Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1911-08-31
The Late Il ugh j Haganan.

memory OF the late Hugh Haga- y
nan was read and adopted by !,
Forest Grove Baptist church on
Aug. 10, 1911, and by request OF
tbe church we are publishing the
same: L
On the 3Oth ofJune, just after
the close OF the beautiful day, the
soul OF Bro. Hugh Hagaman
took its departuref from the tired
andworn body in which it had
dwelt. for about "a years and
went home to God.
He was born Nov. 2, 1887,
near where he lived and died. The
history Of his, liie covered an im-
portant period in the settlement |
and development of thiscountry,
beginning az it did at the very
start OF the settlement OF t lis
section and extending through
the varied changes Of its growth
to the present day. He raw and
had much to d. with the com.
munity and church life OF the en-
tire surrounding country.
He came from the war OF 81.
'65 somewhat broken in health
and was never so strong alter
wards. We have not heen able to
find at just what period OF life
he made o profession Of religion,
bat werlearn that he made a-pub-
lie profession by uniting with the,
Hold C6ve Creek Baptist church IN
1856. He remained a member OF
that church until Beaver Dam
church was constituted q b o II t
thirty years afterward, having
gone into that church as one OF
4 the constituting members OF that
church, he remained d member
and clerk until the constitution
of this, the Forest Grove church.
! in 1899. OF which he remained q
!, member and Deacon until his
!. death.
Brother Hagaman as a nelgh'
|bor and citizen was .accommoda
| ting, often leading, if not leading
r always, taking part and bearing
9 his iull share in every public en-
= terprise for the hetternent OF hi
: community often making YER,
! great sacrifice for the pu b LII
: good. Ga all moral questions ct
e fecting the public or private lii
u he stood four square. 1t was nev
r. er a question az to his attitud
d toward such questions. His nelg
: bors always knew that he woul
be found on the right side.
Az a father and husband b
was kind and indulgent. He 10,
u ed his family to the point OF mt
u king almost any sacrifice 10
RS their comfort and pleasure. res
g Ing always on his heart was thei
L, good, and especially that thel
l lives should be a high type OF tn
'' christian.
st Az a christian and churchma
a we fiud a model, not that he wa
~ devoid of human frailties aud in
IS perfections, but they were few !
as we may find in any one. lie VT
'e always a live, active church wo
'g ker. He said himself. thateye
pd after hs Joined the church |
al found himself, because "f t h
IT. press OF his business affairs o
casionally neglecting his chnr'
it meetings. He at once resolve
le that no business affairs shou
70 = ever stand between himself IN
- his sacred church obligation
en- and as q result OF this early d
le. cis,on we hold up to the wor
'iy his almost unparalleled record
! e faithfulness. During his emit
3D. membership of Beaver D q
W. church, of abont fifteen years
'pe missed but one meeting OF b
nd church, and OF the entire twent
rd two years of his connection wi
ish Forest Grove church he miss
The mot a single time. He was alwa
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