Obituary: Catherine E. Reynolds Drewett, 1915, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Michael Drewett, 6321 Clegg Rd., Pensacola, Fl 32526
Source: Unknown LA. newspaper, 1915
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In Memory of Sister Catherine Drewett

   On the morning of May 24, 1915, the death angel came to the home
of Bro. Daniel Drewett and claimed for its victum sister Drewett.
She was born in Mississippi, March 8, 1841. At the age of 19 she 
married C. F. Drewett, and moved to Alabama in 1860. To this union was
born seven children, of whom three preceeded her to the other world.

   She was left a widow in 1877 to face the storms of life.  She joined 
the Baptist church at the age of 15, and lived a consistent life up to
her death. In 1866 they came to Louisiana and settled in the Sardis
community, and she identified herself with the church and remained
one of its livest members until the end.

   Sister Drewett was a devoted christian and always took great pleasure
in her church work, and when her health failed so as to keep her from
attending church she always expressed herself as being submissive to the
Lord's will.  It was my privilege to be her pastor only about 8 months
before she died, but for the short acquaintance I had with her I found
in her life an example worthy of commendation to all living people.  All
through her last sickness she bore it with patience and looked forward
for the time to come when her Heavenly Father would call for her to come
up higher.

   Sister Drewett was making her home with her son Daniel at the time of
her death, and will be greatly missed by the family and friends.  The
church and community have lost a faithful friend, but Heaven has gained
the earthly loss.  She was laid to rest in the Sardis cemetery where her
remains will rest until the glorius ressurection when these bodies of
ours shall come forth from the grave in the likeness of our blessed
Christ.  Then, and not until then, will we be satisfied.

   To the bereaved ones we would commend the Father above who knows how
to take care of his people, and who is able to keep them.
   C. B. Gates      June 30, 1915       Winnfield, La.
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(Note: Birth and death dates in this article differ with those in
"Briley's Memorial Cemetery Dir....." where Catherine Drewett's dates 
are b. Mar.3, 1841 and d. May 21, 1905. Also,  I have kept the spelling
and punctuation of the original article.)