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His barn is now blown away, but memories of Luther Irvin live on The barn on KY 206 near Vester Road "was him,"--Luther Irvin--Linda Tiller said of the building blown away on Tuesday, July 22, 2008. The old farm building that Alma Rich's father, Luther Irvin, and his father, Dave Irvin, built in the 1950's held great memories for her and her oldest child. But there is a sadness knowing that the youngest grandson of Luther Irvin will only hear fond family memories of a wonderful grandfather who was a terrific Christian and friend By Alma Rich The barn on Liberty Road that was destroyed by the windstorm today was owned by my father, Luther Irvin, who passed away on August 14, 2004.To the best of my memory and that of some of my relatives, my father and his father, my grandfather, Dave Irvin, built this barn in the mid 1950's--sometime around 1954. We always referred to this barn as the tobacco barn as it housed many pounds of tobacco over the years.It also served as my daddy's place to go "piddle," as he would say. When he was missed, he could usually be found there After he retired from farming, he would often go out to the tobacco barn and piddle on something. If he was gone a little longer than we thought he should be, we could usually find him there, fixing a lawn mower, sharpening a blade, mending a broken toy, or just cleaning up around the barn area. He was always pretty finicky with wanting everything in a certain place. If anyone entered into his barn and moved a tool, even a inch, he could always tell it! Even today as we looked at the rubble that was left, there were a few of his tobacco sticks tied neatly into bundles. "The barn was just him" Although to the general public this was just an old barn, to me, it held many memories of my daddy. As Linda Tiller, said, "That barn was just him!" I remember, as a child, waiting on the swing set at the house or hanging out in the backyard, watching for my daddy to come through the field on his tractor with a load of tobacco to hang in that barn. I was always anxious to see him coming because that meant it was time for me to do my very important job--deliver him and anyone that was helping him that day water! Stripping tobacco gave her nosebleeds I also remember going out with them and watching as they stripped tobacco on rather cold days and nights. Notice I said they. Linda stripped the tobacco and I watched her and my daddy and my Aunt Edna (Meme as she is now called) while I claimed that breathing the tobacco dust gave me nosebleeds and so I could not help them because no one wanted me have a nosebleed! The excuse, even though it makes no sense to me now, always worked! I guess Linda was correct: I was a little spoiled!But only a little! This barn is also where my daddy let me drive the tractor for the very first time. I had gone with him to pull a trailer of tobacco into the barn to house. The two of us--as I was a teenager in high school--were going to house the few sticks that we had loaded onto the trailer. My daddy, who was well into his 70's at the time, climbed up into the barn and I was supposed to hand him the sticks. Thanks to Bobby Burton and his brother, she was saved Just as I stepped out onto the trailer to hand him one up, my foot went through the trailer causing the tobacco and me to go to the floor of the barn! My daddy waited to make sure that I was okay before he gave his big laugh. Thanks to Bobby Burton and one of his brothers, I believe, I was saved and did not have to house anymore! The list could go on and on! "When I saw the barn...I could not help but to cry When I saw the barn lying on the ground today, I could not help but to cry as I felt that another piece of my daddy had been taken. If there ever was a daddy's girl, I am truly one! As I gazed at the scattered pieces of barn, I did realize that the memories of my daddy are with me forever and ones that I am proud to share with my children. My son Will has some fond memories of my daddy as well, but I am sorry that my son Luke will never know what a wonderful grandfather he had. He will only be able to hear stories of my daddy--a terrific Christian father and friend. I thank God for blessing me with Luther Irvin as my daddy. See related story: Storm July 22, 2008 This story was posted on 2008-07-23 14:30:56
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