The Forrest City times., 1912-01-26
DIES IN FLORIDA.
Mrs. T. (. Davis. After Long Hines. Dies at Home of Her Daughter
 Tn sanford. Florida.

Deep regret and a general sadness was felt here Friday afternoon when tte news reached the city Ui the death in Sanford. Florida oi Mrs. T. C. BayIs Deceased lady was Iur a long time d resident of this city. but for several years past had been ma king her home with her daughter. Mrs. John T Brady Mrs. Davis was
 a native of Mississippi, having been born in Branden, on January 2b, 1si5. She was married there on December l.. 1s64 to Lieutenant T. C. Davis of tLe sixth Kentucky Infantry. They moved to Forrest City in ls72, and on February ;. 1872. Mr. Davis passed away, and was buried in the Forrest l City cemetery
 Mrs. Davis was member of the i Baptist church, having joined that l denomination in her early girlhood l in Mississippi. She was faithful consistent member and was a noble l Christian woman. She was a charter
 member of the Cleaners, Of the Bap- tist church Tn this city, and during i her residence here. before her health became bad, wasan earnest hard-work-
 ing member of that organization.
 Mrs. Davis was the mother of three
 children, two of whom, NIT. Wm. | Earl Davis, of Waco, Texas. and Mrs.
 Florence Thomas Brady, of Sanford,
 Florida, survive her. The other child,
 daughter, died at the age of three years. Mrs. Davis was one of eleven children, of whom only three sisters,
 survive, Mrs. B. T. Manning, Of For
 rest City, Mrs. w ]. Prude, of Hartshorne, Oklahoma, and Mrs. T. V. Prude, of this city. Besides these members of her immediate family, numerous other relatives survive her, among whom were the Pearsons, of this city, and the Semmes' of Mem phis
 Deceased bad practically been an in- valid for several years past, and Tn spite of all that kindly, loving care and skilled medical attention could do, she gradually grew worse, and on Friday, January l9, at Il o'clock, she succum bed to. the inevitable and passed to her reward in fairer bet ter land. The remains were em-
 balmed, prepared for burial, and ship
 ped to this city, Major and Mrs John T. Brady, her son-in-law and daugh
 ter, accompanying them 10 this city.
 and arriving here Sunday night. Funeral services were held Monday. at l l o'clock, from the residence uf
 Mrs. E. T. Manning, Rev. Geo II kirker, of the Presbyterian church officiating, on account of the Baptist
 minister Rev. Garrott, having child
 yery sick with case of scarlet fever. l lnterment was had ill the Forrest City cemetery, a large concourse of
 relatives and sorrowing friends following the cortege to it's last res ting place besides her husband who had proceeded her To the other shore.
 The following gentlemen acted as
 pail bearers: MT l. D. Baugh. MT !.
 NJ Prewett, MT. j. M Davis. Mr T.
 W. McCiendon, Mr ]. T. Sanders aha
 NIT. !. E. Terry
 Many beautiful floral tributes were
 sent to adorn the grave and testify l the love and esteem in which de
 ceased lady was held.
 The Times wishes 10 join with the
 other friends in extending the loved 1 ones she has left behind sincere and l heartfelt condolence. In her
 death the city has lost one of its Ho-
 blest women, her family and sisters,
 a beloved member, whose place will
 never be filled, but they can ali find consolation in the thought that their l loved one had not lived her life iu
 vain, and that in her death she has
 merely proceeded thep to await il in
 a better land where all is peace