The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1922-01-11


neiglbor Mrs. o. II. Fowler.
And with the morn
Those angel faces smile
which | have loved long since
And lost awhile"
Why should tic spirit or mortal he
proud? Death S tho great lcyeler
Wherever life may begin, in hut
or palace; whatever be the crcum-
stances and conditions tLat distin-
GuiSh it, we all come to the same end.
IL IS appointed unto man once to die 81
whether high Or low, rich or Door.
noble or iSnOblc, learned or lmlcarnod.
all distinctions arc lost in The grave,
we pay our little part on tho stagcI
iof life, and quickly pass away intoI
lSlicncc and IOr&ctfuncsS. The Psalm
iSt puts it graphically AS for man
his days are like the grass Nhat is
mere cmphCmeral than grass: in thc|
morning it growcth up, in the evening
| it is cut down and withcrcth AS for|
man, his days are like the grass. as
q Hover in the field so he nourisheth.
FOR the wind paSscth over it, ana il is
gone: and the place thereof shall
know it no more"
'rhc folded hands. the aightless eyes,
Iunllcarng ears, the pulsclcss heart,
the shrOud, the grave. and the one
brief chapter in the history of life
to an end.
When the announcement passed from
lip to lip, Mrs. Fowler is dead, we
were all filled with supreme sorrow.
and felt that a beautiful and useful
life had ended But not 50, only the
first brief chapter was ended There
remains much to be written yet Her
time of seedsowing was long, her
tired hands had lost ,hcir I"Cling, her
weary feet had lost their b,loyancy
and she fell on sleep Nov 18th, 1921
at her home in Lanford Station.
| Mrs. Fowler was born in Spartan
burg county, near Woodruff, on June
5th, 1851, was the daughter of Harri-
son and Rebccca Martin Drummond;
married Dr. J. it. Fowlcr in 1878, and
moved TO his homo near Warrior
Greek church, in Laurcns county;
| lived here at her beautiful home with
her husband where they dispensed so
much hospitality, and did so much
for her church at Warrior Creek She
seemed as did Dr.. Fowler, never to
weary in doing and giving 10 any of
its enterprises; her home was the
pheacher's home.
She was the mother 6f three chill
dren a son who died in infancy, Il
young daughter, Miss Lola who died
0I 10, illu TLSplt, VI ilc VI -. INllSScl
Patterson who died early in her mar
ricd life, leaving three small children,
whom Mrs. Fowler raised. and no chill
drcn were raised with more tender
ness, love, and financial care (noth-
ing too good or costly for thcm) than
Robin, James and 'DcROy. Now they
miss her presence, especially DeROy,
whom she almost 'worshippcd. |
know they will ever cherish the mem-
orw and teachings Of this dear old
grandmother, to whom they were SO
attached.
Mrs. Fowler was iDrummOnd, and
this family. which is large and influ-
entail, wa, marked by exquisite gen
tleness of department, high character,
lofty thoughts, and all seemed to have
q genius for religion"
SO was Mrs. Fowler, like her anccs-
tors, soft OF voice, and attractive in
person She won friends among all
sorts and conditions of people, white
or black, all were impressed and
drawn to her, and association with her,
as | can we'll testify, but decpcncd
the fine impressions made. 1t was 4
henCdiciion to know her She was a
Baptist from girlhood and loved the
teachings Of her church, was very at
tractiyo in person, kind OF heart,
thoughtful OF others, and was an ideal
home-maker and doctors Wife, and
helped him in his large business and
practice.
The baptist missionary society of
Warrior Creek church was a plant she
fostcrcd for years, and later the
society at the Baptist church at Ian
ford, giving very literally to both of
her time and substance.
Warrior Creek church should erect
u tablet in honor Of this great worker
in its cause.
Her days of service for this church
were many, and she was permitted to|
sec and rejoice in many Of the prc-
cious fruits OF her labors, but she
could not see, nor can we, the full
harvest that is yct TO be garncrcd.
The death OF her brother, the late
lamcntod w. II. Drummond was q Sc
we're blow to her. AS long as she lived
she was ever lonely without him.
missed his advice and sweet com
the Great Beyond" Her son-in-law
and wife, j. Russell Patterson and MS.
Willie Patterson, her step-grandchil-
drcn, earl, Sonora, Annie Mae and j.
r. Patterson, Jr., loved her almost as
much as the child or her own flesh
and blood, and ministercd TO her COM
fort as such.
In her later years she suffered much,
but bore all submissively. never ceased
70 be polite as long as she lived. She
walked all lifc's pathway, in health or
sickness, in JOY or sorrow, and made
it "a shining path that shneth more
and moro unto the heperfcct day"
i Sho ID M. longer n lVlnY presence