Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries




Eliza (Burks) Terry


Fairfield Recorder, Fairfield Texas
Friday, April 17, 1925

IN MEMORY OF MRS. ELIZA TERRY

Mrs. Eliza TERRY died at the home of her son, C. C. TERRY, near Mt. Zion
on Tuesday Nov. 12, 1924.

Grandmother was born Sept. 4, 1847 in Stewart County, Georgia and was the
daughter of Mr. & Mrs. William BURKS. On Novc. 28, 1867 she was married to John
TERRY. After marriage they came to Texas to live and settled near Fairfield.

They lived in and near Fairfield the rest of their lives. Grandfather having
died several years ago. To this union were born eight children, two of them
having preceeded her to that celestial shore. Those that survive her are: C.C,
Joel, David & Paul TERRY, Mrs. S. V. IVY of Fairfield, and Mrs. Howard F.
GUNTER of Houston. 

She was a strong believer in the christian religion, having been a member of
the Baptist Church for many years. Only to her many kind deeds and sympathetic
nature, being ever ready to lend a helping hand and bestow a kind and consuling
word to all in hours of trouble will make us miss her more in this world.

Although Grandmother was 77 years old, she did not show her age so much. She
was always jolly and even when death was at the door, she would laugh and talk
with those that were at her bedside. As she reposed in the quite of death all
lines that time had traced upon her countenance seems smoothed away. All the
useful contours of her life came back upon her face to smile on children,
grandchildren, and friends as is in prophecy of the glorified face which shall
greet them when they meet on the shores of the eternal.

She passed away after much suffering with softly folded hands and smilling
lips, glad to be relieved from earths pains and calling ever by her devoted
christian life to those she leaves to follow her and with willing hearts and
glad obedince, like her to obey the summons when it comes to enter into rest.

Her remains were laid to rest in the Driver Cemnetery the following day in the
presents of a large crowd of sorrowing friends and relatives. Rev. E. Homer
TIREY officiating.

Yes Grandmas gone
The Wo of pure and upright heart
From Early womanhood to the grave she chose the better part
She was the fo of all thats mean of sin in any form
Unflinching strong and pure she stood as oak in time of storm
For three score years and more she faced life's duties with courage, true and
firm
She knew its sorrow, shared its tolls and pleasures too in turn
For many years in christian love she truly served the lord
And in the year 19 & 24 she went to her reward
And to her master whom she loves she yeilds her latest breath
Her life ends not with her death
But onward thru the coming years
Shall unforgotten be silent wittness for the light for thuth and pity
Grandma is gone and when our time shall come and one by one
We shall go to meet the Joes of all the earth
To whom all knees shall bow may we face death triumphantly
Hear Jesus, sweet well done and reunited sing gods praise in our eternal home

Her grandaughter Eliza