The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1912-08-29
JEAN WALLACE McLAURIN, wife
of Noel Catchings Womack, fell on
sleep the evening of July Is, 1912.

steep the evening VI July %, AoA~'
Jean McLaurin was born in
Brandon, Mississippi, July 9Th,
1886. She was the seventh
daughter of the late Senator A
J. McLaurin and Laura Rauch
McLaurin.
Her early schoold aysweres pent,
under the guidance of the sam
ted Miss Frank Johnson, at the
Brandon Female College. While
her father presided over the des-
TIMES of the state, as governor,
she attended school in Jackson.
During the session of 10O1-19O2,
she studied at the |. |. and c. at
Columbus. She spent the sessions
of 19O2-19O3 and 19O3-19O4 at
Belmont College, Nashville. She
was graduated there with honors
III the spring of 1904.
During the winter, 1905, she
made her debut in Washington.
She was maid of honor to the
A. J. McLaurin Camp of United
Sonsof Confederate Veterans. For
several winters, while her father
attended to his duties in the
United State senate, she adorned
Washington society.
She joined the Methodist
church in Brandon, July 1903,
under the Rev. R. ID. Noteworthy.
She spent much of her young
ladyhood in her native village,
where she was one of the leaders,
among her companions, in all that
was inspiring and ennobling. She
was so much beloved by them
that her departure has brought
real, vital grief to them all.
On 10Th November, 1910, she
was Joined in most holy wedlock
to her hearts choice, DIR. Noel
Catchings Womack. Since that
time, her fortunes have been
cast among the people OF Jack
son, where her husband is en-
gagged in the practice of medicine.
She had taken her place in the
church and in society and was
working for the betterment OF
mankind-to increase the sum OF
good and decrease the sum of
evil in the world. The early teach
ing of a consecrated mother had
borne fruit in the daily life of
the daughter. She assisted in the
music of the Jackson church,
as she had formerly done in her
home church at Brandon.
Jean possessed a very strong
personality. With rare grace OF
manner, infinite tact, and clear
Judgment, she influenced, to a
very great degree, those with
whom she came in contact. This
dominant influence was eXercis-
ed without effort upon hel
schoolmates and in her home.
Having high ideals of noble liv-
ing, she would have been able to
effect mucn good with her unu-
sual ability to mould and guide,
She was ambitious for the flu
ture best good Of her husband.
She was formulating plans and
bending every energy towards
helping him to rise to still grea-
ter usefulness in his chosen
profession.
She was justly proud Of her
illustrious fathers genius and
fame. Not only was she most
like him in feature and facial
expression, but also in her capac-
| ity for reading character and
| for gaining clear insight into
the minds and purposes of men
and women. She seemed to read
human nature with a sort of di-
vination. However, she was gen
erous to the foibles of others.
Whenever disappointed in others,
although she keeply resented
their disaffection, she never
bore malice, but soon fergaye
and forgot.
She had akeen sense of humor,
which is the saving salt of exist
enee. Her appreciation of the
merry side of life made her a
delightful companion. She did
not reserve her cheerfulness and
bright humor for the young,
alone, but gave of her abundant
youth and healthy spirit to her
mothers and fathers friends
as well.
She was always bright, piaAant
and attractive and looked most
beautiful at the marriages of her
two young sisters, but in the two
last years, she had bloomed into
great beauty, and, since her
marriage, wore the look of per-
feet felicity.