The Tupelo journal., 1903-10-16
rIrs. Sa.;ie Allen Rogers.

Mrs. Sallie Allen Rogers. wife of j. j.
Rogers, Esq died at her home in Tupelo
at $50 D. IN. Sunday 18th, inst. sur
rounded by her family. She had been
for several years sufferer from pull
monary affection for the relief OF
which she had tested the bland a tmos-
phere OF San Antonio, Texas, and the
invigorating air OF the famed mount ain
heights of North Carolina, which brought
her only temporary benefit. These agen-
cies, added to the best medical skill
available, failed to restore her to health
and, gradually declining, she snccumbed
to the rayages OF the disease. which she
bore with christian fortitude and Iesig-
nation. No murmurngs escaped her
lips during her prolonged illness and
when the dread monster came to claim
her as its victim she calmly closed her
weary eyes as ii in sweet slumber and
yielded up her bright spirit to the God
who gave 1t. No brighter, sweeter spirit
eyer dwelt in frail earthly tenement
and none ever gave to earths objects
more OF the rich essence OF Faith and
Hope and CHARITY and Love than that
W hich dweit in the form of this noble
christian wife and mother and friend
Mis-. was DbGH near Il,
Miss, on the Bird OF August 1915 and
grew into womanhood in Tshomingo
and Lee counties, Mississippi. Her
father was the late lamented Nat Allen
Esq and her venerable mother still lives
to mourn her loss. She was educated
at the celebrated college at Summer
field, Ala, OF which the famous DR..
Rivers was president. She protitted fui-
iy by her advantages and ripened into
a woman OF rare mental attainments
and superb qualities of character She
was highly endowed by nature and
possessed rich intellectual gifts She
was ever bland and genial and bore the
esteem aud respect of all who knew her
In 1875, when ten years old she pro
fesSed religion at q meeting atIold Ham
burg church conducted by fathers Duke
and Harbey who have long since gone
to their reward She has been faith
full and consecrated member Of the Metho-
dist church ever since aud has unre-
mittinglv eXemplitied her devotion and
fidelity to it's tenets and principles
On the 10th OF October 1868 she mar
ried Mr.. John Jamison Rogers with
whom she has dwelt III happy union
since To them haYe been born five
children, one of whom, the youngest. a
beautiful and lovely daughter, proceed
ed her to the home beyond the grave
but a few months. In her home she
was calm, gentle and ever kind and
exerted the benefcent influence of the
true and confiding wife, the devoted
mother and genial neighbor To the
loved ones whom she has left behind her
loss is irreparable and cannot be filled |
The home is desolate without her and |
the hearts within are filled with ir |
reconciabe grief The entire commnni |
tv is saddcned and all who knew her
feel the weight Of the personal bereave-
ment in her untimely death. All join |
in sympathy Tor the bereaved mother |
who stands at the brink OF the dark |
river looking to the other shore, the |
stricken husband whose heart has lost |
it's stay and comfort. and the loving |
children who no more can listen to her
sweet voice. May He who gave and
hath taken away keep and guide them
in the way that leads to that peaceful
rest which she has found.
The funeral services were conducted
iron, the residence by Rev. j. A. Bowen,
pastor of the First Methodist church OF
this city. A large conconrse OF friends
were in attendance and Joined the cor
tege which followed the remains to
Verona, where they were inferred in the
family burial lot in the village cemetery.