With my daddy's Birthday coming up on Friday May 18th I have been thinking of him quite a bit. (to be honest hes always right there on my shoulder) I have been thinking though of what he would think of how I have been living my life....Would it be something he would approve of? What kinda looks or lectures he would be giving me? What would he say about me wanting to divorce the ONE man he would have EVER approved of? Well this is to you daddy......I have decided to work on things with David, he has stopped drinking and has a very good job now!!! Your grand babies are growing so fast and I see a lil of you in EACH of them. I know you are looking down on us and watching EVERYTHING we do :) lol however what I wouldn't give for you to be able just to hold them in your arms and let them be able to know you as I do. Love and Miss you always daddy your baby girl!!!

My mother Hilda Carter wrote this upon your passing and I want to share it with you and I guess everyone now:

IN LOVING MEMORY
Thomas M. Dobbins
May 18th 1937-Feb 23rd 2003

Here he was in West Virginia
An auctioneer by trade
With his loving wife and children
To share the life he made.

He traveled different places
To estate sales and the like
And people had a good time
When he stepped up to the mic.

But health has a way of changing
The life we always knew
And his began to hinder
All the things he liked to do.

Yet now his pain is over
He's in a better land
For today that man was laid to rest
With his gavel in his hands.

written by Hilda D. Carter