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Show respect, don't take flowers from graves

Your Voice

Letters to the Editor

Published: December 17, 2008

Dear Thieves,

Please don't take my mom and dad's flowers off their graves. I had just put flowers on their graves in Oakwood Cemetery in remembrance of my father's death in November.

I went back to remove those flowers and replace them with Christmas flowers for December.

Imagine my horror and dismay to find them missing. I put flowers on my parents' graves for many reasons — love, respect and to honor them. It is sad to go to a grave and find it has been violated.

So, thieves, please do not steal flowers from my parents' graves or anyone's grave. Show some respect.

Daisy Lynn Matthews
Conover

County employees' insurance is not free

In response to letters from Rachel Merrill and Rocky Hilton: I have several relatives who work for the county in the sheriff's office, building inspector's office and public health.

I assure you that their insurance is not free, nor do our tax dollars pay for it.

I am thankful that they and the other county employees are willing to provide services to us every day.

If you are going to take the time to write a letter and send it to the newspaper, take a few extra minutes to do your homework and make sure what you are saying is the truth.

K.E. Leatherman
Lincolnton

Some thrift store prices are too high

Thrift store prices should be where the customers can afford things due to the economy. I compare prices on clothes and other items and have found the best place for your money is the Thrift Lion Store in Long View.

Folks donate items to stores but some are making a killing off high prices.

If things are donated to these stores, they should be affordable.

M.B. Huffman
Connelly Springs

God does answer prayers, heal people

I feel compelled to respond to Joe Heafner's letter (Your Voice, Dec. 9) in which he stated that there is no evidence that disease has been cured by prayer. Ask any doctor, and they'll tell you differently.

I practiced medicine for 55 years and witnessed miracles on numerous occasions. I will relate two of them.

Case 1. A minister had a brain tumor confirmed by MRI.

He was in Duke Hospital awaiting surgery. He said he lay awake all night praying and during the late hours had this amazing feeling of relief and assurance.

The next morning, he convinced his doctors to repeat his MRI before operating. They were amazed to find the tumor gone. He was discharged and remained free of disease.

Case 2. An 80-plus-year-old diabetic man had a bad heart and a ruptured disk with severe sciatic pain.

Our local doctors considered him a bad risk for surgery, so I referred him to Dr. David Kelly in Winston-Salem. The patient told me Dr. Kelly examined him and agree with the diagnosis, but rather than surgery, Kelly said he believed if they both prayed about it, he could get well.

The patient told me the pain in his leg began to subside before he got home.

The most positive proof that there is a God and he does answer prayer is not related to medicine.

God can answer prayer in awesome ways.

Forrest E. Peeler
Hickory