Cleburne County AlArchives News.....Newspaper Abstracts for April 1918 April 1918 ************************************************ 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: Candace Gravelle tealtree@comcast.net April 23, 2005, 11:27 pm The Cleburne News April 1918 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE CLEBURNE NEWS", Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama for APRIL 1918 NEWSPAPER issue of Thursday, April 4, 1918 IN MEMORY OF MRS. ELLEN BELL HUNT The subject of this sketch, Mrs. Ellen Bell Hunt, was born in Cleburne county, Alabama on June 8, 1854 and departed this life on March 2, 1918 in east Atlanta, Georgia. Thus she was 63 years, 8 months and 24 days old at the time of her death. She leaves two devoted daughters to mourn her loss, Mrs. B.F. House of Atlanta, Georgia and Mrs. J.H. White of Acton, Alabama. She was the mother of four children, all girls, two of whom preceded her to the better world several years ago. Mrs. Hunt lived nearly all of her life in Cleburne county. The last few years were spent with her children. At the time of her death she was living with her daughter Mrs. House in east Atlanta. She joined the Methodist church, South, in early life, and for the last few years she was very much devoted to church and sunday school, serving as teacher in her class. She made friends every where and had a great many friends in Atlanta. Mrs. Hunt was of a genial nature, pleasing and delightful in her companionship with every one. No wonder she made so many friends, for this is the way to have friends, is to be a friend. We feel that she has not lived in vain; she has gone on before to mansions in glory to await the coming of her children and all of her relatives and friends. In the language of old apostle, "mourn not as those who have no hope." Instead, look foward to the reunion over on the hills of Cannaan. A friend. _____ NEWSPAPER issue of Thursday, April 11, 1918 FRUITHURST News W.F. McCord, one of our former residents, spent Friday here. He and his wife have settled in Tallapoosa. __ LOCAL News L.M. ELLIS DIED Mr. L.M. Ellis passed into the Great Beyond at his home near Bowdon, on April 1st at 5 o'clock, and was buried in the cemetery at Pleasant Hill near Tallapoosa. Mr. Ellis is survived by his wife and six children, who have our deepest sympathy. Mr. Ellis formerly lived at Fruithurst where he had many friends. ___ IN MEMORY OF MISS DELLA WINTERS On March the 8th, last, death claimed for its victim Miss Della Winters and we are all made to feel so sad at the thought of having had to part with her, but it pleased god to call her up higher and we must submit to his will. Della was just entering into young womahood and seems to us so hard to have her taken away in the bloom of life. She was a good, quiet girl whom everybody loved and admired who knew her. Della always met her friends with a smile and always had a kind and friendly word for all. She was a loving daughter and sister and will be greatly missed in the home. We know her place can never be filled and we would say to her sorrowing parents, weep not for your daughter, we know it is hard to give her up, but strive to meet her where there is no parting. Brothers and sisters we realize that you have lost a precious sister and you must be prepared to meet her beyond the skies. Rest my dear friend, we bid you a long adieu, farewell till me meet again. A friend. _____ MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED Marriage licenses were issued to the following parties: B.F. Creel and Mrs. Mamie Wallace A.J. Garner and Miss Etta Cox Elbert Buchanan and Miss Alice Borders Bud Roebuck and Miss Dessie White Homer Lambert and Roxie Pruitt Rector Price and Miss Bertie Gay Marion Ivey and Ida Owens A.F.Mahan and Mrs. Nancy Hightower Ed Coley and MIss May Kilgore Ross Moore and Miss Lula Stephens J.A. Porch and Miss Jennie Mae Adams _______ NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, April 18, 1918 IN MEMORY OF EMMA WHITE, Wife of W.J. White Sister Emma White was born December 17, 1882 and was married to Bro. W.J. White on November 16, 1902. The lord blessed this happy union with three precious children. Sister White professed faith in our lord at the age of seventeen years, and joined the Baptist church at Howle's Grove and later moved her membership to Union Hill where she remained a faithful christian until the lord called her to her reward March 18, 1918. Sister White was a sweet spirited woman. Both the writer and all who knew her, loved and appreciated her as a good christian, a good wife and good mother. In sister White's death the neighborhood sustains a great loss; the church at Union Hill has lost one of its most faithful members. Her last request to her husband was to raise her precious children in the right way and to meet her in heaven. She leaves husband and three children, a father and mother, two brothers, two sisters and a number of relatives and friends