A SUDDEN DEATH.
Mrs. Ida C. Fortson Died Very Suddenly at Her Home Here Tuesday Afternoon.
Mrs. Ida Fortson died very suddenly at her home here Tuesday afternoon [30 Aug 1910] at 3:30 o'clock, after about an hour's illness. Mrs. Fortson ate a hearty dinner and seemed to be enjoying the best of health. About 2:30 she was turning the cream freezer, helping the girls make a cream for entertainment which was to have been at her home. She was sitting in a back hall, and noticing the freezer had stopped turning, her daughter, Miss Callie, looked around and Mrs. Fortson had fallen over against the wall. Being unable to arouse her, Miss Callie called for help and Will Hodge, who was working in his shop nearby, came and helped get her on the bed. Dr [Hugh] Sloan was there in a very few minutes and the children and relatives were notified and many of them were at her bedside in a very short time. Everything that could be done by physicians, and the kind hands of her children and anxious neighbors was done, but to no avail. She closed her eyes in the endless sleep about 3:30, one hour after she was stricken.
Mrs. Fortson was 62 years, 2 months, and 6 days old. She is survived by three boys and five girls: J. B. [Joseph Benjamin], J. T. [John Titus], and Tom [James Thomas] Fortson; Mrs. Tom [Lou Ellen, or Loula] Queen, Mrs. Rod [Anna Pauline] Bartlett, and Misses Callie [Carolyn Frances] and Maggie [sic] [Margaret Amanda, or Maggie], of this place, and Mrs. Bob [Ida Mae] Harper of Corsicana. Miss Maggie Fortson is visiting Mexico and it was impossible for her to reach here before the burial.
The news of the sudden death of Mrs. Fortson cast a shadow over the entire city and community. Most of her life was spent here and every heart was touched with sympathy for the stricken ones, from whose fireside the light had fled.
Mrs. Fortson had been a member of the Methodist Church for about 45 years and was a devoted Christian woman. The funeral services were held at the Methodist Church Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock, Rev Rogers officiating and paying a beautiful tribute to the memory of the deceased. The Casket was covered with the most beautiful floral designs loving fingers ever wrought, all of which spoke of peace, purity, and immortality. The music rendered was such as to soften the hearts and moisten all eyes, at the close of funeral services [sic] an unusually long procession followed the hearse to Chatfield where she was placed by the side of her husband who had preceded her more than 20 years. All stores, jins [sic], etc, were closed during the funeral. We can only say to the mourners that she is not dead' but only asleep resting after a long and well-spent life here; she would not if she could return, you will have to go to her. From the life she lived, take an inspiration; go forth to live as she lived, so that when the summons comes, you may say as she could, "all is well." The Ladies of the Home Missionary Society were honorary pallbearers. The Rustler extends heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved relatives.
Rice Rustler, Rice, Texas, 2 Sep 1910
Fortson-Mrs. Ida Caroline Fortson (nee Clayton) was born in Cornersville, Tenn., May 24, 1848, and died at Rice, Texas, August 31, 1910. She moved to Chatfield, Texas, when she was six years of age, where she lived the greater part of her life. She was converted and joined the M. E. Church, South when a child. She was married to James T. Fortson, of Aberdeen, Miss., June 20, 1867. She was the mother of ten children - three boys and seven girls. Her husband died in 1892 and she remained a widow to her death devoting her time to the church and the raising of her children. It was my pleasure to have been her pastor for two years, and she was faithful in her obligations to the church. She took an active part in the woman's home Mission Society, always doing her share of the work. A good woman has passed out of this life to ever be with her Lord. She died as she had lived, and the victory was hers in the last hour. She shall be greatly missed by her family, Church, and community. May God's sustaining grace ever be with her children and relatives who mourn her death, and may they emulate her noble traits of character, fulfill their mission in life and at last meet their loved one in the home of the saints. Her ex-pastor and friend, J. C. MIMMS.
