The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-11-27
fine TRIBUTE
AT CULLEOKA
PEOPLE OF HIS soYHooD HOME
HONOR MEMORY or Mr..
cARAAcK.
MOST TOUCHING EXERCIsES HELD
C. 7. Hughes, }. A .smiser, M. 3. Tom
hnson And Rev. L. r. Long Pro
nounce Eulogies.

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One OF the most beautiful tributes
that has yet been paid TO the memory
Of Tennessee's martyred son, Edward
Ward Carmack, was the memorial
service az Culleoka on Sunday after
noon. It was at Culleoka that Mr..
battles of life lit was there that he
laid the foundation for that splendid
education and ripe knowledge that he
afterward acquired He was better
known to the people of the CulleOka
section than to those OF any other
community with the exception of Co
lumbia and nowhere in the world did
Mr.. Carmack have truer friends or
more loyal supporters than at Gull
leoka.
The death of Mr.. Carmack was a
personal loss to the people of that
section and on Sunday they testified
to their deep grief at his untimely TAX
ing away Strong men cried through
out the services as if their hearts
would break and the older women who
had known and loved the great cham
pion of the homes, made no effort to
conceal the tears of bitter grief that
furrowed their cheeks. The exercises
were touching and appropriate.
One of the tender and impressive
features of the services was the pres
ence of little Ned Carmack, the idol
lied son of the dead Senator. The
consideration, the love and the ten
der care that was manifested for this
manly boy presented a spectacle that
was sublime. He was caressed by the
good women who had known his
father when he too was just boy.
He received every mark Of considera-
ton and affection from the men and
they delighted to tell him of incidents
in the life of his father when he at
tended school at Culleoka, Ned was
taken to Culleoka at the express re-
quest of the people there by James w.
Thomas and he visited many of the
scenes of his fathers boyhood. He
was shown the old horse that his
father rode to school.
The services were held in the Meth
odist church, which was wholly made
uuate to accommodate the crowd.
Many stood during the entire services.
Rev. Lemuel R. Long, pastor of the
church, presided and opened the exer-
cises with an appropriate eulogy to
Senator Carmack.
There was music by the choir and
also by the assemblage the favorite
hymns of Senator Carmack being
sung. Miss Brownie Tomlinson beau
Lifuliy rendered as a solo Lest We
Forget"
Hon. George T. Hughes, of Column
oia, was the first speaker and his
eulogy was pronounced by all one Of
he ablest efforts ever heard at Gull
eoka He took occasion during his
address to pay his respects to the
correspondents who have
,een writing to the Nashville Ameri-
IAN in criticism of the memorial serV-
ces held over the State.
The next speaker was James A.
'miser, who had attended school at
Julleoka with Mr. Carmack and has
'een throughout his life an ardent
riend and supporter. Mr.. Smiser
poke feelingly Of the school days Of
Ienator Carmack and when he had
oncluded there we're few, II any, dry
yes in the multitude present. Mr..
miser's eulogy was beautiful and
lost appropriate.
Merit B. Tomlinson made few brief
emarks that were right to the point,
cling incidents in the life of the
eparted Senator.
There were several present from
olumbia, among them being: DR..
nd Mrs. Charles A. Forgey, Mr.. and
[rs. Smiser, Geo. T Hughes, James
homas and Edward w. Carmack, Jr.
FRS. Lupton and Ed Henderson, Of
rankin were also present.