to mourn her death. After services were conducted by the writer, her remains were laid to rest in the Lost Creek cemetery at Ranburne. No one but our father in heaven knows how hard it was for us to give her up, but god knows best, and he doeth all things well. We point you to him and pray the blessings of our heavenly father upon each of you, and may he keep you in every bereavement and trouble, and may you all honor him and give him your lives to build up the kingdom of christ. May each one live up to the light that you have and may the way grow brighter and brighter till the perfect day so you can meet Sister White up yonder. She is gone, but not forgotten; never will her memory fade, sweetest thoughts will ever linger 'round the grave where she was laid. We loved yer, yes, but jesus loved her more, the angel called her sweetly to that happy home above. H.R. Carter, Choccolocco, Ala. _____ MRS. STAPLES DEAD Mrs. Staples, beloved wife of Dr. O.F. Staples, died in Birmingham on Tuesday afternoon after an illness of several weeks. Mrs. Staples was loved and admired by all people and her death carrries sorrow to many hearts. The interment was at Sylacauga. ____ LOCAL News Lieut. Earl Jones of Roy, Alabama, now stationed at Columbia, S.C., was the recent guest of his sister, Mrs. W.B. Merrill. __ Mr.and Mrs. Perry Lott of west Tulsa, Oklahoma are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. R.A. Lott. __ NEWSPAPER issue of Thursday, April 25, 1918 IN MEMORY OF MRS. M. L. GAINES (Mrs. Sarah Jane Gaines) Mrs. Sarah Jane Gaines, the beloved wife of Mr. M.L. Gaines, died at the home of her husband near Ai church last Friday afternoon at 5 o'clock, after an intense suffering of about one week, and was laid to rest in the cemetery at Ai Baptist church on Sunday afternoon. Her pastor Rev. W.M. Barr assisted by Revs. Asa Willingham and J.W. Walker conducted the funeral services. She was in her 71st year. Mrs. Gaines joined the Missionary Baptist church at Concord more than fifty years ago and lived a consistent christian life to the day of her death. Though her trials and burdens, caused by long years of ill health, were many, she wore a smile and had a kind word for every one. She leaves a husband, five sons, Arthur, Leonard, Augustus, Thomas and Arland, and three daughters, Mrs. E.E. Myres, Mrs. W.W. Pritchard and Mrs. Daugherty and a large circle of relatives and friends. Her suffering was so great and shortly before her departure she was happy and expressed her readiness and willingness to go. Surely the crystal bar of Eden moved, unbidden and the golden gates swung wide untouched, the celestial choir burst into sweetest melody and all the host of vast heaven rejoiced when this good woman entered that home beyond the skies. The love and esteem of her many friends and relatives was evinced by the large concourse of people who were present Sunday afternoon to pay her their last tribute of respect. The portals of the tomb glow with the promise that the grave shall not be victorious and her glorified spirit, though unseen, will hover around the loved ones luring them onward to her bright and happier home on high. A relative. ____ IN MEMORIAM OF MRS. O.F. STAPLES A shadow has been cast over our entire town by the going home of Mrs. O.F. Staples. Few women would be missed as she will be. We feel that "a place is vacant in our town which never can be filled." Mrs. Staples was a valued member of the Baptist church. She was a charter member of the Baptist Ladies Aid Society and one of the moving spirits in having it changed to the Woman's Missionary Society. She felt that in this work there was a wider sphere of service and she was never satisfied with doing less than her task. She was a charter member of the Civil League and was always in demand for committees as she always did what was asked of her. Last year she served on the School Improvement Committee and the teachers know what a help her work was. Mrs. Staples was one of the most earnest workers in organizing the Red Cross in Heflin and helped in this work until her health gave away. Her life was beautiful indeed in her loving service for others. We feel that she has left her work in this life to enter into the higher rank with his own. Our hearts go out in sympathy to Dr. Staples and dear little Margaret, for more than any others they realize their loss. It was in her home where Mrs. Staples' greatest work was done. As a solace for the family, relatives and friends, let these beautiful words find a place in each of our hearts: "God's plans, like lilies, pure and white unfold, Time will reveal the calyzes of gold; and if through patient oil we reach the land, Where tired feet with sandals loose may rest, Where we shall clearly know and understand, I think that we will say, god knows best. A friend. ____ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/cleburne/newspapers/newspape427gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 10.2 Kb