Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-05-17

Fannie's Bible the day after she had
been laid to rest, we found these
words on the fly leaf:
See no evil, hear no evil,
Speak no evil, think no evil.
We had often wondered how she
could be so guileless and so patient
and so composed under the vlcissi-
tudes and asperities of life. Some
one had said OF written these words
which had found such an echo in
her heart, that she copied them into
the Book, and then transformed
them into her life, for she had
learned obedience to those admoni-
tions as nearly as any soul we had
ever known.
Fannie Tompkins had lived nearly
all of her life in the vicinity of
Edgefeld, all except few years of
infancy in Texas and her seven
years of happy married life in Mo-
bile, Ala, the home of her husband.
Major John r. Tompklns, a promi-
nent lawyer of that place, who pre-
ceded her about seven years ago to
the Eternal City.
Since the death of Major Tomp-
kins she has lived in Edgetield with
her brother, DR.. Glover Tompkins,
who with another brother, Frank
Tompkins of Connellsville, Pa, are
alone left of the immediate family
of Mr.. aud Mrs. Henry Tomp-
kins.
She passed away on Memorial
Day at eight o'clock in the morning
after short illness of such a nature
that she did not live long 10 suffer,
but passed out quietly into the bet
ter and higher life.
She was a great soul, constant,
faithful, friend who never wavered
or faltered, patient, forbearing and
conciliatory, eager to do the most
that she could, and not the least
that she could. Even as her soul
was passing out she forgot to speak
of herself, and was urging those
around her to 60 on in their accus'
toned way, and giving directions
for the comfort and welfare of the
family and friends.
She filled a large place in the
community life, and the church life
and there was never more grief ex
hibited in Edgefeld thar at her go
ing.
We could not call this death; we
who knew her so we'll. 1t was only
1.-THE transition to the better land
and we all realized that she had only
passed on first to dwell in one ot
the many mansions prepared fol
those that love Him.
In her private room was the evl
dence of the thoughts she cherished
and the life she led. There, lying
on the table was her Bible, worr
with reading, the Foreign Mission
Journal, the Royal Service, The
Baptist Courier, The Union Signal
They were all there, silent, bu'
mighty witnesses to the fuller life
she led-the life which had led hel
10 an abundant entrance into the
Kingdom of Heaven.
The funeral took place at clever
o'clock on May IL, from the Bap
tist church, and her mortal remains
lie Just outside the walls of the
church, which she served with such
devotion. The church was filled tc
its capacity with friends and loved
ones. The music was comforting
and the prayer and reading by hel
pastor, DR.. Jones, gave evidence Of
the appreciation in v'n..ch she was
held.
On her grave lay flowers in great
abundance and profusion, choice
flowers, the offerings of love and
loyalty. These came from personal
friends, comrades in loving service.
from relatives and from the organ.
izations to which she belonged.
There were tributes of love from
her Sunday school class, the Sun
beam society, the Mission society,
the Daughters of the Confederacy
Daughters of the American Revolu,
ton, the Civic League, the Wo'
mans Christian Temperance Union.
to all of which she belonged, and in
some of them held office.
Fannie is gone, but the influence
of her life and her greatness will
live forever, and while we grieve
that we see her no more, we rejoice
with avoaodipr trroat iov that lhp