Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-06-16
DEATH OF MRS. c. l.. REID.
End Came at the Home of Her Son
ut Woodbury., Ga, Monday.

The people of Walhalia were
| shocked Monday to receive the an
nouncement of the sudden death at
! Woodbury., Ga. OF Mrs. G.. l.. Reid
for years a resident of Walhalla, but
| for some time past a resident of
| Woodbury.. where she was making
| her home with her son, Charles S.
Reid, and family. While Mrs. Reid
had for months been i'm poor health
| her friends here were not prepared
| for the announcement of her death,
| and it brought great sorrow to the
entire town and community. The
| immediate cause of death was stran-
gulated hernia, an Outgrowth Of a
trouble of long standing.
Mrs. Reid was a daughter Of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas NJ. Strib-
| ling and was born in this county, her
parents at the time Of her birth re-
siding on ToXaway She was just
rounding out her Goth year, having
been born July 2S, 1916.
For many years she, with her hus-
band, the late G. l.. Reid, made their
home in Walhalla. In early life they
were married, settling here when
| Walhalla was but mere mountain
| village, and in consequence of their
| long residence in the place, and their
| uniform kindness and good will,
wherever they were known they were
| loved. Mrs. Reid was a woman Of
fine traits OF character, a good neigh
Dor, kind and ever Thoughtful of the
| needs Of the poor about her. one
OF whom was never turned away
empty from her home. 1t was char
acteristic of her that she was never
| nlnncnl w n ~
something for friend or neighbor,
and her solicitude for the comfort OF
those in sorrow or distress was man
fest at all times. In her passing
away truly good woman has been
called to her reward, and there are
none who know her who do not sor-
| row with the bereaved ones of her
| family.
Mrs. Reid is survived by two sons
and three aughters-Chas. S. Reid,
Of Woodbury., Ga; j. g. Reid, of
Batesburg, S. c.; Miss RoXie Reid. of
Woodbury., and Mrs. Ella r. Hole
man and Miss Annie Reid, of Bates
burg. Two brothers and one sister
| also survive, they being Hon. Sloan
Y. Stribling, of Roswell, Ga; Col.
J. G. Stribling, Of Pendleton, and
Mrs. Martha Ramsay, of Seneca. Be
sides these there is wide circle Of
relatives to mourn her death. All of
her children and brothers and sister
were able to attend the funeral.
which was held yesterday afternoon
at > o'clock at the Episcopal church.
Owing to the inability of the rector
OF this church to reach Walhalla in
time. DR.. j. l.. Stokes. Of the Meth
odist church, conducted a short ser
vice at the Episcopal church. The
bier remained in the church until
this morning, when the intcrment
was held at 9 o'clock. The inter-
ment was delayed over night i'm or
der that j. b. Reid. OF Batesburg,
could attend. The interment was
made in Wcstview Cemetery, the
body being laid by the side Of her
husband. A large numbe' of peopi
of the town and many oilers from a
distance attended both services at the
church and cemetery. The floral
tributes were beautiful and numcr-
Gus.
TO The bcreavcd ones we ioin with
hosts Of other friends in extending
sympathy and coincidence in their
deep grief.