The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-03-13
CULLEOKA.

| 80 she took
The one grand step beyond the stars
of God.
Into the splendor, shadowless and
abroad.
Into the everlasting JOY and light;
The zenith of the earthly life was
come.
Since being brought to he home of
her son here, Mrs. ReDecoa Thomas
AIMS passed through several months
of the severest fires of physical Attic
ton aud hung long Oh the boraerland
between two worlds
On Thursday afternoon, March 5,
1903. her soul entered the spirit
realm, carrying with it treasures
beyond estimation. the love her
children and grandchildren gave her.
Death robbed her of five of the allot-
ted three score years and ten. yet her
life was replete with its share of joys
and sorrows. She was the daughter
of the late Hon. Jonas Z. Thomas
Her parents and the others of her i'm
mediate family preceded her to the
grave Her husband. Captain Amis,
died during the Civil war, in which
he was a gallant Captain in the service
of the Confederacy. Bravely did the
young mother take up life's cares for
the sake of her two little hoys. Forty
one years did those sons and that wild
owed mother live each for the other.
She was by nature an Intelligent,
talented, vivacious woman. Her rare
social qualities, her cherry manner,
identified by her womanly traits OF
refinement, taste and culture made for
her many friends. Well fitted was she
for the school work, in which she was
ENGAGED several times In the palmy
days of the Columbia Athenaum she
was member of its faculty.
She loved children dearly, and
though that love and her interesting
intelligence won them to her. AS
she grew older her mind lost none of
its brightness.
She had found many beautiful
things in her passage through life,
and chung to life with great tenacity,
yet when she knew she had to die she
said she was not afraid to die.
To her sons, Messrs. Bruce and
Jonas, her death was their saddest
hour Dearly they loved her, chival-
rous and tender were they in their
care of her. For years she and her
elder son had lived together, and to
him her death means much OF grief |
and loneliness. God gives us but one
mother when she goes the sun never
again shines SO brightly. Yet we
console ourelsves with the thought
that There is no death. The sun
goes down but to rise on another
shore and some day our faith
strengthened sight will again see the
bright rays on that shore.
She will be sadly missed In the
home OF the son, who ever did all
possible to make pleasant her visits
ana especially her last painful months
in his home.
For many years she lived member
of the Presbyterian church, and Rev.
T. A. Wharton a minister of that
ana Rev. J. H. Peoples, her
friend and ueIghbor for years, con-
Quoted the last service before they
laid away her mortal frame beside
her husband, in the Camp Ground
cemetery
Within the narrow cell reclines
her clay,
That clay where one such animation
beamed.
And weeping angels lead her to those
Where endless pleasures virtues deeds
repay"
Mrs. James Bradley, Mrs. Kirby ,
Hewlett, of FranKiln, an quite a
lumber from Columbia, LynnvllIe ;;
md Mooresville attended the burial OF !,
hrs. Amis.
Rev. j. T. Price preached an excel
emit sermon at the Cumberland church
sunday. Rev Hudson will preach
here the fifth Sunday.