In the death of Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth McLean, which occurred at her home in Addor at 9 o’clock on the night of August 15th the community has lost one of its oldest and best loved residents. As characteristically sweet and peaceful as had been her life of approximately 77 years, just so was her death.
Calmly she approached her eternal sleep of evening at the close of a well spent day. She had been ill only three or four days and during that time had not seemed to be seriously sick so that her death came as a distinct sock to her many friends and relatives.
Always, Mrs. McLean had been remarkably active for one of her age, and one of her most striking characteristics was that of holding tenaciously onto her home life responsibilities. Until the last she was interested in her chickens and all things pertaining to her little realm of outdoor duties.
Since coming to Addor (then Keyser) about 22 years ago with her husband and family, Mrs. McLean had endeared herself to all with whom she came in contact.
Everybody new and loved “Grandma McLean” as she was often affectionately called by many of the younger folks who were always eager to visit and chat with her. She ever retained a strong sense of humor which made her a most interesting person. Her hospitality was of the best type. Genial and unstinted—no one ever entered her home who did not receive the most cordial welcome and every courtesy he could desire.
She was not only a striking affectionate mother and grand-mother in her own family, but her very life seemed always possessed of that enviable faculty of drawing everybody to her.
A most interesting coincidence was that which occurred just two weeks before her death when all her children together with the grand-children and the two wee great-grand-children dropped in accidentally and without formality to take Sunday dinner with her. The day proved to be remarkably pleasant for her and she expressed herself as being “too happy for anything.”
Before her marriage to Angus Mclean in 1867 (deceased), she was Sarah Elizabeth Oliver, daughter of Richard and Katie Oliver of Richmond County. She joined Marks Creek Presbyterian church near her home when a very young girl and to her death remained a consistent, devoted member of her church and an earnest believer in the cause of Christ. She is survived by her eight children—all of whom were with her when the end came. G. McLean, Kate, Fannie, and Emma McLean and Mrs. H.J. Yow, all of Addor, Duncan McLean of McCall, S.C., Jno. H. McLean of Hamlet and Mrs. W.D. Ca??? of Durham. Besides these are 20 grand-children, two great-grand-children; One sister, Mrs. J.A. McDon??? Of Old Hundred, N.C., and one brother, Mr. W.H. Pate of S???, S.C.
She was laid to rest in Marks Cemetery on the afternoon of August 16th, beside her husband who preceded her to the grave by 9 years and 11 months.
Rev. W.R. Coppedge of Rockingham? Conducted a most impressive service at the conclusion of which the burial spot was transformed into a veritable garden of beautiful flowers. Mute expressions of the love of friends.
From page 3 of the Moore County News, Carthage, N.C., Thursday, September 18, 1924. I copied this story from a scan of the newspaper page, and the right-hand edge of the last three paragraphs were unclear, probably because the newspaper was bound.
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