The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-05-11
Mr.. N. W. DOzIER IS DEAD
ONE OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA'S
BEST BELOVED MEN.
A Long and Useful Life Leaves an
Influence For Good. A Sketch
Written BY Himself.

condition was noted in the last issue
of The News, died Wednesday night
about 9 o'clock after an illness of
a week with pneumonia. Although
death had been expected for two u
three days the news of the passing
of this good man caused universal
sorrow among the people through
out this section, who had known, ad-
mired and respected him for many
years for his spotless character and
upright life,
The funeral occurred Friday morn
ing in the Methodist church in
the presence of a large number
of sorrowing people who gathered to
pay their last tribute. The services
were especially impressive as the life
of man who had wrought for God
and humanity was reviewed. Trib-
utes were paid by Revs. o. B. Ches-
ter and J. B. tombstone, former pas
tors of the church, and by Rev. DR.
]. B. McFerrin, the present pastor,
after which the flower-laden casket
and the remains reverently laid to
rest.
| Mr.. Dozier would have been 81
years of age next August. He was
gentleman of the old school and a
christian of the highest type. For
thirty-efght years he was actively en-
gagged in business in Dawson, and
| during all that time enjoyed the
greatest respect and utmost conf
dence of everyone who was so for
| tunate as to know him.
His immediate family surviving
him are his devoted life-companion
and three children-Messrs w. s.
and G. w. Dozier and Mrs. Mary
Baldwin. To these are extended the
sympathy of countless friends.
A Sketch Written BY Himself.
The following sketch of his life
was written by Mr. Dozier in 1907,
and should be an inspiration to every
young man and boy who reads it:
II was born August 18th, 1925, in
Warren county, Georgia. My parents
were John Dozier and Jane Parham.
| lived here until 1855, when | moved
to Stewart county, where | lived I'M
| til 1852, when l moved to Weston,
| Webster county, where I lived until
/ 1872, when l came to Dawson, where
| have since lived. My mother died
when | was twelve years old, but she
! had given me before her death to an
uncle, Nathaniel Parham, for whom l
was named. With him l lived until |
commenced life on my own response
bility. In his oversight over me
among others he impressed upon me
especially two things, viz: to shun
bad company and always to be en-
ployed; hence l did not become wild
and dissipated, as many boys do.
I'm my early manhood | taught
school. l then farmed awhile. |
was raised on the farm by man who
was quite a success in agriculture,
and l learned fairly we'll how to
cultivate the soil to make it pro-
ductive, but the most of my life has
been spent in the mercantile bust
ness
! My first religious impressions were
made by good mother, who, among
other things, stamped indelibly upon
my mind and heart that God would
punish sin. These early impressions.
! in few years after my mothers
death, eventuated in my conversion
on the last night of a campmeeting
at Fountain campgrOund in Warren
county, Ga. My conversion was q.
very bright one, and whatever may
have been my doubts since then as
to present acceptance with God |
never have had the shadow Of a
doubt as to my conversion. The
next morning after the wonderful
blessing l Joined the Methodist
church, and have lived happily in
her folds trying to build up her in
| stitutions and give success to all her
enterprises.
Not long after I was received into
the church I was put to work, and
have been kept at it ever since in
some one or more departments of
her work. First l was a class leader,
then steward, superintendent and
teacher in the Sunday school. I
nave attended most all of the district
conferences held since it's organiza-
ton, and most of the annual confer
ences since lay representation was
introduced and consecutiveIy for the
last twenty-five years, and during
these years l have been a member of
the joint board of finance. In 1873
| was member of the general con-
ference. In my work for the church
have perhaps been more efficient in
the stewards Office than any other
! department of her work.
In January, 1856, was happily
married to Mary M. Fuller, daughter
OF Spicy and Sarah Fuller of War
rem county, Georgia, in the commu-
nifty where we were both reared
knowing each other from childhood,
In my old age and feebIeness and
my race about run my heart goes up
to God in thankfulness for having
been honored with a place to work
in His church. I know nv efforts
for the extension of His kingdom
have been feeble and may have ac-
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