The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1911-05-14

3 in 81 of NJ. section 23-19-16. $100
I'm MemOriam.
Sarah Woods Pearce, daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. J. T. Pearce, died at the
North Louisiana Sanitarium in Shreve-
port, La, April u, 1911.
To know Sara was to love her When
she came with her parents from Ok
ford to Shreveport six years ago, tbs
fondest regrets of her childhood friends
followed her: like a lovely, young, Wig
orous flower, the transplanting Of this
Young girl to another home only de
veloped the most beautiful traits of her
nature and she soon found herself in
another congeniaI sphere of friends
and admirers. She had a bright smile,
a loving word and a helping hand for
others and it seemed that the pure
unselfish love of the sweet girl created
an atmosphere around her, of recipro-
cal affection.
Sara was graduated from the College
for Girls at Admission, Ala, in 1908,
and being deeply conscious of the real
tiles of life, inspired by the training
and example of Christian parents, she
determined to make for herself a ca
reer of usefulness rather than lead a
life of frivolity and gaiety. Her chos
en- profession was stenography, in which
she won, not only the love and esteem
of the best legal firms, but also their
unbounded admiration for her fine bus
mess acumen and admirable proficiency.
/ The ambitious spirit of ",the little
girl as she was fondly designated on
account of her petite form, was siren
nous for the frail body and her consti-
tuition was undermined by close appi-
cation. Nervous prostration subtly at
tackled vitality until she had to surren-
der to bodily weakness, and the am
bilious, high-strung girl became an in
valid.
: Left the prey of disease, she was
driven to sad reflection on her blighted
hopes, and in despite of all the de-
vices of loved ones for her restOra-
ton, the end seemed inevitable. Pneu-
monia, the result of a complication of
causes was the disease which resulted
in her death.
The most skillful medical attention,
the tenderest ministration of skilled
nurses, the solicitude of devoted friends,
the ceaseless attention of parents,
brothers and sisters all 4roved no
| barrier to the steady advance of the
grim destroyer.
A few hours before she died she sud
denly began to talk, and said with
labored breath: 81 am going to Hea-
ven, / am going to Heaven. Goodbye,
goodbye. I am going to leave this
world; goodbye, goodbye. Jesus
arms encircle me. God is good to
everybody. God loves everybody; God
loves me. You always did say that,
didn't you, mama9 Jesus blood is suf-
ficient for all. -
/ Someone came in and asked if she
had rested well, and catching the word
CREST she said: Crest forever, rest
forever, ever, ever" Which she e.
peated great many times.
We know she has sweet crest for
ever.
Sara was buried from the residence
of her brother-in-l law, Mr.. John New.
Ford. The funeral services were con-
Quoted by DR.. Felix Hill, Rev. G. E.
Cameron and Rev. Luke White, Rector
or st. Mark S Episcopal church. These
ministers had been in comforting at
tendance during her sickness.
The thrilling strains of "Nearer, Ny
Cod to Thee;'' Sometime We Shall
Understand "Safe in the Arms of
Jesus, were rendered by Sara s young
friends, Mrs s. B. Hicks, Mrs. Me
Cullough and Miss Lurline Graham,
after which the white casket was taken
to the beautiful resting plaee-Green-
wood cemetery-and left under a wealth
of rare flowers. The tired body was
left to rest. rest until the Resurrect,
ion Morn while the glad, redeemed
Spirit went to rest forever in Heaven