Obituary: Mrs. Easter Lee Hearn, 20 Dec 1896 - Smith County, TX Contributed by Vicki Betts 11 January 2003 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************************** TEXAS CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE, February 4, 1897, p. 7, c. 4 HEARN.—Mrs. Easter Lee Hearn was born in Wilson County, Tenn., January 6, 1827; joined the M. E. church at Walnut Grove, Tenn., at the age of fifteen; moved from there to Texas in 1853, and died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Shano, in Tyler, Texas, December 20, 1896. Her happiest days were spent attending Church and preparing to entertain preachers. Whilst visiting her a few days previous to her death, among the first words she said, "I am ready and anxious to go and be with those who have gone before." Few can feel the loss of this fallen relative more keenly than the writer. The ties of sisterhood and friendship that have been growing stronger and more sacred for nearly a quarter of a century have been severed. MRS. J. M. HEARN. Pirtle, Texas.