Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-10-13
Remarkable
Career.
Some History Of the Long, Event
full Life Of Noble Wesley
Convey, Esq.
TRIBUTE FROM MASONIC LODI
GEES.

Noble Wesley Covey, Esq, was
born in Guilford county, North
Carolina, Oct. 25, 1903, and died
at the home of his son, DR.. L. e.
Covey, near Savannah, Tennessee
Sept. 20, 1899, having reached the
great age of 80 years, IL months.
With his parents he came to Mid
die Tennessee in 1917.
Martha Ann Brown was born in
Charlotte county, Virginia, March
30, 1916. Her parents moved to
Tennessee in 1919.
In Maury county, Aug. 5, 1884,
these, then two young people,
plighted to each other their lives,
and were united in marriage by
Rev. Hartwell ii. Brown. Not
many years after their marriage,
they settled on Turkey Greek, in
Hardin county, Tennessee. For
nearly sixty.fve years they lived
happily together. She died June
81, 1899, age SO years 8 months
less 2 days. She preceded him to
the skies scarcely three months.
They were members of the Metho.
dist church about seventy years.
They were lovely and pleasant in
their lives and in death they are
not divided"
They were buried at the old
"Graham's Chapel" cemetery, a
spot sacred to many, in this, and
other lands whose loved ones rest
here. A large number of friends
and neighbors witnessed the burr.
al of each.
Esq. Covey's Masonic brethren
of Lowryville, Savannah and other
lodges pronounced the beautiful
Masonic burial service over his
grave.
Esq. Convey led an active, use.
full and successful life. For forty
years he was a public officer in
the county His long public SER
vice demonstrated the esteem in
which he was held by the people,
His lfe's experience was very un.
usual. Life did not play false
with him. He felt that he could
look back upon life we'll spent
and free from self.reproach.
Most men must confess that
they have made so many mistakes
have failed to improve so many
opportunities, reckoned accord
ing to the measure of success
from some points of view, theil
lives have been a disappointment
This was not Esq. Covey's expe
rience, as related by himself. The
writer remembers, for he was i'm
pressed with the statement, more
than one occasion when Esq. Co
vey has told him, that his life hat
been to him eminently satisfacto
ry. That he had had greater sue
cess, and had accomplished more
in his younger days than he hat
ever anticipated.
Esquire and Mrs. Convey reared
nine children, four of whom arr
living. They leave thirty grand
children and twenty.three great
grandchildren.
For several years Esq. Cove!
was almost blind. His wife LEI
him about among their friends
whose company he enjoyed, seem
ing cheerful and preserving hi
contented disposition.
After the death OF his wife
whose companionship he had en-
|joyed for so many years, he seem
ed anxious to go and be with heI
where there will be no more part
ing, and where they need mot tn
light of the sun or the MOON"
These good old people "ciimb
ed together the hill" of life, tc
gether, hand in hand they hav
"tottered down and sleep at th
foot"
They lived and died in tn
christian faith. We common
their lives as worthy Of emulation
"Life's duty done, as sinks the clay,
Light from its load the spirit flies;
a, While heaven and earth combine to say,
How blest the righteous when he dies"
J. W. IRWIN,
, Savannah, Oct. 10, 1899.