The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-04-26
DEATH OF MRS. NEUFFER.
Funeral Services and HonOrs 10 the
Memory of the Departed One.

Mrs. Annie Hemphlll Neufier, wife OF DR..
G. A. Neuffer, died April %, 1899, at eight
O'Clock In the morning. .- ,.,
wears, but it was not until few days ago that
| there we're fears OF an imm ediate termlhn-
ton of her Illness. she had Deen connneu W
her home for some time. and as Hhe seemed 10
he growing worse she was removed from ner
own home last week TO that OF her 1ather,
| General X. R. Hemphill. and for Two days
before her death. her physical weakness re,
| lieved her Of her suffering; the life that ha9
been wavering in the balance, came 10 an enc
calmly and peacefully, with no evidence OF
Xii that medical skill or loving hands could
do was done for her, but their best efforts
were unavallng. Her strength ana her VIAL
ity steadily went down until she was was 80 so
very low that the passage from lie 10 deatn
was but step. She fingered on the shores OF
| time until she could almost hear the the sym
phonies of the eternal hosts 6eyond me Liver.
and when her time had come, 'Goo nhger
touched her, and she slept.
cious. Her friends we're numbered by the
score. >e.
were married. The husband and son sur.
| vive. ...,.
| Reformed Presbyterian church, but after her
| marriage she ioined the Methodist church
with her husband. In the church OF which
she was member the funeral services were
| held.
walls at A Abbeville no funeral sermon was de-
Iivered. The religious services consisted CT
singing reading the Scriptures. and saying
prayers. The pastor, DR.. Daniel, conducted
| The service, assisted by DIR. w. M. GTier.
Every seat in the church was occupied, and
! numbers Of friends stood during the service.
| Out of sympathy for DR.. Neuffer the Sea-
board shops were closed down at four O'Clock
and people from there attended tho church
| service DR.. Neuffer Ia surgeon OF the ROAD
and stands we'll with the Seaboard people.
! He is a man who is popular In the commu-
nifty and throughout the county and much
| mpathy is felt for him and the little son.
| Business houses had been closed In honor
of the deceased, and the immense multitude
/ that asseE, bled in the church was testimo-
NAL Of the sympathy and tenderness OF the
public heart toward the aftlic ted households,
which were 40 sorely bereaved. The sympa-
thy and tenderness of those present were so
manifest that the preacher In his prayer
seemed inspired by that heart com mmunlon
and sy pathetic fellowship which was COM
mon among those who had on previous occa'
| sions come "under the shadow or oereave
ment, and had followed to the brlnk OF the
grave the forms of those who were nearest
| and dearest TO weeping hearts
| The religious services were concluded al tne
grave In Melrose cemetery.
| Mrs. Neuffer, before her marriage, was lOcal
editor OF the Medium, and was the hrst
woman in the State to engage actively In the
newspaper work. She impaired 10 the paper
something OF her own brightness In the crisp
and lively emanations of her pen.
| The Press and Banner Joins great host OF
friends in expressions Of sorrow Tor the de-
parture of the beloved one.