The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-06-19
In Memory Of Mrs. !. Cope.

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long and patient sufferer on Mon
day at 6 p. IN. For five years
Mrs. Cope's health, hitherto so
bouyant and strong, had been
failing; and of late. after an al
most rebellious struggle on their
part, her friends began to be ac-
customed to her painful move
ments about her home, or her pa
tient, suffering face as she drove
through the streets, once trod by
her so gladly and surely, and be-
came at last convinced that the
end of mortality was approaching
for her, who was SO vital part
of life to those who clung to her
and found in her a refuge and
strength. Mrs. Cope's maiden
name was Mary E. Penn; and she
was born July 20, 1847, at Clinton,
Miss, where her parents resided
before the war and where she was
educated at Hillman College, then
known as Central Female Insti-
tute. Later, in her young girl
hood, she was married to Thomas
Fl. Skeahan; and today three child
ren of that marriage, Thomas
Skeahan, Lula Skeahan Ward land
Mary Skeahan Meyer, are left
motherless by her death; also one
son of her later union with Mr..
Isac Cope, who for more than, a
quarter of a century has resided
here. Beside these loved ones,
to whom her heart was bound by
strongest ties and to whom her
yearning soul went out always for
their good and upbuilding, she
leaves three brothers devoted to
their one sister: Messrs. Will,
John E., and Chas Penn, the first
and last being long time Brook
haven residents.
Mrs. Cope had been a member
of the Methodist church since her
early childhood and was a most
devoted adherent to the faith and
principles of that denomination.
The doors of her always hosplta-
BILE home stood wide open for
ministers of the Gospel, for her
o-laborers Ill the work of the
Master, for the Kings house
hold; for she was herself "The
Child of a King" Benevolent,
public-spirited, earnest of soul,
active and energetic in mind and
body, loyal to home, family,
children, friends, the world is
poorer because she has left it.
And yet, her influence, consecra-
ted and blessed, will live on, to
restrain, to lift up, to revivify
the broken hearted and their SYM
pathizers, as long as life to them
lis given. May it be honored as
the most cherished legacy a devot-
ed wife, loving mother, a loyal
friend can leave to those who low
ed her. And
1--WE shall find in some far,
bright tomorrow,
Joy that she has taken,
living YETI
The funeral services took
place at the family residence ad-
Joining the Commercial Hotel,
with which Mrs. Cope's name is
Iindissolubly connected, at 3 o.
clock yesterday afternoon. The
| Ceremonies were tenderly con-
Quoted by Mrs. Cope's former
pastor, Rev. Charles W. Crisler,
of jackson, and Rev. Geo. HI.
Thompson, the present pastor of
the Brookhaven M ethodist I
| Church, after which the body was
borne to its last resting place,
where the Angels of God bear
watch over those who die in their
Lord. A vast concourse of friends
paid tribute at home and grave
to the memory of the beloved
dead. The pail bearers were
Mrs. Cope's six nephews: Mes.
SIS. Will, Ed, Sexton, Sidney.
Tom and Howard Penn.
Among relatives present from
a distance were DR.. and Mrs. Viii
Penn, of Vicksburg: DR.. and
Mrs. r. &. Penn, of Hazlehurst
John E. Penn, of Covington, La.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Skeahan, Of
Kentwood, and others.