Obituary: Ellen A. Lowrey, 27 Jul 1860 - Smith County, TX Contributed by Vicki Betts July 25, 2002 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************************** TEXAS CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE, August 16, 1860, p. 4, c. ? Ellen A. Lowrey, more familiarly known as “Dolly,” daughter of F. L. and S. Lowrey, died in Starrville, Smith county, Texas, July 27th, aged 6 years, 11 months, and 12 days. Dolly was one of those sweet, loving spirits whose stay on earth is short. She was a joy for the young and a jewel for the old; in school loved and admired by all. In Sabbath School Dolly was always in her seat, with a smiling face. Her disease was congestion of the lungs— short and painful. She died like one fanned to sleep. She had been consecrated to God. Thou art gone my dolly, though hast fled away, Like mist of the night at the dawn of day; Thy flesh is cold, and thy heart is still As the frozen drops of the ice-bound rill. No longer, dear mother, shed tears for thy child, Nor let the cold graveyard, or solitude wild, Beguile thee to seek me, for I am not there; My home is in Heaven—to meet me prepare. August 1, 1860. J. Starr.