Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-02-14
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY II, 1917
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The death OF Joe =. Guntharp came
na a shock not only to his relatives
and friends. who were innumcrablc,
but TO the entire community in which
his hriGf young lie was passed.
Uu Tuesday, January "Oth. there
passed from this world OF pain and
beauty the gentle spirit Of Joe y.
cuntharp. at the nome OF his sister.
MIa Lowell Smith. whore he had
come from his fathers home in West
t'niou thinking the change might
prove OF benefit 10 his condition. 4
,rw years ago Mr. Guntharp went to
Oklahoma, and while there he had Il
long spell OF typhoid fever. from
which h" had never fully recovered.
Tru" It must II" that death loves II
"hin'nG mark, and Heaven gives its
IHinri'r% early death, FOR this young
n,nu. loving and urioycd. had walked
but little way along the highway
whcr" the multitude press. But he
had reached far enough to become
the center OF many FOND hopcs; far
i.,ud&h t" gather around him the
h"hutuC admiration and devotion OF
ell Aho touched his young life; far
rnui3h to awaken in the hearts OF
~" !ricnhS dreams OF what the tu-
,ur" ErarS would bring to one pos
H':"-hu oi so many happy aptitudcS
ANA ~ many rich cndowmcntS. Il is
ono Oi the blessed consultations lcit
rs i!'tt wc can treasure in our NOM
cries the qualities OF character that
Gaun splendid and beautiful the souls
If tilui" WHO Slip away from us. And
hurtl. there Is much Of comfort and
peace in the recollection Of how this
Auun1 man filled he short years that
N0r" given him here. His mate re-
Hn"n"nl never manifested itself
wore than in the uniailing courtesy
lie gave to those OF oIdcr years. and
in his sense OF reverence for things
.,i'.r"d With Il rhccry disposition.
ic drew around himself Il circle OF
NnunE IriCnds who loved his associa-
iion, and just the other day, when
I've t.. in the drcamlcss sleep of
death. those who knew him best
thought OF those lines OF Bryant's:
he. too. had "gathcrcd the drapcrics
OF hts couch about him to lie down to
pleasant Dreams"
The absence Of one so young, and
whose life was pr0phcSy O.! so
many tine things, would be an un-
hrirhhie loss were it not for the as
hnT,ns consolation that with him ali
iH fair and we'll. 1t Is sad indeed
Hhrn the old die: in fact we never
are ready to receive the shock: but
Of .htS young man. whose heart and
l,fo "crc so full Of hope. death
strikes doubly sad. The GRIEF OF his
helo'Hi mother and father is bound
IrHH
Fr"m human standpoint it seems
very sad that one SO young, with q
bright luturc before him, should pass
..wiY in the very Spring-time OF his
life. Hhile the birds are singing, the
flowers OF youth blooming, nature
!.niiIin. and the brecZes gently fam
ming mis- youthful brow But our God
matte, no mistakes: lie gathers the
most fragrant flowers from His earth
rrht;iful Garden OF Eden by the river
OF ,,'r.
''"; she relatives and friends re-
!p''r III the TRUTH that he met his
plot ~ the river and crossed Dpacc-
iuily
We %as Il son oi Mr. and Mrs G..
l. Gnntharp. OF West Union. Sur
ir,ng brother and sisters are Mrs.
l.owrll NJ. Smith. bounty Land: Mrs
~. ~. Moore. Shiloh; Misses Mae.
li"ttio. Nellie and lla Guntharp and
11Jsh Guntharp.
Its "rmanS sleep in the Friendship
vnI@tHry until IN" trumpet shall
~ ,Ii in that morNing.
j Russell Wright.
t"0. :. 1917.