St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1916-01-15

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Candidate for Attorney General.
MRS. LILY MEEKINS PASSES
AWAY.
It is seldom that there is witness
ed SUCH tokens of love and affection
as marked the interment OF tn. bod.
OIL Mis-. Lily Meekins in Covingt3'
Cemetery, Wednesday forenoon. IL
the large gathering at the gray.
there were many fearful faces ant.
traces Of sorrow marked the expires
sion of all. The Kings Daughters
and members of other orders vert
present, together with quite a dele
CATION from New Orleans and reia-
tives and friends in Covington. Tae
funeral took place on the arrival OF
the morning train from New Orleans,
and services were conducted by Rev.
J. NJ. Boykin, Rev. w. w. Holmes
and Rev. w. E. Thomas. There
were many floral offerings from Gov
ington people and from the Coving
ton Circle of Kings Daughters, be
sides the great number OF very land-
some offerings that came with the
casket from New Orleans.
Mrs. Meekins was first cousin
of the Misses Lou and Mamie Phar-
ris, and the following ministers an
relatives of MRS. Meekins attending
The funeral from New Orleans vert
their guests: Rev. ]. NJ. Boyk.n,
Rev. w. w. Holmes, Rev. W. +
Thomas, Mr.. Jos. E. Cotton. a broth
81, from Washington, D. c., Miss
,vinona Roberts, Mrs. L. r. Book
Mrs. VIM. Hollis, Mrs. Ruta Core.
Mss Fannie Core, Mr.. Debates, Nj
Id MRS. ). U. Burns, Mr.. Alvin
scott, Nj. Roy Scott, Miss Lois I'm
aerwood, Miss Annie Lampard. Mr.
Keefe, Miss Charlotte Wilcox.
MRS. Meeklns aied Sunday night,
January 3, 1916, in New Orleans
from injuries received while step
ping from a street car, her dress be-
-ng caught ON tie steps, draggini
her some distance. The following
extracts from an account of the fun
eral in New Orleans, appearing il
the Times Picayune, show in WA
high estim alton Mrs. Meekins was
held by tho-e who were close to hel
and familia- with her work:
While husky men sobb.ngly chok
ed their tears, women We1t ant
children voiced their sorrow in lout
lamentations, funeral services wer>
held at the Mary Werlein Methods
Mission in Tchoupitoulas street Tues
day night for Mrs. Lily Meek.ns.
THE Angel of Tchoupitoulas street,
WAC died Sunday night from injuries
received in q street car accident :.
week before.
1t was an hour of intense sorrow
Long before the time for the funera
services the mission was packed wit
crowd that swelled upon the side
walk, and which was made up O.
pei sons of every age from infants il
arms to persons long past the allotet
age of three score years and ten
and WAC represented every walk
life. The body lay in state in the
mission all day Tuesday and was sur
rounded with mass OF beautiful
ioral designs.
The flowers were sent by Chart!
Organizations, churches, societies, be-
loved friends and many persons wha
had felt her angelic influence. From
cher people," as she described those
who lived in the vicinity Of the mis-
sion, were bouquets and designs.
Many of them were from individuals
while others came from families auL
neighborhoods.
one stalwart man, clad In over
alls, entered the mission with heavy
tread and laid a bunch of roses upn-
the coffin. A tiny little girl viii
soiled face and fearful eyes brougl.
a little knot Of violets.
The King Daughters sent large
cross centered with violets. Anoth-
er design was brought by mum bel
Of boys from the Destitute OrpaaEs
Boys Home, who attended the fun
eral, while still another came fion
the Norwegian Seamen's Mission.
beautiful one was sent by the EN-
ployees Of the Thomas w. Hoole.
iron Works, whose plant adjoins tn
mission. Mr.. Hooley and mis- me.
mad always been friends of Mrs
Meekins and whenever there Wa
need of work about the mission tn
men from the shop next door dlor
ped their daily tasks to lend I;
hand.
Mrs. Meek:ns was sixty-six year
Of age and spent the last forty year.
OF her life in New Orleans. She W.
the widow of John Meekins, and ha
but one child, Mss Nellie Meekins
who died last summer and who as
sisted her mother in her works
charity. MIS-. Meekins for many
years made her home at the Mary
Werlein Mission, which was a memo
rial for q noted charity worker, and
which YVES conducted by the South
ern Methodist Churc hin New Or
leans.
IN addition to her brother, she Il
survived by two nieces, Mrs. William
Hollis and Miss Ruth Coe, three
grand-neplews, r.. B. Scott, Joe Scott
and Alvie Scott, and grand-niece
Miss Viola Scott, and a cousin, Chas
Arthur. She was born In Coving-
ton, La, and was Miss Lily Cotton
prior to her marriage.
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