Last Wednesday afternoon at three o'clock the tired, emaciated form of Mrs. Alfred M. Awbrey, whose death the evening before was announced in last issue of The Leader, was tenderly borne by loving hands to the altar of the Methodist church, around which so often and so long the departed had offered up her sacrifices of prayer and praise and loving service. Here the white casket was surrounded by clusters of fragrant flowers, so beautifully befitting in commemorating the pure and lovely character of her whose life had bloomed and come to ripe fruition in this, her childhood home.
Another eloquent tribute to the memory of the deceased was the unusually large congregation present, every face reflecting the sense of loss that pervaded the entire community. The Woman's Missionary Society attended in a body and bore a floral offering as a token of their love.
The services were in charge of the pastor, Mr. Tyler, who was assisted in the ritual by Mr. Waites, presiding elder of the Roanoke District, and Mr. Faust, his predecessor. These ministers, as well as Mr. Rucker, pastor of the Baptist church, paid high and deserved tribute to the life and memory of the good woman who had crossed over the stream to join the loved ones on the other side. The last rites were said at the cemetery, where the remains were laid to rest in the large family lot.
Mrs. Awbrey spent her life of nearly three score years in Roanoke. She was a daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. W. E. White, who were among the most worthy pioneer citizens of this town. She was married to Mr. A. M. Awbrey forty years ago. Their home life had been a happy one, the center of which she was, whose going has left a shadow here but has added to the brightness of the home on the other side. Four grown children, with the husband and father, live to cherish her memory and to look forward to the happy reunion after awhile.
In the social and religious culture that have grown with the town Mrs. Awbrey bore a worthy part. To the Methodist church in particular she has contributed an offering of loving devotion and sacrificial service that cannot be calculated. Many can recall the fidelity and the efficiency of her labors when the congregation was small. She was for years the teacher of the primary class in the Sunday school. She lived to see the work with which she had so much to do in establishing grow in gratifying measure. It is a significant tribute to her life work, in the home and in the Sunday school, to note that her eldest daughter is now teaching the beginners' class, while the youngest daughter is likewise a teacher in the junior department of the same school.
The history of Mrs. Awbrey's life is not written in musty scrolls, lying in forgotten niches, but it abides in the lives of those she taught and of all whom she touched as she passed along her modest way. Hers was a gentle influence, yet whose strength will outlast the ravages of time. Such lives as this bring forcibly to mind the truth of that beautiful quotation as applied to the Christian: "Death is not a dark abode, but a great, wide door that opens into light".
The Roanoke Leader
Roanoke, Alabama
29 May 1918, Wed • Page 1
Another eloquent tribute to the memory of the deceased was the unusually large congregation present, every face reflecting the sense of loss that pervaded the entire community. The Woman's Missionary Society attended in a body and bore a floral offering as a token of their love.
The services were in charge of the pastor, Mr. Tyler, who was assisted in the ritual by Mr. Waites, presiding elder of the Roanoke District, and Mr. Faust, his predecessor. These ministers, as well as Mr. Rucker, pastor of the Baptist church, paid high and deserved tribute to the life and memory of the good woman who had crossed over the stream to join the loved ones on the other side. The last rites were said at the cemetery, where the remains were laid to rest in the large family lot.
Mrs. Awbrey spent her life of nearly three score years in Roanoke. She was a daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. W. E. White, who were among the most worthy pioneer citizens of this town. She was married to Mr. A. M. Awbrey forty years ago. Their home life had been a happy one, the center of which she was, whose going has left a shadow here but has added to the brightness of the home on the other side. Four grown children, with the husband and father, live to cherish her memory and to look forward to the happy reunion after awhile.
In the social and religious culture that have grown with the town Mrs. Awbrey bore a worthy part. To the Methodist church in particular she has contributed an offering of loving devotion and sacrificial service that cannot be calculated. Many can recall the fidelity and the efficiency of her labors when the congregation was small. She was for years the teacher of the primary class in the Sunday school. She lived to see the work with which she had so much to do in establishing grow in gratifying measure. It is a significant tribute to her life work, in the home and in the Sunday school, to note that her eldest daughter is now teaching the beginners' class, while the youngest daughter is likewise a teacher in the junior department of the same school.
The history of Mrs. Awbrey's life is not written in musty scrolls, lying in forgotten niches, but it abides in the lives of those she taught and of all whom she touched as she passed along her modest way. Hers was a gentle influence, yet whose strength will outlast the ravages of time. Such lives as this bring forcibly to mind the truth of that beautiful quotation as applied to the Christian: "Death is not a dark abode, but a great, wide door that opens into light".
