For only a brief period of 10 years was she allowed in person to bless the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Jones, but throughout their lives will they feel her influence. That cannot be enshrouded. Hers was a beautiful life. She was sincere, obedient and devoted. She respected authority, and the rules of conduct in the home and in the school. She was a good student and was loved by her class mates. She was a most loyal and faithful member of the church, and attended Sunday school, prayer meeting, her missionary society, and the regular church services with unusual regularity. She loved her Savior. She was of a sunny, cheerful disposition, and created a warmth and cheer in the home which makes the loss the more painful. During her illness she was most patient, enduring her sufferings without a murmur. We shall miss her, but we know where she is, and we trust that great grace may be given unto the stricken ones who loved her so devotedly.
If loving hearts were never lonely,
If all things wished might ever be,
Accepting what they looked for only—
They might be glad, but not in Thee.
We need as much the cross we bear
As the air we breathe, as light we see;
It draws us to thy side in prayer,
It binds us to our strength in Thee.
--Her Pastor
From page 7 of the Reidsville Review, Jan. 24, 1923
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