OBITUARY: Joel T. Hood, 31 Jan 1889 - Smith County, TX Submitted by Vicki Betts 7 December 2002 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ***************************************************************** TEXAS CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE, May 16, 1889, p. 7, c. 3 HOOD.—Joel T. Hood was born in Lamar county, Ala., Dec. 6, 1862, and died in the city of Tyler, Smith county, Texas, Jan. 31, 1889. Joel was a model young man; brought up under the care of a devoted sister who gave diligent attention to his physical and intellectual development, but more especially to the Christian culture of his heart. With God's help, she succeeded. He professed religion and joined the M. E. Church, South, in the year 1878. His last words were: "Jesus, sweet Jesus." You will meet him on the glorious morn of the resurrection. D. P. CULLEN.