The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-02-01
IN MORIAM.


HOWELL McLAuRN daughter Of Thaddeus May and
Belle Sutton She was born April 1887 On the March, 1906
married to Howell MeLaun only child Of Jessie Moss and the late
Joe McLaurin.
Lena fell asleep the morning Of the 22nd Jan 1905.
Her husband, her father brothers.
weight nsuppoa yet her early death has
beyond men, The dear Lord re-
membeng the the tolls pains earthly existence gather
her unto Himself before the troubles insepaae from ali human life had
pure young mercy He let her
is till she known
the exquisite pain loving and being loved and the infinite o
maternity Having this glad un ganered into the
Land before the early had fa lilly
parent stem before the winter had change the
bloom.
unutteraby long for the touch van
shed hand who sigh for her tender eyeshnk
knew i'll medang the which she
In being large family she bed still being
its members How lovingly sheltered
the worlds hardness and sefshness How
pleasures her childhood years. loyalty you
by her larger needs and furnished
still onged do but in the nseshn her
Refuses remembering there others prepared
eomforted that all intercourse with you only loving
and words to recall.
Yes know young! lose her now just as she
had reached the full perfection Of womanhood We are
prepared for the death of the agedut when the young
niey sadd fes battles the early fallen have been called the doub
dead, in that they died SO young"
She looked beautiful lay cas robed in white Her
were perfect in contour tho eseed out marble and them
lay the majesty transparency fair as hyacnths
which gad her bier and as fragile as they for the which had animated
her lovely flown into those ethereal ne Day
excludes the night
But though behold more memory
STILL and her sweet influence will brighten haow pathway
Each day. have mental Of her her BRIGHT
youth Clothed, were, all the gadness spring time
she seemed the incarnation hope and Her mobile
pressed changing thoughts her ssome form responded
How think that form bowed meath
the nfmiy those bright dimmed with that
sweet smile changed by unufed age
to be hers, eternal youth instead.
Although her earthly was 50 Short yet lived long enough
to exempy the beauty of Christian character. The gaces humility of
charity of hospitality and unsefshn hers eminent
degree During her Illness her thoughts Others
When the fever ragged and the its intensity burning the
lblood her How feeling
SLOW HoWelR" You the little Forence
bedside
grateful and pleased child Her soul tumphed bodily pain for
her thoughts for the comfort of those about her and for well
fare all
Weep stricken hearts, Lena you'll She has only
crossed the threshold Of another leaving for the duties
which would have she To the whom
left father mother
She would each have share the little ones webeng
You will take pride bwg coed things Lenas baby He
will lead charmed e hdged about by the love by the
greatunce LED paths When
father looks baby will Heaven reflected in their depths
love the thought meeting Lena there AS the child develops,
the endeang and characteristic gestures his mother will
tnual the loved of both families This babby will
connecting link to draw hearts from earth to Heaven.
SoroWng friends lift bowed hads beyond the
Svos love and Act well paEah smile ahymn, kindly
deed prayand lfe's ended
with Lena you great shall
lead you unto living fountains of waters.
"Alas never
The stars shine through his cypress
Nor looks the breaking day
Across the mournful marbles play!
Mno t hath not lea learned in hours Of faith
That Life is ever Lord of death, .
And Love never lose its own"