Mrs. E.P. Cheatham Obituary, Butler, AL submitted by: Sandra Brown ****************************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ****************************************************************** MRS E.P. CHEATHAM DIES AT HER HOME IN CITY Greenville Newspaper-December 16, 1937 Impressive funeral services for Mrs Mary H Cheatham, who passed away on December 7th, were held Thursday, December 9th, at Liberty Church, where the deceased had worshipped for many years. Fitting tribute to the life of Christian service, a motherhood which was a shining example for her children and to the community in which she lived and to the fidelity of her husband, the Rev. E.P. Cheatham, was stressed by Rev. W.F. Floyd of Newbern, Ala, for the previous four years pastor at Liberty, who was in charge of services. Prayer was offered by Rev. W.H. Venters of Greenville and hymns by the augmented Liberty Church choir. A native of Oak Grove community, she was born November 22, 1860. She was married to Mr Cheatham on October 21, 1880, and was the mother of eight children, all of whom survive her as do 22 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Until 13 years ago she had lived at the original plantation, near Liberty. Since then she has resided at Greenville, where she had as an active interest affairs of her neighborhood as her health would permit. Eight stalwart grandsons served as pallbearers for the interment at Liberty Cemetery. They were Earl, Aubrey, Parmer and Herbert Cheatham of the Liberty community; Marion Cheatham of Scottsboro, Ala; and Kendrick Bush of Montgomery. At the Cheatham home, previous to the funeral, there were many beautiful floral offerings sent from friends and relatives near and far, which were later placed at the grave. Surviving sons are E.L. Cheatham, M.G. Cheatham, A.G. Cheatham and A.C. Cheatham of this county; daughters are Mrs W.A. Bush, Montgomery; Mrs L.J. Newton, Chapman; Mrs J.T. Langford, Greenville and Mrs W.G. Breitenstein, Lake Helen, Fla., all of whom were at the bedside of their mother previous to her passing. Those coming from out of the city included Mr and Mrs Marion Cheatham, Scottsboro; Mr and Mrs Marvin Somergill, Montgomery; Frances and Alex Bush, Montgomery; L.J. Newton and Lewis Edward Newton, Chapman and Bill Breitenstein, Lake Helen, Fla. The passing of "Miss Molly" as she was affectionately known by those of both races, takes from the community a person dearly beloved by hundreds in all walks of life. Born just before the War Between the States, she recalled some of the happenings of the late war days and the reconstruction period. Raising a family of eight on a typical Alabama plantation, she had motherly satisfaction of seeing them all grow to maturity, and it was not until they had all grown that the rural life was life behind and she moved to the city where she could keep in touch with them all and where her days were brightened by the contact of her kindred. The family life of "Miss Molly" and "Marse Ed" was ideal. Some 40 years ago the husband and father embraced the ministry, and helped and encouraged by his late wife, has been a messenger of faith and kindness to all. The deceased was particularly proud of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, many of whom were on hand at the funeral to mourn a "kindly soul to heaven gone."