Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-03-23
FUNERAL OF MISS PEARSON.
re Remains Brought From Marshall
and Inferred in the Mexico
cemstery Wednesday.

Miss Lena May Pearson, Of this city,
died il Msrshall 81 2 O'Clock Tuesday
morning, March q, Of heart disease
The Public Schools at Marshall we're
dismissed and the funeral services
conducted BY her pastor, Rev. Hug
gins, II the N. 3. Church, South, a.
that place after which her remains
were brought 70 Msxic0 arriving here
at Los Wednesday afternoon
The funeral services wer conducted
over The remains Of Miss Lena May
Pearson from the residence Of Mrs.
Mary whaley on East Liberty ss-Sst,
At 3 O'Clock Wednesday Afternoon By
Rev. W. A. Hanna, OF this city, and
Rev. J. n. Higgins. Of Marshall. The
floral tributes were many and beau
tiful.
Services were also conducted from
the Marshall MethodiEt Church South,
at nine oiciock Wednesday BY Revs.
W. r. Dobyns and J. n. Huggins,
both Of Marshall Afssr these seFv-
iees the remains we're taken TO the
train and arrived in Mexico al lies
and we're met By many friends Of the
deceased
Those who accompanied the remains
from Msrshan we're: MesdAmes J. 2.
MewiIliAms and J. A. Guthrie and
George Pearson. OF Mexico; Rev. J. n.
H1ggfns, Misses Pearl Parrish and
FloTiAn VERIFY, Mssdanes @. s. Har-
din and Maurice HAggedorn, Of Mar
shall
The pail bearers were NErshAn gen
tlsmsn and Dictated both 1t MsrsaAll
and in Mexico. They were a. follows:
DR.. n. 7. Ming, Q. G. Fisher, Adolpn
striker, 7, g. Harvey, Prof. 7. E.
Spencer and 7. W. Lacey.
MISS LENA NAY FEAEsoS.
The MARSHALL CNo) Pregrea, refer
ring to the death in that city Of Miss
Lena Pearson, Of Mexico, says:
Tue death Of this maiden Isds czsts
deep shadow over the hearts OF al
in orr community who knew and
loved her.
With them viii abide q sorrow
stronger and deeper than the sea,
while in the enchanted chambers Of
their recollection, there viii for years
to come, remain the picture Of this
rAdiautly pretty little woman, who
with the rsdness of the rose upon
her Hpe-the shifting sunlight in hel
hAfr-the guesnly brow, and all thai
bewitching personality that would
almost make her envied By the angela
She possessed that adjunet to hsl
personal beauty, the gift Of all thu
winning grAcess which made her, II
Marshall society, q veFitsble queen
Hers wAs . divine dignity-a per
sonai department which ~consecrateS
every feature OF her beauty with
: sweetness Ike that Of the morning
/. rose when diamond dew drops giistel
7 in its leaves. But more highly I'D
mired by those who we're her com
paniona and frie nds was her cultures
heart-her soul, the jewell in lie prett,
casket-which in genlieness and good
ness, 90 exquisitely harmonized a. t
make her the IDOL Of Marshall's bes
society.
With all those who knew her, thI
memory Of Lena Pearson viii lvI
while life lasts. Her mind, $50 ex
quisitsly balanced In ali the swee
eOncords, and its wondrous harmony
like 9 harp Of many cords, has bee
broken; but the echoes Of her life
song viii iinger In the memory o
the children, and Of the patrons o
our public schools, while she VII
gave forth the music has passed be
yond the hills"
II Miss Lena Pearson vac one OF th
y most popular teachers In our publ
y schools. For this high and honora
D BILE profession she was well equippe
intellectually and in scholastic learn
ing. Nature had eminently endowe
her In the other essentials necs=ssr
, to success-in the capacity to govern
united with q rare tact and skill
successfully guide ths growing min
In lite search for knowledge. OF tn
: great army of teachers in q gran
Commonwealth, she was M Of u
best representatives of their mort
influence In pointing out to ehildre
the right paths in life.
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