"The LaFayette Sun" - January 14, 1920:
Little LeMerle Allen Oxford.
I saw a tiny rosebud, so pure, so perfect, the little calyx so rounded, and each bit of green seemed to bear promise of a glorious rose on the morrow. I thought how beautiful the white petals will be, how velvety soft, how delightful the fragrance, how God's sunshine will make my rosebud into a perfect bud to gladden all who see this one of God's flowers. And then - the cold bleak wind came and my tiny rosebud withered and died; and I held my hand toward Heaven, for I wanted my rosebud, but a voice said, "The rosebud, has lived its life; it gladdened you; it brought you thoughts of Heaven; it was only intended for a day. God gave, God hath taken away."
Little LeMerle Allen Oxford was born August 16th, 1919, in Atlanta, Ga., and for nearly five months she made glad the home of her devoted parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Oxford, and then God's angel came and carried her back to Heaven. Her father said, "I was so proud of my little daughter. Her eyes were so bright; her golden head had gathered all the sunshine. It is so hard to give her up." Her poor young mother said, "Why was she sent to us if we were only to keep her this short time? How can we do without our baby? Her bright eyes followed us; she seemed to know just what we said to her. She would laugh and coo at us."
Life is not counted by years, months or days, but by the joy, the beauty of the time of existence. Baby LeMerle had caused so much happiness in her little life, not only to her adoring parents and small brother, but to her grandmother, in whose lap she died, and all her aunts and uncles and grandparents who saw her day by day. One of them said, "Isn't she a darling? I know she understands all we say to her." She was the baby of the family and all loved her. Baby LeMerle was only loaned to her parents by the Heavenly Father just for a short while, just to show how beautiful Heaven is, just as a "pull" to bring her loved ones close in touch with "that land that is fairer than day", just to show the gathered gladness that God has for His earthly children. Jesus said, "For of such is the Kingdom of Heaven," and baby LeMerle, by her winsomeness, brought the Kingdom of Heaven close to the hearts of those to whom she was given for a while. In November she was taken sick and, despite all that the latest and most skillful treatment of devoted physicians and faithful, loving nursing could do, her little spirit went back to God, who gave her, at one o'clock on Wednesday, the seventh. The heart-broken parents brought the tiny white flower-laden casket to LaFayette Thursday and the funeral was conducted from the home of the great aunts, Mrs. D. A. Holmes and Miss McLemore, Friday afternoon by Rev. L. A. Holmes and Dr. W. D. Hubbard. Interment was in the city cemetery.
The little life is over, the mother's arms are empty, but memories of the bright eyes, the golden head, the precious baby ways will live on and on, and the parents can say like David of old, "I cannot bring him back to me, but I can go to him," and thank the Heavenly Father for the loan of the darling baby for almost five months. "The Lord gave, the Lord hath taken away. Blessed be the name of the Lord."
Accompanying the remains of baby LeMerle to LaFayette were her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Oxford, her small brother, Clifford, Junior, her grandmother, Mrs. Annie C. Allen, and uncle Mr. David G. Allen.
- Mrs. D. A. Holmes.
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Little LeMerle Allen Oxford.
I saw a tiny rosebud, so pure, so perfect, the little calyx so rounded, and each bit of green seemed to bear promise of a glorious rose on the morrow. I thought how beautiful the white petals will be, how velvety soft, how delightful the fragrance, how God's sunshine will make my rosebud into a perfect bud to gladden all who see this one of God's flowers. And then - the cold bleak wind came and my tiny rosebud withered and died; and I held my hand toward Heaven, for I wanted my rosebud, but a voice said, "The rosebud, has lived its life; it gladdened you; it brought you thoughts of Heaven; it was only intended for a day. God gave, God hath taken away."
Little LeMerle Allen Oxford was born August 16th, 1919, in Atlanta, Ga., and for nearly five months she made glad the home of her devoted parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Oxford, and then God's angel came and carried her back to Heaven. Her father said, "I was so proud of my little daughter. Her eyes were so bright; her golden head had gathered all the sunshine. It is so hard to give her up." Her poor young mother said, "Why was she sent to us if we were only to keep her this short time? How can we do without our baby? Her bright eyes followed us; she seemed to know just what we said to her. She would laugh and coo at us."
