The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-08-26
DEATH OF MISS KATE LYNN
LYONS.

LYONS.
Miss Kate Lynn Lyon, who died at
Meharry Medical College August Goth
at $3.50 p. M. was born in Butler
County, Pennsylvania, in 1929. Her
father was James Lyon, of Scotch
Irish ancestry, her mother was Eliza
beth Sutton. Beginning at a compa-
ratively early age, she taught for
many years in the public schools of
Western Pennsylvania. In Septem-
Der, 1865, she was commissioned as
teacher of the Pittsburg Freedmen's
Aid Commission and was sent to
Huntsville, Ala, where she taught I'M
til June, 1866. In September of the
same year she came to Nashville I'M
der the care of the same commission.
For the first six weeks she taught in
the Nelson Merry Baptist Church and
Tor the remainder of the year had
charge of a room in the William Penn
School House, then situated between
Spruce street and Granny White Pike.
In addition to her work as teacher,
she visited he colored families living
in that locality, learned their condi-
tons and if found suffering for food
or clothing, relieved their wants.
During the autumn of 1867, she re-
turned to Nashville and assisted Dr.
Hubbard in establishing and conduct
ing what was known as the Cumber-
land School which was held in an old
Government building situated on Sum
mer street near Line.
In November this school was
adopted as one of the public schools
OF Nashville and was consolidated
with the Bellview School. For the
next four years she served as assis-
tant to DR.. Hubbard in this school.
She was teacher of this school for IL
years.
in 1880 she was appointed by the
Freedmen's Aid Society of the Method
ist Episcopal Church to a position in
Central Tennessee College. where she
remained until March, 1888, when
she was obliged to resign on account
Of illness. For over 20 years she
served as Secretary to DR.. Hubbard at
Meharry Medical College and success
fully filled this position until falling
health obliged her to relinquish it a
little less than two years ago. Soon
after coming to Nashville, she placed
her membership in the Union Chapel
! Methodist Episcopal Church, then sit
uated on North Summer street, this
membership was afterwards trans
ferred to Thompson Chapel, where
she has been a member for about
thirty years. She has been especially
interested in the erection of the Geo.
w. Hubbard Hospital.
The colored and many white people
of Nashville mourn the loss of Miss
Kate Lynn Lyon, and they unite in
paying tribute to her memory. While
not entirely unexpected, in view Of
her enfeebled condition, the news Of
her death proved a distinct shock and
the sad news was circulated through.
out the city in a very short while.
Memorial services will be held al
the College later in the season. The
funeral exercises were held Sunday a.
4 p. m. in "Meharry Auditorium.
Miss Lyon was distinctly a woman
of the people. She was one of thu
first to take up the work of education
among the colored race after theil
freedom. Her efforts 10 enlighten ant
to make them better were ever mos
hearty and faithful.
She had a strain that reached thC
heart of her pupils. She put courag
into the gawky boy; she cheered ant
Helped them in their struggle of youni
manhood; she r~ejoiced in their trl
umphs; consoled in adversely, eve
pointed upward and onward to wher
the bright star of hope CLEANS AM
invites the deeper effort.
To know her was to love her. File,
as she was with reverence, boundles
love and all-absorbing tenderness
none could meet her without bein.
! impressed with the greatness of he
character.
While the colored race can no
claim her as T of Their own, sh
has been so closely identified in thei
education that they love and think c
her as such. We, the people of colo
especially of the south, offer to he
brother and sister, DR.. and Mrs. Ge'
w. Hubbard, of Meharry Medical Co
lege, our sincere sympathy. Thei
sorrow is our sorrow. May the Go,
whom she loved and served, grant
them grace for our sorrow and cou
age to follow in the way pointed OF
by this noble woman who has passe
4 into the beyond. The following W;
the arrangement of the exercises
tba fnporo1.