Mary Campbell Alexander, who was born on May 3, 1863, was the youngest child of John C. and Mary Alexander, of Maury County, Tenn. She was the youngest of a family of six children; she was baptized in the summer of 1878, and died on September 24, 1901, after an illness of seven weeks of intense suffering. "Sister Cammie," as she was called by her friends, was a granddaughter of Brother Seth Sparkman, which means that her mother was well taught in the Scriptures of truth from a child, that the unfeigned faith of the Christian dwelt both in her parents and grandparents, and that from a child she was taught the scriptures that make us wise unto salvation. Sister Cammie was delicate in stature, but was active and earnest in her temperament and threw life and determination in whatever she attempted. She was a diligent student of the Bible, became a Christian when quite young, was a faithful and interested participant in the services of religion, and was active in the performance of the duties to others which the Scriptures imposed upon her. She tried to exemplify the religion of Christ in her life, and was ready and earnest in helping all in need within her reach; she was ready and skilled in the sick room, and took pleasure in gentle ministrations to the suffering. She was a paragon of neatness and taste, was skillful in domestic affairs, and was ever ready to help those less fortunate or who needed help in these lines. Her religion looked to the improvement and help to better conditions in this life as well as fitting them for a better life to come. Since the death of her parents she had made her home with Brother Anderson, her brother-in-law, and had arranged with him to take charge of the boarding department for the young ladies of the Nashville Bible School. But she was taken sick; or, rather, an affliction, insidious and difficult to determine, increased, and after seven weeks of intense suffering her spirit freed itself from the encumbering clay, and, as we believe, was carried, by the angels awaiting on the other side, to Abraham's bosom. The large concourse of friends that attended her burial attested the large hold she had upon the affections of her relatives and friends. We seldom see so many attend a burial.
D. L.
Gospel Advocate, October, 24, 1901, page 682.