Schley County GaArchives Obituaries.....Driver, Sarah February 20, 1908
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The Schley County News  Friday, June 5, 1908  
OBITUARY Death has again visited our church and claimed
for its victim our beloved friend and sister Mrs. Sarah
Driver.


Sarah Driver had passed the four score mark being 83
years, 2 months, and 25 days old when on the 20th of
Feb. this year she was called to her last reward.  She
had been a resident of Schley County for quite 60
years.


Mrs. Driver was Miss Sarah Gibson and was born in
Lawrence County, Georgia, Nov. 25th 1824 and was
married to Daniel Driver Feb 11th 1845 and soon after
came to Sumter County where they resided for one year
coming from there to this county where she has resided
since.  Her husband preceeded her many years ago thus
leaving her with the burden of mother and father to
carry which she did with credit.  She raised a family
of 3 boys and 5 girls who still survive her.


For many years Mrs. Driver was a consistent member of
Ebenezer Baptist Church and until her age would not
admit her, she delighted to attend it's services.


Sister Driver, surrounded by anxious loved ones in her
last days would often say she wanted to go home and on
the 20th of Feb., triumphant in a living hope, the
chariot of him who gave her to her loved ones for a
mother and a companion and to the world and us but to
bless, came to bear her tired waiting spirit home to
rest from it's struggles in the flesh and to enjoy the
sweets of a better life and world of his own provision
for those who love him.


(Unreadable).......................................love
and grace they all shall be gathered to her to spend a
happy eternity together.


Therefore, be it resolved by Ebenezer Baptist Church:
1.  That in the death of our beloved sister, the church
sustains a loss of one of it's noblest spirits, but our
loss is her gain. 2.  That we extend to her beloved
family our deepest sympathy and pray God's riches and
blessings abide with them. 3.  That a copy of these
resolutions be furnished the family and one the Schley
County News for publication, also that they be spread
upon the church record.


R.M. Rainey, J.S. Womack,  Com.


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