The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-12-26
Death Came After a Brief Ill.
ness Last Thursday
Night.
WAS In HEX 74th YEAR
The Deceased Was Known Better
Than Any Other Woman is
Cooke County. Rev. Geo. r.
Stuart breaches Her Funeral To-
a Crowd Which Taxes Capac-
ity of Church.

After an ILLNESS OF but Il week, Mrs
ID. \. Minis died at her residence beEsA
Thursday night Of last week. Her epr--
dltion had been serious for Two days
and the end was expected. Death casase
at $40 O'Clock with members OF her
family in attendance.
The deceased was in her seyeaay--
fourth year. having been born in lSaS
She was active about her home, which.
for many years had served as the home
as well TO the travelling public, nnsis
the verv last, and she was known tSs
more people than any other woman mn
Cooke county. All men of prominence
who had visited Newport in the last
forty years knew her and the announce
ment of her death created sorrow in
many homes.
She was married to y. A. Minis I'M
1859, and joined the Methodist chumsl
in the first year OF her welded life. As
the result of this union there weya
twelve children, nine boys and three
girls. seven of these children and ths
father survive, the surviving childIfm.
being, Chas. B., George T., Edward L.
TWm. o., Hugh r., Alfred j.. Minis.
apd Mrs IL NJ Granr l,onrun II ana,
Edward l.. Minis, both reside in ,he
| North West, and were unable 10 he.
present for the funeral.
Funeral services were held IA 5be,
NJ. f. church, South, sunday ansy-
noon at 1890. The church was eso~ss-
ell to it'scapacity by friends and ssls-
tives gathered to pay last tribute au,
the deceased.
The alter was banked with flowers.
many beautiful floral tributes being
received. Special music was rendeesss
by choir and Miss Georgia Mooney
as soIoist.
The serN ices were Openedwlth prayer
by the pastor, Rev. Mr.. Morrow, fob
lowed by a few short remarks by Rev
Mr. French, late presiding elder Of this
district, who recalled forty years of ae
tquainlance with the deceased, afrsa haa
in turn was followed by Rev. G'eansT.
Stuart the evangelist. who is now hli-
the pulpit of one of the largest OF the.
! Knoxville churches.
Mr.. Stuart paid fine tribute 10 the
deceased, classifying her among ihas
highest type Of womanhood, the ishaxs
mother. He stated that she Was y.
woD1an who never thought of heIssif,. !.
that her first thought In the naomirrs.
was for her guests and are last al nieasN
were for them. In this age Of selGstr-
ness, Rev. Mr.. Stuart said it wKxs
wonderful to see life of modest aa--
seltishness lived out in our very midsi-
Rev. Mr.. stuart recalled his fs1Sa
meeting with Mrs. Minis, relating lsOS
he first came to Newport, homeless
boy age 19years peddiing books, to help
him deiray the expenses Of tha.esisA,
cation which he was seeking To- anahIe.
him to become minister; thas RsS~
Minis took him into her home, aaa.
gave him standing invitation 40
make her home his home whenever hee
was in Newport.
His heart he said was saddened NJ.
The news Of her death. and thai. Nh
though he had been advertised AD
. preach Christmas sermon in hsxs
lchurch and that the ladies' OF ife-
church had gone TO two much trona.e
in decorating it for the occasion, he.
had been compelled 10 tell thestews ards,
of his church that he could not pseAsk.
the Christmas sermon Today, thaa IN
: had debt to pay in Newporr, that hss
! felt il his duty TO volunteer to cOaDe sss
the bier of the deceased and say vnrt;
of comfort to her family and OF h<r
: worthiness.
i Rev. Mr.. Stuart read two tefegrsunz
, from the sons In the West and he
, stated that there as nothing on eas&b
so sad as the message to boy or g5rg
in a distant land that they would
never again see the face of their moihf5
: Interment was made at the Unsces
cemetery.
Friends were here for the funssxS
from several points in this section