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From: "Lisa Perry" <>
Subject: [MOMONROE] NBC: Sumpter
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 12:49:12 -0500


Undated article; original source unknown. Extracted from the newspaper
article collection started in 1879 by Mrs. Nannie Brown of Madison,
Missouri.





At Rest.



"Death, come when it may is always sad, but when it enters the home and
takes from it the brightest jewel, it is sad beyond expression. Bertie
Sumpter was born April (4), 1880 and died November 14, 1901, aged 21
years, 7 months and 10 days. She united with the church when thirteen
years of age and to the time of her death lived a consistent Christian
life. Bertie had one of those (sunny), happy dispositions (.two lines
unreadable.) another and the joy of an aged grandfather, who felt that
all light had departed their home when her life went out. Although
Bertie had been a great sufferer for months with that disease,
consumption she was never known to complain, but said, 'It is will' and
was heard to offer prayers that Jesus would give her more patience. Her
daily reading was the 23 Psalm and the 14th chapter of John.



Thought short, hers was a beautiful life. She was passionately devoted
to her mother, loyal to her friends, and was never known to betray a
trust or speak evil of any one. From February to June of the present
year she was a typo in this office and we became so well acquainted with
her daily life, that we can truthfully say that never have we seen any
one with a kinder truer heart nor one who more faithfully tried to do
her duty under any and all circumstances. Her funeral was preached at
the Methodist church in this city last Saturday morning by Rev. J.W.
Kimbrell, after which her remains were laid to rest in the cemetery just
west of town. It seems sad to see one so promising and young in life
taken from us, but we can only say, 'Not our will, but Thine, Oh, Lord
be done.' Let us follow her example and prepare to meet her in the
beyond. We can't see why she should be stricken down in her bright,
youthful days but



Some day, some where, 'twill all be plain,

These shadows dark that cross our way.

We'll see that loss has brought us gain,

'Twill all be plain some where, some day."







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Kathleen Wilham

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Shelbina, MO. 63468-1562


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