Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-02-05
OBITUARY
Of Mrs. Harriet McCrary
of Metropolis, Ill

George b. McCrary Sr., was born in
Murray County Tennessee during the
,declinig years of slavery of the parents
.of Mr.. Mingo and Mrs. Maranda Long.
deceased. She was the third child of
fourteen children, seven of whom were
girls. all of whom have preceded her to
their last resting place except one
brother, Mr.. Mingo Long, of Metropo-
lis and who is present today.
She moved from her masters farm
during the war locating in JohnsonvilleI
Tennessee.
At an early age she was united in
marriage to Mr.. George B.. McCrary,
Sr., who survives her, and who feels
keenly the stroke of death that has Wis
tied his family circle and has taken
from hence his life long companion and
bosom friend to her eternal reward.
To said Irlion was born ten children.
six of those children died before they
reached their majority and are housed
in the kingdom of God awaiting her ar
rival. Four survives her namely; j. NJ.
McCrary, Cleveland Ohio, J. Il. Nc
Crary. Metropolis, ILL.,, Mrs. Annie Il.
Arlington, st. Louis, Mo-, and Mrs.
Princess Bell, Metropolis ILL., She died
January 26. 1915, full Of years and in
the full triumph of faith. She profess
ed hope in Christ about As years ago
and was baptized by Rev. A. Devine
and joined the Baptist church in john
sonyiIle Tennessee, where she lived
consistant christian until she moved to
! Metropolis ILL.,. about 40 years ago,
when she connected with the then At
rican Baptist church and remained a
loyal christian until death.
/ Mother McCrary was staunch Bap-
tist. devoted christian mother and a
loving faithful wife. one who loved her
home, and took pride and delight in
pleasing and making her children happy
she was mother indeed and faithful to
her marriage vows one that will be
J missed in her home.
] She believed in education, al though
deprived of il herself she iabored hard
. toiling early and late to assist her
children in securing an education. Sne
was honest and truthful, fair and just
in her dealings sympathetic in spirit
and loving in disposition, but had an alb
. horance for deception and hypocracy,
and would not hesitate to disclose it
4 whenever found. So many times has
my own soul been touched and fired up
TO its fullness by the sweet music of
I our dear mother cheering US up when
borne down with the cares of this in
Sconstant life. Is it too much to draw
upon the imagination now and see her
Z transported from the narrow confines
of her home and view her under the
I spreading boughs of the Tree of
= Life" upon the banks of the Crystal
I River" with songs on her lips and a
l harp in her hand?
! 20 surely melody from Heaven was
sent To cheer the soul, when tired with
human strife, To sooth the wayward
heart by sorrow rent, To soften down
I, the rugged road of life
4 Mother McCrary knew early in her
sickness that her time was short, yet
she said that she did not fear death.
J. She said to her brother Mingo, last
/. Sunday that she had longed to see him
!. and inform him that she was ready and
J willing to go up home. that she had
been in the war for long time and
was only awaiting her summons to go,
and If she was gone before he came
back to come up yondert where she was
going for she was going home. She
!. then told her son J. b. what she had
; seen while confined on her sick bed and
! how happy she had been and how she
had sung and shouted, and that she was
alright Wheu her daughter Princess
I was crying in another room she said to
J. Nancy, her neice, that Prince should
mot cry for her for she was alright but
. she should cry for herself as she need
\ ed to get right with God.
4 She has conqured the last enemy and
/, has no more battles of earth to fight,
! the result is final. She has gone to rest
! from her labors. where she awaits those
: of her family who loves the Lord.
She leaves brother, two sons, two
. daughters, two grand sons, George and
Edgar McCrary, neices, nephews ard
other relatives and friends to mourn
their loss.
The funeral was preached by Rev. J
ii. Knowles. ID. D.. of Cairo, and Rev.
j. w. Davie. at the First Baptist
church of which she was ,member at
1880 p. m. Monday Februarylst 1915.
Intarmanf in tho Maconie Carnafary