Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-03-12
Obituary..

Died st the residence OF Mr.. Am
brOse Gaines, i'll this city at 2:3O
O'Clock yesterday morning, March II,
1879, rs. Mary Winston Towns, OF
Macon, Ga, in the 63rj year Of her
age. Mrs. Towns was the daughter of
the late Hon. John w. Jones, of Vir-
ginia, and was born aud reared near
Pete rs burg, in that State. On the 3td
day of January, 1887, she was married
TO Hon. George w. Towns, then a
Representative Of Georgia in the
United States Congress, and suisse
uuentIy Governor of Georgia for two
terms. Gov. Towns died in 1855.
since which time sac has lived for her
children.
NJ ;. Towns was lady of fine &C
com yilsb Dents, and dispensed the
hospital.ties of the ExecIIVe Mansion
at MiliedgeViIle, during the admInis-
trariOn Of Gov. Towns, ia elegant
style and @ith honor 20 LerselI and
husband. She was q lady Of iutelli
gence, and became Interested in public
matters when, as q young lady, she
accompanied her father 10 Washington
while he was q member Of COngrC !;
and sull more so az the wife of q
Repre- OF Georgia IN the Uni
ted States Congress, and found her in
tersst in such matters still InCre2s al
by the election Of her husband 10 the
GuberuatOTiai chair Of Georgia. She
was q regular reader Of the L ding
newspapers OF the day, ana wa q reg
uiar subscriber for quite number of
the most inf Genital Of them.
Eut this never interfeTei with the
full and faithful discharge Of her do
nestle and maternal duticG, while her
children remained under the paternal
roof, nor with the ardent affection of
her motherIy Ia art .Or them and their
children, after they had married and
set up bllshmept1 of their own.
Much OF her time for years psf has
been spent in visi's to her children,
and the settlement of a daughter in
this city ! as been the OCC ion of her
frequent visi'3 here, where all wko
made her acqGaint nee have C3teemei
her for her rrClt worth and amiable
character. 1t is now out two weeks
since she last lnne among US, and wa
attacked with pneumonia imm ediately
upon her arrival, which speedily did
its sad work. Mrs. Towns ws3 not
member of any branch of tue visible
church, but she was a devout woman,
and a rC gular and contestant attendant
upon the sanctuary, and loved Gods
house, His worship and His people.
Sne 2rlC51 ~ u 3lF6u 10 see uSF Gull
dren and her children's children faith
full and consistent Christians and
memb ers of The church, and useful
and Cody in their live. But she was
r. trained and held back from taking
upon herself the VOWS and profC sion
of discipl ship by an humble sense of
her own imperfectiOn and unwOrthi-
g, and r of bringing reproach
on the name of Christ. Yet she truss
ted in the atoning sacrifice of
the E-viour, plead His merits
and hoped in His name. She
YVES patient, submissive and resigned
under affections and in bereavement
and sorrow. Daring her last illness
she apprehended its fatal termination
from the first, but w cheered by the
hopes of better life beyond the grave
through the salvation of Jesus Christ.
Her end was remarkably peaceful.
She exhibited strong faith and hope,
relying or y on Him who loved us
and gave himself for US" Her chill
dren will rise up and call her blessed"