Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1915-04-01
WIFE Of GENERAL
JACKSON PASSES
T0GREAT BEYOND
WAS rrRsT LADY o. rrr sour-
ANb REvEssc ~ WHOLE
NArIoM
nAHr ATTENDED FUNERAL
os<y was Carried 10 Lszirsssc. vs-
ssd Laid sy tns Side ~ Her Lsv-
lso Husband

Cnariccre-Ars. May Ana I1eksur.
bs<tsr Known ~ Mrs -Storewalr-
Jarkscu- widow Of tho rrsnx sou<hsrn
etfeftztn and the wouan whose nAna
- . household wcry. throughout ths
ouuthiare-the frst lady IN Ncrsh
Carolina and the chsrfshes. cf An thoss
vho claim Charlotte for their hsn>-
passed away - her residence. 500
West Trade street st go q II afrsr
N Illness tna< had been serious for
Ae East several ncufhs- she was -
years CID
Tns Immediate cause cs Mrs lack
son's death was pneumonia which wss
contracted three days before Il vas
the result Of n cold contracted 10 days
ago While she vas seated On the front
piaxxa OF her home Heart trouble.
sxgravated BY age and attendant IN
erntrfes. we're contributing and fun
dAEental factors This trouble had
been oceasinniax her physicians IN
not assume serious form until about
efght months ax14 Last Auxus< she
had IN acute stack a. Waters Park
Pa near PhfIateIrhiz- and vas taken
to . hospital IN the latter city for
Treatment When she recovered su6i-
cteuriy she was brought home but she
never rexnined her fun strength al
though she undertook TO attend - her
domestic and other duties Until last
fzH when her heal<h axzfn failed
More than once since the inefpfency
Of her HIness she had suffered It
tzcks which had caused her life 70 ee
despaired Of bur each tine she had
been able % rally her resources
Her death was very easy-sin7iy
nstz.t conscious until the afternoon
before her death In her last cnn-
scious moments her thruxh<z we're Of
others AT her bedside when the 1ral
moment came we're Mr. and Mrs Z
L. Prest1n. the latter q xrznd6anxh-
ter cf NrxA Jackson Mrs- Laz<z Nor
rf.u1 Bruwn- s<s1sr e Mrz Ineknun.
~ d h unn.<@- D11- unn1r = -
- usuunwoux1ux 1nnrxA - -
hn7y phySf<tnn. ur. Wxmlam < O.
ham. . kfzzuran Il the Distinguished
patient
The news ar Ms Jarkxcrs deakh
is q shock % rhe entire South. watch
has cherished vftA sircer. ar-i1r r1>
nerrneet of him who IN his n1s-sfin<
vas the powerful right arr ef t1e
eruharrIeE Southern nation AZ she
dol Of his saIdzery- Thruuxsour the
decades that have sis2sed since tne
eIcxe Of rhe great cfvfI eunflc<- Ms
Jackson has held u1cnal1enxed tae 20
zsriun Of prinacy IN the Affections of
this psuple-
Iaekson- when told BY his wife that
-bef1rs the day was over he would be
/ with the blessed Saviour n His glory
said Il VIII be an infinite gamer 70
Il be translated So with the wife cf
/ the soldier and saint frcm whom he
vas torn By the tragedy of war ca
/ that bright Sabbath morning Of May
/ 10. ISs5-she Is An infinite gamer to
be trzrslated-
Mrs Jackson passed to rest and her
fnnnire reward with the halo cf a na-
/ tfnu's lore and reverence around her
bed The South beads ever her with
hearts Ia1ened with grief and eTes
I nlied wfrh tearxEtears such as she
has not shed since Jackson and Lee
were laid 70 rest IN the little town IN
their loved state
Mrs. Jzexson-s body vas taken 20
L<xtnxron. va and there laid 70 rest
Nv TIE side of her uluztrfous husband
The funeral was held nc 5 o'clock
from the First Pre=eyterian church
and was conducted By the pastor. Rev
Or. d. n. RoIseon He WA assisted
hy Rev James B. Smith of Rich
nont- Va Three tzvorice hymns of
Ms Izckzon we're sung They we're
How Firm 4 Foundati1r.- I Heard
the Voice Of Iesuz Say and Ny
Faith Looks UD to Thee
The tribute Of respect that v.s paid
xf he funeral was one ef the most
elahorzfe mad impressive IN the his
sory of Charlotte The members Of
N<ckiennu-x Camp United Cor<sdsr-
ate Veterans. whose reunions here
Ms. Jackson has 50 often graeed with
her presence. attended the service en-
urasse and a detachment from the
carp accompanied the body % Lex1cs
ton - 4 guard q ncror-
The members q Seonsva1 lack
srn Cnxueer. Unf<sd Daughters of the
Cors~1erscT. and Ct lula Jackson
Chn1<er. Children Of the C1nfedzrary
xtrenEed n y body each gsaring n
sow of red and white rtbeon. the Con-
fzdsrzEs eriors-
N.ckfenhurg Chapcsr. Dazxh-srs cf
she Was a member. and the Crawford
Boob CInh. az whsrh she was \ charter
member. attended In a body Ths
cadets ot H1rner Niltt2ry SchoeL Lad
BY Colonel J. C. Horrer. marched 10
ghe church 70 ar-er1 the funeral The
/ members CT the Charlotte W9man's
Club az which she was q member. also
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