Old-Time Resident Buried Here Sunday Afternoon

John Nelson Eddins, old time resident of the city of Clarendon was buried in the Clarendon Citizen's cemetery Sunday afternoon November 8th. The funeral rites were held from the home of the deceased in the south part of the city by Rev. J.H. Hamblen, pastor of the Methodist Church in the city, assisted by Rev. Roscoe Stapp, pastor of the First Baptist Church and Dr. G.S. Slover.

John Nelson Eddins was born December 21, 1851 near Greensboro, Alabama. At the age of four he came with his parents to Washington County, Texas and later settled at Brenham with his father, who was a physician. Following in the footsteps of his father he first entered Baylor University, where the school was located at Independence, Texas. Finishing his course there, he studied medicine at Tulane University and completed his course there as an M.D. Returning to his old home he practiced medicine for a short time and moved to San Saba, where he entered the drug business. He was married to Miss Lizzie Eddins in San Saba on October 12, 1882.

Failing health forced a move and he and his family removed to Clarendon in 1891, where he has lived ever since.

At the age of seventeen years he united with the Baptist Church under the ministry of Rev. Martin V. Smith. He was a refined southern gentlemen of the old school, the soul of honor and one of the most genteel men who has ever been in the city. Considerate of all others he was well liked and loved by all who knew him.

He leaves his wife and two children, Mrs. Cullom H. Booth of Waco and William Nelson Eddins of Tamico, Mexico to mourn his going. Out of a family of ten children he is survived by one brother, O.L. Eddins of Brenham, Texas and one sister, Mrs. Emma Spencer of Houston.

At the time of his death, he was 74 years and 14 days of age.

(Published in The Clarendon News, New Series, Vol. 36 No. 46, Clarendon, Donley County, Texas, Thursday, November 12, 1925, Page 5)