Robeson County NcArchives Obituaries.....West, Elias 1916
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Robesonian – Monday January 10, 1916
MR. ELIAS WEST PASSES
                      _______
Faithful Christian and Old Soldier
   Goes to His Reward – Remains In-
   Terred Near Singletary’s Cross
   Roads – Personal Mention
 
Correspondence of The Robesonian.
 
   Lumberton, R. F. D. 5, Jan. 10 –
 
   Mr. Elias West passed from earth’s sorrows to heaven’s glories last Friday 
morning at about 4 o’clock, being 78 years, 4 months and 7 days old.  He had 
been in failing health for several months prior to his death and consequently 
the end was not unexpected.  He was one of the best men, combining every quality 
that tends to make up a Christian gentleman.  He was a life-long member of 
Antioch Baptist church and had served as a deacon for 22 years.  He served as a 
soldier in the Confederate war the full four years of that awful period, and so 
faithful was he in the discharge of every duty that was his, he came down to the 
grave without a single splotch on his character, either socially or religiously.  
He leaves to mourn his departure three sons, Messrs.  E. W., J. P. and A. C., 
and two daughters, Misses Victoria and Caroline West, besides a great host of 
other relatives and friends as was attested by the large concourse in 
attendanace upon his funeral and burial which took place the day following his 
death, at the family cemetery near Singletary’s X Roads church, the writer 
conducting the funeral.  “Mark the perfect man and behold the upright:  for the 
end of that man is peace.”  Ps. 37:37.  It was a real pleasure to the writer to 
declare that in his opinion the text literally solved itself in the life and 
character of him whose remains were being interred.  May it be thus with us all.
   Sympathy and Christian condolence are extended all the bereaved.
                                    J. M. FLEMING.

Additional comments:  Elias West son of Nelson West and wife Margaret Davis West.  
Married Emeline Musselwhite.  Buried in the West Cemetery near Singletary's Cross 
Roads in eastern Robeson County. 


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