Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-06
BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE
TO A MADISON GIRL
(From Madisonviile Hustier)


81 cannot say, will not say
! That she is dead, she's just away.
With 4 CHEEKY smile ard a wave OF
the hand
She has wandered into an unknown
land
And left us dreaming how very fair
1t needs must be since she fingers
there.
And you, OH, you, who the widest
yearn
For the old-time step and the glad
return
Think of her faring on, as dear
In the love OF there rs the love OF
here.
Think of her still as the same l say
She is not dead, she's just away"
SO it is when we think of Mrs. Mar
garet Lackey Cation, beloved wife OF
Prof. Harper Cation, who so quietly
breathed out her life last Sunday ev-
ening just as the ministers OF the Cos
pei were Diminishing their congrega-
tions after services of the day.
A little over six years ago Miss
Margaret 1.ackey and Prof. Harper
Cation were happily married when he
brought his bride TO Madisonville.
Where he had already established :;
home for the coming companion of his
young manhood. In the course q
time Il beautiful girl came to bless
the home.
Mrs. Cation ct once became rE~
prime favOrite with all with whom
she came III contact. She was IN
ideal wife, handsome and winsome,
was q devoted member Of the Baptist
church, had 4 smile and kind word for
Ill, vas received and adopted as one
Of the good women Of our city. She
numbered her friends only by Il
number Of her acquaintancas
1t can be said Of her OF whom not
many have had it said, that no ONT
Of her new found acquaintanccs were
ever known TO speak other than kind
iy Of the now departed friend to ell.
She was q woman WHO did not have
30 die n order that her praises should
oe sung. AS a wife, Il mother, A.: q !
.1eighbor, as u christian woman, she
was ali one could or should be.
1t was known fer two or three days
before the end came that there was
no hope for her recovery. These were
days of intense feeling among the
people. A gloom seemed to hang oy-
er the city. With bated breath III
qtiiry was made almost every minute.
When the word was received that the
spirit had flown to the God who gave
it there was & deep hush that fell up
jli :.ii
As Il mark o. respect, the board Of
education had all the city schools dis
missed and not to be H-openad until
Wednesday morning. The heraave1
husband and members OF the inifne-
date family 1nay rest assured that
Margaret Cation had the love, re-
spect and confidence Of the whole
town as but few others ever had.
Mrs. Cation was born Dec. 20, 1891.
Her parents are Mr.. and Mrs. S. ". |
Lackey, both of whom are still living.
She is survived by two children, one
being three weeks old. She is also
survived by two brothers, Samuel
and Miller Lackey, and two sisters,
Mrs. Ruby Todd, of Oklahoma. and
Mrs. Estill Overall, of GlenGalc.
The funeral exercises will take
place this afternoon at the Baptist
church at 2 o'clock. conducted by her
pastor, Rev. NJ. f. StsIey, after
which the body will be taken to the
Odd Fellows cemetery, where it will
be laid to rest to await the final res
direction of the dead. The pail
bearers viii be q. C. Mitchell, Hardy
Gcoch, H. K. Anderson, j. B. ramsey
j. ID. Overall and f. O. Baker