The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1916-05-05
Obituary.

Annie Adams Cason was born OF
the 9Th day of December 1858 anC
was called home on the 9th day O
April 1915.
She was the third of the six chill
dren born to the late Joseph Adam,
and the first by a second marriag,
to Kizziah White. She is survived
by only one full sister, Mrs. Eliza
beth Boswell, widow of the late Jos
eph Boswell, and one half sister
Mrs. 7. G. Hardin. She has three
half sisters dead.
She grew to young womanhood
on the Adams homestead, on the
Huntingdon road, seven miles North
Of Lexington and at the age Of 20
was happily married to the late w
B. Ballard, only son Of the late z. B
and Margaret Ballard. They settled
near Bargerton, on a farm that re
manned her home for nearly forty
years.
Their first child, Lizzie Hester
was born Sept. 10, 1880, but lived
only few months. There were born
two other children, S. E. Ballard and
Mrs. M. F. Roach, Of Lexington, both
of whom survive her.
Perhaps the hardest shock of her
life came with the untimely death
(from Typhoid fever) of her hus-
band while in the very strength and
vigor of manhood leavine her with
Seba only a child and Bertha al IA
FAINT He is still survived by an only
sister, Mrs. Henry Scott.
After many months of grief she
assumed the heavy responsibility
left upon her with wonderful coat
age, and with unusual thrift and
frugality providing for herself and
children a most comfortable living
and school advantages above the
ordinary.
1t was not many years until Seba
took his fathers place and became
a very successful and capable man
ager Of the farm, while Aunt An
ME" continued with her favorite
household acts. garden, dairy and
poultry products, to provide the best
for her little family.
AT about the age of 20, Seba was
happily married to Miss Ollie Britt,
the estimable daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. N. Britt, Of near Timber
lake, and made their home with his
mother.
On December Is, following, she
was married to James H. Cason,
who was a regular minister of the
M. E. church, South, until the long
continued illness Of his first wife
(nee Miss Carrie Pettigrew) forced
him to give it up and follow more
pecuniary pursuits.
Very soon Seba found his life
calling in the railway service as
fireman for the N. C. & St l., max
ing his home at Lexington, selling
his interest in the homestead to
Mr.. Cason, who in turn took charge
of the farm and set himself, with
his characteristic enthusiasm, to
make needed improvements and to
educate Bertha, still but a child.
For eleven years it was a happy
family, when Aunt Armies" health
began to fail. An examination
made known the fact that she was
being preyed upon by a cancer. She
was taken to Nashville where every
possible surgical means was en-
ployed to abate the progress Of the
malady, a cure being impossible
After six weeks in the hospital, she
returned to Jackson, making her
home with her daughter, who had a
short time before been married to
Murray F. Roach, engineer for the
N. c. & St. L. Railroad.
Her strength would come and
wane but she grew weaker gradual
ly until by the first of the year her
husband was compelled to be al
most constantly with her, having
gathered the crop and rented the
home.
Only about two weeks before her
death she was able to be brought to
Lexington, where she spent several
days in the home Of her son, and
then was taken to her daughters
whose home was then on College
street, her husband having been
transferred from the yards at Jack
to hostile on the Lexington yards.
Her death came no sooner than
was expected, but none the less at
tended with grief. Funeral services
were held by Rev. H. C. Johnson, Of
Memphis, assisted by Rev. Fred H.
Peoples, at the Methodist church,
Monday, April 10, at 10 a. m, and
her body was inferred in the Lex
ington cemetery Immediately.
Her life was one Of conservation
and late in life she fnllnWind her