Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-04-01
OBITUARY.
MRS. 1T. ROBES.

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MRs. EMMA IRENE RoDEs--nse MILLER
was born in Washington County, East Ten
nessee, near Jonesboro, October 2lst, 1889
died in Fayetteville, Tennessee, NJ arch 24th
$780, She was the daughter of highly res
pected and religious parents; her father
was a soldier in the war of 1872, under
Gen. jackson. She was the youngest Of
ten childrens and leaves one sister and four
brothers TO mourn her departure.
October 10th. 1860, she was happily uni
ted in marriage to Mr.. I. L. Rodes, with
whom she lived in the most sacred and per-
feet accord 10 the day of death. The war
coming on shortly after her marriage, she
remained at home and nobly cared for do
nestle concerns, while her husband cast his
lotwith the South and shared the hardships
Of The tented field.
at the age of IL years she professed faith
in Christ and joined The Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, in the communion of which
she lived an exemp airy and honored life,
and died greatly lamented.
A few years ago she came 10 make Fay
ettcville her home, and no one had gained
wider circle of true and faithful friends
than she, for to know her was to love her.
Natisely, she possessed strcns intellect,
which had been cultivated for society, her
family and God. As friend she was
faithful, tender and true. The phrase "a
good wife ia the gift of the Lord" was full
filed in her; none were truer in all the vi
cissitudes Of life gentle and strong-no-
bly, she did her part. She was The mother
of seven children, of sound body and mind,
one girl and six boys. Riding ON the cars
in company with one of her friends, since
her death, he said: "She was model moth
er, no one in Fayetteville had stronger
and better influence on their children than
Mrs. RoDE>; envied her the faculty. And
truly was this said of her, for as a wise
master builder, she was laying the foun-
dation for lives OF industry, usefulness and
honor, with loving strong hand; her equal
is hard 10 find, her superior is not May
the Lord perfect the work she began in the
nursery, and may the children, though de-
prived Of her counsels grow up to honor.
Processing reli zion in her youth, she had
long time TO test lis comforts and virtues;
to fear God and keep his commandments
became the ruling principle of her life. AS
the moon borrows light from the sun, SO
she reflected the light as il is shone in the
face of Jesus Christ. She made the world
better and brighter. Her unchanged testi
mony through sunshine and shadow, in
health and sickness, life and death, was
that religion is true, and had joys unwith-
ering She was acitneSs for Jesus in all the
exigencies of life. Said she near the last:
II am so tired, shall soon pass over The
river and rest in the shade If the trees
And God has said of such, "'hey shall rest
from their Iabors and their works do follow
them" s4 l
About one year ago she became sufferer
from peculiar disease; she had the bene-
Git Of the medical skill of Fayetteville, and
Of many of the physicians of Nashville, and
was constantly and tenderIy cared for by
Drs. Miller, her brother and nephew, one a
physician of large and extensive expe-
rience, and the other young man of wide
readihg and superior ability, who scarcely
left her through the many months of her
suffering, and strong hope was entertain
ed that under his skillful treatment her
life would be saved, but alas, the strange
and powerful disease had undermined the
foundation of life. was shocked when /
received note from my friend, Capt. Gray,
saying, "Mrs Robes died rather suddenly
the 24th." little thought last Sunday az
ternoon after sharing the hospitalities of her
home that should see her no more.
sSIsrkR RoDEs has left large circle of
friends; the members Of the Methodist
Church in Fayetteville, one sister and four
brothers, husband and seven children TO
mourn her loss.
"Too pure she was TO strive with human
woe;
All! could you see the path she would have
trod, &
Your aching hearts would say, '.I'is better
We yield her up--take back thine own,
o Godr'
sss p. A. SowELL.
E,rottar;IIo Morcb Doth 1891 srf