Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-01-25
Cotton Today 20 "a
Death Of Mrs. J. D. Sh.arin

l thank you for space and
privilege to publish in your valu.
able paper a full account of the
sickness and death of my good
wife, Mrs. J. D. Shearin.
In September, after the birth
of our baby on July End, she
visited the revival at New Hope.
She looked the picture of health
only she complained Of what we
thought to be some form of in
digestion. Doctors Pierce and
Morehead treated her. The latter
part Of November she began
having vomiting spells and be-
fore December 18th she could
not retain any nourishment. DR..
Morehead told me that he thought
it was Castro Carcinoma (Can-
cer), | asked him what was the
best thing to do and he suggest
ed taking her to Johns Hopkins
Hospital in Ba timore. We went
toNorfolk, were she was examin-
ed by DR.. Ruffin. He said that
there were ninety-nine chances
against her if it was Castro Car
cinoma and wouldn't advise an
operation, stating that it was
useless. | asked DR.. Ruffin if he
didn't think there might be ten
chances in her favor, he said
theremighthe, he wished he could
think so. Placing hope in the one
chance, | hurried on to Johns
Hopkins. Arriving there the
doctors began examination, they
decided it was Carcinoma and
that an operation could only
make her last days more COM
Portable and insisted that the
operation should take place at
once.
In consultation with my wife,
she wanted to see her children
before she was operated on |
brought her home and after three
days she bade her children good
bye and went back for the
operation. After the operation
she retained her nourishment
and for a few days got along
nicely and said she felt able to
sit up. After three or four days
Blood Clots in the veins set in.
Doctors Leavenworth, Bloomfield.
Bachelor, Kelly, Holmes, and
Dandy seemed to be alarmed but
stated that they were doing all
they could. She asked me to take
her home, while wondering how
and what to do (Oh Marlburg
Room No. all, never will for
getD DR.. Morehead Unexpectedly
entered, and after discussing her
condition DR.. Morehead told her
he had come to assist her home.
He helped me arrange a comfort
able way and we reached home
Friday morning, January 4th. 1t
was so gratifying to see her so
glad to reach home and recogniz-
ing all of her children.
She passed away Monday at
5P. M. January 7th as peacefully
and easily as a child going to
sleep. She said she didn't mind
death as much as she did leaving
her children. All that loving
hands and skilled physicians
could do was done. The nurses
were very kind and attentive to
her. ! never saw a Hospital be-
fore, but surely one of thistypeis
the place for sick people.
She was of the kindest disposi-
ton andwhile her affliction was
painful, she bore it with patience.
She loved her Church and would
dress up her children with pleas
ure for Sunday School and Ser
vices.
She leaves her mother, Mrs.
w. H. Harrison, one brother. Mr..
W. F. Harrison, two sisters,
Mrs. T. C. Shaw and Mrs.
Hannibal Shearin and ten chill
dren. We miss her homely smiles
and untiring efforts to please and
stand with heads bowed in grief
beneath the chasteningrod as the
poet has said. In this hour of
grief and pin, may we lean upon
our God. / wish to thank here
DR.. Morehead for his kind St-
tention and also state my ap-