Butler County AlArchives Obituaries.....Pouncey, William Calvin February 26 1940 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Elaine Hendricks ehend@lakemartin.net August 1, 2004, 3:47 pm Montgomery Advertiser 2/29/40 and Greenville Advocate Obituary notice Montgomery Advertiser Thursday February 29, 1940 [Copy in file] Deaths William C. Pouncey, Greenville, AL - Funeral services for William C. Pouncey, 59, who died Monday following an illness of one week were held Tuesday, at Friendship. Surviving besides Mrs. Pouncey are four sons - W. K., and O. K. Pouncey, Montgomery, Claude H. and Dewey B. Pouncey, Greenville, eight daughters, Mrs. R. W. Mills, Mrs. J. K. Cooper, Mrs. Wright Ward, Mrs. Jonnie W. Hall, all of Montgomery, Mrs. J. D. Hendricks, Misses Hazel, Pauline and Christine Pouncey, Greenville. Dunklin Funeral Home was in charge. Obituary, Greenville Advocate, Butler County, Alabama In Memory - On Monday, February 26th, at 7:00 o'clock a.m., the sweet spirit of Mr. W. C. Pouncey winged it flight back to the God who gave it. Bro. Pouncey lived his life in Butler County, except for 2 years spent in Conecuh. He was 59 years old. He was loved and respected by his family and friends. Bro Pouncey was ill some 9 days with pneumonia. All was done that loving hands and tender care could do, but to no avail. God knew best, and called him home to be ever with the blest, where there will be no more suffering, no more heartaches, nor good byes. Bro Pouncey was a great believer in holiness. He talked and testified holiness wherever he went and to whomever he was with. He was wonderfully saved and sanctified. He shouted and sang praises to God. While confined to his bed, he told his companion and children he was going to Heaven and he wanted their family to be unbroken in Heaven. Oh thanks be to God for testimony like that. We can truly say of Bro. Pouncey like Paul of old: "He has fought a good fight, kept the faith, and has finished his course," and we believe a crown of righteousness is laid up in glory. It seems as if we can hear Bro. Pouncey say: "Weep not for me, dear wife and children, for I will be waiting for thee in glory." The funeral was held at the Friendship Holiness Church Tuesday at 3 pm. The house was overflowing with relatives and friends to pay their last respects to Bro. Pouncey. Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Levy Pressley, the Rev. I N Jordan, the Rev. Clarence Till, the Rev. J. E. Till, the Rev. Volmar Owens and the Rev. S. A. Dantzler. His body was laid to rest in the old Friendship cemetery to await the resurrection morn, when the dead in Christ shall arise. He leave to mourn his passing, his wife. Mrs. W. C. Pouncey, of Greenville, Route 1; and 12 children, Mrs. Reuben Mills, Mrs. Kenyon Cooper, Mrs. Wright Ward, Mrs. Johnnie Hall, Keith and Kendrick Pouncey, of Montgomery, Ala; Mrs. J. D. Hendricks, of Greenville; Dewey, Claud, Hazel, Christine and Pauline, all of Greenville, Route 1; also two sisters, Mrs. Felix Dantzler, of Brewton, and Mrs. Henry Thomas of Bushnell, Fla; also a host of other relatives and friends. Pallbearers were sons and son-in-law, Johnson and Dunklin in charge. Dear daddy it is so lonely since you went away, but we know that you are at rest in Jesus, and in sin will never more stray. Dear daddy, you know that we loved you, and we know that you loved us too. So, dear daddy, we know that today you rejoice with the angels in the mansions bright and fair. So rest on, dear daddy, in Jesus, and some day we shall meet thee up there. -- Written by a friend. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/butler/obits/ob365pouncey.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/alfiles/ File size: 4.0 Kb