The trip from Columbia to JFK funeral on ColumbiaMagazine.com

ColumbiaMagazine.com
Printed from:

Welcome to Columbia Magazine

· Home · Mobile
· Contact/Submit
· Classified Ads
· Birthdays
· Local Events
· Obituaries
· List of Topics
· Photo Archive
· Stories Archive
· Search

Campbellsville University

Dr. Ronald P. Rogers
CHIROPRACTOR

Support for your body's natural healing capabilities

270-384-5554
Click here for details

United
Citizens
Bank
Click here for information

Rex's
CYCLE SHOP

384-6018
rexscycleshop.com

What's Going On
in Columbia?

see ColumbiaMagazine's
Events List

Columbia Gas Dept.
GAS LEAK or GAS SMELL
Contact Numbers
24 hrs/ 365 days
270-384-2006 or 9-1-1
Call before you dig

Visit
ColumbiaMagazine's
Directory of Churches

Addresses, times,
phone numbers and more
for churches in Adair County

Find Great Stuff in
ColumbiaMagazine's
Classified Ads

Antiques, Help Wanted,
Autos, Real Estate,
Legal Notices, More...

Poetry by Wiilie M. Feese, Jr.: The funeral of JFK

The funeral of JFK Willie M Feese Jr

We left Columbia 50 years ago
I remember it like it was yesterday
We rode in Ralph Waggener's VW
To attend the funeral of JFK

There was Arthur Corbin, Kenneth Royse, Ralph and me
It was a cold November day
We just couldn't stay at home
Our homage to our President we had to pay

We stood in line along the route
The procession took that day
A throng of mourning people
lined the streets along the way
I'll never forget the events that week
That led to our foray
It was a time in history
In which a tiny part we had to play.

--Willie M Feese Jr

Photos from that trip are being prepared for posting, and Ralph Waggener has written the prose narrative of the trip, now posted as Where were you when JFK died? - Ralph Waggener's story - CM

This story was posted on 2013-11-22 10:03:31

Printable: this page is now automatically formatted for printing.
Have comments or corrections for this story? Use our contact form and let us know.

The trip from Columbia to JFK funeral

2013-11-22 - Washington, DC area - Photo by Willie M. Feese, JR. Four young men, three of them teens made the pilgrimmage from Columbia to Washington to pay tribute John F. Kennedy. The photo was taken in Arlington Cemetery on Monday, November 25, 2013. The four, Junior Feese, Arthur Corbin, Kenneth Royse, and Ralph Waggener drove Ralph's blue Volkswagen Beetle - the one he used to deliver all of Columbia's Courier-Journals and Louisville Times, straight through via Middlesboro, KY, Jonesville, and Bristol and from there, something of a blur, with much of the driving in the night. They thought they were late, but got there in time to see the longest procession of black limousines and the most heads of state ever assembled in one place. It was an experience none of them would ever forget. (Photo from collection of Ralph Waggener) - EW
Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

More articles from topic News:

Gov. Beshear awards Kentucky Work Ready Communities

Richard Raines: Family tree search leads to surprise discoveries

Birthdays: Forty (40) entries this Monday morning!

Smokey & Bandit are missing

Wonders about promise by city to correct speeding problem

Beulah Chapel Church will present Pam Spires-written play

Columbia driver airlifted to UL after one vehicle crash

Lee Murphy: A visit to Pall Mall on Veterans Day

Bloomington Chapel toy drive will help less fortunate

Brian Fudge remembers 1st Adair Paratrooper

View even more articles in topic News

Bank of Columbia

BankColumbia.com
Member FDIC

115 Jamestown St.
Columbia, KY.
270-384-2496

The Best of
Senior Quest
Local Stories of
The Greatest Generation

Order Book or e-Book

See who's celebrating
Birthdays and Anniversaries
in Columbia:

Special Events List

ColumbiaMagazine's
Veterans List

Click Here

Get weather alerts for Adair County

Provided by the Adair Co Fiscal Court and the Adair Co. Emergency Mgt. Agency

Quick Links to Popular Features

Birthdays and Anniversaries for this month and future ones
Obituaries for Adair and Surrounding Counties.
Classified Ads. Send your item.
Directory of Churches serving Adair County, with addresses, times, and most important informaton you need quickly.
Events Update in or for Adair Countians for this month and future ones. All listed chronologically, including major church , civic and government, social, recurring, and reunion events.
Letters and Feedback from ColumbiaMagazine.com readers.
Court Docket Search the docket for Adair County (and other KY counties) for Circuit and District Court.
Chamber Insights Chamber of Commerce news.
Police Reports and other news from State and Local police.
Lindsey news Lindsey Wilson College events and updates.
Veterans List Comprehensive list of Adair County Veterans.

Looking for a story or picture?

Try our Photo Archive or our Stories Archive for all the information that's appeared on ColumbiaMagazine.com.

Contact us: Columbia Magazine and columbiamagazine.com are published by Linda Waggener and Pen Waggener, PO Box 906, Columbia, KY 42728.
Phone: 270.403.0017

Please use our contact page, or send questions about technical issues with this site to webmaster@columbiamagazine.com. All logos and trademarks used on this site are property of their respective owners. All comments remain the property and responsibility of their posters, all articles and photos remain the property of their creators, and all the rest is copyright 1995-Present by Columbia Magazine. Privacy policy: use of this site requires no sharing of information. Voluntarily shared information may be published and made available to the public on this site and/or stored electronically. Anonymous submissions will be subject to additional verification. Cookies are not required to use our site. However, if you have cookies enabled in your web browser, some of our advertisers may use cookies for interest-based advertising across multiple domains. For more information about third-party advertising, visit the NAI web privacy site.