Newton County GaArchives Obituaries.....Graves, Mrs. Sarah W. October 19, 1889
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The Georgia Enterprise, October 24, 1889
DEATH’S SAD ROLL
     Mrs. Graves, mother of Major H. L. Graves, of Brick Store district, 
departed this life on Saturday last. She was always kind and benevolent and did 
all in her power to make others happy. She was a gentle Christian lady, honored 
and beloved by all who knew her. May flowers bloom in beauty over the last 
resting place of this Mother in Israel who has been called from the toils and 
cares of this life to the joys and blessings of that better life which lies 
beyond the stars.
In the same edition of The Georgia Enterprise.
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT
     Mrs. Sarah W. Graves, relic of the late Iverson L. Graves, was born Sept. 
2, 1814, and died at her late residence in Newton County, Ga., of Pneumonia, 
October 19, 1889.
     The decease of her husband, 25 years ago, devolved upon her the care of a 
young family, composed, not only of her own children, but part of other 
families of deceased friends and relatives.
     The manner in which she won the hearts and molded  the characters of these 
children of different families and varying temperaments, showed that she was a 
woman of gift and grace far beyond what are met in ordinary life.
     Among the many I have met, I cannot recall one whom I regard her superior 
in true excellency of character. As neighbor, as mistress, as sister, as 
friend, as mother, as wife, as Christian, few, if any, within my knowledge, 
have attained to a higher standard. If she had any faults they were undetected 
by her intimate associates. If she lacked any grace or virtue, in kind, it was 
unknown to all, but herself and her God.
Oxford, October 22, ‘89  W. R. B.


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