Grady County GaArchives Obituaries.....Hurst, Eula July 3 1910
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The Cairo Messenger, Friday, July 8, 1910
Our entire community was shocked last Saturday by the serious turn in the 
illness of Miss Hurst and the death of this splendid young woman, which 
occurred Sunday night, July 3rd.  In the bloom of young womanhood, with a 
magnificent physique, the very picture of health and strength and with the 
promise of a long and useful life, "her sun is gone down while it is yet day."

Just passed her twenty-fourth birthday, the constant companion and the strong 
helper of her mother and father, she was stricken down and taken away, while 
they are left to walk life's lonely pathway, in the shadow of this great grief, 
asking "Why was it! Why was it!" With Eula it is well.  As the preacher said at 
her funeral, we dare not say, "Poor Eula!" for she is now at Home,--with the 
One she loved and served. 

But Oh! the sorrow, the loneliness, the heart anguish of those who sit in the 
shadows on this side and await the time of their departure.  To them we would 
quote the words of the Savior,--"What I do thou knowest not now, but thou shall 
know hereafter."

"He chose this path for thee
No feeble chance, nor hard, relentless fate,
But love, his love hath placed thy footsteps here,
He knew the way was rough and desolate;
Knew how thy heart would often sink with fear;
Yet tenderly he whispers: Child, I see
this path is best for thee.

The funeral was held at the Methodist church, Tuesday morning, at 9 o'clock.  
The house was filled with a large concourse of relatives and sympathizing 
friends.  The service was conducted by Rev. W. E. Towson, the pastor.  Rev. Dr. 
Harris offered the opening prayer and Rev. Walter C. Jones, a former pastor of 
the family, made the funeral address, full of sympathy and helpfulness for the 
bereaved and of warning for the living that they might lay this sad experience 
to heart.  A quartette composed of Mrs. Layne Poulk, Miss Kathryn Brown, and 
Messrs. F. M. Brannon and Kedar Bennett, with Miss Addie Lou Powell, as 
organist, furnished the music.  The songs used were,--"I need Thee every 
hour", "Sometime, somewhere," and "We'll never say "good-bye" in Heaven."  
Messrs. J. M. Poulk, Geo. A. Wight, Sam Sutton, Wm. B. Brown, D. L. Williams, 
and J. E. Forsythe served as pallbearers.  Some beautiful flowers were sent in 
by sympathizing friends.

Mr. Edw. E. Hurst, of Morvin, Ga., a brother of Miss Eula's, hearing of the 
illness of his sister, came to see her and reached home just in time to be with 
her in the closing hours of her life.  Her sister, Mrs. Jessie Venters, of 
Picayune, Miss., started immediately on receipt of a telegram, but being 
delayed considerably, by bad connection, did not arrive till after the funeral.

Several relatives came over from Thomasville and Mr. Venters came with his wife 
and two children from Mississippi.  Many expressions of sincere sympathy for 
these dear ones, and for the afflicted father and mother were heard on all 
sides.  But human words are so empty at a time like this.  It is all that we 
weak human beings can give.  The only genuine comfort that really comforts is 
the comfort given by Him who said, "I am the resurrection and the life." This 
our friends have and they are finding that their anchor holds.

W. E. Towson     

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