Freestone County, Texas Obituaries [This is Minnie Lee Yerby Meek 04/25/1878 - 10/12/1917 w/o Marshall Harry Meek] The Teague Chronicle Oct. 19, 1918 MRS. H. M. MEEK Mrs. H. M. Meek aged about 39 years died in the Baptist Sanitarium in Dallas on Thurs. night of last week after an operation. She became ill on Wed. of the previous week, was taken to the sanitarium the next Tues., an operation being performed Wed. one week from the day she became ill. Mr. Meek and her sister, S. L. Bryant were with her at the sanitarium. The remains reaching Teague Fri. afternoon were conveyed to Hopewell Cemetery where Rev. D. Arther Dickey conducted the funeral service at 4:00 pm after which interment was made. Deceased leaves three children all girls, her husband, her father, W.J. Yerby, one brother Walter Yerby, and several sisters among whom are Mrs. Henna Taggart of Mexia, Mrs. S.L. Bryant of Teague, Mrs. Earl Black of Teague, Mrs. Allen Herring of Austin, Mrs. Thomas Woodall of Dew and more sisters. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Teague Chronicle Nov. 7, 1917 MRS. MINNIE MEEK has gone to be with Jesus. She was born April 25, 1878 and died Oct. 12, 1917. She joined the Baptist Church at the age of 17. At the age of 18 she was married to H. M. Meek Sept. 10 1899. To this union were born 4 children one of which has preceded her long ago to the glory land. Three children and husband are left to lament her departure. She was faithful to her family, her neighbors, her church and her lord. We will miss her in the home and the community. We deeply sympathize with her bereaved family. We know there is a vacant chair and she will be with us no more on earth for it points us to heaven where she is safe with Jesus and if we will only trust in the lord we will meet her again where there will be no more sickness and pain and what a happy meeting that will be. Dear ones look up she is waiting for you. Therefore be it resolved that we extend our heartfelt sympathy and love to the bereaved family and relatives and may Gods richest blessings rest on them. Be it resolved that a copy of this be spread to our church minutes, a copy be sent to the bereaved family and a copy be sent to the Teague Chronicle for publication By the Brewer Baptist Church J.L. Walker E.T. Harris Artie Mae Harris Committee