Obituary of David Harrison, Saline Co, AR

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Submitted by: Darcy Stonesifer
        Date: September 2006
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Arkansas Methodist

David M. Harrison was born in Murry County (Maury Co.) Tennessee, December 24,
1820, professed religion and joined the Methodist Church when a young man; moved
to Arkansas in 1860, and lived an exemplary Christian life until the day of his
death, which occurred December 29, 1897, aged 77 years and five days.

The writer never had the pleasure of meeting this good man while living in the
flesh, but only after he was summoned to conduct his burial service at the Low
Freight (L'Eau Frais) Cemetery, where we laid his body to rest until the
resurrection morning.  His burial was attended by a large concourse of people
and of weeping sons and daughters.  In the death of Uncle Davie, as he was
familiarly called, the church has lost a good man, a loyal Methodist, and
affectionate father and a law-abiding citizen.  His house was the weary
itinerant's home.  He will doubtless be remembered by many of them.  Everybody
that knew him speaks in highest praise of him as a true Christian gentleman. A
Methodist of the old type, full of faith and the Holy Ghost, always in his place
at the house of God.  He was well informed in regard to the rules and customs of
the Methodist Church.  We have been told he, and his wife, who predeceased him
to the better world, would ride on horseback eight or ten miles to a protracted
meeting, and back home the same night which was an evidence that he loved the
cause of his Master.  Always willing and ready to sacrifice for the good of the
church and the salvation of souls.  But Uncle Davie is no more of this world,
but successfully fought the battles of life by the grace of God, with which
grace be conquered the enemy an gained the victory and received the prize, and
will forever enjoy the privileges and blessings of the Church Triumphant.  May
the same grace sustain his surviving relatives, sons and daughters.

J. J. Menefee, Lono, Ark.