The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-04-13
TO THE NE IVORY
My Friend, DIR. G. w. Trimbie, VINO
Departed This Life March 23, 1901.

and Margaret (Reese) Trimble. Ia
early youth he was left an orphan.
He was educated 10 Il printing office 10
Nashville and Tuscumbia. He con-
tinued in the printing business until
twenty-tnree years OF age. he closed
his editorial career a: Aberdeen, Miss,
where he published the Aberdeen IN
pendent and Aberdeen Bee for sev~ral
years. He began the study OF medl-
cine with DR.. J. A. Trimble, OF Rus-
sellville, Ala and graduated from the
Medical College OF LOUISVILLE, ny, 10
1852, since which time be has been 10
Grenada and vicinity. He was twice
married, his last wife being Mrs. Re
becca Thomas, and TO them TWO chli-
dren were born-Mary I. wife of C.
II. Guy) and Charlie. Dr.. Trimble was
assistant surgeon in the 2nd Mississip-
pi Infantry during the late war, but
was disabled early in the service by
getting his leg broken, forcing him to
retire from the service.
He has been IA member OF Grenada
Lodge No. 8, |. o. o. +. since 1903;
was q Past Grand Master OF the State
and also Past Grand Representative.
He was a prominent member OF the
Mississippi State Medical Association,
having been its president and orator
He was also county health officer Tor a
long time and surgeon for The l.lC. H. Il.
The writer feels it his duty, and also
a labor OF love, to pen this humble
tribute to the memory OF his dear
friend, DR.. G. w. Trimble. l think 1t
would be right tor me to dellneate tne
deceased faithfully and truthtully,
without the use OF ornament or empty
words. will not weaken the praise
which is due and we'll deserved, by
claiming for him that excellence IN
every sphere Of action and IL every
) line of effort, so rarely allotted unto
mac, for | could not about one in whom
y nv Interest was SO great, and with
0 whose talents and virtues | had been
: so loug familiar, be content to do The
" formal honors OF Custom by employing
mere general phrases of eulogy. Per-
Q haps above all other men, my oppor-
tunities we're the best to know him
$ well in the relationship he bore to his
fellow men and TO the general pubic.
y For eleven years my contluual Tree
intercourse with him taught me what
he was, as a man and citizen. DIT.
Trimble, I may say, had an outer and
inner door to his heart. The first gave
admittance to the world OF men IN gen.
erai: the second or inner was only
ODtutu ~ lAOst ut & 49, -
90 he had implicit confidence. He was
quick to recognize true worth, and
~ honored it. and he was equally qulck
p to recognize sham and hypocracy, anC
despised it. Who ever purposel!
10 wrougtd him, would some day feel TIT
< aveuging blow descend upon him open
Sn ", in return, for be forgot an in!ur.
no sooner than a kindness.
m But. in this he was reasonable, de
90 mandiug 10 more than he would grant
80 He rarely talked confdentially to an
"a man, and in his friendship there wa
50 trust, not always intimacy. In this b
80 saw safety for himself and no wrong
5@9 others.
CO He was Independent in thought az
SO action, had strong convictions and In
90 courage TO maintain them. a po>ltl'
man, he adhered to his views VINE
q. once formed. and his vigor IN asser
mo them sometimes made him seel
m a little intoleraut, but he was only
90 in appearance. he was learned
@ many things besides medicine ahd nd
mno a remarkable memory.
he The writer will ever remember VIII
pleasure the many hours he sat ar
= listened TO his many interesting narri
tives of men and affairs OF the "loI
ago.
r. He oftentimes spoke regretfully
ma his past life, in hat he did not Gil
tie his heart to God in early lie. VINE
rot at last in 1891, after a hard strugg
de with himself, he made up his mind
no change his course and unite with II
church, he said to the writer, We'll,
have peer travelling the wrong road
long time but ! have made up my mil
~ now to get in the right road and ira
7, ell it the rest of my days, but the We
warps and wool Of my being has BET
so long interviewer with the ways
the world it will be impossible for \
10 become a bright, useful worki[
Christian, but vita the help OF u
Lord, III do my best. ,
A resident OF Grenada for half OF
century, and being the strong mi
that he was, he has left the imprint
inc his high character on the people
is both county and State. His virtu
Iay were many, his faults few, and
leaves a rich legacy of good deeds We
- done. He was a true husband, a XII
father. a high-toned, honorable phys
clan and a good citizen, The writ
having teau intimately associated WI
I him in both a business and social W
for IA number of years. can truthiu
say, that during the whole time,
) one impatient or hot word ever pass
? between Us. He was my friend, tn
| aud true. and shall ever feel 1t
A privilege, and it shall ever be my pr
nj to say so, aud to keep fadeless a
5l fresh, the well earned honors OF
III life.
n Our community has lost indeed {
4 whose place cannot be filled,
sleep on old friend; well have J
earned your rest. When the II
shall come that you shall awake tr
sleep. as eternal day breaks on the e'
ern hill tops, and the western mo
taius burn with golden dripptnEs #
the brush of Angel artists, and
music of the trumpis echoed back II
the sounding boards OF Christ
hearts, as everlasting day comes
~lapace-then when 1.-The beams OF t
Sun that shall never dim, shall eXpl
sses the graves Of earth, as the sunli
searches out the diamond in the
are eru, and reveals its beauty. The re
the rection Angels shall shout aloft,
:, the echo shall be carried to The II