Taylor County GaArchives Obituaries.....Thompson, Franklin A. October 29 1893
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The Butler Herald, November 7, 1893
The Butler Herald
Tuesday, November 7, 1893
Page Three

Obituary

Franklin A. Thompson, departed this life in Butler, Taylor County, Ga. at the 
residence of his sister, Mrs. Fannie Collins, on Sunday morning the 29th of 
Oct.  The deceased was born in Taylor County, (then Marion) Nov. 12th 1857 and 
was therefore nearly forty-two years old at his death.  He enjoyed excellent 
health most of his life and was therefore cheerful and lively; but moral and 
upright in his manners.  He was a pupil in my school several terms and had as 
many friends and as few enemies as any pupil in school, and always held an 
honorable rank in all his classes, behaving himself with so much credit as to 
escape rebuke or correction, being of very friendly and social turm.(?)  He 
grew up to manhood highly esteemed in the community in which he lived.  I do 
not mean to say that he was without faults, errors and weakness, for of course 
he was not and I hope that he was caused to feel them experimentally, even that 
he was a sinner, for the promise is to such – “I came not to call the 
righteous; but sinners to repentance” – therefore I hope Gus was a sinner saved 
by grace, for he expressed a resignation to death.  Though he had not united 
with any religious denomination, neither had the thief on the cross, yet the 
Savior heard his prayer.  His father died when he was quite small, and he and 
others were left in the care of a mother.  When about 25 years of age he sought 
employment near Albany where he remained in lucrative business until taken with 
his last sickness about three months previous to his death.  He was confined to 
his bed about two weeks bearing his affliction with great fortitude and 
patience.  His disease was bronchal affection.  He leaves a mother, three 
brothers and three sisters, many relatives and friends to mourn their loss.  
His remains were laid to rest in the cemetery at Butler.  Funeral services 
conducted by Elder J.R. Respess.

J.G. Murray

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The Butler Herald 
Tuesday, October 31, 1893 
Page Three 

Died 

Mr. Gus Thompson, after a long illness from an
affection of the lungs died at the residence of
his sister, Mrs. W.H. Collins, about four o'clock
on Sunday morning last, and his remains were
interred in the cemetery here on Monday morning. 
His death though sad was no surprise, for he had
been in feeble health for a long while.  He came
from Calhoun county several months ago to reside
with the family of Mr. Collins with the hope that
his health would improve; but alas that hope soon
fled and he became resigned to the will of his
Maker.  Mr. Thompson was 42 years of age, a
clever, intelligent gentleman and had many
friends and acquaintances in this community who
will regret to learn of his death.  Every
attention that could possibly be given him by
kind friends, relatives and physicians was
extended to him; but without avail, and that life
so precious in the sight of many has gone to
rest. 

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