OBITUARY: Emma S. Dumas, 28 Apr 1888 - Smith County, TX Submitted by Vicki Betts 1 January 2003 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ***************************************************************** TEXAS CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE, May 17, 1888, p. 7, c. 6 DUMAS.—Mrs. Emma S. Dumas (nee Barfield), wife of Mr. F. H. Dumas, was born June 5, 1857; died of consumption in the city of Tyler, Smith county, Texas, April 28, 1888, at 8:30 a.m. She was an orphan at five years of age, when taken into the family of Levi F. Goodman, a good, Christian gentleman. Under the care of him and his good wife she received a religious training. She joined the Methodist Church, South, in early life, of which she remained a member until about four years ago, when her husband professed religion and joined the Baptist Church, and she joined that branch of the Christian church with him. To say that she was a consistent member is not enough to say. She was a devoted Christian until death severed her relation to the church on earth and she joined the church triumphant. It was my privilege and profit to visit her during the last four months of her affliction. It was indeed a benediction to hear her talk of Jesus and her heavenly home; of her devoted husband and kind neighbors. I have heard it said that we will not having dying grace until the dying hour, but Sister Dumas had it to live with, and did not have to ask it in the hour of death. She was conscious until the last, and died triumphantly. She leaves a husband and three children (sons), the eldest eight years old, the others six and four respectively. May the Lord help the bereaved husband and father to train them in the way they should go, as the mother was trained, and like her may they "never depart from it." For the comfort and encouragement of Bro. Dumas I will call his attention to what King David said when his child died: "I cannot call him back again, but I can go to him." You would not if you could call Sister Emma back to suffer with that dreadful disease; but you can go to her. "O, think of the home over there!" She, like the Savior, has gone before you. May you and the children so live that you will have a happy reunion in that home where there is no more death. W. N. Bonner.