Family decorates Christmas tree in June for father living with cancer [Video]

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WTVF) — It’s not something you usually see in June, but a favorite sight in a community has made a return. It’s in honor of a beloved member of a family.

“My daughter Tabiatha decided we were going to be Gigi and Paw-Paw,” Glendra Thompson smiled, referring to the grandparent names taken on by her and her husband David Thompson. “She just thought Dad looked like a Paw-Paw!”

There’s such pride in the family tree for the Thompsons.

“Three kids, ten grandkids,” David said. “We didn’t plan it, but we wouldn’t have it any other way.”

“It was God’s plan!” Glendra added.

The Thompsons are known for another family tree. It’s an actual tree sitting in front of their Hillsboro Road home in Franklin. For nearly 40 years, David decorated it for Christmas using a refined process described by sons Matt and John David.

“We call it the pole,” Matt said, showing a long …