Texas Christian Advocate 17 Nov 1910
Mrs. Ida C. Fortson Died Very Suddenly at Her Home Here Tuesday Afternoon.
Mrs. Ida Fortson died very suddenly at her home here Tuesday afternoon [30 Aug 1910] at 3:30 o'clock, after about an hour's illness. Mrs. Fortson ate a hearty dinner and seemed to be enjoying the best of health. About 2:30 she was turning the cream freezer, helping the girls make a cream for entertainment which was to have been at her home. She was sitting in a back hall, and noticing the freezer had stopped turning, her daughter, Miss Callie, looked around and Mrs. Fortson had fallen over against the wall. Being unable to arouse her, Miss Callie called for help and Will Hodge, who was working in his shop nearby, came and helped get her on the bed. Dr [Hugh] Sloan was there in a very few minutes and the children and relatives were notified and many of them were at her bedside in a very short time. Everything that could be done by physicians, and the kind hands of her children and anxious neighbors was done, but to no avail. She closed her eyes in the endless sleep about 3:30, one hour after she was stricken.
Mrs. Fortson was 62 years, 2 months, and 6 days old. She is survived by three boys and five girls: J. B. [Joseph Benjamin], J. T. [John Titus], and Tom [James Thomas] Fortson; Mrs. Tom [Lou Ellen, or Loula] Queen, Mrs. Rod [Anna Pauline] Bartlett, and Misses Callie [Carolyn Frances] and Maggie [sic] [Margaret Amanda, or Maggie], of this place, and Mrs. Bob [Ida Mae] Harper of Corsicana. Miss Maggie Fortson is visiting Mexico and it was impossible for her to reach here before the burial.
The news of the sudden death of Mrs. Fortson cast a shadow over the entire city and community. Most of her life was spent here and every heart was touched with sympathy for the stricken ones, from whose fireside the light had fled.
Mrs. Fortson had been a member of the Methodist Church for about 45 years and was a devoted Christian woman. The funeral services were held at the Methodist Church Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock, Rev Rogers officiating and paying a beautiful tribute to the memory of the deceased. The Casket was covered with the most beautiful floral designs loving fingers ever wrought, all of which spoke of peace, purity, and immortality. The music rendered was such as to soften the hearts and moisten all eyes, at the close of funeral services [sic] an unusually long procession followed the hearse to Chatfield where she was placed by the side of her husband who had preceded her more than 20 years. All stores, jins [sic], etc, were closed during the funeral. We can only say to the mourners that she is not dead' but only asleep resting after a long and well-spent life here; she would not if she could return, you will have to go to her. From the life she lived, take an inspiration; go forth to live as she lived, so that when the summons comes, you may say as she could, "all is well." The Ladies of the Home Missionary Society were honorary pallbearers. The Rustler extends heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved relatives.
Rice Rustler, Rice, Texas, 2 Sep 1910
Fortson-Mrs. Ida Caroline Fortson (nee Clayton) was born in Cornersville, Tenn., May 24, 1848, and died at Rice, Texas, August 31, 1910. She moved to Chatfield, Texas, when she was six years of age, where she lived the greater part of her life. She was converted and joined the M. E. Church, South when a child. She was married to James T. Fortson, of Aberdeen, Miss., June 20, 1867. She was the mother of ten children - three boys and seven girls. Her husband died in 1892 and she remained a widow to her death devoting her time to the church and the raising of her children. It was my pleasure to have been her pastor for two years, and she was faithful in her obligations to the church. She took an active part in the woman's home Mission Society, always doing her share of the work. A good woman has passed out of this life to ever be with her Lord. She died as she had lived, and the victory was hers in the last hour. She shall be greatly missed by her family, Church, and community. May God's sustaining grace ever be with her children and relatives who mourn her death, and may they emulate her noble traits of character, fulfill their mission in life and at last meet their loved one in the home of the saints. Her ex-pastor and friend, J. C. MIMMS.
Texas Christian Advocate 17 Nov 1910
A SUDDEN DEATH.
