Butts-Clarke County GaArchives Obituaries.....Joseph Hale November 9 1891
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Middle Ga. Argus – December 15, 1891
Joseph Hale

Joseph Hale, one of our oldest citizens has gone to rest.  After a lingering 
illness of six months, he departed this life on the ninth day of November 1891, 
at the age of seventy-two years 6 months and seventeen days.

He was born in Clarke county Georgia, on the twenty third day of April, 1819, 
and continued to live there until 1859 when he moved to Butts county where he 
remained until his death.

In December 1841 he married Elizabeth Blakely.  The union proved a Sappy one 
and was blessed with ten children, all of whom are now of age and living to 
mourn his loss.

He joined the Missionary Baptist church in the summer of 1841 and lived a 
consistent christian life the remainder of his days.  He died rejoicing in the 
name of his blessed Savior, “Jesus” being the last audible word spoken, and was 
still lingering on his lips when his immortal soul went to that Jesus whom he 
loved, there to find eternal rest.

In his relation to society, to the church and his family his life and character 
was most exemplary.  He was a good citizen, a kind and affectionate husband and 
father just and upright in all his dealing with men.  At the family altar his 
children were taught the truths of religion and were brought up in the fear and 
admonition of the Lord.  By honest labor, industry and economy he accumulated a 
sufficiency of this world’s goods to make his family comfortable, and left them 
the heritage of a good name.  Such are the fruits of a well spent life, a life 
devoted and consecrated to the welfare of home, family, church and society.  
The bereaved family have the sympathy of the entire community.  May they find, 
in their affliction and bereavement, consolation in the confident hope and 
assurance that their loss is eternal gain




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