TAYLOR COUNTY, GA - OBITS McDowell, Minnie Respass (1897)

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The Taylor Tracer

Obituaries from Gospel Messenger
reprinted in Dec 1997 Taylor County Tracer
Williamson NC, May 1898, Vol 20 No 5

Sister Minnie McDowell, widow of Dr. John McDowell, deceased, and a daughter of Elder John Respass, former editor and proprietor of "The Gospel Messenger," died at her home in Butler, Taylor County, GA October 3, 1897, after a lingering illness of several months. Sister McDowell was born in Upson County, GA May 13, 1859, and was married Jun 21, 1883, Elder Samuel Bentley performed the ceremony. She united with the Primitive Baptist Church at Butler some fifteen years ago, and to the end lived a devoted Christian life. During the life of her father she was a great stay and consolation to him, spiritually and otherwise, and is an irreparable loss to the church at Butler. She was not only a deep spiritual minded woman, but very intelligent and took great interest in the Church.
As the pastor of her church, I was thrown in her company a great deal, and I was with her often during her last sickness. Although she was fully aware of her condition, she spoke of death while others were in tears, with the greatest composure, saying she was perfectly willing to die.
She resigned the care of her four little children (three girls and one boy) to the loving mercy of God, believing He would verify His promises.

She was perfectly rational to the last, her faith remaining unwavering in the scriptural declaration, "We know all things work together for good to them that love God,"etc.
Her children are being cared for by two younger sisters, who love them devotedly, and who are fully capable of training them up in the fear and admonition of the Lord. She was buried at Barnesville, GA by the side of her husband. H. Bussey