Obit of Mahanah O'Bannon Wise, Claiborne Parish, LA
Submitter: Frances Dilley
Source: Unidentified Newspaper; Dec 1901.
Date:  April 5, 2005
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WISE 

Mrs. Mahanah O'Bannon Wise departed this life December 7, 1901, at 
her late residence, Sharon, Claiborne Parish, La. She was the second 
daughter of Dawson Burgess and Frances Harris O'Bannon, and was born 
in Pike county, Miss., November 28, 1818, and was 83 years and 11 
days old.

She professed faith in Christ at an early age, and was baptized into 
the fellowship of a Baptist Church in Pike county, Miss., by Elder 
Zechariah Reeves. When a young lady she moved with her married sister, 
Mrs. Wm.Nolen and other members of the family to North Louisiana in 
1839. She married Mr. Ambrose Wise in Claiborne parish, La., September 
8, 1840. Almost in the same community, and on the same plantation since
1844, she lived, loved and reared her dear family of 8 sons and 3 
daughters. Four of her sons and her husband went on before her to
the better land. Some years before her death she became almost blind, 
and was deprived of the saint's delight of reading the Bible and the
WESTERN RECORDER. 

Hardly too much can be said of the virtues and excellent qualities of 
this true mother of Israel. In many respects she was a great woman. She
was child-like in Christian faith, devoted to her church, loyal to 
Baptist principles and institutions, be well informed in general and 
denominational history. She left many descendants; ranging from a loving 
daughter, who and her husband, lived with her at the old homestead, to a 
son, a stockman in New Mexico, another son, a Baptist minister in 
Kentucky, and a grandson in the Philippine Islands. All of her children 
mourn her departure and are consoled to believe that she is now at rest 
in glory. Her children now living are Mrs.H. C. Walker, Mrs. John T. 
Nolen, Mrs. Geo. Green, Mr. A.J. and Hon G. B. Wise all of Louisiana; 
Mr. N. Wise of New Mexico, and Rev. Ivan M. Wise, President of Ohio 
Valley College, Ky. The Rev J.L. Wise of Natchitoches, a Grandson. 

She was buried at Sharon Baptist Church. La., December 9, 1901, by the 
side of her husband, who died nearly six years ago. Funeral was 
conducted by her beloved pastor, Eld. L. N. Holmes.

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