The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-03-01
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OBITUARY.

1t becomes painful duty to chronicle the
death Of Mrs. SARAH ANN PARDUE con.
sort OF VIM. NJ; Pardue, ESD of Washburn,
Mrs. HARDUE was the eldest daughter of the
late C. ID. and Sarah Mccormick and sister of
the Hon; John f. Mccormick, member of the
mouse OF Representatives of the State of Mis-
siss!ppi, She was born in Jasper county. Mis-
slssiPpi, on the 3lst day of August. 1910 and
departed this life January Odd 1876 ooed ri
years, t months and Y days. In the autumn
Oh 1885, she turned her youthful feet away
from the paths of the DESTROYER and for a III
We more than twenty-five years, walked b,r,-
ply with her God On the 3lst day ef Auoust
ioOy her twentieth blrth-G@y, she was united
In the holy boqAs of matrimony to VIM. M
fardGez hsq., and soon after moved with hin,
10 tue state of Texas, thence to Wasbburn
barry county, Missouri. She was the ,aother
OF several promising children, three az ,,.ior
survive her-one son IL his hfteenth vro, ' ayi
two daughters, aged Respectively ten ana 60
years. She had buried n babe.a Sweet Hi
uaughter-onIy a few short months before her
own demise. She Was long time afflicted ord
suffered great deal before her hos,o,i
Eather released her from the sorrows of eortG
ana introduced her ia the lows of Heaven
~ rme ne4l!4 al Mrs. Fardue began to decline
ESty rapidly early last year and by this sbe
knew or at least verify believed thar tLe
1 pl OF her dissolution was fast approaching
Dut she, having set her house in order was
DDurlng her protracted sickness, the grace 81
Uod was the chief consolation To nor 9io,,;
trusting heart, and by a living faith exercinasii
- h, the precious promises of God, she was en-.
.tpIeu 10 view the sutfering1 Of this present
time as only momentarv. and not yyaYt re =, NJ
compared with the glory which was reSdo ~
re revealed in her. She had been an a go ~
laTy CHRISTIAN from GAout thirteen wears ~
faith did lot fail her '''(i hcF
!, 1he writer had the pleasure Of knowing bar
curing her childhood and youth. and manv
nave been the pleasant hours snent ~ Idy
company. He has often conversdd ,.i, ~ L hoI
~ on the subject Of religion, and knows her
noPes OF heaven were firmly seated thai sba
" religious from principle. And now
served peasant in SAINT TO learn thai the God She
serE s IN youth and health, sustained and
cS3lha4Ioftea her in her sickness and AZ
cline While she was being brouqbt o,
Socto ore cG1nnes of time, she gave salts.
Jordan calm. Just before she hreotLn,1 ana |
,ads : she gave soine directions ahont h her |
- particularly her little Qirls. and saf5
-, rG9gret she felt in dying, was Ieavin
mem: she kissed Us all +" saws ber hara,Ihg |
lusoand' bidding US an affectionate fo,o. ESu
ING tTtsed little to me and the cbildra" ois'
' eE which she requested little resi- s al,
,,assed caIr,i -eeni without any excitement
"a the last moments of dissolvino ueotn'
ne could hear and see, thongb sba 'ure,
atom w 70 70 artienlaie, yet every indis
ne future, fingered in her mind ST. 70
Trough the valley of the shadow ~ d atAgu
caring no evil" Of her it NAV bs s Oi death,
her languishing head is At rest f''u
ud ns tnln king and aching are Ger.
her quiet, imTaOyable breast. VIZ
4s he@Ved by Addiction no more"
a. ~ l Wy ueath OF MRS. PARDUE, the husbond
az lost devoted companion. the cbiIdusIDla nd
neeilopate mother, and the church a fs;ths an
lemnes. She possessed every important ai iui
ldv ia 9ost excellent Intelligent christian
ors and friends, together with tv,o "er neigh
tended her burial, and before the m saatn1geSS
F ar mad fallen upon the hills the Te@siS
le Was5b shin uePparted sister quietly Feposed in
y spirit was safe at home - anu heF hap
a. ner husband and children meat har n
s aa.b i9nd OF beatitqdes where sicTnesse E ~
'rmer ''et oOme' 30 prays her friend and {
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