OBITUARY: Miss Emma A Pope, 20 Jan 1879 - Smith County, TX Submitted by Vicki Betts 21 Sep 2002 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ***************************************************************** TEXAS CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE, February 22, 1879, p. 7, c. 2 Pope.—Died in Tyler, Texas, Jan. 20, 1879, in the fourteenth year of her age, Miss Emma A. Pope, daughter of W. A. Pope, of Troupe. Her death was unexpected—having left her father's home only a few days before, joyous and bright, to attend school at Tyler. "But in the midst of life we are in death." Emma had not made a profession of religion, but during the fourteen summers of her life that peculiar light that emanates from a Christian parent's life constantly shone upon her pathway, and no doubt had its saving effect upon her heart. She was the daughter of Christian parents, who endeavored to infuse into her soul the great principles of our holy religion. We believe parent and child will meet again in the realms of bliss to separate never again. We accompanied her remains to Troupe, where she awaits the resurrection morn. —U. B. Phillips.