"Jerry Ford is a born storyteller, and the stories he tells–from his experiences as a funeral director, politician, musician, and all-round observer of life in a Heartland town and state–will both delight and instruct the reader. His characters―ordinary and eccentric, comical and serious, foolish and admirable, heroic and silly―mirror the stuff of real America. There are laughs aplenty in this book, but also a warmth and wisdom that can derive only from a love of life, a respect for neighbor, and a genuine tolerance of the human condition."     Dr. Robert Hamblin