Decatur-Early County GaArchives Obituaries.....Eugenia "Eddie" or "Ettie" Angaretta Jones December 16 1927 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Gail Rich Nestor gnestor@charter.net July 24, 2003, 5:49 pm Post-Searchlight, 12/9/1927, Page 1, Bainbridge, Decatur County, Georgia Mrs. Eddie Harrell Dies Thursday: Mrs. Eddie Harrell died suddenly Thursday afternoon at her home on Broughton Street, where she has lived for many years. This will be sad news to the people of this county and especially the older citizens who have known and loved this good woman for more than seventy years. A long and useful life closed when she passed away. If any woman ever fulfilled the life of a woman Mrs. Harrell was that woman. Raised a goodly family of sons and daughters, ever true to the religious convictions imbibed in her young days and clung to them in the face of all kinds of sorrow and adversities, she lived a full and useful life. She was truly a Decatur county woman, raised here, raised her sons and daughters, her grand sons and grand daughters right here in the county and interested in every phase of community life over a long term of years. A mother in Israel that lived the life allotted to her as best she could, and with great glory to her self and her family. She saw the town grow from a struggling village to a real city. She saw the county hewn out of the wilderness by her own, along with other pioneers that have made this county an empire. She saw the straggling bridle paths grow into paved streets and the little churches grow into the magnificent buildings they are today. A history of an useful life was here and as she saw these things come to history of an useful life was hers and as she saw these things come to pass, as a mother and a wife she did her woman's part towards the development thereof. A widow for many years she was a business woman in every sense of the word and more than casually interested in business and progressive affairs as she loved to see her native town and country grow. Stalwart and strong business men of today were little boys playing about the streets when she took up the burden of rearing a family and attending to both business and home affairs of the family. Sha has filled a place in community life that has been unique and useful for years. She served the community in a capacity that helped to build up citizenry. For many years she took boarders and many young men that are good business men lived at her home and there under the atmosphere of that home caught a reflection of their own and never did they get far from the teachings of their own home in hers. Ever kind, ever cheerful, and helpful she did much to make life pleasant for those about her. Mrs. Harrell was born in Blakely, Ga., and was a daughter of Mrs. Mamie Jones of that city. She was married December 12, 1872, to Mr. C. L. Harrell and from this union was five sons and one daughter. Mr. Harrell died in 1895 leaving her a widow with six children. Mrs. S. J. Chestnut of Bainbridge, C. L. Harrell, of Bainbridge, J. D. Harrell, of Miami, Fla., H. M. Harrell, F. J. Harrell and Hodkiss Harrell, of Jacksonville, Fla. She also leaves a brother, J. B. Jones of Blakely. She had twelve grandchildren and three great grand children. The funeral was held at the home of Mrs. S. J. Chestnut on Saturday afternoon and Rev. J. E. Wood of the Presbyterian church, Rev. C. A. Jackson of the Methodist church and Rev. H. H. Shell of the Baptist church all taking part in the services. A large crowd of her old friends and loved ones attended the last sad rites and they grieved for their old friend. The funeral was in charge of the Bainbridge Undertaking Company. The pall bearers were H. J. Bruton, C. G. Willis, Frank S. Jones, M. E. Nussbaum, D. D. Boozer and M. E. O'Neal. It is difficult to faithfully portray the life of a good and useful woman but not sad. Not sad because the mission has been fulfilled and the deceased only enters into a well earned rest and reward. Sustained all through a long and useful life by the love and counsel of her Lord she is now entering into that long promised reward that she so faithfully strove for. A type of woman that is fast passing away from the scene of action, the pioneer woman and to such women, mothers and wives of the men that made this wilderness a nation, much is due. Theirs the burden to rear the men strong enough to meet the occasion and theirs to suffer and work, and theirs to enter into that reward when the time comes. There is not as much sadness in the death of a woman like this, only the grief of the loved ones over losing her presence. It has been truthfully said: 'In life's sea where the whirlpool rages, Stands the Eternal Rock of Ages; Amid dangers dire and wreck and wraith, God planted the banner of Christian faith.' And this banner waved over this long and useful life for 71 years of real service and the reality has just begun. The many friends of the sons and daughter, the grand sons and grand daughters, the great grand children of this good woman have the sympathy of the entire community. The old friends of Mrs. Harrell all over the country will read this obituary with the feeling that one who knew and understood them has gone to that long promised reward. Additional Comments: This person is my great, great grandmother. 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