No matter how much we think we are prepared to lose someone we find out that we are not. At 6:35 this morning Carl Henry Gann took his final breath here on Earth and entered into the gates of Heaven. As much as it excites me for him knowing that he will not fight for another breath it still hurts so much. For 19 years Carla and I have been together and Carl and Wilma have always treated me like a son. As I watched Carl this morning and watched Carla and Wilma hold him as they said goodbye I could only stand and watch totally helpless. Carla, Wilma and the kids are doing good but will need your prayers over the next few days. I want to thank everyone for there prayers for months s we have walked through this illness and now death. I want to take a second to give you just a small glimpse of the man Carl was. This morning as he was struggling to breath he ask Wilma how the garden was doing. Wilma told him that it wasn't doing very well that she had let it grow up a lot. He then told her to get Ken Snow and stick him in the garden. Wilma ask him why? He then told her to stick him in the ground so that he could grow. See Carl is about 6'4 and Ken is only about 5'5. What is even more crazy is Wilma was trying to figure out where Carl wanted to go for his funeral but did not want to ask. Well Ken retired from working with Carl and now works at Bridges Funeral home. It is amazing how God works things out. We serve an awesome God who knows all things. As we grieve the loss of someone we love very much I know that as I type this he is already sitting with Jesus. Funeral Arrangements Bridges Funeral Home 5430 Rutledge Pike Knoxville, TN 37924 Receiving of Friends Sunday 5PM - 7PM Funeral Service 7PM Graveside: Meet at Bridge Monday at 10:00AM Graveside: 11:00AM Strawberry Plains Cemetery If you would like to share condolences you can also do that online. www.bridgesfuneralhome.com
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