1903 Obituary of Mary Jane Taylor Lee, resident of near Farmerville, Union Parish Louisiana Submitted for the Union Parish Louisiana USGenWeb Archives by T. D. Hudson, 11/2006 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ ================================================================================== 1903 Obituary of Mary Jane Taylor Lee, resident of near Farmerville, Union Parish Louisiana Published in the Farmerville "Gazette", issue dated Wednesday, 28 October 1903, page 3 ================================================================================== Died. -------------- Mary Jane Lee was born in Butler county, Ala., June 13, 1831, and died at Mer Rouge, La., October 18, 1903, aged 72 years, four months and five days. She immigrated to Union parish, La., with her parents, when quite a child; was twice married, first to Oliver Windes, who only lived nine months after marriage. In 1849 she was married to John M. Lee, her second husband, who preceded her to the Great BEyond about ten years. She united with Farmerville Baptist church in August, 1859, and was baptized by Elder Elias George. We will not speak of her christian qualities, as all who knew her are familiar with them. Suffice it to say that she was ever zealous in all church work, especially was she anxious about her pastor's salary. Seldom did the writer meet her in conversation that she did not ask about her pastor's salary. She was also a member of theladies' aid society. Both in church and society she will be greatly missed. Her remains were brought home and conveyed to the Baptist church, where funeral services were conducted by Elder J. H. Hughes. She was then laid to rest in the Taylor cemetery there to await the resurrection. She leaves four children, four brothers, three sisters, grandchildren and a host of distant relatives and friends to mourn their loss. Weep not, friends, for our loss is her gain. May we all imitate her gain. May we all imitate her example by living the lives of Christians, that when we are called away we may be, as she was, prepared to pass through the valley and shadow of death. E. J. LEE Farmerville, La. ================================================================================== NOTE: Mary Jane Taylor was the daughter of Union Parish Judge John Taylor and his first wife, Jane Wood. #################################################################################