The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-22
DIR. N. A. Mcleod DIES
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Prominent Physician Succumbs
Despite Hard Fight for
Health and Life.


The dark valley Of death with its
weird and sombre shadows although
illumined by the rays of Christianity
Is still the ground which man shud-
ders to approach. The grim portals
and the narrow house seem in the
lapse of centuries to have gained
rather than have lost in impressive
and foreboding horror.
Generally speaking, this is true
and we all bow in acquiescence to
the solemn fact; but when a fami-
liar figure at our side or about our
community hearthstone turns his
face away and separates from the
rest, it is then the reality is pressed
more closely home and the repellant
contrast between radiant human. life
with all its flush and glow and go
with deaths decay. wrings the heart
and tortures the Imagination or lifts
II toward the heights sublime Of
Gods Eternal City.
The sudden passing of DR.. Mcleod
from ruddy health to a bed of pain
and physical deterioration became
but slowly revealed in its passing
stages to innumerable interested
friends of the deceased, because Of
the valiant fight he made against all
odds until only few weeks ago.
when he was compelled to surrender
all activity and to quietly await the
decree of Death. No longer could he
pass the old ways and be one Of the
many who love life and the joy of it.
Like a swift-heeting meteor, a
fast-fying cloud,
A flash of the lightning break 8.
the wave,
He passed from his life to his rest
in the grave.
Twas the wink of an eye, twas
the draught of breath,
From the blossom of health to the
paleness of death.
The radiant spirit of DR.. Mcleod,
redeemed and glorifed in his last
illness. took its fight on Monday
morning at about four o'clock. He
was conscious of the approaching
end and met the last enemy" un-
finchingly, bravely and willingly.
He had the martial spirit born of
patriotism and valor which was ex-
emplified when he gave himself for
his country's cause in the late World
strife; and he sleeps today in the
uniform of the American officer. But
beyond that che bears the marks of
the Christ" he acknowledged in his
last illness. "It is cowardly", he
said to DR.. H. w. Slough the great
evangelist who visited him, "It is
cowardly to surrender now after the
life have lived away from Cod;
but at length he found it sweet to
lean in his utter helplessness upon
the everlasting arms and so pass
ed cheered and reconciled, into the
spirit-world.
DIR. Mcleod came to Brookhaven
from the Delta about fourteen years
ago. and at once became an, out
standing figure in our city both pro-
fessionally and socially. Old and
young, black and white. mourn the
going of the excellent physician and
unite in comment on his kindly
m n nistrationss his magnani-
nous spirit, his benevolence. his for
bearance, his readiness to serve his
people under any and all circum-
stances and often at personal sacri-
fee. The impress of his CHEEKY pres
ence. the hope he inspired, the SYM
pathy he gave will be cherished al
ways in memory.
For many years he was the junior
member of the medical firm of Hig-
don & Mcleod and honored his pro-
fession in his service.
DR.. Mcleod was about fifty
years of age. He loved the beautiful
things of life and gave strong sup
port to community enterprises in
which his interest was enlisted.
He was married to Miss May Har-
vey, of Auburn. Ala. about three
years ago and to his sorrowing COM
panion sympathy goes out in her
loneliness.
The funeral ceremonies were OBJ
served at the home on South Jack
son yesterday at three in the otter
noon and weer largely attendeds
Reys. w. H. Lewis and j. A. Taylor
officiated, after which the body Of
the beloved physician was laid away
at Rosehill Cemetery where memories.
cluster In tender reverence in the
silent city of the dead.
Exquisite flowers from far and
near crowned the new-made mound
and expressed something of the love.
the regret, the hope, the life the
dead had left, but breathed sweetiyl
of the resurrection morn in the