Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-05-03

S'IhHl, UuG Iic iiuu IoT scNtIhi
years been q member of the
MILESTONE Sunday School Home
Department.
His self sacrificing nature
found much pleasure in cheering
others along Iife's rugged way.
lie often spoke Of his readiness
to meet death and though for
days he fingered between life
and death lie had then noprcpar-
alton to make. 1t was victory
in death. lie knew he was dying
and seemed to have vision of
scenes on the other shore and 50
feebly did he clap his hands and
say, GLORY! Glory"
Christ certainly meant Uncle
George when he said, I'm my
Fathers house are many man
sions. 90 to prepare a place FOR
you, that where | AN there yr
may be also"
TN" body was Ibid to rest in
the Jackson cemetery beside his
companion after funeral service
by Bro. G. Caldwell, in which
he so lovingly expressed the sen
timents of the deceased when he
said they did not believe in the
''new-fangled religion merely
holding up a haad aud counting
that conversion, but believed in
an altar of prayer and Il change
of heart - A Niece, Mrs. }. s.
SmoLherman.
Mrs. George Atkins was born
| in Western Kentucky Is years,
m months and 10 davs previous
TO her death Nov. Z, 1913. She
moved with her family to Mis-
souri, about 81 years ago. Had
she lived three more days she
anl her aged companion would
have been married 80 years.
Aunt Margaret, while in the
bloom of youth, gavrher heart to
Jesus and had been q church
member more than 50 years, her
membership having been for tn"
past several years with the
Methodist church at Macomb.
Although III feeble health f"r
years, it was only the past few
months that she was most feeble
and. on the morning of Nov. Ith,
very suddenly conSc business He'd
Physicians, relatives and friends
were called, but deaths angel at
$3.50 in the afternoon waited he'
spirit t0 the God who gave it.
To her, death was like passing
from one room to another. NJ
preparations were needed, Ion
the SayiOur whom she found 81
dear in youth was solarc in o''
age. and she looked forth will
ioy to the time her, suffering bod.
should be at ease and her soul e
to ioin sainted loved ones in tn
Fathers house of many mansion
For years poor health had pre-
vented her from attendngchurc
or Sunday school, but the pas
two years she had been a mem
! ber of the home department @
the MILESTONE Sunday school.
u Besides an aged companion
she is.survivrd by two children
e Clint Atkins and Mrs. JEFF Jacl
son, and four grandchildren.
The remains were laid to res
in the Jackson cemetery after a
impressive funeral service con
Quoted by Rev.G. Chadwell fro'
the text selected by the decea
ed. blessed are the pure
'e heart, for they shall see God. !
y 1t was the pleasure of I'll
writer to hear Aunt Margar'
speak several times of being re-
DIV to meet death, and though a
xious for all sinners to be bon
- again and live consecrated llV'
- with Jesus, often did she pr;
~ that all her own dear ones mig
a so live as to be reunited in Hea
" en-, where It's ever joy aud co
=, tentment and no sad. good bye
" "A Niece, Mrs .J.S.Smotherma
o. James w. B. Gilleland W
50 born Aug. 3D., 1855, died Ap
-. "a, 1917, aged 6l years, & mont
ID and 81 days. He was convert
no n number of years ago and unit
" with the Mission Baptist chur
A..ol, JIn ,lnoyoS fun GO