Butts County GaArchives Obituaries..... R. C.  Carmichael May 7 1881
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Middle Ga. Argus – Week of June 16,1881
R. C. Carmichael – MEMORIUM

To the Officers and Members of St. John’s Lodge, No. 45 F. & A. M.

We the undersigned committee having been requested to draft Resolutions 
expressive of the feeling of the Lodge in regard to the death of our worshipful 
master. R. C. Carmichael submit the following:

Died in Jackson Butts County, Ga. On the 7th day of May last, out esteemed 
brother and worshipful master R. C. Carmichael in the 48th year of his life.

Death is at all times and under all circumstances attended with sadness, but 
the suddenness with which it removed our Brother made it peculiarly trying.  
Leaving the bosom of hi family in seemingly improved health, in a moment he 
feel dead in the street at Jackson without a moments premonition or even time 
to bid the friends looking at him at the time he feel forwards or to give any 
directions to his family as to his business.

He was modest and preserved in his manners; candid and truthful in his word, 
always meaning just what he said, chaste in his language, never indulging in 
light or trivial conversation or anything obscene and vulgar; in his dealings 
he was the very sole of honor; seemingly to strangers a little cold in his 
disposition, yet those who knew him well found in him a warm, pure and faithful 
heart.  In every relation of life he was a true man, true son, true citizen, 
true friend, true father and true husband.

Therefore Resolved, 1st. This Lodge in the death of our Worshipful master has 
lost one of its most prompt, faithful and efficient members, society one of its 
most useful citizens and we commend his example to the remaining members of our 
Lodge, and especially his industrious energetic and honest life to the young 
men of our common country.

2nd.  We tender our sympathies to his surrounding family, for which he was such 
an ample provider, and to which he was so much devoted, and assure them we 
shall never forget the peculiar obligation resting upon us in regard to them.

3rd.  These Resolutions to be spread upon our minutes and the Middle Georgia 
Argus be requested to publish them in one of its issues and a copy be sent to 
the family.  This June 9th, 1881

M. V. McKibben, J. J. Easton, D. J. McMichael – Committees

Adopted by order of the Lodge.  -  H. O. Benton



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