Obituary of Mrs. R.A. Pinson

The following obituary was transcribed by Suzanne Forte (suzanneforte@bellsouth.net) from a scrapbook in her possession, belonging to her great grandmother, Cora Lorena Foster Weeks. Lorena was born Jan 25, 1877 in Freestone Co, Texas and died Jan 6, 1952 in Gilmer County, Georgia. This obituary was presumably from the Gilmer County newspaper, the Times Courier, but could have been from the Atlanta, Georgia, newspaper, the Atlanta Journal/Constitution.

Surnames: Pinson, Davis, Jarrard

Date: 29 Dec 1929

"Mrs. R. A. Pinson Claimed by Death After Short Illness"

   Mrs. R. A. Pinson, wife of Mr. Robert A. Pinson, mail carrier on rural mail route No. one from Ellijay, died late Sunday afternoon after only a few hours illness causing a great shock and a feeling of sincere regret among a wide circle of friends through the county.

   Mrs. Pinson who apparently was enjoying her usual health was taken suddenly ill Sunday morning with what was first thought to be a stroke of paralysis. Doctors were immediately summoned and all that medical aid and lovings hands could do was done to relieve her suffering.

   Mrs. Pinson before her marriage was Miss Maude Davis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Garrett Davis and was born and reared in Gilmer county where she spent her entire life. She was an excellent lady held in high esteem and beloved by unnumbered friends. She was a true and devoted wife and a kind and sympathetic mother, having devoted her entire life to the interest of her home and the comforts of her family. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, from which funeral services were conductd Tuesday afternoon at 1:00 o'clock by her former pastor, Rev. J. W. Lee. Interment was in Ellijay cemetery.

   She is survivd by her husband and three children. Mrs. Gabe Jarrard of Gainesville Ga., Edna Pinson and Robert Pinson, Jr.