Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1919-02-20
OBITUARIES.

Following are a number of obitua-
ries on the death of members of the
Defeated Greek Baptist Church as
prepared by committees appointed by
the Church,:
R. H. Yeaman was born Sept. II.
1912, and died Feb. 6, 1919-age. III
years, months and 10 days. Was
married to Malvina Kemp in 1866.
To them were born children, one died
when small. Wary. the only daugh-
ter, was married to Newt West, faith
er of Ossie West. Ossie lived with
her grandfather until his death F.
w. Yeaman of Carthage, the only son,
was at the bedside of his father when
the end came. He served 4 years in
the civil war as a strong supporter
of the cause he thought to be right
Returning home embraced the Chris
tan religion and Joined the Mission
airy Baptist church Nov. Is, 1865, over
SO years ago, and lived a consecrated
Christian life until his Lord called
him home. He was a member Of the
Masonic Fraternity for over II years.
He was model man and possessed all
the characteristics of a true Chris
tian gentleman, benevolent and kind
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father, a good neighb0r, a ;.ut-i cit
izen. The church has lost a pillar
the community sustains loss. We
will all miss ''Uncle Bob, as he was
so Familiarity called. To his only son
and his only grand daughter, whom he
so affectionately loved, we will say:
you will never see Pa and Grand Pa
in this world again, but you will not
forget his kindness, loving words and
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of truth, honesty and virtue so, when
the final summons comes to you, it
will be as it was with him, life spent
in the service of our Lord. To the
church, we will say: may we be
mere courageous and contend, as he
did, for the Faith once delivered to
Saints, and may we all cherish the
hope that some day we will meet all
our loved ones to whom we have said
good bye in this world. May Gods
blessings rest on his son, his grand
daughter, his grand son, his relatives
and friends is the prayer of your hum
BILE committee.
Cora Sutton HALEY, wife of w. J..
Haley, was born July %, 1877, and
died November 2, 1918, at the age of
Al years, months and 4 days. One
son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Haley,
who stayed with them only z months.
The Lord said: Suffer little children
to come unto me and forbid them not,
for of such is the kingdom of heaven"
Cora professed religion when very
young and joined the Missionary Bap-
fist church at Defeated Creek. She
lived a consecrated Christian life I'M
til the Lord said it is finished, come
up and join your father and mother
and sweet little babe, who stand at
the beautiful gate and are waiting and
watching for you, where all IS peace
and love--no more trouble and strife
and contentious.
Cora was always looking for the
betterment of those around her, ready
at all times to lend helping hand to
those in distress. She always looked
on the bright side of life. To her
husband we will say: You will GER
tainly miss Cora's cheerful face and
pleasanA smile. Your home will be
desolate without her when you go
lM&T6-4- But we hope your full de-
t6fIninatin win be to live a life so,
when you come to the end of life's
toilsome journey, you can say as did
Cora, cit is all well. l am ready"
May the blessings of our heavenly
father rest on you To the brothers
and sisters we say: you have lost
one more link of the family chain.
You can not say we will go and see
Cora again in this world, but you can
say that / will meet her in sweet
haven of rest. And let US all re-
solve to live better so, when the final
summons comes, we can join in with
the ones gone on before and all be
safely housed in heaven.
Sister B. B. Williams Jones, beloved
wife of Leslie Jones and daughter of
of Bro. II. r. Williams, was born
April. IA, 1886, and her spirit winged
its Eight to the celestial city of her
COD august z, 1918. She professed
rel ION at the early age of IA years
and later joined the Missionary BapA
fist church at Defeated Greek, and
was a true member until DEATH. She
was always ready to speak a word for
her Lord. She leaves a husband and
a sweet little daughter, who, we trust,
viii follow mothers example so when
the time comes, as it did with mother
and dear companion, they viii softly
whisper, "All is well. The lord has a
place for me-" To the husband we
will say: live as B. B. did and, when
you have to leave this world, you can