The Brookhaven leader., 1890-01-09
OBITUARY.
MRS. MARY ). NOBLE.

This beloved lady died on Tuesday,
December 31st, 1880, of typhoid pneu-
monia at her home in Franklin county,
where she had lived al her married life
excepting five years spent IN Brook
haven. She was the daughter OF w. w.
Davis, of Caseyville, and sister to u. ID.
Davis, of Brookhaven. She was born IN
lS47, married August 9th, 1865. aud
passed away from earth just as sue
had reached her 42nd year. Early IN life
she cousecrated her devoted soul to her
Savior and joined the Baptist church;
but after marriage united with the
Methodist church where she remained u
jealous, sweet-spirited worker IN the
vineyard of the Lord. Her husband,
although an unconverted man, admired
the piety and christian devotion of his
wife and often upon the white-wingc'i
prayers that escaped from her pure heart
were borne the loftier aspirations and
Iongings of his soul, and now the sweet
fragrance Of her christian life is left him
with its blessed influences, its haliowod
memories.
Hers was generous, kindly and char
liable spirit. In her life was exempli-
fed that characteristic of charity so
graphically described by the great apos-
tle-''it thiDketh no evil" No harsh, un-
charitable judgments ever escaped her lips:
and her smile vas q beDedictiUn, her
hearty words of friendship messages of
love from q heart that knew no guile.
She was loyal to her convictions, con-
scientious in the discharge of duty; and
nothing was withheld of influence,
prayer or service that could advance the
great cause OF right-the cause Of
christian tr nth. Consistent with such u
life was the cordial hospitality extended
to ministers of the gospel under her roof
aud not only to them but to all who ever
crossed the threshold of that home
where this beloved wife once cheered
her husbands heart; where this devoted
mother once soothed her little ones to
rest.
She lived, as she died, happily and
peacefully. Up to her last illness her
health had always been remarkably good
and there was no premonitiOn that after
only short struggle of FIVE days with
disease, she would succumb to the pale
horse and his rider. But she was ready
to 60. Only few weeks before her
death while attending church service,
the officiating minister requested all who
felt that they were fully prepared to die
to make known their faith by arising to
their feet, and this sainted woman was
one of the seventeen who thus attested
her readiness to walk down into the
dark valley. Upon her return home she
recalled the event and again expressed
to her husband her willingness to die at
any time, little knowing that even then
death was almost in sight.
She passed away as one who "falls on
Sleep" longing to meet the daughter who
had gone before, but regrettiDg, as she
caresscd the little watchers about her
bed, to leave them motherless. She
breathed her life out sweetly upon the
bosom of her Redeemer aud there was
needed no shout of victory to attest tho
power of faith that shone forth so ra-
DAINTY through all her lifetime. Five
young children will never fully realize
the wealth they lost when this great
mother-heart ceased to beat. Beside the
younger children, two grown Ones-a
daughter, Mrs. Mcdaniel, of Veto, and a
son are left to mOurn the departed.
To the home so desolate-to the mourn
ing husband and Borrowing children
many sincere friends extend their heart
felt sympathy, accompanied 10y the hope
that some sweet day they may all walk in
the straight and narrow way, wherein
once trod the willing feet of their beloved
dead. L. N. II.