Obituaries: David Dreyfuss
Submitter: Pauline Mobley 2/01
Source: Banner Democrat 1893


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David Dreyfuss

On Friday, Dec. 22nd, 1893, at 11 o'clock a.m., David Dreyfuss,
aged 42 years, a native of Mayence, Germany, and a resident of
Lake Providence for the past 22 years.

The two friends, David Morgan and David Dreyfuss, both gone, in the
brief space of two weeks! When it became our sad duty to chronicle
the death of our editor, we called on his intimate friend David
Dreyfuss, and he furmished us most of the details that we published
about Col. Morgan. Little did he think, and little did we think that
his turn would be next. the copy of the Banner-Democrat, containing 
the obituary of his friend he took and put away caarefully amoung 
his private papers, where it was found after his death.

David Dreyfuss came to Providence in or about 1870, and ever since
was a resident of this town. Peaceable and law-abiding, he lived
here nearly twenty three years, a public spirited and a highly
respected citizen. Nothing of public intrest was ever started in
Povidence that he did not help it along. He was one of the charter-
members of the Providence Fire Company, and he ramained an active
member up until about a year ago. He served the city in the capacity
of alderman, and was a member of several lodges.

Dave, like everybody else, had his faults, and may they lie gently
upon him, but charity covereth a mulltitude of sins and who more 
than he was chairitable? No one, white or black, who knocked at his 
door, ever went away from it hungry; and so charitable call was ever 
made upon him that he did not answer promply; like his co-religionies 
he did not know how to refuse.

At one time Dave was a prosperous merchant in Providence, and though
"Into each life some rain must fall'
Some day must be dark and dreary."

deaths in his family, reverses of fortue showered down on him in such
way that he lost courage. Apparently, not very sick, he grew worse and 
never railied. His heart had failed him.

He leaves to mourn his loss, a wife and two children, and especially
his old mother, who counts four score and some years, and has survived
all her children. Apitiable nite it waas on the day of Dave's death
to see the poor old lady, crushed by this  unexpected blow, like
Rachel of old, "bewailing her children, and would not be comforted,
because they are no more."

Last Sunday our friend Dave's remains were laid to rest in the 
Vicksburg Jewish Cemetery, near his brother's and sister's and
of Dave we may well say as his intimate friend, Col. Morgan would
have said:
ANOTHER GOOD MAN GONE!