Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-07-12
TRIBUTE TO MRS. f. b. WATSON.
Her Passing Away Brought Sorrow
to Many Friends.

Fair Play, July 11.-Special: AZ
ter brief illness at her home near
Fair Play, Mrs. Theodosia Watson,
aged 81 years, beloved by a wide
circle OF friends, after beautiful,
| blessed and useful life, and in the
| triumph Of a serene and certain
faith, on Wednesday, June 2S, 1911,
| entered upon her eternal rest and
| reward.
| Mrs. Watson was born November
%, 1874, at the old Barton home
stead In Fair Play, and here spent
the greater part Of her childhood.
She was the second daughter of Rev.
II. M. Barton, who In his time was
a distinguished minister In the
Southern Baptist church, and Mrs.
S. %. Barton, who now lives to mourn
her death. In October, 1895, at her
parents home at Fair Play, she was
united IN marriage to Floyd B. Wat
son, OF Anderson, who afterwards
moved to his plantation near Fair
Play, where they have since lived.
TO this union were born eight chill
dren, seven Of whom survive her
| death.
Mrs. Watson possessed a beauty Of
person and a rare grace and charm
| of personality that deeply endeared
iiSh " iSi liiShuS duu Ildue uor
| faVorite wherever she was known.
| Her early education was obtained in
the Fair Play school, and later she
| registered at Lucy Cobb, from which
| institution she was graduated in
| 1888. AS Miss Dosia Barton she is
lovingly remembered by host Of
students who were fortunate enough
| to be under her tutorship for several
years prior to her marriage
At the age Of IA years she con-
fessed Christ as her Saviour and uni
ted with the Baptist church. In all
the activities of the church in which
godly women have SO largely
wrought for the Lords cause end
kingdom, she was wise and willing
co-laborer. Now that "she Is not.
becaus God hath taken her." her
former associates in the church will
keenly feel the loss of one who was
never slothful in the Kings business.
ever fervent in spirit, serving the
Lord with willing hand and contrite
heart
For number of years Mrs. Wat
son had been the faithful and eff
cient correspondent from Fair Play
| for The keowee Courier, and from
Its columns her always welcome let
ter will be greatly missed.
The large attendance at the fune-
raj, conducted by Rev. A. p. Marett,
of Westminster, bore mute but eio-
| qucnt witness to the esteem in which
this noble woman was field by all
who knew her, and to their sorrow
that they shall see her face no more
IN this present world. On this sad
| occasion John Durham, Of Westmin-
ster, and Clinton Harris, of Fair
Play, sang sweetly Lead, Kindly
Light" selection which had always
been favorite of the deceased.
| The members Of the bereaved
household and we who share their
sorrow can take comfort in the fact
that we sorrow not as those who
have no hope"
Her body was quietly and peace
fully laid to rest beside those of her
loved ones who had preceded her, in
the Beayerdam cemetery. She has
gone to her heavenly home, to that
rest that remaineth for the people
Of God"
"A spotless soul Is lifted away from
EARTH to stay
Forever with the angels, in realms
| Of fadeless day;
To join the mighty chorus in songs
of sweet accord,
And bask forever more in the pres
| ence of our Lord.
| Away from scenes of sorrow which
wrung her sympathetic heart;
Away from weeping friends to the
home whore friends ne'er
| part:
Away from shadowed Joy to the land
Of perfect bliss
Why shed we selfish tears to behold
4 death like this?
"Our loss seems great, but then, II
| tbs measured by her gain,
| Well surely find sweet comfort to
| soothe the bitter pain;
! And there's the knowledge precious
that when this life Is done,
We, too, may reap the blessing
which she so nobly won."