Taylor County GaArchives Obituaries.....Laura Saylor May 16 1896
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The Butler Herald, May 19, 1896
The Butler Herald
Tuesday, May 19, 1896
Page Three

The Death Roll

Saylor

Our community was made to feel exceedingly sad on Saturday evening last at the 
sad intelligence of the death of Miss Laura Saylor, which occurred at the home 
of her sister, Mrs. Vinson, in Houston County on Saturday morning.  Miss Laura 
was about 24 years of age, a most beautiful and accomplished young lady and 
whose many noble traits of character could hardly be excelled by any young lady 
in this county.  The news of her unexpected death will be learned with sadness 
by her many admiring friends.  Her remains were interred at Glover’s 
schoolhouse Sunday.  May the Lord bless the sad dispensations of His providence 
to the good of our entire people.

The Butler Herald
Tuesday, May 19, 1896
Page Three

Over The County

Items Of Much Interest Gathered By Our Hustling Correspondents

Reynolds, Ga., May 18th
By J.T.A.

And while the heart of the community was draped in gloom and sadness 
telegraphic news came that Miss Laura Saylor, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jake 
Saylor, was dead.  Miss Laura was on a visit to her sister near Powersville 
when taken sick and died over there.  Her remains were laid to rest in the 
cemetery at Glover’s Schoolhouse, witnessed by a very large concourse of 
people.  Rev. J.J. Farmer performed this sad service to the consolation of many 
bleeding hearts.  Miss Laura was a most estimable young lady and was loved and 
appreciated by all who knew her.

The Butler Herald
Tuesday, May 19, 1896
Page Three

In Memoriam

Truly the adage that “death loves a shining mark” hath again been verified in 
the premature demise of Miss Laura Saylor, which occurred Saturday May 16th at 
the home of her sister, Mrs. Vinson, near Powersville in Houston County.  The 
cruel disease so sudden and violent in its deadly work was contracted while 
engaged in attending an older sister who was sick in Fort Valley.  Young, 
beautiful and largely endowed with social graces, Miss Laura was a general 
favorite.  She possessed a spirit ever buoyant and sun shiny, without the 
excess of frivolity and vanity, which so often curse the charms of female 
attraction.  Though Miss Laura was not a member of the church, a thing to be 
deplored, yet it seemed to be the unanimous verdict of those who knew her, that 
she was not a stranger to personal interest in the Saviour’s love and mercy, 
and so she was ready for the unexpected summons to depart this life.  How 
brief, how transitory is this human existence and with what tremendous import 
fraught!

On the beautiful, balmy Sabbath morning of the 17th in the “poets month of 
May”, a period of the year especially suggestive of the resurrection, the 
remains of our departed friend were laid to rest in the old graveyard at 
Glover’s schoolhouse.  An unusually large congregation of neighbors and 
friends, who attended the funeral, bore eloquent testimony to the high esteem 
in which she was held.  May the God of all grace comfort the parents and the 
surviving brothers and sisters and gather them all to his starry home by and by.

J.J. Farmer





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