By H.F. Starr
L.L. Harrelson, who died Wednesday, June 6, at his home near Ruffin, was a man of strong convictions, always standing firm to what he thought to be right, even if all others opposed him. He was broad in his views yet firm and steadfast in principles of right. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church, liberal in his views toward all that stands for righteousness. His conception of his own salvation was clear. His vision of the future was bright and clear. He loved his family and was true to his friends. His faith in God was unwavering. In his last days he said to the writer, his close friend: “I am going away soon but the way is clear. I settled that back yonder. All is well. I will look for you when your time comes to go across.”
Deceased had been a sufferer for about 12 months but bore it with patience, never complaining, never murmuring, patient to the last and ready to say with St. Paul, “I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.”
His battle if fought, the victory won,
He has laid his armor down now,
He heard his captain say “Well done.
Come now and wear your crown.”
From page 4 of The Reidsville Review, Monday, June 11, 1923
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