Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1880-09-18
Im MemorIam.

FANNIE ID. PARRISH was born Oct. l6, 1928
She was faithful in all the experiences of
oman--maidenhoOd, wife-hood and wild
owhoOd. She was twice married; first TO
VIM. WhitlOck, Oct. II, 1913, and again to
John A. Keesee, Dec. 8, 1860, who sustains
most heavily her great loss. At Salem
church (Baptist) in Christian county, KY,
she found infinite peace In Christ the Lord
October 1850, and united with that church.
She led a consistent christian life, and died
in the faith of the gospel, Aug. 10, 1880. For
two years past-long years to her-she suf-
fered eXcruciatlng agony. Every means
within reach was resorted to for her recov-
cry, but in vain, mortal disease claimed her
for its own. She was timid woman, and
extremely sensitive to pain, and hence had
a horror OF the pangs OF. death beyond al
most any one ever knew. But her life for
years past was prayer for supporting grace
in the dying hour. Sixteen months ago,
the last time 1 saw her, she told me her life
was entirely devoted to God, the Bible and
prayer; that nothing of a worldly or frivo-
lous nature had any longer interest for her.
She was bright and cheerful, and walked a
mile with me to church, and when ques-
toned about visiting us, replied, al am in
GAINESVILLE for the last time. / don't feel
like coming in" When importuned for her
picture, she said she had sat for her last pic
ture, She was devoted friend, conscien-
tious christian, and modest, unassuming,
lady-like woman, whose every impulse was
TO please her devoted husband. iAll praise
to her husband whose devotion, careful at
tention and untiring nursing during her
protracted illness, were unsurpassed ; and
to her sisters, who wed one with another in
kind attention. leaving their own families
to spend alternate weeks and months with
her.)
Saturday preceding her death she was
ecstatically happy. She had prayed time
and again to feel once more as she did
/ when her sins were pardoned--she never
doubted her conversion at any time, but
| still for the thirty years intervening her con-
version and the Saturday mentioned, she
had never enjoyed the rapture Of that hour,
but that day, she lifted her hand aud shout
ed sold Salem Thank the Lord, / have
obtained the blessing! am just as happy
as I can be, or ever wasp She exhorted her
friends to meet her in Heaven; sent mess
ages of love 10 absent ones, and turned to
her weeping husband, sayingi ~ hate to
go and leave You in your Loneliness, but
must go; and want you to get religion and
meet me in Heaven" Then she made ar
engagements for her burial, selecting the
time, place and person 20 attend to each
particular pertaining to 1t, and requesting
that brother Hammer preach her funeral
sermon-she seemed to think OF everything.
Monday morning at 10 O'Clock, a. m, Aug.
l6, 1850, she calmly and sweetly fell asleep
in Jesus, at her home near Garrettsburg,
| Ky. Perfect love had cast out all fear.
To her sorrowing friends, let me say
Fannie is not dead. but sleepeth." May
we so live that our lives may close as beau
tifully and peacefully as hers did ; and that
we may glide down the stream of time into
the heaven OF perfect rest.
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