Schley County GaArchives Obituaries.....Arrington, Henry T. September 28, 1895
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The Schley County News Thursday, October 3rd 1895 
DEATH'S SAD WORK

Mr. H.T. Arrington, One of Ellaville's Best Citizens Stricken Down in the 
Prime of Vigorous Manhood

After an illness of two weeks Mr. Henry Arrington passed away at his home in 
this place Saturday morning at five o'clock of congestion of the brain. There 
are calamities for which nothing can prepare us, and this mysterious 
dispensation came as a shock to his family and friends and cast a deep gloom 
over the whole community. It was hard to associate him with death, and 
although 
his symptoms were unfavorable from the first, every one felt that his splendid 
constitution might withstand the disease. It was only a few hours before the 
end came, that anxious friends began to realize that his illness might prove 
fatal. He became alarmingly worse Friday afternoon, and sank into a state of 
unconsciousness from which he never rallied.

Mr. Arrington was born in Twiggs county September 29th 1848, and when a youth, 
his parents moved to Sumter county where he grew into manhood. He was engaged 
in the mercantile business in Americus for several years, and in 1884 was 
married to Miss Juliette Bolton of that city. Ten years ago Mr. Arrington came 
to Ellaville and formed a co-partnership with Mr. C.L. Peacock, and in all 
business relations and positions of responsibility, his fidelity, strict 
integrity and sterling honesty commanded the respect of all who knew him, and 
he numbers his friends by the score. But it was in the home circle that his 
virtues shone brightest. His devotion to his parents was beautiful in its 
sincerity, and on his strong arm they could always lean with perfect 
confidence. He was the counselor of his brothers and sisters, the strong oak 
about which every tendril of a loving wife's heart was entwined, and just why 
this husband and father on whose shoulders rested such large responsibilit!
ies, this life that so much to family and friends, should be taken, it is not 
ours to "pierce the veil" or understand, we can only remember that, God 
is "too 
wise to err, too good to be unkind." 

The funeral service at the Baptist church Sunday morning was deeply 
impressive. 
The building was filled to overflowing by the friends of the deceased, and a 
truer tribute of tears and sorrow was never paid a citizen of our town. As the 
sad notes of the organ died away, Dr. Griffin arose and with deep feeling 
delivered the funeral sermon, and at the conclusion the casket was opened that 
the audience might look for the last time on the face of their dead friend. 
The 
grief of the family was heart rending, and there was not a dry eye in the 
large 
assembly. If human sympathy could lighten the load or soften the sorrow that 
crushes the hearts of the now doubly bereaved family, truly it goes out to 
them 
from every heart in Ellaville.


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