Polk County GaArchives Obituaries.....Lula Harris  Peek August 1901
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Cedartown Standard, Cedartown, GA., August 13, 1901
Brief mention was made by The Standard last Thursday morning of the death of 
Mrs. J. A. Peek, which occurred, in the early hours of that morning. The high 
esteem, in which this excellent lady was held, was manifested in the large 
attendance of sorrowing friends at the funeral services. The obsequies were 
conducted at the cemetery at 9 o’clock Friday morning, and were conducted by 
Rev. C. K. Henderson. In compliance with the request of the deceased, the 
services were brief and simple. In accordance with her unostentatious life, she 
asked that no word of eulogy be spoken, and that only the beautiful burial 
service of the church be read. The floral tributes were many and elegant, two 
of the most beautiful being presented by the Methodist Ladies, Aid Society and 
the Forts nightly Club, of both of which organizations she was an honored 
member. Mrs. Peek was the wife of one of our most prominent citizens, and was 
herself a member of one of our leading families. She was a daughter of  Mr. P. 
C. Harris, and her sainted mother preceded her to the better world about twelve 
years ago. Besides a devoted husband and two bright children, Winfrey and 
Mattie, she leaves three sisters, Mrs. W. Bailey Tucker of Orlando, Fla., and 
Misses Mary and Margaret Harris,--and four brothers, Mr. Charles D. Harris, now 
in South America; Mr. Eason Harris, now in Griffin, Messrs. Julius and Peter 
Harris. The bereaved family, whose loving circle is thus cruelly broken by 
death, have the heart-felt sympathy of the entire community in their 
irreparable loss. She was in the prime of usefulness in her every relation in 
life, and her death is greatly deplored by all who knew her. Grief for the loss 
of this excellent Christian lady is tempered by the thought that for 
her, "There is no death. What seems so is transition. This life of mortal 
breath is but the suburb of the life Elysian, Whose portal we call 
death."(Cedartown Standard, August 13, 1901) 


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