The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15
OLD TIME SCENES.
At Funeral of an old and Esteemed Talis
 dega Woman.

At Funeral of an old and Esteemed Talla-
 degs Woman.
 Birmingham Ledger.
 There died in TalladeGa last week one of the oldest women in Alabama. who pre- sided over a great house for many years. in the days when hospitality was princely. Mrs Isaac Stone died at the home of her son. J. Edward Stone. in Talladega. She came to TaIladega.ta bride in 1s47 and went at once to her husbands home on his plan tation near Alpine. It was an old-time man. sion surrounded by a great grove and fur ther out were the broad acres sthat had made Mir. Stone a rioh man. The bride was worthy of the mansion and the estate. She was born in Virginia in ISIS and had bril- liant social career before she consented to marry She came then to Alabama and liv- ed the life of planters wife. .
 When the war came on Mr. Stone was a whig and union man. but he sent his son. Captain H. Clay Stone to the front ana was active in raising a company for him, which he equipped. In enlisting the men Mr. Stone promised many of them to see that their families did not suffer. a pledge that he reiigiionsly kept. and Mrs. Stone. was the dispenser of food and medicine to many people during the war and the years, which followed She visited the. sick. and relieved the distressed. cared for her siaves ana saw to their wants M She was president of one of the aid societies and contributed largely to the clothing and hospital necessities sent to the army. She was devoted Metnooist and A substantial supporter of that churcn all her life. During the long years of her widowhood Mrs. Stone resided with her children. At the funeral were the deseenoah's VI the families she had lived among as neign' sars md twanty-two of those who had been slaves on the plantation stood around the graye of her who had been their mistress The funeral services were conducteo oy .ns p.v Mr Branscomb and the Rev. MT. Gull vsrson Toward the close of the services' the Rev Henderson Cole. giant nes.o' who had belonged to MT. stone. asAsu s as nr,v,lere of offering the closing prayer ne 2 .n.. stsrnea to the foot of the grave ana ,ssd. . disniffAd and touching prayer, .harr,rs God for the good works or ne. .sa x,as now laid beside her husband ana | ssu,nv tSodss blessing 6n the Schiiorsn anu | .randcnfidfeiar who surSixest and wnqhasi Ns caIled his. friends. This man ana thrse ', | his brothers are above six teet n.s., ,,n- l ,,r,eal zhf,i face and figure. Al tne run
 Sp ", ;~.s ,he cook who made the bread on .sc ,,antatIon and for the great house "hsn ] xss. stone went there as bride' 1"e o11 | .,o,,ar is older than her mistress Anu l r,Is,ress died at\ the veneraoie ese 1 a,ehtv-nine. She was among the ie are now living who presided ove' Ths | wben all the servants were ...rs o1
 ,nnnssst wife of 1865 is now sixty year. a,ao, v,
 sosHs1 you and Mrs Stone was thirty years 0'os'
 m This was a notable funeral. 2, anT %oSs Ss'.u and
 her Alabama children. Mrs A. n .,r ,ro %ar;or
 Mr !. E. Stone. were present S nsrs Ret. | rs store of Kansas City. Mo- anu M .a,.
 M. s.ons @ pevnoids, of Kentucky; her son
 tie s.0ns Mr W. s. Lyman. of Birmingham 4a
 may. nra M.r M srandsons Robert l. and M'ms ? l rlnarx l.