The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-03-26
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WIFI Of Capt. |. |. Bagn2I. The de
ceased leaves surviving besides ner
husband AID six children, two SIS
ters, Mrs " f Brown ef Manning,
and Mrs L G. CBIandmg of DuRant.
Tie funeral service took place IN
the church IN which she was reared,
Presbyterian, Sunday afternoon.
The pail bearers were young men
who We're or had been members of
her household, Messrs DR. } A Cole,
Oliver O'Bryan, e J Lesesne, Lutte
Plowden, Willie O'Bryan and Lu-
cius Harvin. The church Was fill
ed to its utmost capacity, not only
the people OF Manning, but many
from the country were present to
bear testimony of love for the de-
ceased and sympathy for the berear-
ed. 1t was an immense congrega
ton of sincerely so-rowing friends
The service was conducted by Rev
A R Weodson, assisted by Rev & A
Waters, of the Baptist church, and
Rev D A Phillips, of the Methodist
church. After the church service
the immense throng followed the
funeral cortege to the cemetery
where the beautiful and impressive
service Sas concluded. As loving
hands we're tenderly laying upon the
tomb the many floral tributes and
moistening them with their tears,
the sun was fast sinking amid the
hallowed silence,
| Scattering his beams about him as he sinks
And gliding heaven above and seas beneath
With paint no mortal pencil eau express
| And when the benediction was
pronounced many fingered with
heavy hearts for silent prayer, for
the departed and ber grief.stricken
loved ones.
Lily Witherspoon Bagnal was the
third daughter of the late Mr. and
Mrs Junius E Scott. She spent her
entire life in Manning, and from her
childhood to the moment God called
her to eternal bliss, she was beloved
"a general favorite. Her child
hood and young womanhood were
ideal; pretty, bright, intelligent and
lovable disposition. In May, 1892,
she became the wife of Capt. I. l.
Bagnal, and leaves to him six chill
dren. Her home life was character
istic. cheerful, affectionate, modest,
wife and mother. She .toiled aud
, lived for her children, to bring
them up in the right way, her world
was her home, and her lovliness was
shared by her neighbo"s and friGuls.
In the death of this nohle wgman
the writer feels that he tSe, snare.
in the loss, for he has Known hel
intimately since her early childhood
and learned TO regard her as il IL
own. And as he feels, so do other
, who were neighbors at any time
: the contact with the lovely child,
le and noblest of women, was to make
e its impress for all time. Deatf
naturally brings sadness. 1t bursts
the wellsprings of the heart, AND
tears flow, but when We know of a
meeting in the great beyord-the
resurrection:
. Even such is time, that takes on trust.
Our youth, our joys. our all We have,
And pays us but with age and dust;
Who in the dark and silent grave
When we have wandered all our ways.
Shuts up the story OF our days?
But from the earth, this grave, this dust.
Ny God shall raise NE up, trsst.''
The consolation is great, it is SOL
acing to feel that when death has
robbed us of those we love, We can
still cherish the hope Of a grand re-
union when We "shall come appar.
elled in more precious habit" and
when the grating sounds of a busy
earth arereplaced by the sweet sounds.
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