Carolina Quotes
How can I cry for her? Crying is for me. That’s a gift to me
John Blackfeather Jeffries Carolinian
Source
Interview on the death of his wife of 54 years, Lynette Jeffries; News of Orange, Hillsborough, North Carolina, September 26, 2018
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- interview
- work
- On the death of his wife, Lynette Jeffries
- year
- 2018
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“How can I cry for her? Crying is for me. That’s a gift to me” John Blackfeather Jeffries. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-438A061B49. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/438a061b49
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