The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-04-28
Death of Miss Bernice Martin

The entire community never re-
ceived a greater shock than was eX-
perienced Tuesday morning by the
announcement of the death Of Miss
Bernice Blair Martin, after a very
brief illness, at the home of her bro
ther. Mr.. Foster N. Martin. To say
that the community was saddened IS
TO give expression to the universal
thought Comparatively few Kne"
that she was i'll, and the sudden news
was hard to realize, and deep regret
will linger long in all hearts, for ev-
ervwhere she was known she was
loved for her sweetness of spirit, her
refinement of character, her gentle
ness. tenderness and uprightness. "A
better Young woman never lived TO
bless a community with her pure
life. She was a consecrated Chris
tian. a member of the A. R. P. churcn.
Miss Martin taught in her school
Friday morning and attended church
services in the afternoon, and on
Tuesday morning she was dead, hav-
ing been taken Friday night with a
light attack of pneumonia or deep
seated cold. When her brother start
ed to his business Tuesday morning
his sister was bright and cheerful, but
he was called back home before
reaching his office. She had sink
ing spell and died in a few minutes
of heart failure, and the sudden end
ing of a bright life was recorded.
The end came at 9:15 o'clock. She
was the fourth in line Of the daugh-
ters.
Miss Martin had been principal OF
the West End school for several years
and held the love of her pupils and
their parents, as we'll as the high es-
TEEN of the trustees and other school
officials and associating teachers. 1t
is not given to every one to hold the
affection of all classes of people on
the different sides of community.
She was the daughter of the late >.
Newton and Sarah Blair Martin, and
is survived by the following brothers
and sisters: F. N. Martin of New
berry, ]. N. Martin of Charlotte, Mrs.
T. W. Sloan of Greenville, Mrs. S. W..
Reid of Atlanta, Mrs. H. H. Sweets
of Louisville, Mrs. G. L Kerr of Spar
tanourg and Miss Lalla Martin, the
latter teacher in the city schools OF
Spartanburg. The deceased was
member of the Associate Reformed
PRESBYTERIAN church and all the mar
ried sisters are wives of A. r. II
ministers. She is survived also by
her stepmother, who lives with Mrs.
Kerr. Mrs. Sloan was with her when
she breathed her last.
The funeral service was conducted
Ay her pastor, DR.. j. W. Carson, at
the house on Wednesday afternoon at
4:SO O'Clock, interment in Rosemont
cemetery, the following acting as
pallbearers: F. D. Mower, H. T. Can
non, ]. N. McCaughrin, l. H. Hunt,
J. T. Mayes, q. F. Wright, Jas. e..
Kinard, B. C. Matthews, H. L Parr,
W G. Mayes.
The brutal was largely attended,
and the floral offerings were the
greatest in profusion ever seen at a
grave in the history of the cemetery,
beautiful in designs, wreaths and the
many other little flowers in the hands
of children and ladies. The teachers
and school children all assembled and
were present with these remembran-
ces for the dead teacher and friend,
and this mute expression was uni
versal, testifying the love all had for
the one now resting in her last sleep.
"Let the dead and beautiful rest"