Macon beacon., 1917-04-20
Tribute to Mrs. Brewer.

AIo"' itiH'tHlH- AS HGQ KNOWN +.
her since 1865 | was asked to write q
tribute to her memory but DO not .
think / could do better than to insert .
in this article the following letter
written me by her eldest daughter,
Mrs. George Clement, as it portrays
her character in truthful and beautiful
language and shows how devotedly
this estmable lady was beloved by her
daughters for whom she had labored so
assiduously to educate and raise from
infarcy to womanhood,
"Alama was born on the 8th of
March, l847, died on the 26th of March. |
1917, Her parents were Michael and
Robecca Johnson, who came to Mis- |
sissippi from Georgia, settled on wnat
is known as the cold johnson Place"
near Clftonville. She was the young
est Of eight children. only one now sur
vlvinR, Uncle Tom Johnson. who lives
at Plantersvile. near Tupelo. She
was only twelve years old when her
mother died and was jusC as foolish
over her mother as we were over her
She was educated in Pickensville and
at the Judson College. Marion, Ala.
When about l8 years old she went to
Memphis, Ala, to live with her sister,
Mrs. f. j. White, and it was there she
met and married papa, Samuel Brewer,
January 18th, 1877. Papa's father wa s
Lewis Brewer. She came to Meridian
1, ,r,r,I An nf ~ ,-ll
spent six weeks with US. If it were
not that I'd had her with me 80 recent,
Iy don't see how could bear her death
she was 70 years old, just the day be-
fore she left and we celebrated it by
dinner down town and then went to
the picture show. She enjoyed the
day so much and looked more like her
old self than in some time, for her
health had been failing for several
months. The physician had told us on
THANKSGIVING that she would never be
well again. She had had heart trouble
for five years, leaking valve.
"She did not talk her religion. but
lived it day by day and was rewarded
IVY sweet ard beautiful death. For
about four hours before her death we
heard her say "all right" twice. The
three of US never left her bedside, day
nor night, for several days before she
ded, She had been calling her sisters,
lunt En- and Aunt Frank and also
Miss Hattie Lewis; she thought ! was
her favorite sister the one she used to
love better than any one in the world
and called me by her name at intervals
| for two dave bnfOra che dic1
con the morning before she died.
Dr.. Clement came and she knew him,
called him, and then each of US, Rus
3oll and my little girl, Ruth, wanted US
all to stand around her She died at
5 minutes Of O'Clock on Monday morn
ing just after had opened the shut
ters to let in the beautiful morning
light, | moistened her lips and she
opened her eyes, such glorious eyes,
with the beautiful light of Heaven in
hem and all around hem, looked right
into my eyes with a smile as the breath
wy left her, so easy ard peaceful.
God gave me strength TO smile and tell
her how beautiful and sweet she was
as she hreathed her last.
"She certainly loved you, Mr., Crvett,
and we used to talk often for yon and
papa, we thought, rosembled each
other so much, and we wanted you be.
cause we knew you thought SO highly
Of her, to write her obituary."
| endorse the above letter fully in
every respect for | certainly had a
great admiration for the life and char
acter Of this good woman. | am glad
that tool, occasion to tell her often
how myself and all of her friends sd-
mired her self-sacrifcing life and de,
votjon to duty. Raised on a Southern
plantation in the lap of luxury it would
seem that she was ill-itted to meet
adversity and support herself and chill
dren by her own eXertions. Bereft Of
her husband when the children were
very small and left almost penniess,
without murmur or complaint, she,
by strict economy and great energy,
succeeded in raising them up to be
good Christian women, and a honor to
puI county anu SldIc'
She lived in Macon until the marrige
Of her daughter Alma to MIR. Russell
Smith, of Columbus when she made
their house her home until her death
Erma, the Oldest, married DR.. George
Clement, so well and favorably known
as the leading dentist in this state.
Miss Fannie. the second daughter,
having finished her education is now
teaching the High School at Meridian,
and the youngest, Alma, married Mr..
Russell Smith one Of the most trusted
young men Of Columbus.
, She had long been a devoted member
of the NJ. L. Church, South, and her
pastor, Rev. w. L. Duren, loved her
cevotedly and was untiring and unre-
Uniting in his attention to her in her
last illness, attended her remains tc
Macon and assisted by the Rev. n. l..
j Broyles, of Macon, pastor of the NJ. e.
church concluded the burial services al
I the grave. The Macon choir alway:
e ready to lend their aid to any gooC
p work, were present and sang the beau.
@ tiful songs she loved so well, and the
: many floral offerings attested to The
' love of her loyal friends.
= The life of this good Christian woman
teaches US all that the only life word
r living, the only life that makes US true
. friends and gives us cnnlfnrt I'm hnn1h