The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-09-10
Furman Morris Dead

FuFman Morris Dead
A pail Of deep gloom was cast
over the fair town of Pickens
Thursday morning when a mes
sage reached here announcing
| the death of Furman Morris.
Furman Morris dead! We could
not realize it. E'urman, good
old Furman, who two weeks
ago appeared to be the healthiest
| person in Pickens, and whose
jovial smile and CHEEKY words
frightened the pathway of all
lwho came in contact with him.
Il was hard TO believe it.
He died in the Greenville city
hospital Thursday morning at
| $50 o. o'clock, eight days after he
had been operated upon for ap-
lpendicitis. On Saturday, Aug
ilst 20 he was was forced to leave
his post at Folger, Thornley, q
| Company's store on account OF
sickness, and Sunday night he
was taken to the Greenville hos
pital where an operation was
performed that night. Tuesday
peritoritis developed and We'd
nesday a second operation was
performed. Ali that, skillful
and attentive doctors and nurses
Fcould do for him was done, but
/ the mighty hand Of death could
not be STAYED. His father and
mother were constantly at his
bedside and time and again he
gave them assurances that
everything was alright with ms
soul and that he was at peace
with his God. he was not
afraid to go.
Furnaan was probably the best
known and most popular man
of his age in Pickens county
Strong in body and character,
iovial in disposition, sociable and
sympathetic, he was loved by
all who knew him, and many
knew him. He was born Oc-
|tober %, 1890, being nearly "a.
wears of age at his death, and
was the third. child of Mr.. and
Mrs. a. NJ Morris, Of Pickens
who with three brothers and
three sisters survive him. For
many years he had been con-
neeted with the firm of Folger,
Thornley, & Co., and he will be
sorely missed there as well as in
the home and in the social hfe
of Pickens.
His body was brought to Pick
ems Thursday and buried in the
cemetery here Friday afternoon,
after funeral services had been
conducted at the home by Rev.
J. G.. Bailey assisted by Rev;
w. E. Niggins. The funeral
was one of the most largely at.
tended ever held in Pickens, and,
most of the stores were closed
during the services. The floral
offerings of friends were numer-
Gus and beautiful, but nothing
the people could do could show
the depth of their sorrow. As
beautiful and costly as some of
them were, one of the most ap-
preciated floral tributes was one
| brought from the country by an
lold lady and consisted of . bunch
lof wild flowers picked by her
iown hand. With tears in her
t,eyes she said she wanted to
place on Furman's grave some
tribute of her love and that was
( all she had.
Six former companions and
friends of the departed acted as
| pallbearers:: John Carey, Ha-
tgoed Bruce, Julius Boggs, Avery
Looper, Weldon Christopher and
Douglas Yongue.
Would that our feeble pen
could portray our feelings and
pay. a Just tribute to our depart
ed friend. Those of US whom
Furman left behind cannot keep
from grieving because we loved
him and miss him, still we find
comfort in the fact that we
know his soul dwells TODAY in
Paradise and we hope some day
| to meet him there.
Numberless friends are SYM
pathizing with the heartbroken
family and PRAYING that the
Ruler Of the Universe may conf
fort them in the darkest hours
which have come into their
lives.