1898 Obituary of Penina Sutton Hamilton, of Shiloh, Union Parish Louisiana Submitted for the Union Parish Louisiana USGenWeb Archives by T. D. Hudson, 12/2006 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ ================================================================================== ================================================================================== 1898 Obituary of Penina Sutton Hamilton, of Shiloh, Union Parish Louisiana From the Farmerville "Gazette"; issue of Wednesday, 12 October 1898, page 2, column 4 ================================================================================== ================================================================================== A Mother in Israel Has Gone ----------- Sister Penina Hamilton was born on July 2nd, 1819, and fell asleep in the arms of Jesus Aug., 1st, 1898 at the house of her son Capt. J. D. Hamilton, in Shiloh, La., and was buried Aug. 11th in the Shiloh cemetery, in the presence of a large gathering of weeping relatives and friends. Sister Hamilton (nee Penina Sutton) was a native of Merriweather Co., Ga., in which state she was married to Henry W. Hamilton in 1838. She and her husband left Georgia a few years after they were married, finally settling in Union parish, La., near Shiloh, where she was called pon by the Alwise [sic] Creator to give up her husband in 1877. She was the mother of nine children, all of whom survive her except a little babe which died in infancy, and a married daughter, Mai Hamilton Ponel, who died in Texas a few years ago. Sister Hamilton was successful by her wise council and fervent prayers in bringing all of her children to Christ; all of whom are bright lights in the Master's Kingdom, emulating the examples and obeying the Christian teaching of a loving mother. They are all members of the Missionary Baptist church except one, who is not a member of any church,but has given unmistakable evidences of his acceptance with God. She professed faith in Christ, and was baptised into the fellowship of the Shiloh Baptist Church in 1851 by Rev. Jesse Tubb, who has long since gone to his reward. At the time of her death, she was the oldest, both in age and membership, in the Shiloh church, and was never a member of any other church. She loved her church, but was not permitted to attend its services but seldom during the last few years of her life because of feebleness and old age. Though not there in person she was always there in her prayers. She had a strong and unfaltering faith in God, and spent most of her time during the last few years of her life in reading the Bible, praying God to assit her in understanding His word, and to obey its teachings, and to fit her by His Spiritto receive its blessings. Her ideas of justice, right and mercy were all founded on the Bible, and she ever did unto others as she would have them do unto her. She lived a consistent christian life, proving a blessing to the community and all with whom she was associated. Many were her labors of love, administering to the sick and needy and consoling the bereaved and disconsolate. She died in the full triumphs of a loving faith, feeling the assurance that "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints." Her last words were, "O Jesus, Precious Jesus." She had the consciousness that she was safe in His embrace. Death had no horrors, no sting for her, but all was peace and a sweet repose, leaning upon the breast of her dear Lord. Dear children, grandchildren, relatives and friends, she would not have us weep for her, but to live in the love and fear of the Lord, that in the great beyond we may join her in singing praises amidst the host of Heaven throughout the endless ages of eternity. HER PASTOR. ###############################################################################