The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-04-09
OBITUARY.

Died, at the residence Of her husband
miles West of Bolivar. on the End day
Of april, 1886, of Heart disease.
MRS. SARAH II WALTON,
wife OF Robert II. Walton, in the 73d
year OF her age. She was the daughter
OF Maj. William and Lucy Ramsey, was
born in East Tennessee, February, 1st 1914 I
She was twice married, first in 1928 to
Philip Kearney by whom she had four
children, only one of them now living |!
/ Again in 1912 she was married to Robert |
III. Walton by whom she had three chill
dren, two Of whom survive her. In 1849
she gave her heart 10 God and joined the
Baptist Church in this place, and from
that time (37 years ago) to the day of her
death, she lived and walked worthy of the
profession she had made, and by all who
knew her, was acknowledged to be very
exemplary in walk and conversation, i'm
pressing them that she was pure, sincere,
true and Holy christian. Her influence
in all the varied departments of life, was
good. She looked well to her household
and kept it in perfect order From our in
innate knowledge and abiding friend
ship, as her brother-in-law, she some two
days before her death, requested that I
should write her obituary. She was sick
for some three weeks, and had earnestly
: prayed to God to give her strength to talk
] to her family before she died, and that
she might die in peace, easy, calmly and
in her right mind, God heard his servants
prayer and granted her. requests. On
Wednesday night she told the family God
had given her strength and to help her up
l and sit her in chair that she was now
e ready to talk to them. She told them to
- live in peace with each other as they had
a done heretofore, to be religious and train
the children right, and how to arrange
her burial, to take her to the church and
for her pastor to preach her funeral.
i. Afterw ard she was helped back to bed and
t rested quite well, but on Friday morning
= she Dreathed hurriedly and by Il o'clock
4 that day in peace, in ease and calmly, she
! had passed away from earth. How blessed
the righteous when they die! Her funera
Text was very applicable to her BLESSED
are the dead that die in the Lord for theil
y works do follow them" Truelv may i
D. be said of her, that mother in Israel has
Il fallen. Her many friends gladly testify
to know her was to love her. She was in
deed model christian woman, attending
we'll to all her domestic duties. She wa
re industrious, cheerful, benevolent, warm
r hearted, and extended a cordial, heart
i welcome to all who visited her home
She met with hearty welcome whereye
/. she went. She was loving wife, devoted
fond mother, a true friend, good neigh
- Dor, and devout christian. She was tn
IL the ight.of the household, but that ligh
ut is now extinguished in death, sorrow, sac
tn ness and gloom now shroud that house
ut hold. Her example and influence al
nc &e precious ointment poured forth
follow them. Bereaved husband, live fc
~ God in humble trusting faith and 70
n will meet your loving wife in the chri
r tiAns home in Glory. Sorrowing childre
ca b. religious and meet your mother in tt
+. home of the Blessed. Relations an
of friends, let us all be ready to meet her
Heaven. God grant it, to all of Hs.
d. J. NEWBERN.