Obituary: Edric Evans, 4 Nov 1897 - Smith County, TX Contributed by Vicki Betts 10 January 2003 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************************** TEXAS CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE, January 13, 1898, p. 14, c. 2 BARTON.—Died, November 4, 1897, at Tyler, Texas, Edric Evans, the infant son of Bro. and Sister P. Z. Barton. Little Evans, as we were wont to call him, was a child of premature devotion; and while we were allowed to see his innocent face and hear his voice only for the short space of sixteen months, he was a favorite with both old and young, and was almost idolized by his fond parents. God alone can heal the wound inflicted by this stroke of his providence. The grief-stricken parents may remember that "the Lord is good, and he knoweth them that fear him." Although their darling has been snatched from their embrace, they may still see the little hands beckoning them to a better world, where they shall soon meet their little one, who is safe in the arms of Him who said, "Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of heaven." A FRIEND. Tyler, Texas.