The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-09-16
DEATH OF MRS. W. R. DENNISON.

Ella Mary, younger daughter of the
late John and Mrs. Mary Mcmillan,
was born one mile North of Decatur
vile, Tenn, October 5th, 1868, and as
the beloved wife Of W. R. Dernison
breathed her last in their home at
Perryville, at 7:30 o'clock. Monday
evening, September 18th, 1921, her
illness dating from August oath, from
which time she failed steadily until
she peacefully fell asleep in death.
Ella McMillan's father was for
many years connected with the bust
ness life of Decaturville and the off
cial life of Decatur county, being sher-
iff for some time and for sixteen
years filling the office of Clerk of
the County Court-but he never left
the old home, which still stands one
mile North of Decaturville. Her edu-
cation was obtained in Decaturvile
and in the old Masonic Academy at
Clifton, She made her open declara-
ton of faith in the Christian religion
in 1884 in Decaturville and united
with the Southern Methodist church
in that town.
October 26, 1887 she was happily
married to William R. Dennison and
to that union were born the three
sons who survive her-Harry, of Lex
ington, and Mack and Stanley, both
of whom are in business in Perryyille.
The home life of Mrs. Dennison has
been one of the most ideal have
ever known-and it is fitting that one
who had known her for forty years
should pay this tribute to her memory.
can say in all truth that dur
ing all the years knew her, for 81
of which had access to her home,
never saw the least shade Of differ
ence in her and that she was the
same sweet, kind, loving and affec-
tionate woman one day after another,
all the days of the forty years since
first met her. In the strict admins
tration of justice, she might have
been firmer, but her heart was too
soft to resist an appeal, even from
one who might have injured her. Her
heart, her hand and her home were
alike always open and no case could
be shown in which she refused appeal
for help.
She was a Christian in the truest
sense of the word-for she did not
talk but acted her religion of that
"pure and undefiled" kind as defined
in Holy Writ. She was a home wo-
man, but she loved to go when she
could and always loved to have her
friends and relatives enjoy the hos
pitality of her roof and board-and
wherever her husband and boys were
there she found happiness as nearly
unalloyed as this world can give. All
her married life she spent in Perry
vile and there her husband and she
conducted a hotel for twenty-seven
years, retiring from that business in
March, 1920, following an illness in
the Winter before which narrowly
missed taking her away. She always
said that where willie and the BOYS"
were, life held nothing missing for
her.
She was member of the order of
the Eastern Star and loved it. She
had been Worthy Matron of the Deca-
tYrville lodge and at her death had
been its secretary for three years.
She is survived by her husband
and three sons, as stated, and two
brothers, DR.. j. G. and Will l., of De-
caturville.
The funeral service was held in De-
caturville church Tuesday at 2 o'clock
p M, Rev. o. H. Lafferty, the pastor.
officiating and | can say that | never
heard more fitting tribute paid by a
minister to woman whose life was
lived and ended without spot or blem-
ish and whom to know was to love.
Bro. Laferty said that long before he
came to Decaturville pastorate he had
heard of the goodness and sweetness
of the woman whose body lay before
him. He spoke words Of comfort to
the husband and sons and told them
that they could best prove their love
for wife and mother by so living that
they might meet her in eternity.
| The floral offerings given by rela-
tives, friends and the Eastern Star
were beautiful in design, selection
and arrangement and expressed well
the love and esteem in which Mrs.
Dennison had been held in the diff
ferent relations of life. Her body was
laid to rest in the hill cemetery. on
the North side of Decaturville, with
the beautiful and impressive cere-
mony of the Eastern Star. In grief
for our own loss we left there her
body to moulder into dust until the
Resurrection Day when it shall rise
again, rehabllitated, and go before
God in the final judgment, which we
believe she has never had cause to
fear.
W. V. BARRY.
Lexington, Tenn, Sept. Ia, 1921.