Deborah Ann McLendon
The Clarke County Tribune
Wednesday morning, November 15 Mrs. Deborah Ann McLendon, widow of the late A. F. McLendon, answered the universal summons and passed away. She was one of the oldest citizens of the county, being in her 85th year at the time of her death. Her husband died about a year ago. Her oldest daughter, Mrs. D. J. Slay, died only a few months ago. Surviving her are four manly sons, Alex, John, Frank, Kinnie, and four daughters, Mrs. Belle Carmichael, Mrs. Mary Dunnam, Mrs. Annie McMurray, and Miss Kate. Another daughter, Mrs. Maggie Thornhill, preceeded the mother by a little more than a year. "Aunt Bo An"--as she was familiarly known--was a good woman. She was the oldest daughter of R. W. and Lucy Davis, the former having been for a long time prominent in the politics of the county. A large family of children were born into the Davis home, five of whom lived to adult life, and one of whom was the mother of the writer of this note. But the entire family has passed into the realm of spirit except the youngest daughter, Mrs. I. W. Dedwlyder, Cleveland, Miss.
The funeral was held in the old Hopewell church, of which the deceased was a faithful and prominent member, and was conducted by her Pastor, Rev. Rutledge. Burial was in the old family burying place near the old Davis home. Beautiful flowers, some of them the gifts of loving friends and some of them the rewards of her own labor, completely covered the newly made grave. Peace to her ashes--tenderest sympathies for the bereft family--and the good wish that every virtue of her long life may reproduce itself more and more in the lives of her manly sons and womanly daughters.
The Clarke County Tribune
Wednesday morning, November 15 Mrs. Deborah Ann McLendon, widow of the late A. F. McLendon, answered the universal summons and passed away. She was one of the oldest citizens of the county, being in her 85th year at the time of her death. Her husband died about a year ago. Her oldest daughter, Mrs. D. J. Slay, died only a few months ago. Surviving her are four manly sons, Alex, John, Frank, Kinnie, and four daughters, Mrs. Belle Carmichael, Mrs. Mary Dunnam, Mrs. Annie McMurray, and Miss Kate. Another daughter, Mrs. Maggie Thornhill, preceeded the mother by a little more than a year. "Aunt Bo An"--as she was familiarly known--was a good woman. She was the oldest daughter of R. W. and Lucy Davis, the former having been for a long time prominent in the politics of the county. A large family of children were born into the Davis home, five of whom lived to adult life, and one of whom was the mother of the writer of this note. But the entire family has passed into the realm of spirit except the youngest daughter, Mrs. I. W. Dedwlyder, Cleveland, Miss.
The funeral was held in the old Hopewell church, of which the deceased was a faithful and prominent member, and was conducted by her Pastor, Rev. Rutledge. Burial was in the old family burying place near the old Davis home. Beautiful flowers, some of them the gifts of loving friends and some of them the rewards of her own labor, completely covered the newly made grave. Peace to her ashes--tenderest sympathies for the bereft family--and the good wish that every virtue of her long life may reproduce itself more and more in the lives of her manly sons and womanly daughters.
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