The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1916-05-04
OBITUARY OF MRS. r. G. JONES
NEE LILLIAN CALDWELL.

Three times in the last sixteen
months the angel of death has come
into the family of Deacon Aleck
Caldwell The first one taken was
his only son, Edwin, who met with an
accident in November, 1914, which
resulted in his death few days later.
The next was Mr.. Caldwell himself.
who died suddenly on December II,
1915. The third one was Mrs. Robert
Jones (nee Lillian CaldwelD who an
swered the summons on Sunday,
April second, in her home at Bam-
berg, S. c., after an illness of only
nine days with pneumonia. She is
survived by her husband, one son, ten
years old, and three sisters, namely,
Mrs. w. D. Browning, Richmond,
Mrs. R. l.. Heycock, Washington, D.
c., and Miss Clara Caldwell, of this
place.
Mrs. Jones was born in Appomat-
tox forty-two years ago. Early in
life she gave her heart to Christ, and
was baptized into the fellowship of
Liberty Baptist church. Her educa-
ton began at home under govern
ess, and was completed in Woman's
College, OF Richmond. On December
%, 1898, she was united in marriage
to Mr.. Robert Jones and Immediate
ly removed to his home in Bamberg,
S. c., where she resided at the time
of her death. Burial services were
held on Tuesday, April 4th, in Liber-
ty Baptist church. Her casket occu-
pied the same place where she stood
as bride more than seventeen years
before. Mrs. J. R. Atwood, who Of
ficiated at the organ on her wedding
day, played again on this occasion,
and Dr.. George BraXton Taylor, who
performed her marriage ceremony,
was also present and conducted the
funeral services. He spoke in most
loving terms of Miss Lillian as he
knew her and said that he would al
ways remember her devoted earnest
ness in spiritual work. During
her college days she was un-
like the average girl in that
whenever she returned home on
vacation periods, the church re-
ceived her best thoughts and first
attention. l have also heard many
of the older members speak very
tenderly of the Miss Lillian whom
they knew in her youth and early
wonanhood and all testify that none
was more loyal to her church and
pastor than she. All that concerned
it's welfare was dear to her heart. In
her new home in Bamberg, Mrs.
Jones was also true, loyal worker
in Christ kingdom; while no church
could ever be the same to her as old
Liberty, yet this did not deter her
from faithfully entering the Masters
work.
Beautiful resolutions were passed
by the Bamberg Baptist church in
which her home and church life were
referred to as follows: ''They soon
established happy home, where love
reigned and Christ was honored. God
blessed the labors of their hands;
but prosperity did not blind
them to the needs Of the world
or the claims of the church, so
she early identified herself with the
Baptist church and became thorough
ly enlisted in all it's work. Active in
Sunday-school, helpful in music and
liberal in the missionary work of the
church, she will be missed every
where, but especially in the Woman's
Missionary society Of which she was
for long time president.
Nature endowed Miss Lillian with
brilliant mind and rare talents.
These she enriched and made beauti
full by consecrating them to the Mas
fnr'c Che &c hI1f mt fNr0Nf-
ten. The sunshine of her soul, the
rich heritage of hope, the fragrance
of her lips, will ever linger in the
hearts of those who mourn her 60
ing. Her sufferings are over, and the
body now rests in Liberty cemetery. y
Rev. G.. w. McElroy conducted a
rose committal service in the pres
ence of a large crowd of sorrowing
friends and loved ones, ind the hand
some floral offerings completely COW
cred the grave. While her body thus
sleeps in peace we believe that her
soul has gone to that fair land where
there is no more sorrow, no more
sickness, no more death, where all is
one eternal day and where the souls
of the redeemed live on while God
and eternity lasts, and
when we've been there ten thousand
years,
Bright, shining as the sun,
We've no less days to sing Gods
praise,
Than when we first begun"
Well can it be said of her, blessed
are the dead who die in the Lord. !"
How sublime and comforting the
words.
Il cannot tell the depth of love,
Which moved the Fathers heart
above,
My faith to test, my love to prove,
But some day III understand.
Some day He'll make it plain to me,
Some day when l His face shall see,
Some day from tears shall be free,
For some day I'll understand"