Rose Katherine Pratt, 65, of Tilton, passed away at 5:43 a.m. on

Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at University Hospital ,in Indinapolis,

IN. She was born May 8, 1939 in Covington, Indiana, the daughter of

 the late Kenneth and Freidda (Coonce) Cassidy. She married Robert

 Earl Pratt on August 25, 1953 in Veedersburg, Indiana. He survives

. Other survivors include children; Dot (Marty) Acord of Westville,

Robyn (John) Duprey of Danville, Robert Pratt Jr. of Alvin, Rhonda

 (David) Phillips of Tilton, Mike (Kathy) Pratt of Danville, Kenneth

 (Belinda) Pratt of Alvin, Keith (Debbie) Pratt of Danville, Ruston

Pratt (Angie) of Tilton, Dana Bostick, Scott (Tammy) Pratt of

Westville, Leighton Pratt of Montgomery, AL, Brandon (Mellissa)

Pratt of Tilton, Jennifer (Brian) Noel of Danville; four brothers; Tom,

Butch, Monte and Chuck Cassidy, one sister; Martha Nunn, 59

grandchildren and 38 great-grandchildren, Special-Friend; Effrain

"Migo" Carrillo, special neice and nephew; Arnold and Paula Pratt,

and her special dog "Indy". Her sister; Marge Sharp, brother;

Kenneth Cassidy, three grandchildren; Christopher Duprey, Kennedy

Pratt, and Travis Bostwick preceded her in death. Rose graduated

from DACC as an LPN and work at Vermilion Manor, retiring in 1988

. She was avid doll collector and loved for Robert to take her to

auctions, rummage sales, and flea markets. She also loved to attend

 every football and baseball game that her grandchildren were in,

but most of all she loved being with her family and friends.

PENNYS FROM HEAVEN

I FOUND A PENNY TODAY
JUST LAYING ON THE GROUND

BUT ITS NOT JUST A PENNY
THIS LITTLE COIN I HAVE FOUND..

FOUND PENNYS COME FROM HEAVEN
THATS WHAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD..

WHEN A ANGEL MISSES YOU
THEY TOSS A PENNY DOWN
SOMETIMES JUST TO CHEER YOU UP
MAKE A SMILE OUT OF A FROWN..

SO DON'T PASS BY THAT PENNY
WHEN YOUR FEELING BLUE
IT MAY BE A PENNY FROM HEAVEN
THAT YOUR ANGEL TOSSED TO YOU..

We knew little that morning
that God was going to call
your name. In life we loved
you dearly, in death we do
the same. It broke our hearts
to lose you. You did not go alone
for part of us went with you the day
God called you home. You left us
peaceful memories. Your love is still
our guide, and through we cannot see
you, you are always by our side. Our
family chain is broken and nothing seems
the same. But as God calls us one by one
the chain will link again.

My Special Angel (Mom)

She's always watching over me,
I feel her presence near,
She's always here to listen,
And guide me through my fears.
She's a very special angel,
One God choose just for me,
She was once my Mom here on earth,
But that wasn't long to be.
God called her home one night,
My fear and rage did see the,
If He were a loving God,
Why take my Mom from me.
But in time I saw the plan,
He unveiled for me to see,
He had taken my Mom away,
But He gave her back to me.
There was only one thing different,
About this wondrous thing,
She just traded her faded house-dress,
For a halo and snow white wings

















Butterfly
B-is for the beauty of the person she was
U-is for us her family she thought of the most
T-is for today she is always on my mind
T-is for tomorrow I'll still be missing her
E-is for every tear I'm still sheading for her
R-is for she was so ready to go home
F-is for all the fun times we had and then some
L-is for all my love and kisses that we shared
Y-is for all the Y's I wished I had just one more day with her























Your resting place I visit
Place flowers there with care-
But no one knows the heartache
When I turn and leave you there.  
A million times I needed you,
A million times I've cried...
If love could have saved you
you never would have died.
 It broke my heart to lose you
  But you did not go alone,
For a part of me went with you-
The day God called you Home 
























Roses In Heaven 

Beautiful red, pink, yellow and white roses,
They all say "I Love You"
The thorns on the bush remind us
That mistakes need forgiveness too.
Red roses tell of God's beauty,
That often thrills my soul.
The yellow, whispers of His Love,
Chasing away sadness, and making us whole.
The pink is for the blush in my cheeks,
When laughter chases the blues away.
The white tells of His forgiveness,
We'll share together each day.

If Roses grow in heaven,
Lord, please pick a bunch for me.
Place them in my loved one's arms
and tell them, they're from me.
Tell them that I love and miss
them, and when they turn to smile,
place a kiss upon their cheek
and hold them for a while.
Because remembering them is easy,
I do it every day.
But there's an ache within my heart,
that will never go away.


















They dont realize how much we miss you, and I can explain it in many different ways. We miss your smile and we miss your talks. We miss little simple things like you sitting in the kitchen with Pops. But I sit here and realize that I know  it's true that God has a plan for everyone, and He has a wonderful one for you. We're all going to meet again sometime soon. And we can say this is what we've been waiting for... to celebrate eternal life with you. It brings a smile to my face to know you have no pain and I feel your teardrops on me when you're watching over us when it rains. Although we're all sad and wish you were here again, see you in a while, Grandma, Mother, and Friend.


















We thought of you today
but that is nothing new,
We thought of you yesterday, 
and will tomorrow too.
We think of you in silence
and make no outward show
for what it ment to lose  you 
Only those who love you know
Remembering you is easy
We do it everyday,
It's the heartache of losing you
that will never go away.

























I have come
To realize
That time is so dear
When you are no
Longer here
I cling to memories,
Sweet bitter memories
That brings you near
If only
I can touch you again
Without bringing back the pain
Feeling your presence
That you are not really
Very far away
That would bring back
The joy and magic
Of being again
Together
I know you are
Just a whisper away.




















God saw you
getting tired
When a cure was
not to be.
So He closed His
arms around you
and whispered
"Come to Me"
You didn't deserve what
You went through
And so He gave you....rest.
God's garden must be
beautiful,
He only takes the best,
And when I saw you
sleeping
So peaceful.....free
from pain
I could not wish you back,
To suffer that again.













"Missing someone gets easier everyday because even though you are one day further from the last time you saw them, you are one day closer to the next time you will."

Your now our shining Star...




















Until We Meet Again

When dawn's first light turned into day
who knew an angel would soon call me away.
And though i didnt get to say "Goodbye"
i leave you three things to help you get by:
I leave you Courage, that you might see 
your heart can rebuild a world without me.
I leave you Faith, that you might believe
the spirit will survive no matter how much we grieve.
And i leave you Love, to comfort you in its healing embrace
until we meet again in another place...