Fayette County GaArchives Obituaries.....S W Putnam 1883 ************************************************ 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: Linda Blum-Barton http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00003.html#0000645 March 2, 2004, 1:44 am Family Bible Dead. We regret to learn of the death of Mrs. S. W. Putnam, which occurred at her residence in Fayette county, Friday evening at six o'clock. The deceased lady was the mother of Mr. J. I. Putnam, of Atlanta, and grandmother of Messrs. Eugene, Idus and Lou Drewry, of this city. At the time of her death she was sixty-odd (8) years of age, and was a lady of excellent traits of character, and her example of christian fortitude was admired by all who knew her. The testimony comes from her own lips--in the frequent expression of Come Lord. Thy will be done, Oh Lord! Lord, receive my spirit! I want to go to Jesus! And during the very last moments of life, she called to her bedside her loved ones, bid them good-bye, said "Dear ones, I love you; but I love God more, and sang several of the songs of Zion, clasped her hands, looking heavenward and said "I am so happy, so happy," closed her eyes to sleep and passed away." "Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep, From which none ever wake to weep." From which sleep should one ever be called back to earth and friends, one would weep could angels weep. She was educated at Cedartown Baptist Female Institute, under Rev. J. M. Wood; was married January 16, 1856, and was ever on the watch tower looking for duty, ever ready to perform it. As she expressed it in her dying moments, duty to God first, family next, and she ever responded to the calls of both with earnestness and zeal. She was a conscientious friend. Additional Comments: Birth year believed to be 1815 so her death would have occurred in 1883. Susan Willis Milner Putnam The marriage date listed above must be in error as her son was born in 1832 - John Israel Putnam These obituaries are glued into a Bible that belonged to Leola Putnam Porter and a scanned image of these was sent to me by Don Porter, her great grandson. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb