Rutherford County NcArchives Obituaries.....Williams, Mary A. [Mrs. S. C.] May 16, 1879
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"The Jacksonville Republican"

Jacksonville, Calhoun County, Alabama 

NEWSPAPER Issue of Saturday, May 24, 1879

OBITUARY OF Mrs. Mary A. Williams

Died, at Oxford, Ala., the 16th. inst., Mrs. Mary A., wife of Dr. S.C. 
Williams. She was born in Ruthford, North Carolina, Aug. 6, 1828; was 
married to Dr. S.C. Williams at Rabbit Town, Ala., Tuesday, Jan. 1st, 1850. 
She joined the Baptist church Aug. 15, 1849 and lived a consistent and 
zealous member to her death. She leaves a husband and seven children, 
together with her aged parents and three brothers to mourn her loss. She was 
perfectly resigned to death; and a short while previous to her departure, 
called her children one by one to her; embraced, counselled and blessed 
them, then kissed them and said "goodbye". In like manner she did her 
parents, relatives who were in the room, impressed upon the latter the 
counseling and instructions of her children. Then folding her arms across 
her heaving breast, she said "blessed Jesus" and in a few moments was dead. 
Thus, a dutiful, affectionate daughter, an only sister, gentle and pure; a 
devoted wife, a dear, sweet darling mother has gone to her reward beyond the 
river; gone to be robed and crowned a princess of heaven.

" The night she left us weeping round her bed, so loving, mild,

She prayed His mercies on each throbbing head, "God bless my child!"

And then she kissed me, oh! that last sweet kiss,

This side the deep,

"Goodbye!" she struggling said, blest Jesus this!

And fell asleep.

Oh! t' was hard to kiss thee darling one,

and say goodbye,

To see thee journey through the vale alone,

To see thee die.

No, not alone, O blessed Word of God,

Jesus was there.

How oft the path of shadows he had trod,

To soothe despair.

Sad heart week not the patient sufferer,

Hath gone to rest,

Gone hence to greet her great Deliverer,

Among the blest.

Tis not for e'er we'll meet again, again,

Yes, meet again.

Where Benlah hill smiles on the Olympic plain

We'll meet again.

Oh! Sainted spirit of our mother dear,

We long to be free,

From these blinding tears, these heartaches here,

With thee, with thee.

Dudley.

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