The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-06-14
DEATH OF A WOMAN
WHOM DAWSON LOVED
MRS. ]. H. HARP, FORMERLY
MISS FANNIE LOYLESS,
DIES IN FLORIDA.

On last Friday afternoon the re-
mains of Mrs. J. H. Harp were
brought to this city for interment
from Florida, where she had been liv-
ing since her marriage seventeen years
ago. her death having occurred on
Thursday, June 9th, after an illness of
several months duration In the pres
ence of a large number of bereaved
relatives and sorrowing friends assem-
bled at the Methodist church here Fri
day afternoon impressive funeral ser
vices for her were conducted by the
pastor, Rev. Reese Griffin, who paid
beautiful and appropriate tribute to
the sainted dead, extolling her many
and we'll known Christian graces and
virtues and speaking of her many
years of usefulness and conservation
to the service of the church in which
she had held membership from the
days of her childhood to the time of
her removal from Dawson. The in
terment was in Cedar Hill cemetery
in the Loyless lot, where repose the
remains of her beloved parents and
other near and dear relatives. The pail
bearers, her friends of former years,
were: Messrs. w. S. Dozier, c. A.
Harris, ]. A. Horsley, J. D. Laing, ].
G. Parks and J. H. Whitchard.
The deceased was the youngest
daughter of Rev. Elliott B. Loyless,
one of Dawson's pioneer citizens and
one than whom none were ever held
in higher esteem. She was born in
Richmond county, near Augusta, Ga,
on the 18th of March, 1S48. When she
was a small child her father removed
to Weston, Webster county, where
the family lived for some years and
then came to Dawson soon after the
town was established and resided here
up to the date of his death.
had a larger circle of true friends in
this place than this ELECT lady" who
had spent her girlhood and many of
her maturer years in Dawson. She
was always ready for every good word
and work, having been a devoted
church member and faithful Sunday
school teacher. Her influence abldeS
and many middle-aged and younger
women in Dawson today treasure
fragrant members of her example and
precepts as their Sunday school teach
er. She was a useful and earnest work
er in the Ladies Memorial Associa-
ton and subsequently in the United
Daughters of the Confederacy, having
been a charter member of each of
these organizations. She gave great
part of her life to ministering to the
aged and infrm inmates of her faith
er's home and in serving and nursing
and nursing her aged parents during
their last years of enfeebled health.
She lovingly filled the role of mother
to several of her nephews and nieces,
whose fathers and mothers died when
they were quite young One of those
nephews is Hon. Thomas w. Loyless,
of Columbus, who, while here attend
ing her funeral, stated to a friend that
this good woman was the only mother
he had ever known.
She was happily married seventeen
years ago to Mr.. John H. Harp, a
prominent and estimable citizen OF
Crescent City, Fla, and their union
was replete with happiness and their
home life ideal. Miss Fannie was the
last surviving member of a one-time
large family of brothers and sisters.
Besides her grief-stricken husband
she is survived by a number of neph-
ews and nieces and also good many
grand nieces and nephews.
The longset mile is Sweden's, H.
900 yards; the shortest is China's 7O5
yards.