OBITUARY: Leonora Mapes, October 1888 - Smith County, TX Submitted by Vicki Betts 8 January 2003 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ***************************************************************** TEXAS CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE, November 1, 1888, p. 7, c. 5 MAPES.—Leonora Mapes, daughter of Joseph T. and N. J. Hood, and wife of W. M. Mapes, died in Tyler, Texas, October 1888. She was born January 26, 1869. She professed religion at the age of thirteen years and united with the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. From childhood it was her custom before retiring to bed to pray, after reading a lesson from the Bible. She was a consistent Christian, and her death was but to change her membership from the church militant to the church triumphant above. She was married to Mr. W. M. Mapes, October 20, 1886. She had two children, but the youngest died a few weeks ago. Her husband, widowed mother and one little child are left to mourn their loss. But they mourn not as those who have no hope. "God has devised means that his banished be not expelled from him." By faith in Christ these bereaved ones can meet her where "sickness, sorrow, pain and death are felt and feared no more." Let faith inspire their hearts to make preparation to meet her in heaven. W. N. Bonner.