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From: "Lisa Perry" <>
Subject: [MOMONROE] NBC: Blanton
Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2002 14:02:34 -0500

A VERY SAD DEATH

Undated article from the Nannie Brown Collection; original source
unknown. Surnames mentioned: Blanton, Dysart, Fisher and Gore.

“It becomes our painful duty to announce the death of Mrs. Lelia E.
Blanton, nee Fisher, which occurred at the Dooley House on Sunday
evening at 3:55, after an illness of but little more than 48 hours. She
left the Appeal office after 10 o’clock on Friday last, in as good
health, apparently, as usual, went to the hotel to call on her mother,
where she was seized with violent spasms, shortly after her arrival.
Her young husband was immediately notified, and at once secured the
services of Dr. Dysart, who with the aid of Dr. A. E. Gore, did all in
their power to relieve her, but without avail, and after suffering
untold agonies she passed away to a better life. She would have been 22
years had she lived until the next day, at which time she had made
preparations to celebrate her birthday by having a few of her relatives
take dinner with her, but alas, for human calculations! Her birthday
was celebrated in Heaven.

Lelia was perfectly conscious until within a short before her death, and
talked of her prospects for immortal life as calmly as she ever did of
every day life. She said she had implicit faith in the Savior, and
trusted all to Him. She asked all present to meet her in Heaven; told
Eld. Davis she wanted him to preach her funeral, selected the songs she
wished sung on the occasion, and throughout was as calm as only a pure
Christian could be. We knew her (unknown) and well, and believe she was
one of the most unselfish, lovely disposed Christian ladies we ever
knew. She had a kind word and a smile for every one, and none knew her
but to love her, and we (have) no earthly doubt that her pure heart is
today basking in the sunlight of God’s eternal presence. God grant that
we may all meet her there.

She was married to C.L. Blanton on the 13th of October, 1885, and her
untimely death is hard for us to bear, but for the young husband, it
must be the severest blow in life. To her heartbroken parents and
relatives we would say that we deeply sympathize with you, as we too,
loved her as our own child.

Lelia was a consistent member of the Christian church, and lived up to
her profession. Her funeral was preached by Eld. H.B. Davis of Canton,
after which her remains were laid to rest in the New Cemetery.

Her disease was pulmonary apoplexy and pneumonia, accompanied with
puerperal convulsions and congestion of the lungs.

Leila darling, thous hast left us,
Oh, the loss we deeply feel!
But we mourn in hop of meeting
And at the end of Jesus kneel.

‘Twas hard to part so soon with thee,
Yet we give thee back to God
Knowing “He doeth all things well,”
And humbly bow beneath the rod.

Thou hast gone to a world of bliss,
>From pain and gloom and sadness thine,
To join the notes with seraphim,
In everlasting songs divine.

Oh! may it be our happy lot,
When the trials of life are o’er,
And our work on earth is ended,
To join thee on that brighter shore.

To sing the song of ceaseless love,
While everlasting ages roll;
There to dwell in bliss immortal,
Without the loss of one dear soul.


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Kathleen Wilham
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Shelbina, MO. 63468-1562

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