The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-02-02
Death of Dr. j. W. S. Frierser.

Our community was shocked by tn
| sudden death of DIR. J. w. S. Friersoi
| on Monday evening, about half-pas
seven O'Clock. lie was one Of the Oldes
and most respected citizens of our city
His illness, il it may be called such, WA
bat of few minutes duration. He haC
for years before looked forward to 6
termination of his lite, from heart dis
ease; yet he seemed to be i'm robust
health. and was daily engaged in bi:
ordinary avocations. On MOndIy eve
ming lie left the supper table complain.
ing somewhat of an unpleasant sensation
in the region of the heart, aui in a few
minutes, in the full possession of all
his faculties, he passed away from his
earthly home.
He seemed to realize at once his con-
ditiOn, felt his own pulse, spoke of it
as indicating the approach of death
said it was useless 10 call in medical aid
-conversed with his family in a sitting
position until the last moment of his
earthly existence, and then yielded up
his spirit without a struggle or grOan.
DIR. Friefson was born in Williams
burg District, South Carolina, upon the
9TH of March, 1901, and consequently
would have been II years Of age had be
lived few weeks longer. He removed
while yet boy, with his father, John
Frierson, to Msury county, somewhere
between 1909 and 1872 He was the cid
est son Of family Of eight boys and
one daughter. The rudiments OF his
early education were acquired under
the teaching OF The Rev. Gideon Black
burn, and he graduated at the Green
vile College, East Tennessee, then I'M
der the charge of DIR. Coffin. Among
his classmates were Judge Sharkey, of
Mississippi, Judge Mckinney, of this
State, and others, who attained to excel
leHce in their respective professions.
About the year 1872 or 1923 he grad
uated in the Pennsylvania Medical
College, at Lexington, Kentucky, since
which time he practiced his profession
assiduously and successfully. Few, if
any, have occupied prouder position
in the profession in Middle Tennessee.
In very early life he united himself
with the Presbyterian Church, in the
DeighborhOod where he was reared
known as the Zion Church. and while
comparatively young man was made
ruling Elder..ot the church. From the
neighbOrbood of Zion Church he remov-
years ago. He at once connected himself
in this place, in which he has ever since
been a ruling Elder and a prominent
and exemplary member.
In the death of DR.. Frierson, the pro-
fession has lost one of it's brightest or
naments, the community in which he
lived one of its purest men an1.hest
citizens, his immediate family, aSkInd
and affectionate husband, father and
protector; and what shall we say of the
loss TO the church,-that church which
was so dear 70 his heart-tbat church
which was the constant object of his
prayers and his tears?
His place will not easily be filled.
We sincerely tender our heartfelt SYM
pathies and coincidence to the bereaved
family.
The funeral Of DIR. Frierson was post
poned until IL o'clock, yesterday, in Or
der to give his youngest son, Capt. j.
White S. Frisrson, Jr., time to come
from New Orleans. The Presbyterian
Church, in which the funeral services
were held, was appropriately draped in
On the inside. The corpse
was brought in by the Masons, and
Rev. Mr.. Mitchell preached an able and
sermon on the certainty Of
death. The sermon made a strong and
deep impression upon the very large
Rev. DIR. Mack followed
Mr.. Mitchell, and spoke of the life,
death, and present condition of his
friend DIR. Frierson. He had known
him intimately as his pastor and friend
for nearly tweuty-eisht years, and was
therefore, to speak confident
ly of his character. lie was able to say
that Dr.. J. ". y Frielson was sincere
Christian. He was truthful man, a
man Of prayer, and a constant reader of
the Eible He died a Christian, and
was now with God. absent from the
body, present with the Lord" The
were deeply moved by
the words OF the venerable preacher, as
he stood in the pulpit, aud spoke of the
noble attributes Of the deceased, and
held them up before young and old for
their emulation. A large concourse of
relatives and friends followed the
hearse to Zion Chnrch, where the las
mented dead was buried.