Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-01-04
Memorial Services.

Memorial services were held at
Methodist church Sunday after.
noon, conducted by Rev. j. w.
Smith. Several papers were read
and remarks made on our recently
departed ones. The following ex.
cellent paper on Mrs. Kerr, by Mrs.
Hardin, read on that occasion is
published by request.
l consider it a privilege to take
part in this memorial service, and
offer my humble tribute to our
sainted dead. Especially Mrs.
Jane Allison Kerr, who was one
of our oldest and most highly
respected citizens. From earliest
childhood l was taught to respect
and honor "aunt Jinsey KERR las
she was Familiarity and affection
ately known in this community
as an humble, devout christian;
which answering character she
maintained through this life ;
"when hoary hairs her temples
adorned" and her once erect
form was bowed with affliction
and age, in her sanity face
was mirrored spiritual beauty,
showing she was living in the
purifying nearness to the "FOunt-
ain of love". Though the sum-
mons came suddenly to her, CIV
ing no warning voice, it found her
ready; at the silent hour of mid
night, alone in her room, with no
attendants around her bedside,
save a convoy of angels ready to
watt her spirit home, she fell
asleep to awake in Heaven. She
needed no dying testimony, for
each day of her life she gave a
practical demonstration of the
genuineness of her faith, thereby
assuring us her death was the
triumph Of her life. She leaves a
legacy of a beautiful life, perfect
in moral proportions and worthy
of imitation by all. "She rests
from her labors aud her works dc
follow her."
Though naturally of a modest
and diffident disposition, she was
a woman of great energy and &C
tivity, discharging faithfully an(
conscientiously duties devolvine
upon her; sincere in her devotion
unselfish in purpose, her chic
object was to do good. Though
humble her surroundings, sht
lived a pure and holy life, eleva
ting her far above her associates
loved and respected by all wht
knew her. She delighted in at
tending the house of God, ant
hearing the preached word; es
pecially on sacrimental occasions
if at all able to go, availed hersel
of that exalted privilege; an ex
ample we should emulate and
memory we should cherish. Afte
lingering long on the "borde
land" (her sun describing its full
arc, "four score years and ten
she has passed over, to blissfu
heritage, at home, beautiful, boun
tiful home-where she will hav
no more pain, privation or sorrow
but sweet rest in the loving Faith
er's presence; and where she wa
warmly greeted with shouts Q
welcome by her faithful and loy
ing companion who preceded he
a few years and who was ais
noted for his upright and righteou
life while other dear ones face
beamed with loving recognition
as the pearly gates opened wild
to admit the sanity woman, "wasl
ed and made fit" for an entranc
into the Kings mansion.
To the bereaved ones we tende
our earnest sympathy may W
emulate the virtues, and impress
upon our hearts the importar
truths taught by the faithrl
christian life of our friend, so thu
we too may be prepared to s.
cure an entrance into and EMO
! the Inequalities of mansions
prepared for the ''home of til
Soul" HETTIE |. HARDIN.