Coosa County AlArchives Obituaries.....Waldrip, Asa Melton June 8, 1923
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The Rockford Chronicle, 21 Jun 1923
"In Memory of Asa Waldrip
    On Friday, June 8, the death angle came to earth and carried our dear 
grandfather to his Heavenly Home. He was very old, being in his 80th year at 
the time of his death. Being a young man at the time of the Civil War, he 
enlisted in the 12th Louisiana regiment, remaining there until the close of 
the war. At an early age he united with the Methodist church and has always 
been a consecrated Christian and an earnest church worker.
    While we will truly miss father, we are sure that our loss is a Heaven 
gain. We are so thankful that God allowed us to keep him this long; for his 
life has certainly been an example for those who desire to live a consecrated 
life. I am sure that all his friends also feel, "It  was good to know him and 
to know him was to love him."
    We will ever miss you father, all your patient loving care.
    May we live that we may meet you - 
    In that land, 'Just Over There'
    Over the river thou hast gone
    To that Eternal land.
    There to live and sing God's praises
    With that Angelic band.
    O, the years are swiftly flying
    One by one we're going home.
    There we'll met and sing forever,
    Near our blessed Savior's throne. 
    Blessed Savior, thou guide us
    Till we reach the Heavenly Shrine.
    There to meet our dear grandfather
      In that Home forever-more.
                                    - Clyde Waldrip" (1)

(1) The Rockford Chronicle, In Memory of Asa Waldrip, 21 Jun 1923, p. 1. 
Printed in Rockford, Coosa Co., AL. Microfilm: Located in the Alabama Archives 
and History, Montgomery, AL. Researched by Ron Bridges on 12 Aug 2005.

Additional Comments:
Asa Melton Waldrip (b. 17 Oct 1843 in Oak Bowery, Chambers Co., AL & d. 8 Jun 
1923 in Gannts Quarry, Talladega Co., AL) married Martha Thomas Sears (b. 12 
Oct 1845 in Macon Co., AL)on 23 May 1865 in Coosa Co., AL. They are buried 
side-by-side in Sears Chapel Cemetery, located about a mile north of Rockford, 
AL. Researched by Ron Bridges

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