Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-11-15
The Rev. John \. Neblett.
To the Chronicle:

To the Chronicle:
/ write to chronicle sorrow tina
has thrown its shadow upon all thi
community. One who has lived here
for half a century, a life pure, beauti
ful and happy is gone from eartl
leaving no stain behind, to begin 4
more glorious life in Heaven. The
Rev. John T. Neblett is incurred by
this entire community. He WAS son
of Sterling and Nancy 'Neblett, born
in Virginia in 1904. His parents
moved to Montgomery county, Tenn.
in 1867, and settled on Budd's Greek
near GAINESVILLE. He professed relig-
ion in 1921 and joined the NJ. E
church, and lived, no doubt, a Metho-
dist of the best type till the day of his
death. He was happily married to
Miss E. N. Wyatt in 1926. After
serving a time as class leader he was
licensed to preach the Gospel by Rev.
VIM. Mcmahon, Sept, 9, 1888. He
and his wife moved to Haywood
county, Tenn, in 1885 and settled
near Dancyville, where they reared a
large and most respectable family, and
where on the night of Oct. Is, 1884 he
ended one of the most beautiful lives
we have known, at the ripe age of
eighty years and three days. He
preached the first sermon ever
preached in a Methodist church at
Dancyville. He was ordained Deacon
by Bishop Andrew in Jackson, Tenn,
Nov. 8, 1910. He was ordained Elder
by Bishop Soule at the same place
Nov. %, 1S47. There is not stain
on those credentials to-day after fifty
one years. The church was not mis-
taken in the man and his calling. He
loved and served her to the end. For
nearly fifty years he lived near Spring
Hill church on the Dancyville circuit,
of which he may eminently be called
the father, for here in 1885 he super
intended the Sunday school with
which he faithfully held connection
till death. Here in his loved church,
where SO often he has shouted the
high praises of his Redeemer, in the
presence of his lifeless clay, and a
weeping concourse of approaching
friends the writer enjoyed the sacred
privilege of preaching the funeral
discourse on the text so eminently
14-13. "He died in the
Lord and his works follow him."
After the service we lowered the NOR
tai remains of the good man to their
resting place till the resurrection,
gentle, patient, faithful, humble-6ea,t-
it'll in all his life. No better man
has gone from this community to
Heaven. From its first number he
was a reader of the Nashville Chris
tian Advocate. The faithful friend of
his pastor and his church, he was
ready with money and all his ener-
gies to do her bidding. Bro. Neblett
was the father of thirteen children,
eight of whom preceded him to the
Promise Land" Rev. Robt. A. Neb-
lett, of precious memory, whose sacred
dust now sleeps in the Cemetery at
Iuka, Miss, was his noble son. The
wife OF Rev. ]. NJ. Spence, P. E., of
the Paducha Dist, Memphis Confer
ence, is an honored daughter. Two
sons, one daughter and many relatives
live here and will miss the visits and |
of the asscended father and
Owed one. God grant that his mantle |
may rest upon them all. Last, but by
no means least, he has left the faithful
of his life-the sharer of
Ill his tolls. She too, beautiful in life |
md spirit gracefully abides the will OF
her Lord. Good bless you Aunt Err
nine, you shall soon meet your loved |
1ne where death no more divides. |
How all this community will miss
Uncle Johnny" in the class-meeting,
ove-feast, protracted meetings
but we expect to meet
him again. He was serene and happy |
m sickness as we'll as in health. When
he writer prayed and sang he shouted
,he praises OF God. He feared no
evil. When in the valley OF shadows
we asked: "Bro. Neblett is your hope
still sure and steadfast?" His eyes
turned Heavenward and kindly he
said, II am inamOvdble."
Thanks be to our God for living and
lying. Grace!
w. M. LEATHERwooD, Pastor.
Dancyville, Tenn, Nov. 8, 1884.