Mae Dell Tucker

My grandmother was a beautiful person inside and out. Since I was raised by my mother and her, I affectionately called her "Mama". Mama was a very talented and strong woman. She worked hard throughout her life both as a loving mother and as an employee at Pillowtex for over 30 years. My fondest memories of Mama was seeing her busy at work with sewing one of her many beautiful garments. She was a very talented seamstress who had been sewing since she was the age of 13. Mama could sew just about anything from clothes to drapery. She was an excellent cook and I miss her homemade plum jelly and her peach cobbler. One main thing that I learned from Mama is that independence is very important which she demonstrated on a daily basis. She was a strong, innovative woman where life had brought her hardships along the way but she always managed to remain strong. I did not want all that she has done for her family to go unnoticed and wish that I could had given her some kind of a medal because she certainly deserved it. What I regret most is that I did not get to see her in her last days. Mama would always be in my heart.