The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1908-01-16
In Memoriam.

hemPef county, State Vi Nil'Slss
ippi; died January the 9th, 1908,
1t the home OF Mr.. Howell STEM
mis-, near Moscow. He was mar
ried to Miss Laura Campbell on
February 2ud, 1878. To them
were born tour children. One OF
the children and his vile pre-
ceded him to the other world,
leaving three to mourn their loss.
lie Joined the Methodist
Church in early life, and lived ii
member of the same until his
death.
There are just three or four OF
the characteristics OF Mr.. Over
street this writer wishes to Elen~
ton. sFirst, as a soldier: lie vol
unteered as a Southern soldier
when too young to be forced to
go, and proved his loyalty to his
country by facing the enemy, al
ways doing his duty until he lost
one OF his lower limbs and could
fight no more. lie had no e
spect tor one who would desert
or shirk his duty. TO his dying
day, without complaint, he hob
bled through lite on his "peg
Leg, never %regretting that he had
gone to defend h cause he
loved. The very day he Vas shot
he said, as they went into the
battle, Boys, you will take me
Oft OF the field today" Sure
enough, before moon one OF them
rolled him into the ditch to pro
tect him from the flying balls
that filled the air around him.
Second: AS a citizen there were
none truer. lie believed in the
supreme majesty OF the law. His
high conceptions OF right, his
love for principle, bis uncompro
missing loyalty to thu highest
sense of honor, won for him many
true friends; while those who
did not regard the law, or care
tor its obligations, opposed MIN
rigidIy-but these knew he was
right. He believed i'll, and lived
so as to meet ever those who
were his opponents without lear
or embarrassment. lie low, d a
great aud good citizenship.
Mr.. Ovvrstreet was in politics
tor a few years in his county.
Here he vas just as true to prin-
ciple as lie was elsewhere. In
The last campaign, one OF his OPP
ponents said to this scribe: "W
J. Overstreet made a clean can
vass, he wouldn't do a low, mean
trick Tor anyone" That man is
a good man, aud would not Oh
ject to his name being given.
AS a husband, and AS a father,
he was kind and gentle and in
aulgent. lie contendcd for the
highest ideals. One Of the few
'athers in his day, and commun
who felt and contend'd tor
the need Of education; realizing
its value, he was willing to sacri
ice much for the accomplish
ment OF his purpose in schooling
his own children, which he did.
Above all, he was Il Christian.
He lived Il cheerful, happy Chris
III all his gloom, his lone
he never forgot his God.
lie said that be wanted to leave
a record here that lie would moi
fear to meet in Judgment. Said
not long before the summons
came, when in good health, his
was all right, that h.,
knew it. Those OF US who knew
him best, have no fears. While
he Tell on sleep where none OF the
family saw him breathe his last,
he was in kind hands. For sev
eral months he had been in the
home OF Mr.. Stennis, where he
aud his noble wife We're thought
iul aud kind as could be. Aud
we tel that we owe to them u
debt Of gratitude that will last
through life, and pray Gods
richest blessings upon them.
Mr.. Overstreet is not dead !
the grim monster claimed
lis form, his soul was waited by
he cbariots from Il high back
o the God that gave il. lie il
no more.
servant % Nod well ,.one.
Rest fsOiu tiiy loved employ;