The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-12-08

When called upon to chronicle tho
death OF those who have reached their
three score years aud ton the duty il
fraught with feelings OF sadness anu
through the mind rushes thoughts of
loneliness and bereavement of those near
and dear and bring out the tender sympa-
thies OF our nature, but when called upon
to chronicle the sutferings and death of
one whose life has just begun and all that
is beautiful and attractive In life has just
taken possession of matured, manly
mind, when hope Is at It's full, and the
responsibilities OF the happiness and fu-
ture of others has been assumed with a
confidence based upon youthful strength,
tempered with complete trust in
God; when tho aches and pains and dia-
appointments fold age are unknown and
the fires of youth have Just been kindled
and are burning brightest. we stand In
awe and fee! !mpelled TO cover our head
and cry, have mercy upon me, oh! God
sinner.
DR.. John G. Whiteiied was just y;
years Of age. Iic had Just begun in life
in his chosen profession, and hal only a
year ago assumed tho responsibility Of
husband. His young wife had been
brought from tho land of her birth in
Tennessee, inil of hope and expectancy,
to share tho fortunes OF him whose life
promised 50 much; but alas, mans life is
-
tomorrow iS cast into tho oven. DR.
Whiteiield ~ dead. His noble hear, is
still, hut tlloue Wlin loved him s,i!l ii"c,
and il is TO them that tho sympathy OF tho
entire community goes out. Anderson
il full of business push and cn0rgy, but
bnunath all this is Il tenderness and love
which flows increasingly, and back of tho
bullets of trade are .ighs and henrtaches
which go out to the young wife and still
younger son. How paAt finding out are
tho ways of God and how tender, aftsr
all arc his chasteninES. How carefully
he gathers together the bleeding tendrils
Of tho hoart aud sOotheS and heals them.
The husband is gone, but before God
called him, IS son WAS sent In his stead
whose liio - full of possibilities and
whose baby coongs will turn back the
tide of grief and whose more mature
years may rocOiDpenSo for the great loss
the mother has sustained in the death of
* husband.
DIR. Wbitelield was born October %,
1871. He graduated In dentistry ct Van
derbilt University in 1896. lie was edu-
Gated by Prof. Ligon, Col. Patrick and
the w ofT0rd Fitting School. On the Goth
of August, 1S!IG, he WAS married to Miss
Ella &. Cox, Of Columbia. Tenn. His en-
tire life has been ypent In Anderson, and
he WAS known by our people as an mp
right and faithful young man. He was
consistent mem ber OF tho M. f. Church.
lie was q member OF the knights OF Py-
thias and there was no more worthy and
efficient member. His death occurred
Friday afternoon last after an illness OF
five weeks, and his remains were inferred
In the Silver Brook Cemetery Sunday af-
ternoon with ceremonies OF the Knights
OF Pythias, the entire Lodge escorting the
body to the Church and to tho grave.
The funeral was held at the Methodist
Church by Rev. w. Il. Richardson, as
sisted by Rev. J. N. II. Summerell, of
the Presbyterian Church. Almost the
entire town was present at the funeral to
pay their last respects to all that was
mortal Of him who was an honor to the
city in which he was born.