Obit: Bro Elijah R. Valentine, Grant Parish Louisiana
Submitted by Bob Valentine
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BRO. ELIJAH R. VALENTINE
Big Creek Baptist Association for Elijah Valentine

BIG CREEK BAPTIST ASSOCIATION

WE ALSO OFFER A SHORT OBITURAY OF BRO. E. R. VALENTINE AND
RECOMMEND ITS ADOPTION. 

Respectfully submitted,
A. G. B. Womack, Ch.
T. J. Cosby
J. S. Collins
Committee

Obituray read and adopted as follows:

Rev. E. R. Valentine died September 1st. 1894; age 26 years, 5 months and 7
days. 

He leaves a wife and two children, a father, mother and brothers and sister
and a host of friends to mourn his depature. He joined the church in September
1888 and was licensed to preach July 6th. 1889, in which he labored as long as
he was able, or till he was stricken down with consumption and never murmured
or complained during his sickness, but bore it with patience ever looking
forward to his depature and always admonishing all he had chance to talk with
the great need of a full discharge of duty in words and deeds stating that he
saw plainer than before and always wanted religious services held when
opportunity offered itself and when there was no one present to officiate or
conduct the services he would conduct them himself. He prayed the time would
come when he would be delivered from his sufferings and he died in full
triumph of a living faith in his Lord and Master.                
                                        
Submitted by his Grandson Bob Valentine, he is buried at the Oak
Grove Cemetery in Grant Parish, LA . His wife was Mary Youngblood daughter of 
John J. Youngblood and Adeline Philen Youngblood. His father was John
Valentine and mother Amanda J. Walker. Elijah had two sons, James Ellis
Valentine, Sr. and John Willis Valentine.