The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-07-10
DEATH OF MRS. W. ". NEwsoM.

Tie name Of Bessie Butier'' recalls
tender recoiieotions OF days agone. Of q
personsge whose life and character 70
impressed itself upon those Of intimate
associates that the remembrance will
ever be an inspiration; yet the senti-
ment Is fraught with feeling Of mex
pressibie sadness when we are reminded
If the fact that the name Is now q
memory. We love to think Of the
name Bessie Butler"-an and so did
Others for the husband of this noble
woman 80 cherished 1t that he christened
his frst.born Bessie Butler" The
writer will he pardoned the least SEM
blance Of presumption when he thus
speaks Of her, for our friendship is one
that has come down through the years.
Our first rec objection il Of her al q
little girl. when we played together as
children, and the ties then formed con
tinued unbroksn % the day Of her
death. We watched her bloom into
radiant, happy girihood, the pet Of
everyone, and the idol Of her parents
hearts; We say her transformed into
blissfuI ~maidenhood, with suitors galore,
and every one a friend to this day; we
saw the mature woman, with all the
charms and graces that beft the ca
rser Of the accomplished, the cultured
and the educated; we then saw her led
to the %hymeneal altar and there plight
her troth TO the noble man of her
choice; we saw her as the faithful, loy-
ing wife and mother, and as the days
heightened into years disease enter
ed the home and we saw the rose be-
gin 10 fade, as the evening shades note
the appsoaeh Of twilight; and, finally,
we saw her IN a casket Of white, sur
rounded by the lilies. with ar express
sion of seraphic calmness upon the
face, and locked in the embrace Of that
last, long sleep that knows no waking.
Mrs. w. W. Newsom was born in
Montic.ll June q. 1874, and died in
the Jack son Sanitorium June IA, 1914,
alter All illness of nine weeks, five Of
which we're spent at her home in Green
wood and four in the sanitroium already
mentioned. She suffered an attack Of
measles in the winter, which settled
on the mucous membrane Of the body;
after being up for about a month,
though in a greatly debiIitated con
dition, she was again confined to her
bed, and, while having the very best Of
medical attention and nursing, she
never rallied. The remains were
brought to Monticello Monday morning,
accompanied by the loved ones and Gov.
and Mrs. Longino, and we're carried to
the home Of the stricken mother, Mrs.
W. II. Butler, where they rested until
three O'Clock, at which hour the funer-
al services were held at the Baptist
church for reasons of eXpedlency, al
though deceased was a Methodist. The
service was conducted by her pastor,
Rev. Jas. V. Bennett, assisted by Rev.
W. L. Farr, pastor of the Baptist
church ut Columbia, and DR.. Teunisson
of this place. The church was simply
decorated, and the audience was a large
and sympathetic one, moved to tears
by the impressive ceremony and the
sad picture. The interment occurred
in the Masonic cemetery.
Mrs, Newsom leaves q devoted hus-
band and two bright, interesting chill.
dren Bessie Butler, aged ten; and
Carolyn, aged five besides q grief
stricken mother and an adopted brother.
She was an only child, and was mar.
ried to w. w. Newsom about twelve
years ago. This union was n Of
connubial happiness, and the husband
has the tenderest sympathy Of a multi.
tude Of friends in the irreparable loss
which he has sustained. For the past
year Mr.. and Mrs. Nswsom had been
living at Greenwood, where his work
carried him, but the greater part Of
her life was spent in and nea Monti.
cello. We cannot pay her the tribute
to which she Is entitled. for lack Of
space, but we would be derelict to q
duty did we not mention her genial,
lovable disposition, which made every.
one her friend, both white and colored.
"A remark made by her q short time be.
fore her death was an index 70 the
kind Of life she had lived. She said
she had never done a mean thing In her
life. This was pobably true. She was
u Christian Of the highest type. which
Ia this sad hour is . CLEAN Of satisfac-
tion to the loved ones which the world
cannot give. Lawrence County Press,
June ~.