UPSON COUNTY, GA - OBITS  Mrs. Louisa M. Dickey

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THE GOSPEL MESSENGER
Butler, Ga., Sept., 1893, Vol. 15, No. 9
Mrs. Louisa M. Dickey was born July 24, 1839, and
died June 27, 1893, making her fifty-three years,
eight months and three days of age. Her maiden name
was Louisa M. Respess (sister of Elder J. R.
Respess) and she was married first to Mr. J. Thomas
Woodard, February 22, 1859, by whom she had one son,
who still survives her. 

Mr. Woodard died May 8, 1862, and she remained a
widow until October 3, 1867, when she was married to
Mr. James W. Dickey, by whom she had three sons,
still living. Sister Dickey obtained a hope in
Christ in early life, and in 1863 related an
experience of grace and was baptized into the
fellowship of Ebenezer church, where she remained a 
pious and devoted member until her death. Too much
cannot be said of her noble and generous qualities
as a neighbor and friend, ever ready to lend a
helping hand to the poor and needy, administering
comfort to the sick, and admonishing the wayward to
be diligent. She surely will be greatly missed in
her community. 

As a Christian, she was ever true to her faith in
the Lord, never failing to fill her seat at the
meetings unless providentially prevented, even if
she had to walk at times. She lived her religion in
her daily walk and life, and her sweet patience, her
loving, gentle spirit, her entire submission to
whatever God sent, her loving gratitude for whatever
he gave were daily lessons to all with whom she came
in contact. Truly a good woman has gone from us, one
whose life was worthy of the highest emulation, and
a benediction to all who came within her influence.
To the bereaved husband, children, relatives and
friends we would say, weep not as those without
hope. Mittie is better off and may the grace which
made her faithful in life and submissive in death be
yours to comfort in sorrow and distress. The funeral
services were conducted by Elder Samuel T. Bentley,
in connection with the writer, in the presence of a
large concourse of sorrowing relatives and friends,
after which we laid her remains beside those of her
departed parents to await the call of her Master in
the morning of the resurrection, where we hope to
meet her in that home where there is no more death.	

Her unworthy pastor,	Elder Wyatt W. Childs

Reprinted in the July, 1997 TAYLOR COUNTY TRACER





She is buried in Ebenezer Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Upson, Co., Ga.
This cemetery is almost in Crawford County and is in very poor condition.
Many trees have fell down on the grave stones. Very hard to find also.


Louisa Melvina Respess was daughter of Nathan Respess of Upson County, Ga.
and Louisa Williams Respess.
Louisa (Williams) Respess was daughter of John Williams and Susannah
(Mourning) Williams of Crawford Co., Ga.


All very old families of Upson, Crawford and other middle Ga. counties.