They kept watch when family members weren't around, took care of her lawn, and dropped by to chat. For the last four years, they held a birthday party for her."I was her yard boy," said Chris Boswell, 56, who cut the grass and--along with other neighbors--made her lawn look good. "We wanted everything right for her."
In appreciation, she wrote Boswell three poems. One had the lines, "You have worked so hard in boiling sun, now it's time to have some fun. ..."
from The State: 108-year-old woman 'was hard not to love'
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