Berrien County GaArchives Obituaries.....H.S. Dixon September 24 1912
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The Butler Herald, October 1, 1912
The Butler Herald
Tuesday, October 1, 1912
Page Three

Rev. Dixon Succumbs To Heart Disease

The sympathy of Taylor County friends is extended to Mrs. J.E. Locke and Mrs. 
W.C. Cosey in the death of their brother, Rev. H.S. Dixon, pastor of the 
Methodist Church at Sparks, Ga.  Mr. Dixon’s death came unexpectedly and a 
great shock to his relatives and friends.

Adding to their grief is the loss to Mrs. Locke and Mrs. Cosey of their father 
and three brothers who have died successively, only a few months intervening 
each death.

Both ladies attended the funeral at Sparks returning home Thursday.

The Butler Herald
Tuesday, October 8, 1912
Page Five

In Memory of My Brother, Rev. H.S. Dixon

He was born May 13, 1858 and died Sept. 24, 1912.  The above dates are 
landmarks by footsteps of an humble, honorable and consecrated Christian man 
whose life was as others, having toils, snares, trials and temptations in this 
life, but thanks be to Him, giver and maker of all things, my brother’s faith 
in God was sufficient for him to say, just before leaving this old world: “It 
is good to be ready.”  His life was such that all who knew him never doubted 
him; to meet with him was to love him and know he was a consecrated 
Christian.  “He was a Christian and a good man has gone to the realms of 
glory,” was on the lips of everyone who heard of his death, which took place at 
his home at Sparks, Ga., at 2 o’clock a.m., Tuesday Sept. 24, 1912, caused from 
failure.  As a husband he was kind and affectionate, provided well for his 
family of this world’s goods; as a father he was indulgent and walked in his 
daily life for it to be good to follow in his footsteps.  O, it is so hard to 
give him up, never to hear his voice again, or see the sweet, radiant smile.  
To hear him talk was to know he was a man of God; “God’s will be done, not 
mine.”  But it does seem doubly hard on me for this is the second brother that 
has been called to his reward in four months and twenty-four days.  I know God 
knows best and we must surrender all to Him.  Brother leaves a wife and seven 
children to mourn their loss, besides one brother and six sisters.  I feel that 
the ties of Heaven are dearer to me, having a mother, father, one sister and 
four brothers gone before.

His loving sister,
Mrs. J.E. Locke

Card of Thanks

Mr. Editor:

I wish to thank the good people, thru the columns of your paper, for their kind 
words, sympathy and prayers for me in this sad hour, in the loss of my brother, 
Rev. H.S. Dixon, at Sparks, Ga.  May God bless each and everyone is my prayer.

Mrs. J.E. Locke



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