The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-10-11

She professed religion at the age o
IA years and joined the PresbYte
rian church at old Elk Ridge camp
/ ground. She was married at til.
age Of fifteen to Isaac NJ. Compton
: They lived near Lynnville tor foui
years, then moved to CornersvilIe
Giles Co., Tenn, where my father
engaged in cabinet work for I
season In 1889 he went ia the mil
business and on Feb. 9. 1860, wa:
caught in the saw and killed a
! Prospect, Tenn, at the age of 81
years. They were the parents d
eleven children. Two sons died ii
infancy. Three sons, Almns d,
Jefferson M. and myself with sis
daughters, Susan l., Della M,
Elizabeth j., Rachel S., Virginia e
and Conelia e. Compton all lived
to be grown. In 1861 Bro AImus
joined the Confederate army in the
41st Tennessee Regiment, and JEFF.
ferson the Sd Tennessee. Neither
of them were at home again TO care
| for the family.
i Almus was killed at the battle of
Franklin Nov, 30, 1864. Jefferson
went through the war and after
wards, in Oct, 1865, went West and
we never saw him again. | was left
at home to help my mother care for
the family, and many were the
struggles we went through to make
and keep living during the war
and reconstruction days after the
war, often robbed by the Federals,
of our provisions and horses. How
we'll ! remember how often would
almost give up the struggle to-
MAINTAIN our lives, but mother
would come with her faith in God
and strengthen me with her kind,
sweet and gentle patience and en-
couraging words and would again
take up life's battle for my mother
and sister God only knows what
we endured. OIL what is there in
life so sweet and dear as mothers
love. After the war my eldest sis
ter married and died in 1866. Sis
ter Della was married in 1869 to w.
H. Lisenby who was killed by be-
ing thrown from horse. leaving one
daughter, Willie G. Lisenby. Rena
died of fever. Lather Jennie was
married to J. r, Gray in 1878 and
went to Texas and died two years
ago, leaving her husband and eight
children. Jefferson married in
Idaho, raised a family of six chill |
dren and died in 1908. Mother NOV.
ed to Union City in 1886, where she
has since lived. Sister Lizzie died |
in 1899, leaving Della. Cornelia and |
myself to care for our mother. Cor
nelia was married to T. r. Lowell, |
of Texas, March 9, 1899.
Our mother never had but two
spells of sickness in her life until she
fell victim OF the affection that
caused her death. She was an in
-
valid the last two years Of her life.
She bore her sufferingwlth christian
patience She constantly prayed
that God would let her go to sleep
and never wake. She seldom COM
planned. Hers was a life of chris
tian fidelity. She ever taught us
the way of life and to love our |
Savior and walk in the path of |
christian usefulness, both to our
church and our communicates and we
do thank God for our mothers love,
lite and training to us. The last
ten days of her life were days of
sore affection to her, but bless GOD |
she Is at rest and happy on the other
shore with her loved ones who have
gone before. Since mothers death
we grieve at the breaking up Of the
old Lome. There will be no more
coming together at mothers.
"Thou art gone to the grave but we
will not deplore thee,
Though sorrow and darkness encom-
pass the tomb,
Thy savior has passed thro' its portals
before thee
And the lamp of His love Is thy
guide through the gloom.
'sThou art gone to the grave, we no
longer behold thee,
Nor tread the rough paths OF the
world by thy side;
But the white arms OF Mercy are
spread to enfold thee,
And sinners may hope since the sim
less has died. /,
tThou art gone to the grave, and its
mansions forsaking,
Perchance thy weak spirit 10 fear
fingered long, +.