Life is not counted by years, months or days, but by the joy, the beauty of the time of existence. Baby LeMerle had caused so much happiness in her little life, not only to her adoring parents and small brother, but to her grandmother, in whose lap she died, and all her aunts and uncles and grandparents who saw her day by day. One of them said, "Isn't she a darling? I know she understands all we say to her." She was the baby of the family and all loved her. Baby LeMerle was only loaned to her parents by the Heavenly Father just for a short while, just to show how beautiful Heaven is, just as a "pull" to bring her loved ones close in touch with "that land that is fairer than day", just to show the gathered gladness that God has for His earthly children. Jesus said, "For of such is the Kingdom of Heaven," and baby LeMerle, by her winsomeness, brought the Kingdom of Heaven close to the hearts of those to whom she was given for a while. In November she was taken sick and, despite all that the latest and most skillful treatment of devoted physicians and faithful, loving nursing could do, her little spirit went back to God, who gave her, at one o'clock on Wednesday, the seventh. The heart-broken parents brought the tiny white flower-laden casket to LaFayette Thursday and the funeral was conducted from the home of the great aunts, Mrs. D. A. Holmes and Miss McLemore, Friday afternoon by Rev. L. A. Holmes and Dr. W. D. Hubbard. Interment was in the city cemetery.
The little life is over, the mother's arms are empty, but memories of the bright eyes, the golden head, the precious baby ways will live on and on, and the parents can say like David of old, "I cannot bring him back to me, but I can go to him," and thank the Heavenly Father for the loan of the darling baby for almost five months. "The Lord gave, the Lord hath taken away. Blessed be the name of the Lord."
Accompanying the remains of baby LeMerle to LaFayette were her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Oxford, her small brother, Clifford, Junior, her grandmother, Mrs. Annie C. Allen, and uncle Mr. David G. Allen.
- Mrs. D. A. Holmes.
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"The LaFayette Sun" - January 14, 1920:
Little LeMerle Allen Oxford.
I saw a tiny rosebud, so pure, so perfect, the little calyx so rounded, and each bit of green seemed to bear promise of a glorious rose on the morrow. I thought how beautiful the white petals will be, how velvety soft, how delightful the fragrance, how God's sunshine will make my rosebud into a perfect bud to gladden all who see this one of God's flowers. And then - the cold bleak wind came and my tiny rosebud withered and died; and I held my hand toward Heaven, for I wanted my rosebud, but a voice said, "The rosebud, has lived its life; it gladdened you; it brought you thoughts of Heaven; it was only intended for a day. God gave, God hath taken away."
Little LeMerle Allen Oxford was born August 16th, 1919, in Atlanta, Ga., and for nearly five months she made glad the home of her devoted parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Oxford, and then God's angel came and carried her back to Heaven. Her father said, "I was so proud of my little daughter. Her eyes were so bright; her golden head had gathered all the sunshine. It is so hard to give her up." Her poor young mother said, "Why was she sent to us if we were only to keep her this short time? How can we do without our baby? Her bright eyes followed us; she seemed to know just what we said to her. She would laugh and coo at us."
Life is not counted by years, months or days, but by the joy, the beauty of the time of existence. Baby LeMerle had caused so much happiness in her little life, not only to her adoring parents and small brother, but to her grandmother, in whose lap she died, and all her aunts and uncles and grandparents who saw her day by day. One of them said, "Isn't she a darling? I know she understands all we say to her." She was the baby of the family and all loved her. Baby LeMerle was only loaned to her parents by the Heavenly Father just for a short while, just to show how beautiful Heaven is, just as a "pull" to bring her loved ones close in touch with "that land that is fairer than day", just to show the gathered gladness that God has for His earthly children. Jesus said, "For of such is the Kingdom of Heaven," and baby LeMerle, by her winsomeness, brought the Kingdom of Heaven close to the hearts of those to whom she was given for a while. In November she was taken sick and, despite all that the latest and most skillful treatment of devoted physicians and faithful, loving nursing could do, her little spirit went back to God, who gave her, at one o'clock on Wednesday, the seventh. The heart-broken parents brought the tiny white flower-laden casket to LaFayette Thursday and the funeral was conducted from the home of the great aunts, Mrs. D. A. Holmes and Miss McLemore, Friday afternoon by Rev. L. A. Holmes and Dr. W. D. Hubbard. Interment was in the city cemetery.
