Wilcox County AlArchives Obituaries.....Eula Jennings Dale December 23 1905
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Wilcox Progressive Era, Thursday, March 15, 1906
Almost without warning to those at her bedside, the sweet spirit of our 
beloved Eula Dale took its flight and was borne on Angels wings to its 
Eternal Home, in the land of never fading flowers. True she had been in 
declining health for some month but for several days before her death, 
she seemed better. Her loved ones little dreamed that the end was so 
near, till the cold hand of death was upon her. Her condition was 
harder to realize, because she seemed to suffer no pain; and not a 
murmer or complaint ever passed from her lips.
  Only a few weeks before her death, I wrote her that I would send for 
her and dear little Janie to come and spend awhile with us as soon as 
the weather was pleasant, and a greater shock, I have never felt than 
when the announcement, "Eula Dale is dead," came to my ears. I said 
"There must be some mistake and I can't believe it till I hear it 
verified," but oh! it was too true, as the sad notice in the next issue 
of our paper, testified. How my heart aches for the grief stricken 
sisters, who said: "We knew we could never see her well again, but we 
thought she would live through the winter. We knew we had to give her 
up, but oh! we did not know it would be so soon, we did not know she 
was so low, till she was dying."
  The town and community was mantled in gloom at the sad and sudden 
occurrence, for Eula was a universal favorite. Not only was she the 
idol of her family and connections, but all who knew her loved her. Who 
could help it, persons were attracted to her, not only by her personal 
charms of face and form, but her sweet modesty, and gentle disposition 
won the admiration of all with whom she came in contact, and we have 
heard the highest econiums on her coming from wise and good people who 
had known her from infancy. She was born in July 1, 1877 and there in 
her childhood home was married, June 19, 1901 to Mr. W. N. Dale. At the 
time of her marriage, one who had known her all of her life said: "Mr. 
Dale has won the sweetest, fairest flower in Carrollton's rose bud 
garden of girls." In childhood, she became a member of the Methodist 
church and though modest and retiring in her nature, was a consistent 
Christian. After her marriage, she joined the Presbyterian Church, of 
which her husband was a prominent and devout member.
  Her married life though brief, was fraught with happiness, till her 
husband's health began to decline. With her noble husband and bright, 
winsome baby, the little household seemed ideal. "The bright flush of 
joy mantled high on her cheek, and the future seemed smiling and gay." 
But alas! "Those heart-strings were bleeding and torn, and the chain 
was severed in two." Mr. Dale died Jan. 24, 1904 and dear Eula, 
"changed her white robes for the sables of grief, and her bloom, for 
the paleness of woe." She seemed stunned, stricken and not even the 
sweet prattle of her darling baby, or the unceasing devotion and 
untiring ministrations of her idolizing mother, to whom she turned in 
her bereavement, could woo her to forgetfulness of her great loss. She 
seemed to feel with the Poet, that 'tis, "Sweeter to rest together 
dead, far sweeter than to live asunder." To her mother's loving care, 
she bequeathed the tender flower, Janie Gertrude, asking her to take 
her and care for her and raise her. To her family she said, "I want you 
all to meet me in Heaven," then her spirit fled to God, her death, 
though sad, was peaceful and sweet. To those in the darkened household 
the shadow of despair seemed settling down, when the light of her 
beautiful eyes passed out of their lives, it was so sudden, so awful. 
But they do not sorrow as those having no hope after this assurance of 
living glowing faith may the God of love, comfort and bless them.
A heart more kind
  One could not find
Though earth were journeyed o'er
  A life more true
I never knew
  On times past darkening shore
As one who lays
  With tearful gaze.
A flower upon a tomb,
  This simple line
On memory's shrine
  I place, long may it bloom!
                            A Friend,
                            in The Alabama Herald


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Microfilm newspaper (Wilcox Progressive Era) located at the Alabama Department
of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama.


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