Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-05-01
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On Thursday night last, after an
illness of only few days, Miss Lon
P. Gary passed away from her
home and loved ones here at Edge
field, and has gone to a better coun-
try, that is an heavenly"
Mrs. Victoria Evans her sister is
her nearest relative in Edgefeld,
and Miss Mary Evans her niece,
and Capt. N. 6. Evans, her nephew,
but many others are bereaved, who
though not associated by ties of
blood, were nevertheless part of
that most congenial Of all coteries,
those friends who loved her for the
great common purpose for which
they all lived, an intense and abid-
ing zeal for the advancement of the
kingdom. She held a very high
place in the affections and esteem.
of the people for her splendid spirit,
as we'll as for her courage, and in
telligence in doingwhat she con-
sidered her duty. \ !
On the death of their brother,
Gen. Martin Gary, Mrs. Evans and
Miss Gary came tS9Edgefeld to
make their home, and since that
time, Miss Lou, as she was affee-
tionateIy called, has been one of
the leading spirits in the Methodist
church, ard the religious life of
Edgefeld. She was president of the
Methodist Foreign mission society
for many years, and was the pioneer
of that branch of Christian work in
our town, and was the inspiration
for much of the present missionary
activity in our community at large.
On Friday afternoon the remains
of this dear friend, were carried to
the Methodist church, and service
was held in the presence of many
relatives and friends being conduct
ed by Rev. J. r. Walker, DR.. n.
D. Jeffries and Rev. r. G. Shan
nonhouse, and on Saturday morn
| ing the body was csFFied To- 'GVkss-
lB}11rT Is he plseed those cf
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the u ethodist church there were.
lmany bealtifuif f5ral tributes, among
them one from the Foreign mission
tsociety Of which she was president,
one from the Edgefeld Woman's
Christian Temperance Union of
which she was member, and the
Baptist mission society, and others
from individuals. At the Methodist,
Sunday school on Sunday morning,
several beautiful tributes were paid;
her life and character.
The last few weeks have been.
marked by the passing away in va
rious parts of our country, of many
great and good men and women,
notables in the eyes of the world at
large. In the death of Miss Gary
Edgefeld has sustained a greater
loss than that sustained in the loss.
of any of these great ones. 1t is true
that we all move in circles of con-
geniality, some in one, some in an
other. The circle of this dear friend.
was in the home and in the church,.
the largest and broadest circlssand
her interests and sympathies reach
ed as far as there dwelt human
soul in need. 7
Last fall when the united mission
societies of Edgefeld celebrated
their golden jubilee, there was no
one more helpful or more interested
than she,and perhaps she drew more
inspiration from the occasion than
all the rest. On one of the floral
offerings sent to the last service as
she lay for the last time in the
church of her adoption, were writ
ten these words, Eve all loved her"
and these four words contained the
secret of her influence and charmA
F. A. NJ.