Mrs. Ida C. Fortson Died Very Suddenly at Her Home Here Tuesday Afternoon.
Mrs. Ida Fortson died very suddenly at her home here Tuesday afternoon [30 Aug 1910] at 3:30 o'clock, after about an hour's illness. Mrs. Fortson ate a hearty dinner and seemed to be enjoying the best of health. About 2:30 she was turning the cream freezer, helping the girls make a cream for entertainment which was to have been at her home. She was sitting in a back hall, and noticing the freezer had stopped turning, her daughter, Miss Callie, looked around and Mrs. Fortson had fallen over against the wall. Being unable to arouse her, Miss Callie called for help and Will Hodge, who was working in his shop nearby, came and helped get her on the bed. Dr [Hugh] Sloan was there in a very few minutes and the children and relatives were notified and many of them were at her bedside in a very short time. Everything that could be done by physicians, and the kind hands of her children and anxious neighbors was done, but to no avail. She closed her eyes in the endless sleep about 3:30, one hour after she was stricken.
Mrs. Fortson was 62 years, 2 months, and 6 days old. She is survived by three boys and five girls: J. B. [Joseph Benjamin], J. T. [John Titus], and Tom [James Thomas] Fortson; Mrs. Tom [Lou Ellen, or Loula] Queen, Mrs. Rod [Anna Pauline] Bartlett, and Misses Callie [Carolyn Frances] and Maggie [sic] [Margaret Amanda, or Maggie], of this place, and Mrs. Bob [Ida Mae] Harper of Corsicana. Miss Maggie Fortson is visiting Mexico and it was impossible for her to reach here before the burial.
The news of the sudden death of Mrs. Fortson cast a shadow over the entire city and community. Most of her life was spent here and every heart was touched with sympathy for the stricken ones, from whose fireside the light had fled.
Mrs. Fortson had been a member of the Methodist Church for about 45 years and was a devoted Christian woman. The funeral services were held at the Methodist Church Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock, Rev Rogers officiating and paying a beautiful tribute to the memory of the deceased. The Casket was covered with the most beautiful floral designs loving fingers ever wrought, all of which spoke of peace, purity, and immortality. The music rendered was such as to soften the hearts and moisten all eyes, at the close of funeral services [sic] an unusually long procession followed the hearse to Chatfield where she was placed by the side of her husband who had preceded her more than 20 years. All stores, jins [sic], etc, were closed during the funeral. We can only say to the mourners that she is not dead' but only asleep resting after a long and well-spent life here; she would not if she could return, you will have to go to her. From the life she lived, take an inspiration; go forth to live as she lived, so that when the summons comes, you may say as she could, "all is well." The Ladies of the Home Missionary Society were honorary pallbearers. The Rustler extends heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved relatives.
Rice Rustler, Rice, Texas, 2 Sep 1910
Fortson-Mrs. Ida Caroline Fortson (nee Clayton) was born in Cornersville, Tenn., May 24, 1848, and died at Rice, Texas, August 31, 1910. She moved to Chatfield, Texas, when she was six years of age, where she lived the greater part of her life. She was converted and joined the M. E. Church, South when a child. She was married to James T. Fortson, of Aberdeen, Miss., June 20, 1867. She was the mother of ten children - three boys and seven girls. Her husband died in 1892 and she remained a widow to her death devoting her time to the church and the raising of her children. It was my pleasure to have been her pastor for two years, and she was faithful in her obligations to the church. She took an active part in the woman's home Mission Society, always doing her share of the work. A good woman has passed out of this life to ever be with her Lord. She died as she had lived, and the victory was hers in the last hour. She shall be greatly missed by her family, Church, and community. May God's sustaining grace ever be with her children and relatives who mourn her death, and may they emulate her noble traits of character, fulfill their mission in life and at last meet their loved one in the home of the saints. Her ex-pastor and friend, J. C. MIMMS.
