Obituaries: Mary Augusta Gwinn, 1909, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: February 12, 1909 Southern Sentinel

Mrs. Mary Augusta Gwinn

Died in Winnfield, La, on Saturday, Feb. 6, 1909, Mrs. Mary Augusta Gwinn, the
wife of Mr. A. J. Gwinn, aged 54 years.  She was born in Camden, Wilcox
County, Alabama, October 30, 1855.

The deceased was a sufferer for a long time.  She was a member of the Baptist
Church, a devoted Christian mother, an affectionate wife and a kind and
charitable neighbor.  Her life work was devoted to the practice of all those
home virtues that illumine a woman nobly planned.  She was esteemed ab all
that knew her.

She was laid to rest last Sunday afternoon in the city cemetery.  Around her
last resting place were gathered hundreds of the citizens, attesting the
high esteem in which her character was held and the deep sympathy felt for the
bereaved family.  Services were held at the residence and concluded at the
cemetery by Rev. J. R. Edwards.  A devoted husband, a daughter and three sons
mourn the loss of the wife and mother, and numerous relatives cherish her
memory.  The home has lost its chief magnet and this community a beloved
resident.  May she rest in peace.