To most, this is just a piece of junk. Anyone looking through my utensil drawer would think I should have tossed it long ago. Afterall, it's no longer functional. It just takes up space! In my eyes it is beautiful. All of its imperfections are part of its story. Part of MY story. In 1984 I was moving into my very first apartment. I was about to have my own kitchen. I had nothing to put in it of course except for a set of dishes I purchased at a yard sale and some glasses Id collected from work lol. My mother took me to the store and bought me a set of pots & pans. She also reached into her own utensil drawer and took out this very spatula. It was one of her older ones. Its handle already had several battle wounds from being against the side of a skillet a little too long as she used it to prepare meals for my dad and me. Over the years I have used it to prepare meals for my own family. My children used it as they learned to cook. I
The Obituary of Peggy Ward
(as it should have read)
(photo by Lisa Mae)
Peggy Ward, 77 of Hot Springs passed away on January 7, 2020.
She was borne in Hot Springs on November 10, 1942, to her parents,
Tommy Cotnam and Mae (Cross) Cotnam.
Peggy was preceded in death by her parents, 2 brothers, Doug and Wayne Cotnam.
3 sisters, Lee Lanna Cotnam, Bert Hughen and Marie Hunt.
Survivors include her husband of 58 years, James Ward of Hot Springs and
daughter Lisa Mae Wingo of Alaska.
2 Brothers, Tommy and Bob Cotnam both of Hot Springs
2 grandchildren AJ Shook of Texas, Summer Shook of Hot Springs
2 step-daughters:
Lisa Fae Robbins - Trina, Trisha, Amber & Cody
Sharon Ward - Amanda & Amy
and a plethora of nieces and nephews whom she loved as her own.
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