Obituaries

My beautiful little Elsy, AKA Turtle Head and Doddle Head passed away in her sleep September 7, 2023. She had just turn 15 years old in April.

We went to Tennessee to get her when she was 11 months old and weighed 2.2 lbs. She was so tiny. My granddaughter Madison was 2 yrs old then and went with us and held her most of the way home. She loved Madison but did not like my grandson from day one and every time he came to visit she would go after his feet. If we even mentioned his name she would start barking and go from door to door looking for him so she could “GET” him. She was fiesty like that. She didn’t like strangers either and would try to get their feet and ankles too.

But she loved me and if I got up to do anything she was right there with me. Always wanted to be where I was. I called her my little shadow and she sure didn’t like it if I had to go somewhere and she didn’t get to go. Her dad said would lie behind my chair staring at the door or pacing the floors until I got home. She was beautiful and oh so smart. We had to spell a lot of things when talking because she understood everything we were talking about and if it was something she didn’t want to do like take bath or get a haircut she would go hide under the couch. She got the nickname Turtle Head after I gave her a really bad haircut one time.

We had just gone on a little vacation the first of August and she had a great time even though she was a homebody and preferred to be home with us. She was a good little rider and loved to go because she was with her mama and dad and that was all she ever wanted.

I miss her so much especially at night. She always loved bedtime and slept with me every night. Her sister McKenzie is missing her and having a hard time too. Sometimes she goes and gets in Elsy’s bed and just sits there or lies down and goes to sleep.
My heart is broken and I don’t think it will ever be whole again. I feel so guilty because when we went to bed it was like every other night for all those years, I kissed you goodnight and covered you up with your favorite blankie so you wouldn’t get cold and that’s how I found you on one of the worse days of my life. I will never know if you died in your sleep or if you tried to let me know that something was wrong and I didn’t hear you.

Elsy you were a blessing to us and we love and miss you so very much and our life will never be the same again. I pray your happy and healthy at the rainbow bridge with your other sisters and all of you will be there waiting for me when my time comes. I have to believe that to get through this life. Tell all your sisters that we love them and miss them too.

Wish you were here so we could do our high fives. I love you baby.