The little life is over, the mother's arms are empty, but memories of the bright eyes, the golden head, the precious baby ways will live on and on, and the parents can say like David of old, "I cannot bring him back to me, but I can go to him," and thank the Heavenly Father for the loan of the darling baby for almost five months. "The Lord gave, the Lord hath taken away. Blessed be the name of the Lord."
Accompanying the remains of baby LeMerle to LaFayette were her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Oxford, her small brother, Clifford, Junior, her grandmother, Mrs. Annie C. Allen, and uncle Mr. David G. Allen.
- Mrs. D. A. Holmes.
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Little LeMerle Allen Oxford.
I saw a tiny rosebud, so pure, so perfect, the little calyx so rounded, and each bit of green seemed to bear promise of a glorious rose on the morrow. I thought how beautiful the white petals will be, how velvety soft, how delightful the fragrance, how God's sunshine will make my rosebud into a perfect bud to gladden all who see this one of God's flowers. And then - the cold bleak wind came and my tiny rosebud withered and died; and I held my hand toward Heaven, for I wanted my rosebud, but a voice said, "The rosebud, has lived its life; it gladdened you; it brought you thoughts of Heaven; it was only intended for a day. God gave, God hath taken away."
Little LeMerle Allen Oxford was born August 16th, 1919, in Atlanta, Ga., and for nearly five months she made glad the home of her devoted parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Oxford, and then God's angel came and carried her back to Heaven. Her father said, "I was so proud of my little daughter. Her eyes were so bright; her golden head had gathered all the sunshine. It is so hard to give her up." Her poor young mother said, "Why was she sent to us if we were only to keep her this short time? How can we do without our baby? Her bright eyes followed us; she seemed to know just what we said to her. She would laugh and coo at us."
Life is not counted by years, months or days, but by the joy, the beauty of the time of existence. Baby LeMerle had caused so much happiness in her little life, not only to her adoring parents and small brother, but to her grandmother, in whose lap she died, and all her aunts and uncles and grandparents who saw her day by day. One of them said, "Isn't she a darling? I know she understands all we say to her." She was the baby of the family and all loved her. Baby LeMerle was only loaned to her parents by the Heavenly Father just for a short while, just to show how beautiful Heaven is, just as a "pull" to bring her loved ones close in touch with "that land that is fairer than day", just to show the gathered gladness that God has for His earthly children. Jesus said, "For of such is the Kingdom of Heaven," and baby LeMerle, by her winsomeness, brought the Kingdom of Heaven close to the hearts of those to whom she was given for a while. In November she was taken sick and, despite all that the latest and most skillful treatment of devoted physicians and faithful, loving nursing could do, her little spirit went back to God, who gave her, at one o'clock on Wednesday, the seventh. The heart-broken parents brought the tiny white flower-laden casket to LaFayette Thursday and the funeral was conducted from the home of the great aunts, Mrs. D. A. Holmes and Miss McLemore, Friday afternoon by Rev. L. A. Holmes and Dr. W. D. Hubbard. Interment was in the city cemetery.
The little life is over, the mother's arms are empty, but memories of the bright eyes, the golden head, the precious baby ways will live on and on, and the parents can say like David of old, "I cannot bring him back to me, but I can go to him," and thank the Heavenly Father for the loan of the darling baby for almost five months. "The Lord gave, the Lord hath taken away. Blessed be the name of the Lord."
Accompanying the remains of baby LeMerle to LaFayette were her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Oxford, her small brother, Clifford, Junior, her grandmother, Mrs. Annie C. Allen, and uncle Mr. David G. Allen.
- Mrs. D. A. Holmes.
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