Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-02
Obituary.

Mrs. Sarah Il. Mays was born in Halifax
county, Va, January 18th, 1884, and died
after several weeks severe suffering of cry
sipelas, at her own private residence in
Knoxville, Tennessee, April 80 1873. ID
She was the daughter of Isaac and Mary
E. Durham. Made public profession of
religion at the age of IA years, and was
baptized into the fellowship of Arbor Bap-
fist Church by the Rev. John Mills, AID.
1913. aal ~ lse9qes g1zsTggs 10 sslo ~
She graduated with the first honors of
her class in the Milton. Female Seminary,
North Carolina. After taking several
J tours of travel for observation and personal
accomplishment, she was married to the
Rev. J. F. B. Mays, ID. d., Jan. 10th, $780,
After the birth of her first child in 1861,
she became an invalid, and remained so
till the day of her sdeath--one of earth's
greatest and yet most patient sufferers.
After being apparently cured of her old
chronic disease, from which she had suf-
fered so intensely for so many long years
she died in the arms of her husband after
giving birth to little girl which lived
only few hours. Her physicians,
among the most eminent of this
city, did everything that medical skill could
accomplish to save her to her family and
church, but God had ordered otherwise.
The ladies of the church and community
did all they could to make her last days
as comfortable as possible. az. 20
Mrs. Mays was a woman of very extraor-
binary literary attachments and of unusual
personal accomplishments. But best of
all, she was devoted follower of Christ
She was gentle, modest and retiring in her
disposition, but her quiet, everyday life
shed light and gladness upon the hearts of
her household and intimate friends. She
contributed no little to the usefulness of
her husband in his ''work of faith and la
Dor of love" by her example and counsels.
Her aged mother was permitted to reach
before her departure and to witness her
triumph over death. 'aii a2ii q, ssa aj
While it is painful to record the death of
kind and affectionate wife and mother, it
is pleasure to publish to her wide circle
of relatives and friends that she died full
of faith and hope and had an earnest of an
endless home in the "Fatheris HOuse' on
high. With her last expiring breath when
exhorted by her husband to put her trust
i'm Jesus, she replied, 81 do trust Him, "
and then fell asleep in Jesus.
She leaves heart broken husband, one
little daughter, an aged mother and an
aged uncle, Rev. Elias Dodson, fwho was
for many years her guardian), to mourn
her irreparable loss. She has twolittle ones
gone before her to heaven, but she is With
them now. Our loss is her eternal gain.
This aff1iciion falls heavily upon us all,
but bow submissively to kind Provi
dence and say 1.-THE Lords will be done. y
To-day we deposit her much loved form
in Grey Cemetery and turn away with sad
hearts, drop silent tear upon her grave
and extend to her husband, child, mother,
uncle, and relations all our sincere synpa-
thy, Mry God sanctify this affiiction TO-
the good of all who loved her, and bring
and 60 no more out forever.
tte3 1aaa' J. L. LLOYD.
P. S.-The Jackson Wing and Tribune,
The Baptist, Biblical Recorder. Religious
Herald, Inder and S. w. Baptist, are re-
quested to copy the above. Isl. - ~. IS s. Is