Limestone Co. TX - OBIT:  Martha McKenzie

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                    In Memory of Sister Martha McKenzie
                                      
   In Tribute of respect by the Mt. Joy Baptist church to the memory of
   Sister Martha McKenzie, who departed this life August 13, 1926. Her
   husband, Joddie McKenzie, preceded her in death three years past.
   
   Sister McKenzie was converted and served with the Mt. Joy Baptist
   Church something about forty-five years ago. In the death of Sister
   McKenzie the church has lost one of its most loyal members. She lived
   a consistent Christian life and to know her was to love her.
   
   Her age was 65 years, 3 months and 10 days. It was hard for relatives
   and friends to give her up, but God knew best and we humbly bow to his
   will and say thine will be done. We are looking to the resurrection
   morning when the dead in Christ shall rise to meet her and so shall we
   ever be with the Lord.
   
   She leaves a sister, Mrs. Geo. Bowen, two brothers, Jno. and Bob
   Wagerman, eight children, Mrs. Nola Shields, Mrs. Laura Martin, Mrs.
   Abe (Phene) Goodrich, Mrs. Sadie Roloff, Henry, John, Louie, and
   Callie McKenzie, besides a number of grandchildren and other relatives
   and fiends to mourn her loss.
   
   On Sunday evening her remains were conveyed to the McKenzie Cemetery
   and there placed in their last resting place to await the pleasure of
   the Almighty God when she shall be raised, not as she once was, but in
   the likeness of Him who died and rose again for the dead shall be
   raised and this corruptible must put on incorruption and this mortal
   must put on immortality. So, when this corruptible shall have put on
   incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then that shall
   be brought to pass the saying that is written death is swallowed up in
   victory. O grave, where is thy victory? O death, where is thy sting?
   The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law, but
   thanks be to God, Which giveth us the victor through our Lord Jesus
   Christ.
   
   To the many friends who visited the bereaved children in her last
   hours and all along, they desire to extend their heartfelt thanks and
   to invoke down on them all the blessings and guidance of the great
   giver of every good and perfect gift. They also desire the prayers of
   all of God's children that He may be with them to comfort and
   strengthen them in this sad hour.
   
   Funeral services were conducted by her pastor, Brother A.B. Pair.
   
   Be it resolved that a copy of this be preserved by the church and one
   forwarded to the family.
   MRS. DAISY CALDWELL