The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-03-29
FUNERAL OF MRS. GEO. n. Blink
LEY.


Impressive and solemn were the
funeral services over the remains of
the late Mrs. George H. Binkley, who
died on Thursday night of last week
at the family residence on Jecerson
street. The services were held Sun
day afternoon at the Mt. Olive Bap-
fist Church, of which the deceased
had been member for the past six
teen years.
though Mrs. Binkley had been suf-
ferer for the past five years, she was
conscious to the end.
1t was 2:30 o'clock Sunday when
the Scripture was read by the pastor
and prayer offered by Rev. Spencer
Jackson, pastor of ST. Andrews Pres
byterian Church. Immediately fol-
lowing this resolutions from the
Metoka Glass No. Ia were read by
Mr.. Rainey L. King; resolutions from
class No II by Master Robert San
ford, and from Galeda Glass No. 16,
of which the deceased was a member,
by Rev. H. A. Boyd, teacher OF the
class. Following this solo, Some
Sweet Day." was sung by DR.. j. L..
Peters, the director of the Mt. OLIVE
choir. By this time there was not a
dry eye in the house. The pas
able discourse He drew a beautiful
picture of the life, work and charac-
ter of the woman whose death had
brought such a concourse of acqualn-
tances together on that occasion. He
said that she could be easily COM
pared to Dorcas of old, for she had
touched many lives and had wrought
well, doing what she could on each
and every occasion. At the conclu.
sion of his sermon, Rev. R. H. Boyd,
of the Publishing Board, and Rev.
Spencer Jackson gave testimonials,
The remains we're viewed in the
church by more than fifteen hundred
people. The time consumed for the
people to pass, coming in three direc-
lions in the church, being forty-five
minutes. There has not been a more
largely attended funeral in Nashville
was the verdict of one of the Oldest
undertaking and funeral directors on
Monday morning.
Mrs. Binkley's home, it is said,
was one of the oasis in the desert,
where ali weary travellers might find
a haven Of rest, or would be made
welcome.
A touching incident at the funeral
was Glass No. II of Mt. Olive Church,
consisting of sixteen boys taught by
the husband of the deceased. Each
carried a carnation, ard as they took
last look of all that remained NOR
tai of the wife Of their dear teacher,
they deposited their carnation in the
casket A full attendance of the
class to which the deceased belonged
was present, many of them going to
the cemetery.
An immense collection of floral de-
signs attested also to the worth OF
the deceased.
Golden Leaf No. 2 of the Court OF
Calanthe, K of p, and Queen Esther
Court No. 297, Independent Order OF
Immaculates, closed the mineral ser.
vices with the Pythian and Immacu-
late ceremonies. The tribute paid to
the deceased was in keeping with the
life that she had lived in Nashville
| Twenty carriages used for the occa-
sion, aside from private conveyances,
brought forth the remark from Pres.
ton Taylor that it was one of
the largest funerals that it had been
his to serve during the twenty-four
years of active business IN Nash.
vile. Mrs, Binkley leaves a husband,
two brothers, three sisters, relatives
and host of friends in and out Of
the city.