The Forrest City times., 1911-09-22
MRS. MARY RAMSEY MANN
Beloved Wife of Judge =. II. Mann: Passes Peacefully to Her Maker. Died in Little Rock Sanitarium. Entire Community of Friends and
 Lacerates the Hearts of
 Her Family.

| Creek Sanitarium at Little Rock, and rapidly spread deep gloom over the entire community of her friends: but when later the knel of death was sounded hearts were torn and lacer ate !, and gtef knew no bounds. Mrs. Mary Ramsey Mann was the eldest daughter of Nathaniel r. and Judith D. Ramsey and was born Jan uary 24. 1869, at Trenton. Tenn. She sptnt much of her girlhood in school at Franklin, Tenn, and graduated in Nashville at Prices College with the highest hOnors of her class. She was married to MT. $. H. Mann at Hum- boldt, Tenn, on June ,. 1889, and to their union four children were born, viz: Frances R. Mann, Sam II. Mann Jr, Mattie II. Mann and Edwin Ear Mann, all Of whom survive her except the latter, who died in Forrest City in 1898, while yet an infant. With the exception Of the first two years, she lived all her married life in Forrest City. Three brothers. Messrs. R. w and j. B. Ramsey, of Memphis, and F.. D. Ramsey, of Clinton, Ky. two sisters, Mrs W. C. Porter, of Clinton, Ky, and Mrs. ]. II. Davis, of Balti- more, Md, and her husband, Judge S H Mann, of this city, also survive her
 Mrs Mann had been in failing health for several years and had sought the advice and skill of the best physicians. ltwas with hope that the diet, the quiet and the scientific treat ment would benefit her, that she went a short time ago to the Battle Creek Sanitarium in Little Rock. While there she had the most careful nurs- ing, and at first seemed to improve. Even as late as the early part of last week there had been no alarming symptoms of any change for the worse. Judge Mann. upon his arrival here from Memphis, where lie had been on professional business. learned from his daughter, Miss Frances who had re- ceiyed the sad news during his ab- sence. that Mrs Mann was not doing so well, and requesting his presence at 1 her bedside MT Mann and daughters left at once, and upon reaching their | destination saw the terrible truth that she could scarcely survive another day, and they remained there watch ing and hoping against hope, until the end
 Mrs. Mann died at } o'clock, p. m, on Friday, September l5. 1911. The remains were prepared for burial and shipped here, being accompanied by Judge Mann and other relatives and friends, the young ladies and sam, Jr., having returned on an earlier train. | pon arrival here, scores of kind and loving friends met the grief-strieken husband and other relatives, and the remains were tenderly removed from the train To the hearse by friends and taken i'll charge by the Stevens under taking establishment and conveyed to the family residence, where they
 lay in state until Sunday afternoon at o'clock, when the funeral cortege
 Weuded it's way 10 tHe Forrest City 1 Cemetery. where, in the presence of a
 large coucourse of relatives, near and dear friends and acquaintances. the precious remains were inferred. Rev. ]. k. Nelson, of the Methodist church. officiating
 The service ot song ny the choir. composed Of friends of long standing. and of tunes dear 10 the heart af de ceased, was beautiful indeed, and when the officiating minister spoke Sc tenderly and feelingly of the sweet, womanly life that had been taken, there were tears of sincere sorrow in the eyes of every person present.
 Mrs. Mann was most excellent woman Endowed with great natural ability, talented, cultured, and of great intellectual attainments, she was, withal so modest and unpreten- tious. quiet and courteous, that she had surrounded herself with very large circle of earnest friends, with whom, when in health, she passed many pleasant hours in doing good She was member If the Methodist church, of the Cosmos Club the OpheiouSian Circle. the Knight and Ladies of Honor, and perhaps some other organizations. in all of which she was most highly esteemed and an active member. IIerdeath was d great shock 10 the entire community If her friends and acQuaintanceS, and cur heart goes out to him whose heart is sore and bleeding al the loss of her who Las been iso1her self, tue sweet est, gentest and wisest counsellor and truesl. braYest and best of friends. through all the years, in tender sym pathy.