Newton-Greene County GaArchives Obituaries.....Pace, Judge Columbus D. August 21 1884
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The Georgia Enterprise, August 29, 1884
DEATH OF JUDGE PACE
     On the afternoon of August 21st, the spirit of Judge COLUMBUS D. PACE was 
called from earth to the Great Beyond. When such a man dies well may a community
or a country put on the habiliments of mourning. He was an honest man, a pure
man, and a Christian gentleman whose long life had been filled with kind and 
generous deeds. He was identified with the early history of the county, having
been a citizen and leading business man of Covington for near half a century,
most of which time was devoted to the merchantile business. By fair, upright
and honorable dealing his customers and acquaintances became his personal 
admirers and steadfast friends. He was the father of our worthy Mayor, Hon. 
James M. Pace, and at the time of his demise was in his 74th year.
     He leaves a wife, children, grandchildren, many relatives and hosts of 
friends to lament his departure. On the 14th inst., he had a second stroke of
paralysis and from the effects of which he never recovered. Peace be to the 
memory of Judge Pace, for he left behind bright examples of rare virtues well
worthy of emulation by the old as well as the young. May he sleep sweetly and
flowers of fairest beauty forever bloom upon his grave.
     Speaking of the death of Judge Pace the Covington Star says:

     Judge COLUMBUS D. PACE was born in Green County, Georgia, on the 9th of 
January 1810, and was consequently in his 75th year. He was the son of Elder
Barnabas Pace, a prominent Primitive Baptist minister of his day. In early
boyhood he embraced religion, and united with the Methodist church. He came to 
Covington when quite a young man, and engaged as a clerk in a store. He 
afterwards went to Hogansville, where he engaged in merchandising on his own 
account. In a few years he returned to Covington, where he has since been a
citizen. He has probably resided in Covington for more than half a century. He 
was a thorough merchant, and accumulated a fine property, as the fruit of his 
labor before the war, but most of it was swept away as one of the results of 
that mighty conflict. Since that time the struggle of life with Judge Pace has 
been more severe and trying than that of his earlier life. With the weight of 
accumulating years upon him, he met the responsibilities of the new order of 
things with heroic fortitude, and murmured not a word. About four years ago he 
suffered a partial stroke of paralysis, and although he was not rendered 
permanantly helpless by it, he was almost a continual sufferer until the day of 
his death. Just before he was stricken with paralysis the first time, he also
suffered a severe reverse of fortune, which left him without his usual active
business.
     But it was not alone the pure, exalted business character of Judge Pace,
that won for him the admiration and universal esteem of his fellow citizens. He
was a noble man, in every sense; intelligent, unselfish, generous. Out of his
comfortable fortune, in the days of his well-deserved prosperity, he contributed
with liberal hand, to every private charity and public enterprise; to the needs
of the church and to the cause of education. His purity of heart manifested 
itself in his every action. He was a devout christian, and his wonted seat in 
his church was never vacant during a service if it were possible for him to be
in it. He devoted much of his time to the work of the church and the Sabbath
School. He never tired in doing good. His great soul seemed to be especially
absorbed in the service of his Master, and in doing good to his fellow man. It 
was these noble traits that made the character of Judge Pace shine out so 
respendently and beautiful. His life was ever as calm and serene as the open
sea, with not a passing breeze to disturb its quietude.

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