St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-02-01
DEATH OF mrs. Il. h. SANDOz.

The news of the death at La.
fayette, La, on the twenty.
third, instant, of Mrs. Hart Fl.
|Sandoz, nee Georgiana Marie
Reed, was received by the host
of friends of the Reed and San
doz families here with profound
regret, and with genuine sorrow
by the many intimates Of the two
families. Suffering from an in
sidious malady, to stay the
course Of which the surgeons
knife was vainly employed, this
good woman passed into the
great beyond in the very flower
of her matronhood, yet leaving
behind her, in the hearts and
minds Of those who knew her
well, indelible impressions of her
sterling virtues and qualities and
imperishable evidences of a well
spent life such as it is the heri-
tage.of but few women to leave.
Deceased was a daughter of
the late Alphonse Reed and
Theresa Deville of this city, and
through them was connected
with the Reed, Deville Doucet,
Vidrine and other families of st.
and Evangeline parishes,
all numbering among the best
old Creole stock of this section,
and known for their probity of
character and strict adherence
to the principles Of honor and
justice. Her father was a Con-
federate soldier Tin 9Th Regi-
ment La. Cavalry, and remained
in the ranks fighting for the
Southern cause until the sur
render at Appomattox sealed the
doom Of the Confederacy. At
ter the war he returned to st.
Landry where he resided con-
tinuousIy until his death about
a year ago. He was a man
whose friendship was highly
priced by those whom he ranked
as his friends, because his 10y
atty, and utter contempt for
sophistry or anything savoring
of deceit or hypocricy, made his
friendship valuable. It rang
true, and Alphonse Reeds
friends always knew where to
find him.
Coming from a long line of
ancestry, on both the paternal
and maternal sides, who pos
sessed to the highest degree the
qualities of good citizenship and
the finer traits of character that
make up the personality of an
individual, the deceased in
herited her full need of these
virtues and dispensed them SO
naturally and charmingly that
she attracted to herself the love
and esteem Of all with whom she
came in contact. She cared lit
tie for society in the modern ac-
ceptation of the word, seldom
venturing from home on other
than missions of charity or re-
ciprocal visits of an informal
nature to relatives or friends.
But within her own domestic
circles she reigned a queen; she
was an ideal wife and mother,
and ever held the welfare of
h u 9 b and children far
above all other earthly considera-
ton. A loyal and affectionate
help-mate to her husband she was
likewise a devout and indulgsnt
mother to here children, and in
her death there has been created
a void in the home that can new
er be filled.
She was a true christian. Her
Implicit faith in God and blind
acceptance of the workings OF
providence prompted ner TO bear
the vicissitude of life without a
mur1ner; and however crushing
the blow, however bitter the ex-
perience, she ever bowed SUBJ
missively and said: Let Gods
will be done" This christian
fortitude evidenced itself
throughout her life, and even at
the moment Of her death, when
the good priest had administered
the last sacrament and was bid
ding her Take courage, it is
Gods WILL" she answered Yes,
yes,o and passed from life with a
smile On her lips.
The grief stricken husband and