Texas Christian Advocate 17 Nov 1910
Mrs. Ida C. Fortson Died Very Suddenly at Her Home Here Tuesday Afternoon.
Mrs. Ida Fortson died very suddenly at her home here Tuesday afternoon [30 Aug 1910] at 3:30 o'clock, after about an hour's illness. Mrs. Fortson ate a hearty dinner and seemed to be enjoying the best of health. About 2:30 she was turning the cream freezer, helping the girls make a cream for entertainment which was to have been at her home. She was sitting in a back hall, and noticing the freezer had stopped turning, her daughter, Miss Callie, looked around and Mrs. Fortson had fallen over against the wall. Being unable to arouse her, Miss Callie called for help and Will Hodge, who was working in his shop nearby, came and helped get her on the bed. Dr [Hugh] Sloan was there in a very few minutes and the children and relatives were notified and many of them were at her bedside in a very short time. Everything that could be done by physicians, and the kind hands of her children and anxious neighbors was done, but to no avail. She closed her eyes in the endless sleep about 3:30, one hour after she was stricken.
Mrs. Fortson was 62 years, 2 months, and 6 days old. She is survived by three boys and five girls: J. B. [Joseph Benjamin], J. T. [John Titus], and Tom [James Thomas] Fortson; Mrs. Tom [Lou Ellen, or Loula] Queen, Mrs. Rod [Anna Pauline] Bartlett, and Misses Callie [Carolyn Frances] and Maggie [sic] [Margaret Amanda, or Maggie], of this place, and Mrs. Bob [Ida Mae] Harper of Corsicana. Miss Maggie Fortson is visiting Mexico and it was impossible for her to reach here before the burial.
The news of the sudden death of Mrs. Fortson cast a shadow over the entire city and community. Most of her life was spent here and every heart was touched with sympathy for the stricken ones, from whose fireside the light had fled.
Mrs. Fortson had been a member of the Methodist Church for about 45 years and was a devoted Christian woman. The funeral services were held at the Methodist Church Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock, Rev Rogers officiating and paying a beautiful tribute to the memory of the deceased. The Casket was covered with the most beautiful floral designs loving fingers ever wrought, all of which spoke of peace, purity, and immortality. The music rendered was such as to soften the hearts and moisten all eyes, at the close of funeral services [sic] an unusually long procession followed the hearse to Chatfield where she was placed by the side of her husband who had preceded her more than 20 years. All stores, jins [sic], etc, were closed during the funeral. We can only say to the mourners that she is not dead' but only asleep resting after a long and well-spent life here; she would not if she could return, you will have to go to her. From the life she lived, take an inspiration; go forth to live as she lived, so that when the summons comes, you may say as she could, "all is well." The Ladies of the Home Missionary Society were honorary pallbearers. The Rustler extends heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved relatives.
Rice Rustler, Rice, Texas, 2 Sep 1910
Fortson-Mrs. Ida Caroline Fortson (nee Clayton) was born in Cornersville, Tenn., May 24, 1848, and died at Rice, Texas, August 31, 1910. She moved to Chatfield, Texas, when she was six years of age, where she lived the greater part of her life. She was converted and joined the M. E. Church, South when a child. She was married to James T. Fortson, of Aberdeen, Miss., June 20, 1867. She was the mother of ten children - three boys and seven girls. Her husband died in 1892 and she remained a widow to her death devoting her time to the church and the raising of her children. It was my pleasure to have been her pastor for two years, and she was faithful in her obligations to the church. She took an active part in the woman's home Mission Society, always doing her share of the work. A good woman has passed out of this life to ever be with her Lord. She died as she had lived, and the victory was hers in the last hour. She shall be greatly missed by her family, Church, and community. May God's sustaining grace ever be with her children and relatives who mourn her death, and may they emulate her noble traits of character, fulfill their mission in life and at last meet their loved one in the home of the saints. Her ex-pastor and friend, J. C. MIMMS.
Texas Christian Advocate 17 Nov 1910
