Obituary of Mrs. Sarah Cummins, 6 Apr 1893, Lyon Co., Kentucky. ------------------------------------------------------------- Contributed for use in USGENWEB Archives by: Jeff and Debbie Atchley Date: Thursday, November 25, 1999. -------------------------------------------------------------- **************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genelaogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons.Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net. ***************************************************************************** The newspaper article (no date, no source) was found in the bible of Willie Cummins. It is the obituary of her mother, Sarah (Sallie) Ann Warfield Cummins, wife of Michael Harvey Cummins (son of Noah H. Cummins). Sallie died 6 April 1893. Mrs. Sallie Warfield Cummins, wife of Mr. Harvey Cummins and daughter of J. W. and Evaline Warfield, died April 6, 1893. She was born Oct. 6, 1855, lived a consistant member of the M. E. Church South and was married in 1874. She leaves a husband, eight children, an aged mother, one sister and three brothers to mourn her loss. She died as she had lived, in the triumph of a living faith. She died after a brief sickness of lagrippe or pneumonia. Her relatives, neighbors and friends, which were many, did everything in their power to alleviate her intense suffering. Her suffering was so great that she was unconscious much of the time during sickness. Our sympathy runs out after the bereaved and loving children life (sic) behind. Although the chief cornerstone of the family circle has been called away, and the responsibilities of the father increased two fold; yet we hope and trust that he will be able to perform the task before him, and train his children to love God and each other, with the tenderness that so characterized their mother. Let us say to the bereaved "Do not mourn as those that have no hope," but resolve to imitate as much as possible, the life of the one call to her reward. Let the mother of the deceased, who is so ripe in years, lean upon the strong arm of the precious redemer. She too will soon be called to meet with the loving daughter on the banks of sweet deliverance. May the sister, left behind, be more determined to live right and serve the Ruler of the great universe, in an holy and acceptable manner. May those beautiful traits of character that so adorned the life of the departed sister, and that shines with such lustre after her departure, be reproduced in the life of the only surviving sister. Jesus is coming the second time, To gather together his Jewels The children can say "that mother of mine. Has passed through her earthly trials." "She'll then be enthralled with new glory, The praises of Jesus proclaiming; "She'll delight to tell the new story, Of Jesus way of redeaming. At the gate, Sallie will meet her mother, Shortly after, perhaps, sister Love; The brothers may follow each other, To join in the realms above. Wife will meet husband and children, If in their hearts Christ reigns supreme; The neighbors rejoice as brethren, As they drink from the lifegiving stream. The pleasures of earth are small compared, With the soul-stiring joys of heaven. "I am the way" the Lord declared, "The life and the Resurection." A Friend