The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-07-27
death Calls mrs.
MARTHA A. Mcclure
AGED WOMAN OF LOUISA PASS
Es AWAY AT AGE OF EleH-
TY-oNE.

Mrs, Martha Garrett Mcclure died at
her home in Louisa early Tuesday
morning, after suffering for quite q
long time with drdpsy Death came to
her as peacefully as sleep overtakes the
tired body. And with her passing there
went out from this community one Of
the most devout christians that has
ever lived within its borders.
The funeral took place Wednesday
AFTERNOON at 2 80 frcm the ME. Church
TO which she had belonged since early
life. Complying with hec expressed
desire. 1t was an old fashioned funeral
ano proved TO be most impressive. Dis
trict 81 perintendent and former pas
tor Pew w. II. Davenport conducted
tho service. assisted by Revs. Bost-
wick and Foglescng, In well chosen
words and with .ruch feeling Rev
Davenport paid deserved trit ute TO
the beautiful life Of this most excel
lent woman.
Appropriate music and beautiful
floral offerings added to the impress
siveness OF the occa sion. The church
was crowded with those who desired
TO pay last tribute and the funeral
procession in automobiles was prob
ably the longest ever seen in Louisa.
The body was laid to rest in peauu-
full Pine Hill cemetery
Martha A. Mcclure.
The deceased, Martha A, Mcclure,
was born in Wayne CO. Virginia, jan
uary 10, 1887, died at Louisa, Kentucky.
st six o'clock a. m. Tuesday, July "a,
li917, age so years, months and days.
She was the last survivor of a family
Of fifteen children. daughter of Benja-
min and Sarah Garrett. She was sis
ter of Rev. Doliver Garrett, of tho M
L. Church South. The deceased was
the mother of six children, two of whom
died in infancy, four Of whom survive
her, viz: Hon. r, C.. Mcclure and Mrs.
T. j. Snyder, Of Louisa DR.. w. B. Nc
Clure. OF Lexington. and Prof. G. NJ.
Mcclure. of DaDville, Ky. Her hus-
bard, Strother Mcclure died August &c.
lS76, and she lad, therefore, been a
widow for more than forty years.
She united with the church in her in
fancy and was baptized and converted
IN her young womanhood and kept sa
cred the date of hei spiritual birth as
she did her natural birth. She con-
strued literally the words of the Mas
ter TO Nicodemas, "Ye must be born
again" and for more than fifty years
in this community lived corsisten;
christian life, benedicticn to those
who know her most intimately.
She lrvec her church as few church
members Of this generation do, and heI
last request made on earth was thai
she be taken TO the church of her choice
when dead, and from there to Pine Hill
cemetery.
Rev. Davenport said in part;
/ was the pastor OF sister Mcclure
Ifor three years and / found her faith.
full in all the christian graccs, alway:
in her accustomed place in the churcf
Iservices ready to do her part to mak'
them highly spiritual, frequently get
Jung very happy and shouting aloud tn;
lDraiSes of God Wher | came on thu
district as superintendent and came t
Louisa 10 my first quarterly confer
ence ] missed Aunt Martha" as W.
were accustomed to call her. l callet
lon her end found that she was still op
timistic in her hope Of heaven.
OF such mother, solomon said: ssh
looketh well to the ways of her house
hold an6 eaterh not the bread of idle
ness Her children arise up, and cal
Iher blessed"
She was not only concerned about he
learthly home, but also about that heav
lcnly home, turning the face of her chill
ldren TO that eternal home thrcughou
their childhood