Poetic Obituaries: At a point in life when most people slow down,

Verna Mae Slone found her voice.

She was a quilter, a dollmaker and the mother of five sons. But after Slone found her voice, she also became the author of six books, the best known of which was her first, What My Heart Wants to Tell.

In simple language, Slone wrote about life and the importance of family, community and the fast-disappearing culture of her beloved Eastern Kentucky mountains.

from Lexington Herald-Leader: 'Grandma Moses of the mountains' dies

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