The Grenada sentinel., 1907-03-30
Her Death a Great Shock
Dangerously Ill Only a Shorl
While-She Was a Devout
Christian, a Noble Wife, a
Good Mother, a True Friend
Some Beautiful Tributes.

Mrs. Heard Kornegay Lawrence
wife OF O. F. Lawrence, editor of Th,
Sentinel, passed away at her home in
this city last Saturday morning
March %, 1907, at 4:30 o'clock. Hel
deatL was great shock to the com
nunity as we'll as to her immediate
family as but few knew that she
was i'll at ALL She had been indiS-
posed for more than four weeks and
under the treatment of physician
for more than a fortnight. Had she
been spared a few days longer she
treatment. Only the evening before
her death was her condition regarded
dangerous. Three physicians were at
her bedside, but in spite Of their skill
and the care of a devoted husband
and the miniStratiOnS Of many anx-
iouS friends she was taken and anoth-
er ranSOmed soul went home to God.
She was aware of the impending dis
solution and few minutes before the
end came she talked beautifully of
going home and lovingly to her Sor-
. rowing husband and weeping children
enioining them all to meet her in
heaven. Mrs. Lawrence was little
past thirty-fve years of age, having
been born near West Point, Miss. >,
October 23, 1871. Singularly herr
birthday and that Of her husbands
was the same day, he, however, being
five years her senior.
She wasa striking character. She|
possessed an evenesS OF nature, plac-|
idneSS Of temperament and lOvingE
individuality that made her a favoriteI
in social circles and everybody whoI
came in contact with her, her friend. |
She was devOut Christian and an en-I
ergetic worker in the Methodist church,
of which she became a member nearlyI
fifteen years ago. But it was in her!
home that she ShOne the brightest.
There as wife and mother she gaveI
continued evidence OF a tender Sympa-l
thy and a beautiful and lovely devo-
tion which heaven has decreed as wO
mans greatest jewel. She is survived
by her husband and six children, twOk
girls and four boys, the oldest Of which,
is nearly fourteen years Of age, and theI
youngest fifteen months old, all oil
whom have the deepest sympathy of
the entire community.
The funeral services were conduct
ed from the Methodist church on SUM-
day morning at IL O'Clock by Rev
J. +. Cunningham, the pastor, assist
ed by Rev. J. G. CarotherS Of theI
Presbyterian church. The services al L
the Presbyterian and the FirStE
Baptist churches were called off
in order that their congregations
might join in paying a last tribute til
this good lady. Her remains wert
laid to rest in Odd Fellows Cemetery
by 5he side OF three year old little E
boy who preceded her to the gravef
nearly nine years ago, amid the tears
of SOrrOwing relatives and u great I
number of friends.
There wereepresent from distance
to attend the funeral, the followneE
relatives and friends: Mr.. and Mrs
W. G. Shannon. Itta Bena, Miss j
Mrs. Paul Valentine, Pheba
Miss; Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ. Kornegayt
and their two sons, Claud and Clyde /
and Mrs. Walter Day, Jackson, Tenn. /
Messrs l.. /. Rice and w. II. Mar
shall of Charleston and a. ID. Elder oil
Coldwater. Also the following fromE
Oxberry peighborhood in the weSterni
portion of this county, Mr.. and Mrs
Lawrence's old home, Messrs. G. A.
Carpenter, G.. p. Cunningham, E
Sellers and Mr.. and Mrs. B. l.. Harris.