DIED
At the residence of her son-in-law Dr. T.J. Mitchell, in this city, on the 9th inst., Mrs. CATHERINE ANDERSON MCWILLIE, wife of the late Governor McWillie, in the sixty-first year of her age. In the passing away of one so widely known, so eminently useful and so universally beloved, we have a rare fulfillment of the divine assurance, '"Precious in the sight of the Lord, is the death of his saints.” Indeed, those whose privilege it was to know how long and how close had been her walk with God, to see her last look and to hear her last words of peace and love, and holy confidence, can hardly regard that as a death, which, was in truth but an abundant entrance into life everlasting. Her whole life on earth had been a preparation for the Master's call, and when it came, it only remained for her to pillow her dying head upon His bosom whom she had so long known and loved and followed, and to breathe her life out tranquilly in His arms. The light of her Christian example had never grown dim through all the years of her pilgrimage, and when she entered the dark valley it shone with a lustre that disclosed the very gate of heaven. We can truly say that the life and character of Mrs. McWillie were such as to have inspired those who knew her. with an almost reverent regard for her memory. One more faithful in friendship, more constant in love, more unwearying in well-doing, we have never known, her very presence was a benediction. What she was to her children, they only knew, and their lives will prove; and more than she ever was to them on earth, she is to them now, in the bright home where she awaits their coming. It is encouraging to know that our nature, fallen as it is is yet capable of such excellence, and that through the Gospel and the Church which formed and matured such a beautiful Christian character. every faithful follower of our Lord may attain to that likeness to Him, which will be perfected in the bliss and the glory of His unclouded presence.
The Weekly Clarion, Jackson, MS, January 16, 1873.
DIED
At the residence of her son-in-law Dr. T.J. Mitchell, in this city, on the 9th inst., Mrs. CATHERINE ANDERSON MCWILLIE, wife of the late Governor McWillie, in the sixty-first year of her age. In the passing away of one so widely known, so eminently useful and so universally beloved, we have a rare fulfillment of the divine assurance, '"Precious in the sight of the Lord, is the death of his saints.” Indeed, those whose privilege it was to know how long and how close had been her walk with God, to see her last look and to hear her last words of peace and love, and holy confidence, can hardly regard that as a death, which, was in truth but an abundant entrance into life everlasting. Her whole life on earth had been a preparation for the Master's call, and when it came, it only remained for her to pillow her dying head upon His bosom whom she had so long known and loved and followed, and to breathe her life out tranquilly in His arms. The light of her Christian example had never grown dim through all the years of her pilgrimage, and when she entered the dark valley it shone with a lustre that disclosed the very gate of heaven. We can truly say that the life and character of Mrs. McWillie were such as to have inspired those who knew her. with an almost reverent regard for her memory. One more faithful in friendship, more constant in love, more unwearying in well-doing, we have never known, her very presence was a benediction. What she was to her children, they only knew, and their lives will prove; and more than she ever was to them on earth, she is to them now, in the bright home where she awaits their coming. It is encouraging to know that our nature, fallen as it is is yet capable of such excellence, and that through the Gospel and the Church which formed and matured such a beautiful Christian character. every faithful follower of our Lord may attain to that likeness to Him, which will be perfected in the bliss and the glory of His unclouded presence.
The Weekly Clarion, Jackson, MS, January 16, 1873.
Family Members
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Catharine "Kate" McWillie Noland
1832–1891
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Annie McWillie Mitchell
1834–1878
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Lucy Anderson McWillie
1836–1906
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Margaret Davidson McWillie Calhoon
1839–1923
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Harriet McWillie
1841–1841
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CPT William McWillie Jr
1842–1922
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Dr James McWillie
1847–1890
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Thomas Anderson McWillie
1849–1911
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Richard Laurence "Dick" McWillie
1853–1915
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