Pike County GaArchives News.....Miss Parthenia T. Green “She is not Dead but Sleepeth.” August 16 1901
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Lynn Cunningham lcunnin1@bellsouth.net October 18, 2003, 10:30 pm

The Pike County Journal. Zebulon, Pike County, Georgia

As I meditate on Sister Pena’s life and death, one beautiful trait of the 
character after another unfolds its self to my memory; until I exclaim, "Many 
daughters have done virtuously but thou have excellest them all." Home was her 
throne, where she maintained her royal court, and swayed her queenly authority.

Her whole deportment all through the sixty years has been beautiful. Even in 
Death’s cold embrace a halo of Glory encircled her brow.

Blessed Lady, bear and forebear; forgive and forget, were the ruling passions 
of her heart. Charity unlimited was her ornament. Motherless children after 
children “rise up and call her blessed.” To the troubled ones she bestowed her 
tears, “Weep with those that weep,” and rejoice with those that do rejoice was 
a daily maxim.

She united with the Methodist church at Zebulon in 1862. She loved her 
Wonderful Counselor. She regarded her Lord as a Being too holy to almost call 
his name aloud, but at the midnight hour, on her bended knee, you could hear 
her soft, pleading petitions ascending to the throne of God. Like the humble 
little violet, her deeds for Christ were done in modesty, her modesty was 
worthy of imitation, in every particular.

How she loved her nephews and nieces and longed for their salvation. Her 
brother, how he will miss her; censure me not for being selfish and wanting her 
to remain on earth a little longer.

Suffice to say she was my only sister, ever faithful and true. "Be ye also 
ready." - Narcissa Dunn

(Transcribed 10/12/03 Lynn Cunningham)

Additional Comments:
Margaret Narcissa Green, sister of Parthenia,  was married to Joel David Dunn. 
Their sister Mattie Green Simmons, wife of George Simmons, died in 1898. On the 
1900 Pike County census, Parthenia was living in the Simmons household, tending 
to Mattie’s children.

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