The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-06-19
IN MIt1lORI.AM

:, in-law, (N. +, SMITH Memphl
q Tenn. Mrs. FANNIE +. GoLpsB'
y wife ofO. L. Smith, Of Ouachl'
+ City La, departed This life on -
nit. surrounded by her dauglitt
g (Oliyc, mother. sister and brothe
TIE subject Of tlii.; sketch wa
born near Marion, i'll this par'Si
Oct. u, 1917. being 81 years and
day old ut her death She was r'al
ed and educated within onf midst
an,! grew up a beautiful, 10y IS W"
man Of splendid literary attain
mantS. Many OF heI SrNCu'-nlte:
well remember the period she ii
tended the Farmeryille Female In
stitutc while in her teens, and tii'
rapid progress she made in h"l
studies. Endowed with a brilliant
mind, she -raSpcd everything with
in her reach with anaViulty that on
| " characterizes an ambitious per
son of strong int, | rctral powers,
winning for herself the INCEST Ell
cOnliunns Of her teachers and ;he ad
miratiOn aud love Of SchoOlmatcS.
After attaining Wolnanhood, she
WAS married too. =. Smith. otOua
chita City. La.,i 1869, and aSS,lm-
ed the duties and cares of IL happy
FANNY. "iIopc'S daintitSt artist
had frescoed a future of golden
beauties aud love almost divine iii
It's purity" for them. With every
moment sparkling with JOY. and
every hope geInmcd Will! a happy
realization, they launched forth
upon the broad Se;. of married life.
with every ripple full of melody,
happiness amt promise. AS
wife she was true and levoted: as
Il mother tender and affect iollatr;
as Il friend generous and kin'lhear
ted.
Fifteen short years blessed them
with three bright, beautiful little
girls, (Oiive, May and Di,li-.) he
pride and hope OF loving parents.
which gave life new ties and home
new attractions.
She Joined the VI. F.. Church of
Ouacbita City several Hrals ago.
ana since that time lived Il con
sccrateu CHRISTIAN life and man
Tested great interest in The adj
vancement OF Christ's cause. She
bore her long suffering With christ
tan patience and fortituIe and OK |
pressed apelfrct Willingness TO die.
Her desire to live was to rear up |
her little children "ln the nurture
ami admonilion OF the Lord,' to !
see them grow up to be useful wo-
men, pillars Of the church and or
naincnts to society.
But these happy anticjpations
we're cut short by that most dread
jul OF diseaseS-conSumptiOn, from
which she had been an invalid for
l year or more, and with that hope
30 character t'c OF the disease, felt
hat a change of climate and seen
ny would be beneficial. and accom-
'anied by her sister and daughters
eft Ouachita City for Memphis.
After her arrival, she seemed for
time to improve, but alas that
was only temporary
"d short lived, and on the fatal
light of 22nd ult about o o'clock,
by the christian faith
lid illuminated by that hope that
'o,lern philosophy had never dim.
led, she gently passed away.
1t was the good pleasure Of the!
ritter to know her from his early
oyhood and to be the recipient OF
'any kind evidences of her pure
iendship. He can never forget the
Seet memory of one who, buta few
lort months age, while confined to
is sick-bed, assembled her ii: lie
mily around the family altar
ld lifted her weak, dying Voice
inyoeations to God for his re,
very To the bereaved husband.
nldren, aged mother, sisters and
other, we tender our sincere
'mpathy and mingle our tears
I'd grief with theirs. We commend
II spirit "to God who gave" and
no i'll His wisdom and goodness
Is seen fit to take away. The
;ar children we commit to the
wing kindness and tender care
Him who sai,i: ''Sutfer the little
lldren to come unto me, for OF
Oh is the kingdom of Heaven
j. NJ. S. 4
Earmcryille, June 2. 1885