Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-03-29
LIME Minis Allen.

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The resolutions which follow this
short sketch are the loving express
sion of the members of the old
Ninety Six District chapter Daugh-
ters of the American RevoluLion"for
one of the charter members of this
organization.
Emeline Rebecca Minis was born
near Meeting Street, ,Edgefeld coun-
ty, February 3, 1877. When yet a
child her parents, Mr. aud Mrs. M.
Fl. Minis removed to Edgefield and
occupied the ancestral home of the
Minis family.
LIME Minis was married April
10, 1905 to Mr.. j. Horde Allen.
Two children, John and Rebecca
died in infancy. This fact is easy to
record, but the experience was Bit
ter. No human pen can ever portray
the peculiar sorrow of father and
mother bereft Of their children Of
tender years.
Mrs. Allen after a very short ILL.,
ness with pneumonia, passed away
from her happy home in Edge6eld
in the early morning hours of De-
cember 81, 1915, having succumbed
to the, disease on Christmas day.
she had enjoyed the preparations
for the holidays and had helped to
ill the Christmas stockings for the
two children. Margaret and Albert,
the comfort and delight of The home.
As charter member of the old
Nine,y-Six" chapter, D. A. r., Mrs.
Allen was descendant of several
lines Of Revolutionary ancestry, all
of whom had been among the early,
and honored makers of Edgefeld
town and county.
One of the last meetings which
Mrs. Allen attended just before
the Christmas holidays was meet
ing of the D. A. R. There she was
looking so we'll and found such real
enjoyment in the prog ram that those
who saw her then remember her as
having been unusually happy and
young and full of hope. Her pass
ing out has caused great sadness
in the chapter.
Whereas our Heavenly Father,
through His unerring wisdom and
unfalhomable dispensation and
through that perfect foresight which
is so infinitely deeper and superior
to that of man, realizing that the
time was ripe, and the fruit ready
to be gathered in, folded back the
veil of eternity, set the gates ajar,
and beckoned unto Mrs. LIME M.
Allen with the hand of love, bid
ding her to cross to the other shore,
and there to enter into the home
prepared for her, to which home in
the far away spirit land, waited up
on the gentle zephers of Gods eter-
nal love, the soul of that noble wife,
mother and member of the D. A.
Rs. took its flight.
And whereas LIME was one Of
our most valued members, always
responsive to the call of duty, ever
ready to do her part.
And whereas we realize that her
vacant chair will be, always, a
source of many pleasant memories
as we'll az of greatest sadness, to
our membership, Therefor, be it
resolved:-
lst. That whereas God has seen
fit TO send the messenger of Death
iuto our ranks and remove there
from LIME Minis Allen, our order
has suffered a great loss, she beirg
one of our most faithful workers,
but realizing that He doeth all
things well, we therefore submit
most humbly TO his will.
2nd. That in the death of LIME
Minis Allen the Ninety-Six District
chapter has lost a member whose
untiring efforts and Jealous labors,
and whose faithful discharge of
duty as registrar, have added much
to the material progress and well
fare of our organization, and that
she will be greatly missed; and
though she be absent, the fond and
recollections Of the past,
will linger in our midst.
Be it further resolved that page
in our minute book be left blank
and dedicated to her memory; also
that a copy of these resolutions be
spread upon our minutes and that
a copy he sent to the family of de-
ceased.
Respectfully submitted.
Mrs. J. w. Peak,