Pike County GaArchives News.....In Memory of Mrs. Mary Driver June 23 1899
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The Pike County Journal. Zebulon, Pike County, Georgia

When on the 31st of May the life of Mrs. Mary W. Driver came to a close, the 
world was made infinitely poorer, friends felt an irreparable loss to say 
nothing of the bereft, sad-hearted relatives.

Mrs. Driver was better known in Pike Co., as “Aunt Mary,” so called because of 
her tender devotion to the sick and her kind and encouraging words to those in 
trouble. She united herself with the Missionary Baptist church in early life 
and was devoted to its every interest. She was modest and shrinking to the 
degree of a child, yet evading no church duty. The Golden Rule seemed to be one 
of the tents [sp] of her life - never even an uncharitable remark did she make 
of anyone, but rather ever ready to hold up the hand of the oppressed and 
discouraged.

She was first married to Mr. James Lee in 1860, who lost his life in the Civil 
War. Afterwards she married Mr. Giles Driver who has also preceded this good 
woman to the grave.

In all the relations of life she was patient, cheerful and faithful. In this 
brief and altogether inadequate sketch it is impossible to do justice to this 
noble woman.

She died as she had lived; just quietly passed away.

Could all who loved her have placed a garland on her grave her ashes would have 
rested beneath a mountain of flowers.

While the sad thought comes to us that she is dead and that we will not see her 
again in this life, yet we look forward to the resurrection morn, and we know 
then that the meeting will more than make up for the parting and the welcome 
kiss will obliterate the good-bye. - A Friend

(Transcribed 08/26/03 Lynn Cunningham)

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