Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1916-09-06
HONORED CITIZEN GONE
Samuel Cline Passed Away Sundy 1850
Pm. at Advanced Age Of SO.

Samuel Cline died Sunday at IL 81
Pm, after lingering illness of sew
eral weeks, due to advanced age. Hat
he survived until October he woult
have been SO years of age. The fina
end did not come Unexpectedly as ht
had gradually been failing for severa
weeks and II was due to the clean anc
abstemuous life he had always livec
that he was spared to his friends SC
long. He realized that the end was
near and was anxious to pass to the
great beyond.
Most of the members of his family
were at the bedside when the final
summons came. He had been tenderly
nursed for weeks and every thing done
that could be to make his slowly ebbing
vitality sustain him with the least pos
sible suffering.
The funeral services were conducted
at the house by Judge c. L. Snodgrass,
who spoke IN the highest terms of
that life with which he had been so in
timately familiar tor many years. He
voiced the words of all who knew the
deceased when he stated that while he
had known MIR. Cline from boyhood he
had never known him to do anything
which he had need to keep from the
world and that he had never heard any
person say an unkind or discreditable
thing of Mr.. Cline. After a very
feeling and touching tribute paid to
the deceased and a reading of the New
Church burial service, the Crossville
Masonic Lodge. of which he was
charter member, took charge OF the re-
maius and laid the body to rest in the
cemetery here with the honors of the
erder that Re ieved = nnuchs and which
ne la 3 astarr.ss Z ts. ...~issl a}
over 30 years.
All that the kindness Of neighbors
could do was done to assist the family
in caring for and ministering to every
want and need of the deceased. The
casket was covered with a prGfusion of
flowers as sweet token Ut love and
esteem of many friends. Two sons,
Geo. W. and s. &. Cline, and one
Mrs. Eva C. Bishop, reside
here, while one son. Superintendent J.
). Cline, resides at Grab Orchard. One |
laughter, Mrs. S. Z. Brown, Athens,
vas present accompanied by her hus-
oand, Judge S. Z, Brown. Numerous
grand children were in attendance at
he funeral as as large concourse of
lelghbors and friends.
The wife of bis young manhood and
nature life, Mary Morris Cline, pre-
eded him to the grave seven years
.go, she having died September IL.
9O9.
He was for II years Commissioner
t the Poor for this county and resign
d the position because of railing
trength. For some ten years or more
e had charge of the repair and con-
truction of the bridges of this county.
le was carpenter by calling yet he
onducted both farm and store Sue
essfully. AS business N an he was
arseeing and of broad vision and gen.
rous in mind. During his life he built
everal of the best residences IN the
ounty. He was always of broad and
rogresslve nature that was deeply in
crested in those things that make for
etter living and more cheerful and
Apply lives IN every way. AS citizen
e was admired and respected by all
ho knew him and those who knew him
est loved him and admired his quiet I
nd dignified character most.
SAMUEL CLINE was born at Can
m, Ohio, on the 9th day of October,
,28, moved with bis parents to South
end, Indiana, and was married to
|ary E. Morris on the 3rd day of No
smher. 1858. 10 this union was bora
ne children, four of whom have pre-.
'ded him into the Beyond. He be-
lme member of the Masonic Frater ,
ty. at Bremen, Indiana, in about the ,
EAR 1867 and IN the spring OF 1870 he,
ith his family. removed to Tennessee,
ttling IN Cumberland County, where
} has since resided.
AS charter member he assisted in
gapizlng the Masonic lodge at Cross /