Thursday, October 8, 2015
Dear John (always known to me as Johnny) and all other family members. I have known Vera and the Comstock family for over 60 years. I first met Vera when her son John and I were in the 4th & 5th grade together in the same room at Colony. John and I became best friends and remained best friends to this day. I spent many weekend overnight stays at the Comstock house and Vera was always delighted to have me stay with them. She could cook a great breakfast on Saturday mornings. Us and many of our classmates spent many hours in their east yard playing Softball, Baseball,and Football. (Remember the Wooden Soapbox race cars we built out of spare wood bent nails and wheels and axels. Then race them down the sidewalk on the hill of Clem McGee's house. Red Comstock always went to the Iola sale barn on Saturday mornings and when I was staying overnight with Johnny I would have to call my parents and beg them to be able to go to the sale with Johnny and his dad. Vera was always on the phone with my mother assuring her that I would be home by 2:00 pm to work in the garden. When Don and David were gone from home Vera gave Johnny permission to bring a friend along with them on a vacation to Colorado. I had never been on that kind of vacation before. Johnny, family and I had a great time and we also climbed Pikes Peak in their 1959 six cylinder Chevy sedan. When I was in the service I lived in Colorado Springs, CO and took family and friends up Pikes Peak 7 or 8 times.
Yes Vera was a great person and was like a second mother to me. She always made sure that us kids could have the most fun of what ever we dreamed up do in our spare time as kids and when not attending school.
I learned to swim in the Comstock pond and Vera was always right there making sure we were safe.
Vera was truly a great lady and will be missed by me and my brothers and sister, but the great memories will never go away of the very good times I had at the Comstock house when I was growing up.
Vera is now home with the Lord, We will meet next time in Heaven and rejoice together.
Love you all,
Arvin and Kathy Clemans
