Jennie O'Neal's Tree
This Live Oak
was planted on
December 8, 2000
In Loving Memory
of
Jennie Elizabeth Graves O'Neal
November 27, 1909 - June 2, 2000
Prayer of the Woods
I am the heat of your hearth on cold winter nights,
the friendly shade screening you from the summer sun,
and my fruits are refreshing draughts quenching your
thirst as you journey on.
I am the beam that holds your house, the board of your table,
the bed on which you lie, and the timber
that builds your boat.
I am the handle of your hoe, the door of your homestead,
the wood of your cradle, and the shell of your coffin.
I am the bread of kindness and the flower of beauty.
Ye who pass by, listen to my prayer: Harm me not.
The tree was planted at Live Oak United Methodist Church
in Watson Louisiana
Where Jennie was a member since childhood.
Photos of the tree planting ceremony
Jennie O'Neal's Children
Tommy, Carey, Janice, Flora (Pet), Faye and Walter
(not pictured: Ann)
Preceded in death by her children: Lucy, Lane, Roland, Lionel and Leon
Her brother Odom
Brother Mark Crosby and
Lynn from Baton Rouge Green
reading "Prayer of the Woods"
Friends and family
sharing memories
A Rememberance given
to those who attended
Thank you UC Lending and Baton Rouge Green
for this unique rememberance of a very special lady.
