Madison County GaArchives Obituaries.....O'Kelley, Wellborn J. July 17, 1899
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Danielsville Monitor, 11 Aug 1899
OBITUARY   Scared to the Memory of Our Father Wellborn J. O'Kelley

  The subject of this sketch was born in Oglethorpe county, Ga. on the 18th 
day of March, 1818.  He was the son of James M. and Dicey O'Kelley.

  He had been a member of the Primitive Baptist church and more than fifty-
five years, having joined Beaverdam church at the water, about the year 1843.  
He lived up to  the profession he then made to the day of his death - the 
profession that God, through the atoning blood of the Lord Jesus Christ, saves 
sinners. 

  He first married Lucinda David, daughter of Morsassett David, in the year 
1845, with whom he lived until the year 1867, when she died suddenly, leaving 
three living children who still survive.  He then married Sarah Jane Bennett, 
who with six living children, survives him.

   He resided in Oglethorpe count until about the year 1848 when he moved to 
Madison county, where he resided until November, 1885, when e with his wife 
and young family, moved to Talladega county, Ala.  Two of his older children 
also moved to that State.  His health was good until about two years ago, when 
he had an attack of grip, from which he never recovered fully.  On the 17th 
day of July, 1899, he fell asleep in Jesus.

   "Asleep in Jesus! Blessed sleep;
    From which none ever wake to weep;
    A calm and undisturbed repose, 
    Unbroken by the last of foes."

  But, blessed thought! he left the sweet assurance that he has gone to dwell 
with his Saviour, whom he loved so well.  He never tired talking of God and 
His goodness.  His character was of the highest order; it was Christlike.  He 
was so mild and gentle, his words so soft and sweet, that he gained the love 
and high esteem of all who knew him.

   I ask the prayers of all the dear saints of God, that He may enable me to 
so live that I may adorn the profession I have made as he adorned the 
profession he made, for he truly adorned his profession in life, enjoyed its 
comforts in death and is now with Christ Jesus in glory, reaping the blessed 
reword, where he will remain through eternity.  May I, together with all the 
redeemed, be enabled to meet him, is my prayer, for Christ's sake.    
M. J. O'Kelley


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