Robeson County NcArchives Obituaries.....Meares, Delaney Mariah November 28, 1837
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Robesonian: Monday January 28 1924
ROBESONIAN: MONDAY, JAN 28 1924

MRS. DELANEY MEARES WISHART

Aged and Highly Esteemed Woman Dies At Home Near Town.. Funeral Yesterday
Afternoon.

Reported for the Robesonian.

The entire community was saddened Saturday night when it was learned that Mrs.
Delaney Meares Wishart had passed away at 7 o'clock at her home two miles from
town after an illness of twelve hours, her death being caused by an acute attack
of indigestion.  Mrs. Wishart spent Friday in town at the home of her son, Mr.
J. H. Wishart, returning to her home in the afternoon.

Mrs. Wishart was born in Wishart Township November 28th, 1837 and entered her
87th year two months ago today.  She was the widow of the late Wellington
Wishart, who passed away in 1897.  She spent her entire life in the community in
which she was born and reared and was loved and respected by the entire
population.  In early life she became a member of Antioch Baptist Church where
she held membership for many years, when she transferred to the First Church of
Lumberton.

Mrs. Wishart is survived by four sons, W. S., J. H., Wade adn Frank H., and two
daughters, Mesdames M. R. Powers and F. J. Flowers; also a large number of
grandchildren.

The funeral service was conducted from the residence of Mr. J. H. Wishart
yesterday afternoon at 3:30 by Dr. C. H. Durham, pastor of the First Baptist
Church, assisted by Dr. G. E. Moorehouse, pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church, after which the remains were laid to rest in Meadowbrook Cemetery.  The
large gathering of friends and the many floral offerings showed the very high
esteem in which the aged lady was held.

The pallbearers were: H. F. Flowers, J. A. Barker, C. A. Crump, J. C. Stansel,
J. D. McAllister and D. M. Barker.




Additional Comments:
Note: Terry Johnson: Taylor/Wishart Family Descendent & Researcher: 11 November
2008.

DELANEY MARIAH MEARES: 28 Nov 1837 26 JAN 1924 in Wisharts, Robeson, North
Carolina.

Daughter of Moses Meares & Lucia Taylor, daughter of Jennett Cook & Henry
Taylor, and sister of Lemuel, Nancy, and Henry Taylor.

Married: Wellington Wishart : 16 Sep 1858, at Wisharts Township, Robeson, North
Carolina.

Children of Delaney Mariah Meares & Wellington Wishart are: Walter Seaman,
Annie, Susan Elizabeth, John Howard, Eli Wade, Bertie B., and Frank Wishart.

Burial: Meadowbrook Cemetery.


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