Rose B. Whethers

Rose Whethers, 81, of North Babylon, Long Island, New York on Monday, April 8, 2013. Loving Wife of the late LeRoy Whethers for fifty-four years. Devoted mother of LeRoi Whethers, the late Johnny Whethers and Gail Whethers. Cherished grandmother of Christopher and caring great-grandmother of Jessica. Dear sister of Raymond Diamond, Hope Clemons, Catherine Diamond, and the late Mary Dunsmore, Georgette Pierce, Sunny Diamond, Margie Jones and Harry Diamond. Family and friends may visit Thursday, April 11, 2013, 2:00 - 4:30 and 7:00 - 9:30 PM, at Claude R. Boyd-Spencer Funeral Homes, 448 West Main Street, Babylon Village, New York 11702. Mrs. Whethers's Funeral Service will take place at the funeral home on Thursday evening at 8:00 PM. Friends may gather at the funeral home on Friday morning, April 12, 2013, 11:00 AM, before her funeral procession leaves for Pinelawn Memorial Park, Wellwood Avenue, Farmingdale, New York. A final committment prayer followed by interment will take place at the cemetery at 12 Noon. For further information, or help with directions, kindly call the funeral home at (631) 669-2400. www.boyd-spencer.com.

"I Did Not Die"

Do not stand at my grave and weep: I am not there, I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow:

I am the diamond glints on snow. I am the sunlight on ripened grain: I am the gentle autumn’s rain.

When you awaken in the Morning’s hush, I am the swift uplifting rush of quiet birds in circled flight.

I am the soft star that shines at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry. I am not there: I did not die.