Coleman County, Texas - Obits: Willis Ashley

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		IN MEMORY OF WILLIS ASHLEY
		    By: Mother Garrett
		 From the Santa Anna News
	
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	Mother Garret, is believed to be the mother of Dr. Garrett, 
	a dentist from Santa Anna, many years ago.
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   Whereas God, in His infinite wisdom, has seen fit to call from our midst,
on Ocotber, 13th, our friend and neighbor, John Willis Ashley. In his going
he left a faithful and loving wife, Myrtle Lee Sparks Ashley, who walked
with him and shared his joys and trials all these years my sympathies go out
to her for she will miss him most, one son, three devoted sisters, besides a
host of other relatives and friends.
   I never lived by a better neighbor. In sickness he was always ready to
lend a helping hand to all he could. Willis was a kind, loving father and a
very devoted husband. He enjoyed having his neighbours in his home and what
he and his wife had we were welcome to share it for he loved his neighbors
as himself. He, like all of us had his faults, but did not try to hide them,
for he lived an open life. He believed in God and knew that He does all
things well.
   We shall miss him, but I am praying that the peace and love that passeth
all understanding may come into the hearts of the loved ones, and that there
be much happiness in feeling that always there are Everlasting Arms. May the
going of our friend and neighbor bring us closer to the feet of our Master
and make us better Christians, better neighbors and to love one another
better, even as Christ has loved us.
   While we cannot understand this dispensation of the Almighty, we, in
faith, would say, in the words of the poet:

		I cannot say, I will not say
		   That he is dead, he is just away.
		With a cheery smile and wave
		   of his hand,
		   He has wandered into another land.
		Think of him as faring on as
		   dear,
		In the love of there as the love of here.
		Think of him still as the same,
		   I say;
		   He is not dead, he is just away.
			  ---A friend and neighbor
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