One of the State's Most Prominent Ladies Dies At Ripe Old Age-Had Lived in Augusta for 56 Years.
In the death of Mrs. Caroline Elizabeth Dearing, which occurred Friday evening at 9:30 o'clock, at her home on the Hill. Augusta loses one of her oldest inhabitants; and one more member of a distinguished family, well known, not only in Augusta, but in the state, has passed to that quiet rest in the consciousness of faithful and distinguished service to city , state and home.
After ninety years of life the strong spirit yielded to the inevitable call, that came quickly after an illness of a few days only. Though for many years she had been in feeble health, there was no weakening of the will that held the tenuous thread of life; and to those who knew and loved her, the news of her death has come with that strange shock that follows on the loss of those to whom accustomed love and reverence have been given.
For 56 years, Mrs. Dearing had lived in Augusta. She was a part of the very life of the city, and had always graced the distinguished name she bore. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pleasant Stovall, of Athens, Ga., and the wife of the late Dr. William Edward Dearing, one of Augusta's most prominent physicians, and a man who before his death, figured largely in the city's public life, having twice been mayor of Augusta. He was also the second president of the Georgia Railroad and Banking company, besides being identified with all public-spirited movements. Mrs. Dearing was a sister to General Marcellus A.Stovall. In her younger days she took a prominent part in the social life of Augusta, and her interest trended naturally to all that was fine and beautiful. She was a member of old St. Paul's and gave the gift of her beautiful voice to that church.
Though there are many, many friends, both those who knew her well and those who were less fortunate in not having a more intimate acquaintance with her; who are most sincerely grieved, she leaves only one very close relative, her sister, Mrs. Ellen Whitner, of Atlanta. Other than Mrs. Whitner, her nearest serving relatives are her grandchildren, of whom Mrs. P. M. Boyce, Mrs. Rob. Beedle, Miss May Summers, and Mr. George Summers, are residents of Augusta.
The funeral will be held this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock from the Church of the Good Shepherd, and the services will be conducted by the Rev. William Johnson.
The interment will be in the Summerville Cemetery.
Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, GA) - Sunday, December 12, 1909 - Page: 19
In the death of Mrs. Caroline Elizabeth Dearing, which occurred Friday evening at 9:30 o'clock, at her home on the Hill. Augusta loses one of her oldest inhabitants; and one more member of a distinguished family, well known, not only in Augusta, but in the state, has passed to that quiet rest in the consciousness of faithful and distinguished service to city , state and home.
After ninety years of life the strong spirit yielded to the inevitable call, that came quickly after an illness of a few days only. Though for many years she had been in feeble health, there was no weakening of the will that held the tenuous thread of life; and to those who knew and loved her, the news of her death has come with that strange shock that follows on the loss of those to whom accustomed love and reverence have been given.
For 56 years, Mrs. Dearing had lived in Augusta. She was a part of the very life of the city, and had always graced the distinguished name she bore. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pleasant Stovall, of Athens, Ga., and the wife of the late Dr. William Edward Dearing, one of Augusta's most prominent physicians, and a man who before his death, figured largely in the city's public life, having twice been mayor of Augusta. He was also the second president of the Georgia Railroad and Banking company, besides being identified with all public-spirited movements. Mrs. Dearing was a sister to General Marcellus A.Stovall. In her younger days she took a prominent part in the social life of Augusta, and her interest trended naturally to all that was fine and beautiful. She was a member of old St. Paul's and gave the gift of her beautiful voice to that church.
Though there are many, many friends, both those who knew her well and those who were less fortunate in not having a more intimate acquaintance with her; who are most sincerely grieved, she leaves only one very close relative, her sister, Mrs. Ellen Whitner, of Atlanta. Other than Mrs. Whitner, her nearest serving relatives are her grandchildren, of whom Mrs. P. M. Boyce, Mrs. Rob. Beedle, Miss May Summers, and Mr. George Summers, are residents of Augusta.
The funeral will be held this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock from the Church of the Good Shepherd, and the services will be conducted by the Rev. William Johnson.
The interment will be in the Summerville Cemetery.
Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, GA) - Sunday, December 12, 1909 - Page: 19
One of the State's Most Prominent Ladies Dies At Ripe Old Age-Had Lived in Augusta for 56 Years.
In the death of Mrs. Caroline Elizabeth Dearing, which occurred Friday evening at 9:30 o'clock, at her home on the Hill. Augusta loses one of her oldest inhabitants; and one more member of a distinguished family, well known, not only in Augusta, but in the state, has passed to that quiet rest in the consciousness of faithful and distinguished service to city , state and home.
After ninety years of life the strong spirit yielded to the inevitable call, that came quickly after an illness of a few days only. Though for many years she had been in feeble health, there was no weakening of the will that held the tenuous thread of life; and to those who knew and loved her, the news of her death has come with that strange shock that follows on the loss of those to whom accustomed love and reverence have been given.
For 56 years, Mrs. Dearing had lived in Augusta. She was a part of the very life of the city, and had always graced the distinguished name she bore. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pleasant Stovall, of Athens, Ga., and the wife of the late Dr. William Edward Dearing, one of Augusta's most prominent physicians, and a man who before his death, figured largely in the city's public life, having twice been mayor of Augusta. He was also the second president of the Georgia Railroad and Banking company, besides being identified with all public-spirited movements. Mrs. Dearing was a sister to General Marcellus A.Stovall. In her younger days she took a prominent part in the social life of Augusta, and her interest trended naturally to all that was fine and beautiful. She was a member of old St. Paul's and gave the gift of her beautiful voice to that church.
Though there are many, many friends, both those who knew her well and those who were less fortunate in not having a more intimate acquaintance with her; who are most sincerely grieved, she leaves only one very close relative, her sister, Mrs. Ellen Whitner, of Atlanta. Other than Mrs. Whitner, her nearest serving relatives are her grandchildren, of whom Mrs. P. M. Boyce, Mrs. Rob. Beedle, Miss May Summers, and Mr. George Summers, are residents of Augusta.
The funeral will be held this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock from the Church of the Good Shepherd, and the services will be conducted by the Rev. William Johnson.
The interment will be in the Summerville Cemetery.
Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, GA) - Sunday, December 12, 1909 - Page: 19
In the death of Mrs. Caroline Elizabeth Dearing, which occurred Friday evening at 9:30 o'clock, at her home on the Hill. Augusta loses one of her oldest inhabitants; and one more member of a distinguished family, well known, not only in Augusta, but in the state, has passed to that quiet rest in the consciousness of faithful and distinguished service to city , state and home.
After ninety years of life the strong spirit yielded to the inevitable call, that came quickly after an illness of a few days only. Though for many years she had been in feeble health, there was no weakening of the will that held the tenuous thread of life; and to those who knew and loved her, the news of her death has come with that strange shock that follows on the loss of those to whom accustomed love and reverence have been given.
For 56 years, Mrs. Dearing had lived in Augusta. She was a part of the very life of the city, and had always graced the distinguished name she bore. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pleasant Stovall, of Athens, Ga., and the wife of the late Dr. William Edward Dearing, one of Augusta's most prominent physicians, and a man who before his death, figured largely in the city's public life, having twice been mayor of Augusta. He was also the second president of the Georgia Railroad and Banking company, besides being identified with all public-spirited movements. Mrs. Dearing was a sister to General Marcellus A.Stovall. In her younger days she took a prominent part in the social life of Augusta, and her interest trended naturally to all that was fine and beautiful. She was a member of old St. Paul's and gave the gift of her beautiful voice to that church.
Though there are many, many friends, both those who knew her well and those who were less fortunate in not having a more intimate acquaintance with her; who are most sincerely grieved, she leaves only one very close relative, her sister, Mrs. Ellen Whitner, of Atlanta. Other than Mrs. Whitner, her nearest serving relatives are her grandchildren, of whom Mrs. P. M. Boyce, Mrs. Rob. Beedle, Miss May Summers, and Mr. George Summers, are residents of Augusta.
The funeral will be held this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock from the Church of the Good Shepherd, and the services will be conducted by the Rev. William Johnson.
The interment will be in the Summerville Cemetery.
Augusta Chronicle (Augusta, GA) - Sunday, December 12, 1909 - Page: 19
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