Tantie Pearlie’s Funeral, Revised Edition

The author takes the reader on a journey back into her childhood village where a beloved aunt in lovingly cared for through her battle with cancer. Steeped in this story is a view of how the family cared for the sick, and the customs the people followed as they took care of their dead. Eugenia Springer also takes the reader beyond the burial to the people's beliefs about the spirit of the dead, and their stories about spirit visitations.