Mecklenburg County NcArchives Obituaries.....Houston, Sarah McGilvary April 15, 1920
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Charlotte Observer, April 16, 1920
FUNERAL SERVICES LATE MRS. HOUSTON TODAY

Widow of Late S. F. Houston, Life Long Citizen of Charlotte, Passes Away.

Mrs. Charlotte McGiloray (sic) Houston, widow of the late S. F. Houston and a 
life time citizen of Charlotte, passed away at 2:35 a. m. Thursday at her late 
residence, 312 West Eighth street.

She was born in this city January 26, 1842.  Her age therefore was 78 years.  
She was the daughter of the late James A. and Carolina A. McGiloray, of 
Charlotte.

Except for a few years spent with her grand-father, Rev. A. B. McGiloray, an 
itinerent minister of the M. E. church South, and a member of the South 
Carolina conference, stationed at Bennettsville, S. C., her life was spent in 
this city, surrounded by a host of friends and loved ones.

The beauty of her life and character, shown brightest around her own home and 
fireside, it was said yesterday by intimate friends.  The devotion of mother 
and children was beautiful.

Mrs. Houston suffered a fall last October, and has been confined to her bed 
since that time.  She was a patient sufferer, and bore her affliction with 
Christian fortitude.  She was a member of the Second Presbyterian church, 
having joined that church soon after her marriage to Mr. Houston in 1860.

She leaves to mourn her loss Mrs. Mary Jane Collier, only sister, and nephew, 
Frank F. Jones, son of her youngest sister, Mrs. Maggie E. Jones who died in 
1897, and the following children:  Mrs. N. L. Savage, Mrs. Carrie E. Bass, Mrs. 
J. W. Roark, Miss Sarah McGiloray Houston, Mrs. Ed. G. Mullen, Ben F. Houston, 
of Charlotte, and Mr. Sam Houston, of Wadesboro, N. C.

The funeral services will be conducted from her late residence, 313 West Eighth 
street this afternoon at 4 o'clock.  The services will be in charge of Dr. A. 
A. McGeachey, pastor of the Second Presbyterian church assisted by Rev. Z. E. 
Barnhardt, pastor of Tryon Street methodist Episcopal church.  Interment will 
be in Elmwood cemetery.

The pall bearers will be Mrs. Houston's six grand-sons:  S. L. Savage, Frank 
Savage, Walter Savage, J. Ward Roark, Arnold Roark and H. Weldon Sheets.

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