The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1872-09-26
The Death Of Mrs sRieId.

The Death Of Mrs. Field.
] In the last number of the CITIZEN
the death Of BIrs. E. R. FIELD was
) announced. The loss of this esti-
} mable lady viii not only he felt and
! mourned by the citizens of Pulaski,
but in the country, where she was
well known and deeply beloved.
She was sixty-two years of age at
the time of her death, and one by
one she has followed her school
mates and friends of her early youth
TO the grave, until she was among
the last of the early settlers in Pu-
laski.
Her father (NIr. Silas Flournoy)
removed to this county at an early
date and settled upon that beautiful
emi1ence overlooking the village,
now occupied by Messrs. Cox &
Dunlap as a vineyard. He died in
a short time, leaving three sons and
four daughters surviving him. His
oldest and only living son (Dr. AL
fred Flournoy, now in Caddo Par
ish, louisiana, lost his leg while
gallantly leading his brave com
mand in the storming of the Fort
at Pensacola, in 1914. His second
son, Mr.. w. C. Flournoy, for long
time stood at the head of his pro-
fession, and at time when Pulaski
could boast of some of the ablest
lawyers of the State. His true pro-
fessional decorum and gentlemanly
bearing in the court room command
ed the respect of the Judges, and
his brother-lawyers, and made an
impression upon the rising members
which is felt to this day. The
youngest son, Mr.. Silas Flournoy,
beloved by all who knew him,
moved to Louisiana, and died from
the accidental shot of friend. OF
the daughters, Mrs. Yancy is the
only one surviving. OF the many
noble families of sterling worth
which settled in and around PHlas r
XII at an early day, bat few are left
among us. But among the dearest
of the living will be the name of
Mrs. JULIA FIELD.
Shortly after her intermarriage
with the lamRnted DR.. Field she be-
came the especial favorite of all
whose acquaintance she formed.
How happy the mother felt when
she could place her daughter under
her care. Her unassuming, but
dignified and lady-like department :
made an impression upon their
young minds which lasted through
life. She was most happy when
she could contribute to the happi-
ness of others. The hospitabie g
home of her husband and herself I
was often hOnored by the social G
gatherings Of the young. She not Z
only extended to them the cordial t
welcome, but made all feel they /
were the especial objects of her at $
tention. s
It was but a few days after her e
death when the writer of this article b
with a citizen who for p
many years had been an inmate of a
her family, now holding a high po- {
sition in society and enjoying an en-
yiable reputation in his profession,
but who had struggled with the ad- Il
yersities of fortune in early life, I
while speaking of her words of "
kindness and encouragement to p
aim, the tears trickled down his :
manly cheeks and the depths of his I.
overcame the expressions
IF the deep feelings of his heart.
But it was not alone in the parlors
where the noble traits of her charac-
,er were developed. Whenever and
wherever there was sickness and .
MISTRESS she was present, to render
Ill the aid and comfort in her pow
r. During the dark and appalling
lays in 1888, when the cholera Wis
ted Pulaski, when the panic-strick-
n citizens were flying from the -
own, she heroically remained by
he side of her husband, and day by
ay, and night by night, she was
cen with him threading our streets, -
heering by her presence and ad- i
with her hands to the
,ants of those whom disease had
trickcn. It was natural that one
hose character was so noble and
enerous, and whose lite was so no e.
lie and pure, should become deeply
nbued with the truths of the Chris 81
ian religion.
The death Of her devoted hus- D
and and many years afterwards of
er afrectionate and accomplished
aughter, made her more earnestly -
eek that consolation which its di.
inc teachings alone can give. =
Adieu, dear departed relative; adieu,
incere, unfaltering friend.
Thou art gone to the grave; we no n
longer behold thee, =
Nor tread the rough paths of the
world by thy hand;
BUT the wide arms Of Mercy are spread
to enfold thee,