The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-09-05
LAST TRIBUTE
PAID TO MEMORY
OF LEWIS AMIS
HUNDREDS OF MAURY coUN.
TiANs ATTEND THE FUNERAL
AT FRANKLIN.
FAMILY IS GREATLY AFFECTED
Father Overwhelmed With Test'mo.
NAL From the Friends Of His Youth
and the Home Of His Nativity.
Makes Statement.
DAILY Herald, September II

DAILY Herald, September u
Beneath a project wealth of flowers
sent by loving friends from several
counties, in the presence of an unus.
ually large concourse of people, lit
orally hundreds Of them journeying
from twenty-five to forty miles from
Maury county, the home of his birth,
the mortal remains of Lewis Amis
were laid to rest in beautiful Mt. Hope
cemetery at Franklin on Sunday after.
loon. The services were simple and
brief, consisting of prayer, scripture
reading and brief statement by the
father.
Never perhaps in the history of
Maury county have so many people
Journeyed such a distance to attend
the funeral of any person. From Cul.
leoka. Bigbyville, McCains and
through the sections between those
places literally scores of homes were
represented. Actually hundreds OF
people were from the fifth and sixth
districts and an exceptionally large
delegation attended from Columbia. 1t
was such tribute to the father of the
young man, Col. Jonas Amis, as has
seldom been paid. The friends of his
youth. men from eighty-five years
down, travelled miles to pay this last
tribute to his son.
Col. Amis was overwhelmed with
this manifestation Of the affection and
esteem of his friends. He declared
that it was his greatest consolation in
his hour of sorrow. The floral offer
ings were numerous and beautiful.
At the grave. Col. Amis, his face
lined with the marks of intense suffer
ing, but summoning all his courage,
made one of the most beautiful state
ments ever heard under such circum-
stances. He said that while he was
inexpressibly sad he was not rebel
lious. In his sorrow his heart was fill
ed with gratitude. He thanked God
for having given him such a son. He
thanked Him for letting him live as
long as he did to bless and bring sun
shine into the home. He thanked God
for the manly qualities of his son that
had caused him to answer the call of
his country and to offer his life upon
the altar of the nation and humanity. |
He was thankful that his son had been
permitted to return to his home and to
die there where he had every atten-
ton that good physicians, competent
nurses and loving hands could give.
He expressed his deep appreciation
of the kindness of his friends and
Then, and with a voice
choking with emotion, he expressed
his qualification and appreciation that
so many, many of the friends of his
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come to pay this tribute to his boy.
He said that their presence afforded
him the greatest consolation in his
sorrow There were few dry eyes in
the crowd when Col Amis had con-
cluded his beautiful and touching
statement
Not only was the delegation from
Maury county notably large but there
were scores of friends from Nashville,
and Franklin friends were out in large
numbers. Associates Of the young
man with the Cumberland Telephone
Company came to testify to his worth
and character.