The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-11
IN MEMORIAM.

Ida Jones Whitaker Paylor was born
in Raleigh, North Carolina, May the
seventeenth. 1S47.
Was daughter of Samuel Medley
Whitaker, and Lydia Jones Whitaker
and granddaughter on her maternal
side of Jimmie G. Jones, of Franklin
county. and on her fathers side, OF
samuel Whitaker, who lived seven
miles south of Raleigh, and who was
in public life fifty years, Senator
| twenty-seven years.
Her early childhood was spent al
the old family homestead, "Parterage,
three miles from Louisburg, Franklin
county.
on account of accessibility of good
schools, her parents moved to Thorn
asville. N. c., about the year 1860.
During the Civil War she entered g.
Il. College, at Greensboro, that insti-
tuition being burned, she finished the
term at Edgeworth Seminary, in the
same town then entered Davenport
Female College, Lenoir, N. c., Rev. A.
c. Stacy President.
Stoneman's Raid threatening that
place the school was moved, tempo
rarily, to Wumsboro, S. c. After DR..
Stacy being elected President of the
Mecklenburg Female College, Char
lOtte, N. c.. she entered there and
graduated with distinction in May
1858.
Was married December 23rd, 1869
at "Chrysoceras' (the home place in
Thomasville), to Mr.. John Davis Pay
lor. formerly of Leasburg, n. c., but
then of Townsville. In 1875 removed
to Winston, n c., and i'm 1891 to High
Point. N. G.
She joined the M. E. Church, South,
in her youth, was a consistent, con-
scientious member, a faithful, Jealous
worker. till health failed-after which
her interest never failed, and she ever
kept in touch with the work.
Was State Supt. of the "Unferment-
ed Wine at Sacrament" of the Wv
c. r. IT," ever since the department
was organized; was therefore eX-of-
ficio member of each State Conven-
lion, and until health failed. always
attended as an active worker, then
onducted the work by mail till. the
last.
She was not only passionately fond
If music, but in her younger days was
considered quite a musician, and
,hough in her later days she did not
keep IN with the 'Fag-time," She
owed the new music which took on a
ate touch.
She was not lacking in literary
aste; knew how to appreciate good
iterature and had much talent as a
hort-story writer numbers of which
we're published; also sweet little
verses.
The last few years her Affections
Kept her shut in from the outside
world. During this time it seemed
her thoughts became brighter, and
Ter lifelong cheerfulness was main
aimed. She enjoyed her friends and
when her home was filled with social
altering of her children's friends. she
inferred into their innocent pleasures
With a heart which was always young.
In religion she was not demonstra-
i've, but her faith was as steady as
he Polar star She loved to mediate
N the mercy and goodness of God
nd advocated a higher standard of
eligion and morals than generally OBJ
AIMS.
If one characteristic was more mark
d than others it was, possibly her
efinement of manner and converse
tion--a tender regard for the feelings
of others, an entire absence of the
unkind criticisms so common with
many-in fact an almost perfect ad-
herence to the Golden Rule of doing
to others as you would have them do
unto you.
In her work basket, writing desk
and all about in those little womanly
places were found her little notices,
all of which were an index to her life,
These, too, were in her dressing roo.
my road must be through charac-
ter to power. / will try no other
course. ''-Channing.
And this
Sow love and taste its fruitage pure
Sow grace and reap it's harvest bright
Sow sunbeams on the rock and moor,
And find a harvest home of light"
III. Bonar.
She suffered, but maintained a re-
signation and cheerfulness through
out that was unusual and sublime.
Though her last illness was in the
hospital her sisters, husband and four
children-Herbert Lee. John Howard,
Hugh Jeffreys and Idalydia Irwin
were with her till the last. and fol-
lowed her form up to brownsville and
down the long cedar driveway that led
to the old home "Chysoceras," into the
room, the very same spot where a lit
forth a bride-and not unlike a bride
did she look this day as she lay there
in her white casket, all robed in white
and with the lilies of the valley in her
hand