Perhaps anything that can survive the heat, humidity, rain and cold of the South is heroic. This is most apparent in the dog days of late summer when crape-myrtle trees burst into grandiose bloom. While the heat and shortening days signal the end of flowering in most plants, this rugged rebel is just gearing up. The crape myrtle carries the whole garden till the bright hues of late fall take ...

She later attended Grays Harbor College and received a nursing degree ... In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Community Home Health and Hospice, P.O. Box 2067, Longview, WA 98632.