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Catherine Shaw |
The Courant American |
Cartersville, Georgia |
September 1, 1887, page 2 |
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A Tribute of Respect. Leaves have their time to fall Mrs. Catherine Shaw is no more! As she had a wide acquaintance and many friends, and was loved by all who knew her, her death demands more than a mere notice, and we feel satisfied that no one who knew her will fail to read and appreciate anything that may be said in honor of her. Mrs. Shaw was born in Lawrence county, S. C., June the 20th, 1824, and moved to Georgia with her father’s family while a mere infant. On the 3d of February, 1843, she married Mr. John G. Shaw, of Bartow county, Ga. From this union were born eleven children, six of whom preceded her to the other world, the husband and six children still living. Her death, though expected, has fallen like a pall over the entire community. Among her many other good principles was the profound sympathy she had for suffering humanity; when any of her neighbors were sick, her presence seemed to do great good. In 1849 she obtained a hope in Christ, soon thereafter attaching herself to the Baptist church, of which she remained a member till her death, which occurred Wednesday, Aug. 10th, 1887. As a mother and wife, she was kind and thoughtful; as a neighbor, she was courteous, charitable and popular; as a friend, she was true and faithful; as a Christian, she was gentle, pious and pure. While we submit to the decision of Him Who knoweth what is best, yet we feel that we have sustained a great loss in the removal of a kind friend, a faithful nurse, and a devoted Christian – but we are solaced by the thought that what is our loss is her eternal gain. We tender our heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family, pointing them to the same source of consolation which was the refuge of the departed. Thy victory now is won, ******************** September 15, 1887 Obituary. Adairsville, Ga., Sept. 1, 1887.
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