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•♦i*-- *Death of Mr. S. Tj. Thompson., . JDeath lias again swooped down upon us, and its victim was Mr. Stephen L. Thompson, who fell quietly asleep i# Jesns last Monday morning at 5:30 o'clock. His complaint was heart disease, from which he suffered a great deal, especially during the last year. He was born,in Burke . county, Ga., and had he livjed until the 22d of February, next, would have been seventy-two years of age. The greater portion of his life was spent in Houston county. He was sober, truthful and honest;-a good neighbor, a good and jkind husband and father; he was very industrious, and provided well for his family..! ■ , . :He joined the Primitive Baptist Church at Beaver Creek church, in 1870. As a member he wastfirm, consistent and unwavering; and we can truthfully say that the cdmmiihity has lost one of its- best* • . \ 4 .» »» » *citizens, and,the church one of its brightest ornaments.And now let ns indulge the hope that our, loss-is his eternal gain;Ithat he has gone to reap the reward of a life well spent To his grief-stricken wife we wpnld say, “mourn not as one whti has no hope.” ’Tis trueThe light is from the household gone,A voice you loved is stilled,A place is vacant at your hearth.Which never can be filled.iA gentle heart that throbbed, but now,, With tenderness and love,Hfts hushed its weary throbbing here,To throb in bliss above.His remains will be , taken to Fort Valley to-day, and interred in the cemetery there.I Plow Boy.Jan. §2! 1889.
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Perry Home Journal
Perry, Georgia, US
Thu, Jan 24, 1889
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