Johnson County GaArchives History - Letters .....A Loving Tribute 1939
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               (A Loving Tribute)


Of all the acing void in the human heart. No one can compare with mai 
exsperence when some love one or friend departs this life. Such an exsperence 
came to our church and cumunity on the evening of Feb.7,1939 Mrs.Martha Ann 
Samantha Wombles departed this life.halving been here 77 years one month and 20 
days.She was married to Mr.W.B.Wombles June 8,1882 and to this union was born 5 
children 3 preceded her and she leaves a husband and 2 children to mourn her 
passing.She joined Philadelphia Primitive Baptis Church quite young Rev Been 
Fortner baptized her.
               


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Later in life she was ask by a member of her family to become a charter member 
of Morse Chaple Church so they could constitute there in which she did and gave 
the plot of ground on which the building now stands.Still later in life she 
united with Rehoborth Baptis Church and taking up her cross,she tried daily to 
follow her christ until her cross changed unto a crown of glory.Her real worth 
was not known except by those who knew her best. Religion with her was no mere 
show but a life hid with christ in god.


                        (Third page)

She was massumising and made no great outward demostration yet a great more 
force in the church and cummityin which she was found faithfull and true. Was 
always buisy but never too buisy to go to church as long as health ________ 
_______. Her ilness was a long duration, but she bore it with christian 
fortitude. Eaven death has a wonderfull mission. Those it robes us of those we 
love. It draws us from our surroundings to long for the meeting above. Sleep on 
dear one, ere long we meet you. In that world so bright and


                     (Forth page)

fore. With a smile we gladly greet you when we join our right hand there why 
should we greave and weap for those so happy blessed. While we are struggling 
day by day their souls are now at rest. So we bow in humble submission to him 
who made _________ mistake. We know in his good time will tell. ____ he doeth 
all things well. The heavens shall glow with splendor _____ briter for than 
they. The saints shall shine in glory.The beauty of the savior shall dazzle 
every eye. In the crowning day that coming bye and bye.


                       (Fifth page)

Shall I doubt my father mercy? Shall I think of death as gloom or stepping o`er 
the threshold to a britter bigger room. She was laid to rest in the Morse 
Chapple Cemetery Feb. 8 to awate the resurection of the just Rev.S.D.Walker 
conducting funeral services.
                                  Respectifully __________
                                  Mrs.Henry Garnto
                                  Mrs.L. Douglass
                                  Mrs.Berkie Stephens
                                        Chairman

Additional Comments:
Martha & W.B. Wombles was my mother Mary Minton`s G-grandmother and -
grandfather.They were from Johnson county around Kite Ga.

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