Obituary for S.G. Patton, Hardin County, Illinois S.G. Patton ws born Feb. 27, 1864 and died May 17. 1925. He was married to Alice Treece in 1883, to this union was born five children. Four girls and one boy. The mother and son preceded him across the river of death. He was married to Mary J. Oxford in 1897, to this union was born three children two boys and one girl. He professed faith in Christ in 1893 and united with the General Baptist Church of Philidelphia. For the last few years he has lived near Mt. Zion Church and has been a great help to that church, always glad to help support the church he loved. Funeral services were held at the Angleton Cemetery by W.E. Dutton, singing by the Mt. Zion choir in the presence of a large congregation of weeping relatives and friends after which the body was laid to rest to await the call of his Master. He leaves a loving wife, seven children, six grandchildren, t wo sisters and a host of friends. Our friend has gone home, he had reached the summit of the hill of years and could look back along the way he had come and the sun glided past. He had come to the autumnal days. Death is not an enemy of the Christian but a friend. It is the hand that loosen us from the land-locked harbor of pain, affliction and sorrow to sail upon the sea of glory into the haven of eternal rest. He has gone home and the grave is the urn of memory holding all the precious things of him who is gone. Some day we will greet each other with good morning in the land God calls home. Written by a friend Taken from the Hardin Co. Independent, Hardin Co. IL. ------------------------------------------------------------- UGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organiza- tions or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contri- butor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Wanda Patton Reed