The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1872-04-25
m Memorr

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OF Mrs ABA H. OtsR, who departed
this life April 18th, 1872, aged 80
years.
Probably no maxim has been
more generally received and acted
on than that which says Speak
nothing but good concerning the
dead" And while the feeling wkich
prompted this maxim does credit to
our nature, = rigid adherence Co it
in all cases, has been attended with
some disadvantages. Indeed it has
been 50 eOmmoa on such occasions
to bestow indiscFiminate praise, 70
adOrn the deco ssed with virtues and
ezceilencies which they never pos
sessed, that many persons have
come to the conclusion that what IS
said or written is either greatly tx.
aggeFated, or it may be little be ter
than mere tissue Of falsehoOd.
Such a state Of things, we think, il
very much to be regretted, and
ought, If possible, to be remedied. u
necessarily eircumscribes the good
influence which such persons might
exert after their death, by combining
it almost exclusively 10 = few sur
wing friends and acquaintances.
The writer Of this memorial will
endeavor not to fail into the error
which he has condemned, but viii
aim to present such q true and faith-
ful outline of the character CT her
whese loss we mourn, as will readi
~ be recognized by those who
knew her best. airs. Orr Was
born in Maury county, Tennessee,
near Columbia She made q pro
fessiOn of religion in early life, and
herself with the Cumbcr-
land Presbyterian Church. Though
of a very lively disposition, and
fond or worldly amusements, when
she took this important step she
became 4 firm ard decided Chris
tiaH, and gave up everything which
she regarded rs Inconsistent with
such n profession. In her 23d year
she was married to Mr. Samuel
Orr, In the year 1868 she joined
the Presbyterian church in Pulaski,
Of which her husband is an elder.
aIrs. Orr was a woman of much
more than ordinary good sense and
She was a wise Coun
seller. As a wife, 3 mother,
she was truly a pattern.
She was permitted to make her
home happy one for tel years, and
probably very few families have en-
iOyed more real domestic bliss in
the same length of time. But her
desire TO make happy was not re-
stricted to her own household. She
was remarkable for her social
qualities, and having a large, warm
and loving heart, she diffused hap
piness all around her. Never was
she more delighted than when sur
rounded BY her friends, and con-
TO their pleasure. As
she was ever kind and
never failing to visit
The sick and doing all she could TO
alleviate suffering. Her loss, in
his respect, will be seriously felt in
his community, as, in this cold and
selfish world, such characters are by
10 means common. 1t might be
that such a genial, warm
hearted woman would manifest !
ieep intert st in her church and all /
hat related to its prosperity. It was
lot in her nature to be lukeWarm in !
Though no bigot or sec
arian. she was warmly attached to /
he church Of her choice. Her pas
or and his family lay very near her
leart. But a few hours before her /
leath. being Informed that q friend !
lad but recently connected herself
With the church, her countenance
lighted up with joy as she expressed |
Ter great qualification at the inteili-
renee. 1t would be pleasant to
lwell longer on the manv virtues
nd exeellencics of our departed /
riend, but we forbear. The last
lay Of her life was spent almost en-
irely without pain, and her friends
'egan to indulge the hope that she
1as better and might recover. But
he time of her departure was at
and, and she began TO sink rapid
y. She was conscious, however, to
he very last acknowledgement
nitro resignation to the vi Of her
heavenly Father, and gently and
uietly fen asleep in Jesus. She
a. left four little ones, too young
las 20 appreciate their loss. AS
ne whom the mother~eomforteth,"
q may the Lord comfort those
ear little ones. Farewell, dear
-iend.
''SFhere thou art gone
deus and farewells are = sound un-
known.
lay but meet thee on that peaceful
shore
be parting sounds shall pass my lips
no more"