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From: "Lisa Perry" <>
Subject: [MOMONROE] NBC: Cox
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2002 20:05:27 -0500

Undated article from the Nannie Brown Collection; original source
unknown.


IN MEMORY.

“She came to walk the paths of earth,
And found them rough and strange and cold
She turned and sought her native home
And walks it’s streets of gold.

Nona Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Cox, near Granville, died
of consumption, Thursday, May 22, 1902, aged 20 years and 3 days.
For years she has been in delicate health, suffering from a bronchial
affection, which gradually sapped the vitality of her naturally feeble
constitution. But while the body was a failing tabernacle (the) spirit
within, beautiful in childhood, ripened into the loveliness of
womanhood.
She bade farewell (…unknown) its loved ones surrounded by the scene of
her childhood and early womanhood.
Few have passed from earth leaving to stricken friends a sweeter,
saintlier record than our departed one. She was one of those pure,
elevated cheerful natures, kindly and respectful to all. She was
amiable and peculiarly winning in her manner, with a hear full of
appreciation love that ever was touched to generous sympathy, by any
call of needy humanity and ever ready to afford such aid as the case
demanded. She was sincerely loved by all classes with whom she came in
contact.
The aged one and the playful child equally she was their friend. The
lonely poor received her kindly benefaction with glowing gratitude,
because they realized that she aided them because she loved all. No one
ever trusted her and was disappointed. She was loved by all who knew
her. Long will she be remembered and mourned by her relatives and the
community which now so truly and deeply feel her removal. Her suffering
which was protracted and at last severe she bore patiently indeed with
entire resignation to the will of God, whose fatherly love she
recognized always.
Sweetly as the tired child sinks to rest in its mother’s arms, she
passed from us. The weeping friend looming upon her sainted countenance
knew that she had crossed over, for the heavenly bosom was still, the
loving hand pulseless.
The quiet summer sun shined on her native home and hills.”



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