OBITUARY: Fannie Rice, 1891 - Madison County, GA Contributed by Todd Dorsey July 22, 2002 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************************** All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. *********************************************************************** Banks County Gazette Jan. 21, 1891, edition. "[beginning missing].quite a while was witnessed the 19th of January at three o'clock, Miss Fannie Rice, who lived with her father in Madison County. She was visiting her grandmother in Elbert County when she was taken sick. One week ago we met Miss Fannie enjoying a horseback ride with her aunt, and only a few hours thereafter she was seized by that dreadful disease pneumonia, and to-day she lays beneath the clay. Miss Fannie was a lovely girl of bright intellect, and was about seventeen years old. She did not belong to any church, but our honest opinion is she crossed the river safe. Her little brother came to her bed side, the(n) grasped his hand, repeated the Lord's prayer and then called her father and aunt to her and told them to meet her in heaven. Said she was ready to go to her savour [sic savior] who reigned above, then the death angel came with her bitter pain and took her to her home of bliss where she shall reign forever with her master who doeth all things well. Her parents and many friends have our heartfelt sympathy. Now, to both young and old, let us remember that the young may die and the old must, and let us all be ready when the bridegroom comes. 'Be ye also ready, for ye know not the day or the hour when the son of man cometh.'"