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| DAVEY , O. S. | November 16, 1888 |
| DAVIS , Mrs. J. H. | January 25, 1882 |
| DEAN , Mr. Arthur | August 29, 1829 |
| DEASON , Mary McClure | December 4, 1888 |
| DILLARD, George | March 19, 1900 |
| DORSETT , Mrs. Lu | January 7, 1899 |
| DUFFY , Betsy | January 21, 1890 |
| DUFFY , Sam | December 7,1886 |
| DUKE , Mrs. Dora | January 21, 1897 |
| DUKE , Mrs. M. L. | October 18, 1894 |
| DUKE , R. G. | June 26, 1881 |
DAVEY, O. S.
DIED AMONG STRANGERS
A cadaverous specimen of humanity with a small package of jewelry tools in his possession, sat in front of the Almand House about three weeks ago. He was apparently contemplating the serious question of passing in his checks to the great Agent. �My candle is almost burned out, boys,� he said and leaned over to catch the warm rays of the September sun. His condition aroused sympathy and he was kindly cared for while in Jackson.
He left this point about October 1, and stopped near Bethel church at the residence of Emanuel Davidson where he died of exhaustion from chronic diarrhea.
The coroner jury eliminated the following facts concerning the deceased : Name, O. S. Davey; his mother lives at Mineral Point, Wis., he lost $15,000 on a patent in California, went to Florida where his wife and children (three) died; caught onto the jeweler�s trade; tramped to Jackson on his way to his mother�s, who he says, is very wealthy. Thirty cents in money, a walking cane and lot of jewelry tools were the only effects found upon his person. The corner�s jury returned the following verdict:
We, the jury having held an inquest over the dead body of O. S. Davey, found in the above county at the residence of Emanule Davidson, on investigation find, to the best of our knowledge and belief his death was due to exhaustion from chronic diarrhea.
(Middle Ga Argus - Week of November 16, 1888)
Submitted by
Mrs. J. H. Davis
Henry County Weekly announces the death of Mrs. J. H. Davis of that County.
(Jackson News - Week of January 25, 1882)
Submitted by
DEAN, Mr. Arthur,
a Milledgeville merchant died at Indian Springs last Monday. (From The Southern Recorder Newspaper
Published weekly on Saturday, at Milledgeville, Ga. - Issue August 29, 1829)
Submitted by
DAEASON, Mrs.
Mrs. Deason, an old lady, mother of B. T. Deason, died at her home three miles north of town on Friday. ( NOTE: Mrs Deason is the former Mary McClure � daughter of James McClure)(Middle Ga Argus - Week of December 4,1888)
Submitted by
Mrs. Betsy Duffy
Mrs. Duffy, well known as Aunt Betsy died at her son-in-law�s, Mr. Walter Woodards� on Saturday, and her remains were interred in Friendship cemetery on Sunday. She was a lady who was loved by all who knew her.
(Middle Ga. Argus � Week of January 21, 1890)
Submitted by
Sam Duffy
The body of Mr. Sam Duffy who died in Griffin twenty-nine years ago was moved from the griffin cemetery to Fellowship cemetery near Towaliga in this county one day last week. It was buried in a fine metallic casket which was found to be in an almost perfect state of preservation, but the body was not seen, but no doubt it is yet well preserved.
(Middle Ga. Argus � Week of December 7,1886)
Submitted by
Mrs. Dora Duke
Mrs. Dora Duke, a highly respected widow lady of Worthville, this county died last Sunday and was buried at Red Oak in Newton county. Mrs. Duke had been in declining health for a year or more and for the past six months her condition has been precarious.
The Argus learns that Mrs. Duke was highly esteemed by her neighbors and was accounted by them a most excellent woman.
(Jackson Argus - Week of January 21, 1897)
Submitted by
Mrs. M. L. Duke
Our town was overshadowed with gloom on yesterday on account of the death of Mrs. M. L. Duke, a most estimable lady, who is a member of the Baptist church, and who leaves a large family of children and a devoted husband to grieve her death. Mrs. Duke was a daughter of Jam. Fletcher and has as many relatives as any person in the county, who are sad today. Her remain s will be interred at the Jackson Cemetery today.
(Middle Ga. Argus - Week of October 18, 1894)
Submitted by
R. G. Duke
A shadow of gloom or'e spread this county on Sunday last upon the announcement of the death of one of our most aged and esteemed citizens, Mr. R. G. Duke, which occurred at his house in Jackson at 1 o'clock P.M. of that day (June 26, 1881), aged 68 years, after an illness of several months. His long lingering upon the brink had to some extent prepared the family and large circle of friends for the shock, and also prepared his immortal spirit for its flight to the celestial home beyond the reach of mortal sight.
After a long spell of bodily suffering in the struggle with disease and tortured by a remorse of concienage (??) from a sense of neglect of duty in not devoting the days of his early manhood to the cause of God, the great love and money of a (word missing) and exalted savior was revained (??) to him and death swallowed up in victory.
He had been for some time very much concerned about his condition, and in the most penitent feeling exclaimed: I would give everything in this world if I was just as good a Christian as Martha! (meaning his wife) I want to live my life over, to live for God.
And when he had realized that the great mediator who stands between a sin cursed world, and an offended God, and in answer to the pleading of a penitent heart could bear the sins of a long and sinful life, he exclaimed, in a spirit of resignation to the will of him who could be so merciful, "I will soon be with mother at rest, I only regret that I can't stay to pray with and for the rising generation."
How sad! That in the sublime moments when the portals of heaven had opened to him, and he could see the beaming countenance of a sainted mother beckoning him come, he should have to regret the lost opportunity of pointing others to the "lamb that taketh away the sins of the world," but his dying prayer will not be lost. It will not only be heard and treasured up in heaven, but it will be told by friends to friends and by the power of the press made known to friends abroad, and an impression made that will be as indelible as time.
Surely some of us will heed this admonition, and see that we do not lose the golden opportunity of working while we are young, surely some young man will appreciate his dying prayer in their behalf, surely some of our aged parents will take warning and see the importance of at ones beginning the most important work of this life, by preparing for the eventful moment of death. If such should be the result, what nobler purpose could he have lived for? And what better work would his loved ones had him perform? While we bid him rest in peach, let us remember his dying prayer.
(Middle Ga. Argus - June 30, 1881)
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