The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-10-22
MRS. HOOD BEGINS
The ETERNAL SLEEP
ONE OF DAWSON'S OLDEST AND
MOST HIGHLY ESTEEMED RES
IDENTS PASSES AWAY.

Mrs. B. H. Hood, one of the most
prominent and highly esteemed wo-
men of this section of the state, pass
ed away at her home on Church
street Friday morning after a Iinger-
ing illness.
Mrs Hoods maiden name was
Amanda A. Lasseter, youngest of a
large family of sons and daughters
born to David and Elizabeth Speer
Lasseter, pioneer citizens of Sum-
ter county. She acquired her pre-
lminary education in Dawson, at
tending first the school taught by
Prof. Thomas Brantley and after
wards was a pupil of Prof. McNulty.
She completed her early studies at
the Americas Female College, and
came to Dawson to open private
school. Very successful as teacher
she continued her chosen occupation
for several years, her school being
well attended and very popular. On
November IL, 1866, she was united
in marriage to Maj. Bynum H. Hood,
who, for many years, was actively
associated with the industrial and
business prosperity of Terrell coun-
ty. Mr.. and Mrs. Hood had no chill
dren of their own, but assisted many
young people to secure an education.
Material prosperity marked the years
of their happy, useful lives, and Maj.
Hood at his death in 1905 left his
widow in comfortable circumstances.
Mrs. Hood continued the good work
of assisting the unfortunate, and
was actively interested in all educa-
tional advancement until the day of
her death. Her parents were Metho-
dists, but she departed from the
faith in which she was reared, and
before her marriage united with the
Baptist church.
In 1901 Mrs. Hood organized the
Mary Brantley Chapter, Daughters
of the Confederacy, and this patri-
otto society to which she gave years
of splendid service as president is
her memorial. The cause of the
South was very dear to her heart,
the traditions of antebellum days
sacred and everything that pertain
ed to that period was the dominant
interest of her last years. The Con-
federate veterans found in her a
true and tried friend, untiring in her
devotions and ministrations to their
every need. To each remaining one
in Terrell county her death comes
as a deep personal sorrow. Her life
of useful service touched wide cir
Gle and won the cordial esteem, not
only of those in her immediate Sec
ton, but she was known and admir-
ed by leaders in patriotic work all
over the South.
She was all her life reader of
good literature and close student,
which made her an interesting con-
versationalist. She was fluent in lam
guage, and a forceful writer. Mrs.
Hood knew nothing of the art of
fawning and fiattery. She valued peo-
pie for the inwrought virtues that
develop character, and wished to be
judged by the same high standard.
Accurate and painstaking in every
thing to which she put her hand she
expected thoroughness in others, and
had little patience with sham and
show. She gave aid unostentatlous-
" to those who most needed her
help, and the record of her good
deeds is known only to the record
ing angel
The funeral, held at the residence
Saturday morning, was conducted by
her pastor, Rev. T. M. Galloway. The
pail bearers were Messrs. j. G. Parks,
M. ]. YeCmans, c. A. Wall, K. 5.
Worthy, J. D. Laing and j. A.
Shields, and the interemnt was in
Cedar Hill ceL2 etery.