The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1896-03-04
Deaths.

Miss Mary Olivia, daughter OF
Ne and Mrs. J. H. Meetze, was born
December 30th, 1864, and died Feb,
ruary 9th, 1895.
It has been said that "death loves
shining mark" and in the lament
able and untimely end of this esti-
mable young lady, the saying is true.
Having sweet and gentle disposi-
tion, she won the confidence, love
and esteem of her relatives, friends
and acquaintances. None knew her
but to love her. Sympathic by ma
ture, the distress and troubled found
in her a warm and sympathetic
friend, rejoicing with those who re-
joiced and sorrowing with those that
sorrowed. In early life she gave her
heart to God and her hand to the
church, and her life was a beautiful
epistle, shining and glowing with
deeds of kindness and charity, and
living up to the ordinances Of her
church and the commands of her
Savior. Taking Jesus for her exam
pie and guide in the journey of life,
she meekly followed in his footsteps,
so that when entering the dark sha-
dow of the valley of death, ''his rod
and his staff supported" her, and she
gently passed from earth to heaven,
fearing no evil. In all church work
she took an active and earnest part
and was successful in all she under
took. But her life's work is over and
she has entered that eternal rest
which remaineth to the people of
God, leaving behind her recordfra-
grant with the sweetness Of a lovely
Christian life. Rev. J. G, Graichen,
her pastor, preached beautiful and
touching euiogy over her remains,
after which they were laid away to
rest by the side Of her loved ones
who have preceded her to the spirit
land, in the presence of a large con-
course CT sorrowiDg relatives and
friends. The following gentlemen
acted as pail bearers: J. E. Rawl: ".
P. Roof, Julian E. Kaufman, J. A.
Muller, J. Brooks Wipgard and J. Z.
Fort. To the stricken parents and
sorrowing relatives we extend our
heartfelt sympathies.
Ere the community had recovered
from the shock at the death of Miss
Meetze, it was again called upon to
mourn in sadness the death of an
other lady prominent in church af-
fairs.
Mrs. Sallie H. Snelgrove, was born
June u, 1852 and sweetly fell
asleep in Jesus March 2, 1896, after
an illness extending over three years,
with that dreaded disease, consump-
tion. She bore her long and painful
illness as becomes one who had made
her peace with God and relied i'm
plicitly upon his promise Of a blessed
Immortality beyond the grave. She
was devoted to her church and all its
interests. In the discharge Of her
Christian duties she was active and
jealous, never complaining at the de-
mands made upon her time, but
faithfully performing all her duties
cbeerfully and uncomplainingly. She
was a prominent and active member
of the Womans' Aid Society Of st.
Stephens Evangelical Lutheran
church, being for sometime its inde
fatigable secretary. After an elo-
quent sermon by her pastor, Rev.
J. G. Graichen, her remains were in
tered in the grave yard connected
with the church. The following
gentlemen were the pail bearers: S.
O. Hammer, James P. Meetze, E.
B. Roof, N. D. Harman, G. S. Brad
ford and J. Brooks Wingard.
She leaves a son, mother and a
large circle of relatives and friends
to mourn her departue, to whom We
extend our warmest sympathies in
this hour of their sore affliction.