Mitchell County Georgia Obituaries Rhoda F. Adams Swearingen Palmer 1930 ****************************************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for FREE access. ****************************************************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Sam Luckey Oct 2002 Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/mitchell.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm Obituary of Rhoda F. Adams Swearingen Palmer as written in "The Camilla Enterprise" dated 11 Jul 1930. Camilla, Georgia. Relatives and friends throughout the county were saddened by news of the death of Mrs. Rhoda F. Palmer, which occurred at her home on Oakland Avenue at an early hour Friday, 4 Jul 1930. Morning. News of her death was not unexpected. She had been going fast for the past several weeks and for three or four days last week friends had felt that the end was imminent. Worn with the weight of years and infirmities, she passed peacefully into her last sleep in the early morning hours. Funeral services and interment took place at Pleasant Hill church Friday afternoon at 4:00 PM in the presence of a large gathering of relatives and friends of the deceased. The service was conducted by the Rev W. T. Halstead, pastor of the First Baptist church of Camilla. Mrs. Palmer had reached the remarkable age of ninety years before her life came to an end. She celebrated her birthday in April and though extremely feeble, once more attended church service and sat in her accustomed pew at the Baptist church, which made her very happy. Mrs. Palmer loved the church devotedly, having been a lifetime member of the Baptist church. She attended church services regularly as long as she was able and was deeply interested in the work of the church. She had been for years one of the most loyal members of the Womans Missionary Society. She loved her friends dearly and during the long time that she was confined to her home and unable to get about, the visits of her friends were highly prized. Mrs. Palmer was Miss Rhoda Adams. She was born in Newberry, S. C., and lived there until a girl of about sixteen when after the death of her mother she moved with her father to Georgia, settling on the Flint River. She was married the first time to Mr. Swearingen near Hopeful, where she lived until the death of her husband. She was married the second time to Mr. Daniel Palmer, of this place, who preceded her to the grave many years ago. Mrs. Palmer is survived by one brother, Mr. S. S. Adams of Teague, Texas. Surviving nephews and nieces are Messrs. M. O. Davis and I. J. Davis of Flint; Mr. John Davis and Mrs. C. E. Maples of Florida; Mrs. Crovatt of Thomasville and Mrs. T. C. Cleveland of Greenville, S. C. She leaves a large connection of other relatives and many friends to whom her death had brought sadness.