo Hovind of Pensacola, Florida son, Michael McGinnis of Imboden brother and wife, Billy Gene and Margot McLeod of Clarksville, Arkansas brother and wife, Larry and Mary Lea McLeod of Imboden daughter-in-law, Stacey McGinnis of Peoria, Illinois grandchildren include: Kent Andrew Hovind and wife Danielle, Eric Hovind and wife Tanya, Marlissa Dublin and husband Paul, Terra Lange and husband Aaron, Stephanie McGinnis, and Tammie Flores and husband Thomas great-grandchildren include: Stephanie Hovind, Angie Hovind, Jordan Hovind, Kailey Hovind, Matthew Hovind, Weston Lange, Kyler Lange, Dean Walton Lange and Victor Flores.Ĭarolyn McGinnis served the Imboden Community in many ways since returning to her hometown in 1981. The poem shows very simple and formal diction but a highly ironic and tragic tone. Diction and Tone: It means the type of language and the type of tone. Here is an analysis of some of the poetic devices used in this poem. Poetic and literary devices are the same, but a few are used only in poetry. On December 23, 2014, Barbara Carolyn McGinnis of Imboden, Arkansas graduated to Heaven, having finished her course as set by her Savior, Jesus Christ. Analysis of Poetic Devices Used in The Dash. Where sin has been removed death can only interrupt the earthly life and usher in the heavenly. It brings us into the eternal presence of our Savior. Thank you Grandma for living your life as an example to all of us.įor Christians, death really is something to celebrate! All death can do to the believer is deliver him to Jesus. We drove up on Friday and I have been enjoying a wonderful time of fellowship and memories as we celebrate with family the life of a wonderful servant of Christ who is now home to be with Him for eternity. I have heard it said: “No one has made progress in the school of Christ who does not joyfully await the day of death and final resurrection.” That is why one of our Christmas presents this year was learning that my Grandma had gone home to be with Christ! Psalm 116:15. You are spending it with every breath you take. Today as we place her body in the ground I am so glad she chose to use her dash for Christ. What is important about a person’s life? The numbers, the material possessions… or something more… A reflection for a Friday afternoon.Like all of us, Grandma Carolyn had a dash between two dates. My sister shared this poem with me many years ago as a powerful reflection on life. When you look at life and realize that in the end all you have is a dash between two dates it should help you prioritize your life a little bit better.

Poem between the dash