The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-04-02
Wife Of GENERAL
JACKSON PASSES
TOGREAT BEYOND
WAS FIRST LADY OF THE SOUTH
AND REVERED BY WHOLE
NATION.
MANY ATTENDED FUNERAL
Body Was Carried to Lexington, Va,
and Laid BY the Side Of Her Low
ing Husband.

better known as Mrs. "StonewalF'
Jackson, widow of the great Southern
ohieftain and the woman whose name
Is household word throughout the
southland-the first lady In North
Carolina and the cherished Of all those
who claim Charlotte for their home
passed away at her residence, SOs
West Trade street at APO q. m. after
an illness that had been serious for
the past several months. She was 50
years old
The immediate cause OF Mrs. Jack
sons death was pneumonia which was
contracted three days before. 1t was
the result of cold contracted 10 days
ago while she was seated on the front
piazza of her home. Heart trouble,
aggravated by age and attendant In
nrmities, were contributing and fun
damental factors This trouble had
been occasioning her physicians I'M
easiness for several years but 1t did
not assume a serious form until about
eight months ago. Last August she
had an acute attack at Walters Park,
Pa, near Philadelphia, and was taken
to hospital in the latter city for
treatment When she recovered sum-
GENTLY she was brought home but she
never regained her full strength al
though she undertook to attend to her
domestic and other duties until last
fall when her health again failed.
More than once since the incipiency
Of her illness she had suffered at
tacks which had caused her life to be
despaired OF, but each time she had
been able to rally her resources.
Her death was very easy-simply
"a sleep and a forgetting" She re-
NAMED conscious until the afternoon
before her death. In her last con-
scious moments her thoughts were OF
others. At her bedside when the final
moment came were Mr.. and Mrs. e.
r, Preston, the latter granddaugh-
ter OF Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. Laura Nor
rison Brown, sister of Mrs. Jackson,
Rev. D. H. Rolston, DID,, pastor OF the
irst Presbyterian church, and the
family physician, DR.. William A. Ora
ham, q kinsman OF the distinguished
patient.
The news OF Mrs. Jackson's death
II a shock to the entire South, which
has cherished with sincere ardor the
heipmeet OF him who in his lifetime
was the powerful right arm OF the
embattled Southern nation and the
idol of his soldiery. Throughout the
decades that have elapsed since the
close OF the great civil conflict. Mrs.
Jackson has held unchallenged the po-
sition of primacy in the affections OF
this people.
jackson, when told by his wife that
before the day was over he would be
with the blessed Saviour In His glory
said, II win be an infinite gamer to
be translated" So with the wife OF
the soldier and saint, from whom he
was torn by the tragedy OF war on
that bright Sabbath morning Of May
10. 1S63-she Is ian infinite gamer to
be translated"
Mrs. Jackson passed to rest and her
infinite reward with the halo OF ma
tons love and reverence around her
bed. The South bends over her with
hearts ladened with grief and eyes
filled with tears-tears such as she
has not shed since Jackson and Lee
were laid to rest in the little town in
their loved state.
Mrs. Jackson's body was taken 70
Lexington, Va, and there laid to rest
BY the side Of her illustrious husband.
The funeral was held at 8 o'clock
from the First Presbyterian church
and was conducted by the pastor, Rev.
DR.. d. II. Rolston. He was assisted
by Rev. James B. Smith, OF Rich
nond. Va. Three favorite hymns Of
Mrs.. jackson were sung. They were
How Firm Foundation" Il Heard
the Voice Of Jesus Say" and my
Faith Looks Up to Thee"
The tribute Of respect that was paid
n the funeral was one OF the most
elaborate mad impressive in the his
tory of Charlotte The members OF
Mecklenburg Camp, United Confeder-
ate Veterans, whose reunions here
Mrs. Jackson has so often graced with
her presence, attended the service en-
masse and a detachment from the
camp accompanied the body to Lexing-
ton as a guard Of honor.
The members of Stonewall Jack
son Chapter, United Daughters OF the
confederacy, and Of Julia Jackson
Chapter Children Of the Confederacy
attended in body each wearing a
bow of red and white ribbon, the Con.
federate colors.
Mecklenburg Chapter. Daughters Of
the American Revolution, Of which
she was a member. and the Crawford
Book Club. OF which she was a chartel
member. attended in q body. The
cadets OF Homer Military School. LED
By Colonel J. c. Horner, marched 4
the church to attend the funeral This
members OF the Charlotte Woman''
Club Of which she was 3 member, AlsS
attsded.