The Roanoke Leader
Roanoke, Alabama
29 May 1918, Wed • Page 1
Last Wednesday afternoon at three o'clock the tired, emaciated form of Mrs. Alfred M. Awbrey, whose death the evening before was announced in last issue of The Leader, was tenderly borne by loving hands to the altar of the Methodist church, around which so often and so long the departed had offered up her sacrifices of prayer and praise and loving service. Here the white casket was surrounded by clusters of fragrant flowers, so beautifully befitting in commemorating the pure and lovely character of her whose life had bloomed and come to ripe fruition in this, her childhood home.
Another eloquent tribute to the memory of the deceased was the unusually large congregation present, every face reflecting the sense of loss that pervaded the entire community. The Woman's Missionary Society attended in a body and bore a floral offering as a token of their love.
The services were in charge of the pastor, Mr. Tyler, who was assisted in the ritual by Mr. Waites, presiding elder of the Roanoke District, and Mr. Faust, his predecessor. These ministers, as well as Mr. Rucker, pastor of the Baptist church, paid high and deserved tribute to the life and memory of the good woman who had crossed over the stream to join the loved ones on the other side. The last rites were said at the cemetery, where the remains were laid to rest in the large family lot.
Mrs. Awbrey spent her life of nearly three score years in Roanoke. She was a daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. W. E. White, who were among the most worthy pioneer citizens of this town. She was married to Mr. A. M. Awbrey forty years ago. Their home life had been a happy one, the center of which she was, whose going has left a shadow here but has added to the brightness of the home on the other side. Four grown children, with the husband and father, live to cherish her memory and to look forward to the happy reunion after awhile.
In the social and religious culture that have grown with the town Mrs. Awbrey bore a worthy part. To the Methodist church in particular she has contributed an offering of loving devotion and sacrificial service that cannot be calculated. Many can recall the fidelity and the efficiency of her labors when the congregation was small. She was for years the teacher of the primary class in the Sunday school. She lived to see the work with which she had so much to do in establishing grow in gratifying measure. It is a significant tribute to her life work, in the home and in the Sunday school, to note that her eldest daughter is now teaching the beginners' class, while the youngest daughter is likewise a teacher in the junior department of the same school.
The history of Mrs. Awbrey's life is not written in musty scrolls, lying in forgotten niches, but it abides in the lives of those she taught and of all whom she touched as she passed along her modest way. Hers was a gentle influence, yet whose strength will outlast the ravages of time. Such lives as this bring forcibly to mind the truth of that beautiful quotation as applied to the Christian: "Death is not a dark abode, but a great, wide door that opens into light".
The Roanoke Leader
Roanoke, Alabama
29 May 1918, Wed • Page 1
Another eloquent tribute to the memory of the deceased was the unusually large congregation present, every face reflecting the sense of loss that pervaded the entire community. The Woman's Missionary Society attended in a body and bore a floral offering as a token of their love.
The services were in charge of the pastor, Mr. Tyler, who was assisted in the ritual by Mr. Waites, presiding elder of the Roanoke District, and Mr. Faust, his predecessor. These ministers, as well as Mr. Rucker, pastor of the Baptist church, paid high and deserved tribute to the life and memory of the good woman who had crossed over the stream to join the loved ones on the other side. The last rites were said at the cemetery, where the remains were laid to rest in the large family lot.
Mrs. Awbrey spent her life of nearly three score years in Roanoke. She was a daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. W. E. White, who were among the most worthy pioneer citizens of this town. She was married to Mr. A. M. Awbrey forty years ago. Their home life had been a happy one, the center of which she was, whose going has left a shadow here but has added to the brightness of the home on the other side. Four grown children, with the husband and father, live to cherish her memory and to look forward to the happy reunion after awhile.
In the social and religious culture that have grown with the town Mrs. Awbrey bore a worthy part. To the Methodist church in particular she has contributed an offering of loving devotion and sacrificial service that cannot be calculated. Many can recall the fidelity and the efficiency of her labors when the congregation was small. She was for years the teacher of the primary class in the Sunday school. She lived to see the work with which she had so much to do in establishing grow in gratifying measure. It is a significant tribute to her life work, in the home and in the Sunday school, to note that her eldest daughter is now teaching the beginners' class, while the youngest daughter is likewise a teacher in the junior department of the same school.
The history of Mrs. Awbrey's life is not written in musty scrolls, lying in forgotten niches, but it abides in the lives of those she taught and of all whom she touched as she passed along her modest way. Hers was a gentle influence, yet whose strength will outlast the ravages of time. Such lives as this bring forcibly to mind the truth of that beautiful quotation as applied to the Christian: "Death is not a dark abode, but a great, wide door that opens into light".
The Roanoke Leader
Roanoke, Alabama
29 May 1918, Wed • Page 1
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