The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-08-28
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GarwOOd'S SarsapariIla-for the blood
guaranteed to cure. A. b. RAINS
IN MEMORIAM.

Death of Mr.. Joe Terrell, of Carriers
Creek.
Never before, perhaps, was our neigh
borhoOd so shocked as on last Friday as
the word passed from lip to lip that Joe
Terrell was dead. Many did not believe
il, but alas, it was too true, that the sum-
mons came without moments warn
ing to physician or friends, and the
spirit of this noble, true-hearted man
returned to God who gave it!
He was the youngest son of DR.. H.
Terrell, deceased, and was little over
IL wears old. On March 4, 1875, he was
happily married to Miss Ella Morton of
Williamson County, Team. OF this
union nine children have been born,
seven of whom are now left to mourn
the loss of a tender fathers care.
He has always lived in this com
munity, the home of his birth, and has
always been prominent spirit in
every enterprise that was for the bet
terment of his neigh borhood, and moth
ing that was for the general good, or
any private charity, was ever turned
from his door empty handed. Blessed
with liberal means, he esteemed it a
privilege to contribute to all worthy
objects, and did it with such purity of
motive and hearty cheerfulness that no
one would doubt that it flowed from a
good heart, and was but seeking to heal
the wounds inflicted by misfortune
His funeral was conducted at Beech
Grove Christian Church, of which he
was a member, by Elders VIM. Ander-
son and Granville Lipscomb; burial at
the family burying ground.
The writer has known him long and
intimately, and if our words seem full
some praise, the vast audience of
neighbo and friends that met to pay
the last honors to him would more. full
| ly attest his worth than any poor
tribute we can offer; and truly did the
preacher say that in his dealing with
his fellow man he would "always Go
more than he expected them to do unto
him; and while he did not claim for
/ him that he was faultless, he certainly
believed he was as free from faults as
any may he ever knew, and was ever
ready to confess them and make an
effort to turn away from Them" In all
the relations of life, as husband, father,
brother and friend, he was not found
wanting; his loving care and tender
solicitude for his family was beautiful
and touching to see, and perhaps more
than any other one thing attested the
nobility of his character. No woman
ever had a better husband. Unselfish-
ness toward his friend was particularly
noticeable, aud strict honesty and in
tegrity in business relations was among
his chief virtues. He was honest fol-
rights sake and not for policy, and has
thus day by day built character by
carefully laying one good deed upon
another until it is beautiful structure
and worthy the emulation of ALL and q
priceless heritage to his family.
We will all sadly miss his genial
warm-hearted, ever welcome presence
and there is an aching voice in many q
heart, but to his wife and little ones the
loss is irreparable, and in the presence
of such bereavement as this, word:
are but mockery and l can but poinr
them to Him who has promised to be
husband unto the widow and father
to the fatherless. J.S.H.
Carriers Creek, Aug. q, 1896.