Obituary of Lucy Sanders, St Francis County, AR

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Submitted by: Paul Isbell
        Date: 9 Dec 2008
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SANDERS, MRS. LUCY CLAY GWYNN
8/27/1846-2/16/1927
CITY Cemetery

[Wife of Joe Boon SANDERS-IMAGE1048- Birth: Aug. 27, 1846 Death: Feb. 16, 1927 -
Per Descendant, Mrs. Meaney:

DEATH CLAIMS MOTHER SANDERS-Died Wed, Feb. 16, 1927-
FC Newspaper- Sunday Feb. 20. 1927-
The Funeral of Mrs. Lucy Clay Gwinn-Sanders, 82, was solemnized in this city
Saturday morning (Feb. 19) at 10: 30 at the Baptist church, followed by
internment in the Forrest City cemetery. Deceased was the widow of the late
Joseph B. Sanders who passed away at the family home in this city on Nov. 6,
1910. Two of her sons, Joe and Hall, also preceeded her into the great beyond.
She is survived by five children, W. T., J. G., and J. T. of this city, Mrs.
Alice Longest of Hernando, Miss., and Mrs. Lucy Hargraves of Memphis; also, a
number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Deceased was a consecrated
Christian and a devoted and loving wife and mother. Services were conducted in
honor of her sacred memory by her pastor, Rev. B. F. Davidson, assisted by Rev.
J. F. McUnkin (sp?) of the Presbyterian church. The pall bearers at the funeral
which was in charge of the undertaking firm of W. E. Stevens & Company were A.
N. Brantley, T. W. Horney, E. Bruce Smith, F. F. Harrelson, James Cranor, and T.
E. Christopher. Mother Sanders, as she was known to hundreds of friends who
loved her, had not been well for a number of months and seemed to welcome the
approaching time when her spirit would be freed from this earthly tabernacle.
She walked daily with the Spirit and, in the passing of such a serene Christian
character, there is no cause for tears. Her's was a life that will prove a
beacon that will continue to linger here and will lead others who may be weak
and faltering on the upward way. May God comfort the bereaved ones here and rest
the soul of the departed in everlasting peace and joy.

Photo courtesy of Mrs. Meaney, and the original obit, which I will share if you
are interested. This lady is mother of Lucy Olmon Sanders.

Copyright With Permission: Forrest City Times Newspaper
Weston McCollum Lewey, Publisher-Times Herald Publishing-Forrest City, Arkansas