Obituary of John M. Nored, Conecuh, AL 
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May 2003 
Obituary of John M. Nored from The Evergreen Star, Thursday, 
October 4, 1888

Died
  At his residence in Belleville, Conecuh county, on the 27th of Sept. Mr. Jno M. 
Nored, in the 55th year of his age. His health has been bad for years, constantly
suffering with rheumatism sometimes worse, sometimes better. He had at last to
yield to the inevitable, and after much excruciating pain, finally died quietly,
amid disconsolate and weeping relatives and friends. Bro. Nored was a member of 
the Belleville Baptist church, and has been for thirty years or more. Up to the
last few years he was as regular an attendant upon every service of his church 
as anyone could be. His failing health interfered very seriously with this 
method of life during the past four or five years. In his loyalty to Christ, he
was around. A man of stronger faith in the power of prayer I never knew. I have
visited him twice when it was thought he was in a dying condition, and prayed 
with him, and he ascribed his recovery both times to the efficacy of prayer.
He was a devoted father, spending his energies and strength for his family, 
which was proven by his disposition to help them as they would come to maturity,
and then in the distribution of his substance among them before his death and
through his will. He talked of little else in connection with his business to
me, but the benefit of his children. His family have all lost a friend indeed.
He was a man of fine business qualities, perhaps, a little too cautious for 
rapid accumulation. He constantly grew, but not hastily. His economy and 
vigilance were unsurpassed. He spared nothing which he thought essential to 
his family’s comfort and success in business, but to him wastefulness was 
abhorrent. Most of his time was spent merchandising. He was one of the oldest
and most successful of the county.
  He was a man of strong feeling and hence, intense in his resentment of what he 
thought intentional insult or injury, but possessed a wonderful power of 
forgiveness when sufficient ground was furnished for his conviction, and 
forgave thoroughly and finally. His friendship was strong and true, and could 
not be easily broken. He delighted to declare it when opportunity was afforded.
The writer loved him and he had every confidence in the writer, and 
was ever glad to welcome him to his house, hospitality and heart. It 
was his privilege to comfort his bereaved ones in the hour of affliction, and
therein he rejoiced.
  His burial was decent and perfect, as was the attention given him by physician
and loved ones when sick. Nothing was spared that could have conduced to his
comfort and recovery.
  Peace to his ashes, and God’s consolations to his family.
                            B. H. CRUMPTON