Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-15
Edgefield Mourns One of Her
Best Beloved.

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to those who have been called into
higher presence, those whom even
the world with its unreasoning e1-
actions has counted worthy, it is
hard to know just what to say, es-
pecially if it is case where words
and pen can not find, with all their
resources, anything at all adequate,
any eulogy ample for the one we
loved.
! But all the souls of earth are not
| intended to receive their full need
of praise in this world, and perhaps
our developed. and expanded powers
will enable US to do 80 in a greater
sphere. The limitations of the earth
and our finite minds can not grasp
nor express all that is wrapped in
the heart and soul of the great ones
about us. We can but look on in
admiration and marvel at the heights
of nobility, of patience, and of en-
durance and exalted character which
these have attained, and see in them
reflection of divinity.
Silence and tears have been the
dominant expression of sorrow
which has been observed on every
hand for several days past, for one
of these of nobler mold has been call
ed up higher, and we are bereft.
On Saturday morning at a few
minutes before o'clock, Mrs. Emil
ly Dozier Tomrkins, passed away
after a month of severe illness.
There comes time in every life
when no human hand can stay the
last messenger to us all, and so this
devoted mother, and wife and friend
and neighbor has gone, and is the
happier thereby, but those who
are left must feel the separation,
and the more, because of the great
worth to her family and the COM
munity at large. All of US feel
more deeply the parting of those
with whom we have constantly and
always been associated, and Mrs.
Tompkins had always been a part
of Edgefeld's life, from her birth
to her death, and as factor in the
social life, and the philanthropies
of our town, she was always con-
spicuous. She was part of the
family Of native residents who low
ed the associations and traditions
of the past as they were related to
the present.
Mrs. Tompkins was ffty-two
years of age at the time of her
death, and though she had always
been frail and delicate, looked very
young and was still beautiful. She
leaves her husband DR.. J. G.. Tomp-
kins, and five children, J. Fl.
Tompkins, Misses Emily and Mar
jerie, and Glover and Dozier, the
youngest being seven years of age.
On Sunday morning at IL o'clock,
all the churches of Edgefeld closed
their doors, and the people of all
creeds and faiths, from Johnston
and Trenton and the surrounding
county, came together to pay their
last tribute to the memory of this
beloved friend, perhaps the largest
conconrse of people ever seen on a
similar occasion here. There is no
doubt about the fact that there were
never seen before 80 many sad faces
and weeping eyes, so many really
touched by the tragic circumstance
as gathered in the Catholic church
on Sunday morning.
The most beautiful flowers eov-
cred the casket, and on the chancel
and altar of the church lay rich de-
signs of rare and choice flowers
from friends from far and near, and
it was comfort to see them, and
we all believed that she had passed
on to that blessed abode where ev-
erlasting streams abound and never
fading flowers"
The funeral obsequies were said
by Father Lannigan of Aiken who
was assisted by two altar boys from
the Aiken convent, Walter McCar-
ty and Edward Costello, and part of
the choir had also accompanied the
priest, and were Misses Alberta Lu-
cas- and Ethel Forsythe, Sister Ce-
ella, of Aiken, Mr.. Johnson, and
Misses Clare Grice and Madge
Turner of Edgefeld. The family
was accompanied as they followed
the casket, by the Edgefeld Daugh-
| e II.