The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1920-03-04
CINE TO GREAT REWARD
MEATH OF GRANDMA" VEL
BORN.

,1,,,o Summons Comes suddenly sum
S.v Afternoon at O'clock at
un,,e. Following Very Pleasant
nav-Funeral Held Tuesday.
Tbo many friends of Mrs. David A.
waIborn. known and loved by all ac-
,,o;,tances as "Grandma Welborn," !"
p Vii he pained to learn of her sudden
Jootb Sunday afternoon, just after
"LH had returned home from a pleas
an+ 1av spent at the home of her
an Holm Welborn, living close by.
rbo summons came a moment after
-Lo had taken her seat in her faithful
ia rocker before the fireplace follow
;no short walk home, after a hearty
Ii7nor three hours before and "big
t;,,6" as she expressed herself at the
hnn,p of her son and daughter-in-law.
..C,andp q" Welborn at the time was
,o}nilding the fire. A faint murn1ur
and . gasp for breath and the strug-
oIn was over before the companion of
I7orn than a half century could rem
der assistance.
Kind neighbOrs> were soon upon the
scene, but could do nothing to stir the
fool.la heart to action again. Thus
"Grandma" Welborn passed as she
had often expressed desire so to do,
WREN the time came, as quickly as
rossihle. There was no reason 9th
e1.vise because this grand old Chris
+ian soldier was ready to go at any
tinc-sho lived every moment close
10 her Savior whom she had loved and
served for nearly three~quarters Of
century,. She seemed especially hap
py the day she took her departure
from earthly surroundings and joked
with her son and .daughter-in-law a
few minutes before her soul took its
Aicht back to the Giver of all good
things.
There perhaps never lived a woman
who was more universally admired
and loved by all acquaintances and
friends because she was a true moth
er of Israel whose every act and
deed bespoke the true Christian
Character of the woman. She was
very dear to the editor and his family
and we all loved her as mother and
naturally our deep sorrow is mingled
with the family and relatives in taelr
irreparabla loss. To Grandpa Wei
,ols Y lis left alone in his 80th year
there are no words in which we can
express our sympathy. For over 55
years this happy couple had lived to-
cetfer in holy wedlock and now the
senar2 r2tion-oi1, how sad, yet IN the
course of human events both must
have known that sooner or later one
would have to leave before the otner
and we know it's for the best that
Grandma went first. If the writer
sho.ld live 100 years and then anoth-
Ell 100 years he could never forget
Grandma Weiborn" and her kind
deeds and thoughtfulness because she
was as a mother to our family. Peace
to her noble ashes.
l-artha Greene Welborn was born.
in 1912 and was therefore 78 years
Of age at the time Of her death. She
vas the only living member Of her
family. Fifty-five years ago she was
married to David A. Welborn; to this
union ere three children, Mrs. John
Hayworth of High Point; John Wei
born Of ThOmasville, Route 1, and
Mrs. Lizzie Craven who died about
five Years ago. There are ten grand
children and two great grandchildren
surviving.
The funeral services were held at
Mt Pleasant NJ. P church Tuesday
morning at II o'clock, conducted by
Pew MIR. Shelton of the M. P. church
a. Concord, former pastor of the de-
ceased. There were many floral
offerings and a large number Of peo-
pie at the funeral, all attesting to the
love and popular esteem held for this
good woman