Harriet (Wilson) Blitch was the daughter of Luke and Patience (Crawford) Wilson. She was born in Effingham County, GA. She married Rev. Benjamin 12 Jan 1832 in Effingham County, GA. They were the parents of 14 or 15 children (sources differ). Five sons were Baptist Ministers and traveled around the US preaching and establishing churches.

The picket fence in the photo was hand-hewn by Rev. Blitch and placed around her grave.

OBITUARY
THE CHRISTIAN INDEX

BLITCH – Mrs. Harriet Blitch was born in Effingham county, Ga., January 25, 1814 and died at the residence of Mr. G. E. Morris, in Appling county, Ga., November 12, 1877.

Mrs. Blitch was the daughter of Luke and Patience Wilson. She united with the Baptist Church in 18_ and was married to the Rev. Benjamin Blitch in 1882, and afterward became the mother of a large family. Four of her sons became ministers of the Gospel, Revs, J. E., D. L., J.L. and S.E. Blitch. Her life was one of toil and care and her death triumphant. A more generous ____ ever was in the bosom of ___. Those that were in distress were her peculiar care and never went away empty when she had ___ to supply. And, as a nurse, she was faithful, always doing that which she could to comfort and relieve the sick. Many friends and loved ones will miss her tender care. But the Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away. Blessed be the name of the Lord.

She was a faithful Baptist, full of the missionary spirit, waiting for the Gospel to be preacher in all the destitute portions of the earth.

She was attacked with dropsy in July, and suffered severely, but waited patiently for the Lord to send deliverance, and looked forward to the time of her departure with joy. She was very careful to provide for her burial months before she died, and requested Rev. W. H. Bennett to preach her funeral, from the first chapter of Joshua, and 11th verse: "Pass through the camp and command the people saying, "Prepare provisions for yourselves, for within three days you will cross over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land which the Lord your God is giving you to possess." And told him that she had been preparing to cross over Jordan 16 years.

A few weeks before her death, she felt as if she was recovering, and desired to see her daughter that lived in the neighborhood of Mr. M., and to visit them, which she did, and was soon taken worse. On the morning before she died she requested her daughter not to leave her and said that she was going to leave this world that day. During the day she talked all that she was able and as the day was closing she asked to be raised up and exclaimed very earnestly, "Lord Jesus, come to come, come to me." Then, feeling assured that she and His ___ help, and that she could lean her head on his gentle bosom, she bade her friends and loved one farewell, and asked that the door should be opened. Then, with an air of triumph, and as if she had the Celestial City all in view, and with her soul lost in the rapture, she repeated: "Oh, glory, glory!" and was born away to her place of rest at thirty minutes past 7 o'clock P.M. on the 12th of November, 1877. With joy she passed over the river and at last received the crown of glory that ________________the followers of Jesus.

She leaves a large number of relatives and friends behind to prepare to cross Jordan's cold stream. God grant that they may all be prepared for that trying hour, and in the morn of the ______ may we all be united in that sweet, sweet home.

O how sweet it will be in that beautiful land.
Now free from all sorrow and pain.
With songs on our lips and with harp in out hand.
To meet one another again.

Source:
"Christian Index Obituaries" published by GA Baptist Historical Society, Mercer Univ, 1975, Compiled by Mary McKeown Overby