Cherokee County AlArchives Obituaries.....Reed, Alice Bogan March 11, 1881
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Cherokee Co Newspaper
  On the 11th day of March, 1881, Alice A. wife of Joseph M. Reed and daughter 
of H.S. Bogan, Esq, departed this life. Aged 28 years, 6 months and 7 days.
  About six years ago Alice professed a hope of future reward, and to the day 
of her death she preserved an unflinching faith in the blessed Redeemer. She 
was truly a consistent, zealous and earnest Christian lady.

Appeals for charity she did not ignore,
To the extent of her purse she fed the poor.

  Loud and long have been the howls of puleing sycophants when drawing a 
picture of departed ones. Exagerations base, false and diabolical, have been 
knowingly uttered for the purpose of creating popularity, etc, but no such 
notions can be charged to any one who would dare to speak the truth about the 
subject of this sketch.
  She was a good, pure unsophisticated woman. One who sought not to deceive, 
but acted her religion in everyday life. A little more than one year ago she 
was happily married to Joseph M. Reed and her cup of bliss was brimful, but 
alas! the pale reaper came and severed her from those she loved. The suffering 
she endured during her illness was terrible, but she bore them all with 
Christian fortitude. Drs G D W Lawrence, A.M. McWhorter, J.W. Farill and J.A. 
Hall exerted every effort in their power to save the poor suffering lady but in 
vain. Mrs Wilkenson, Mrs Watt, Mrs Sewell and Mrs Dearman and in fact all her 
neighbors donated their skill and gave their presence to the sick bed often, to 
which service the writer is authorized by the sorrowing husband to say "thank 
you ladies, and may God in his mercy spare you from a kindred affliction" Many 
times during her illness she expressed sorrow that her husband did not belong 
to the church, and said if such was the case she would be ready to die. This 
thought seemed to be the one on which she formed a regret to quit this life, 
and should be uppermost in the desire of the afflicted husband, so that "bye 
and bye" another happy meeting may be possible in the "coming day." May God 
bless and protect those who Alice loved.
                                                 Z.T.L.
Sterling, Ala, May 27th, 1881


Additional Comments:
  I have the original obituary and have transcibed it exactly as printed. The 
name of the newspaper is not with the obit.
  Z.T.L. is Zachary Taylor Lawrence.
  I do not know the nature of her illness. She is buried at Cedar Bluff 
Cemetary in an unmarked grave next to Joseph Reed and his three other wives. 

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