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Taylor County Obits
March 1894

The Butler Herald
Tuesday, March 6, 1894
Page Three
Reynolds, Ga., March 5, 1894
By L.A.B.
A Sad Death
On yesterday morning about daylight, Mrs. D. Hill was walking the railroad between the river bridge and her residence about a quarter of a mile this side of the bridge when a belated freight train running at a high speed going east, ran over Mrs. Hill killing her instantly.  Her husband is the efficient watchman at the river bridge.  Mrs. Hill is a sister of Mr. F.M. Moulton and Mrs. Slate Hill and was a lady of many noble traits of character; her husband and the entire family have the sympathy of a large circle of friends.

The Butler Herald
Tuesday, March 13, 1894
Page Three
Died
At 4 o’clock on Wednesday evening the 7th inst., at the residence of Elder J.R. Respess, occurred the death of Mrs. Snellgrove.  She was the mother of Mrs. J.R. Respess, and was 86 years of age.  For a number of years she had been greatly afflicted and long before her death had been almost entirely helpless from paralysis.  Her remains were interred in the cemetery on Thursday evening, the funeral services being conducted by Elder J.G. Murray.

The Butler Herald
Tuesday, April 3, 1894
Page Three
At Rest
Mrs. Eliza Cadelia Pierce, wife of Mr. Cader Pierce, died at her home near Wilchar Level, nine miles west of Butler, at 12 o’clock on Monday night March 26th, after a lingering illness of several months.  Mrs. Pierce was born Jan. 26th, 1836, and was therefore in the 58th year of her age, and for 43 years she had walked hand in hand with her husband – a devoted wife, a kind companion, an affectionate mother and a good neighbor.  She was the mother of thirteen children, ten of whom still live to honor and praise her memory, besides many relatives and a bereaved husband who have the sympathy of this entire community in their sad loss.  Mrs. Pierce in early life joined the Missionary Baptist church, although her religious sentiments were Primitive.  She tried to live as she died in full view of a blessed immortality beyond the grave.  Mrs. Pierce was a lady of strong memory and unusually bright intellect and one of the best informed ladies historically we have ever known.  She was a great admirer of the beauties of nature as those who have ever visited her home will testify, and we have the full assurance that Heaven is richer and more beautiful by her presence. Her remains were interred in the family burying ground in Talbot County on Thursday morning March 29th, the services being conducted by Rev. L.W. Parrot, of Talbotton, in an appropriate and impressive manner, and strange to say the services were conducted in the same room where 43 years ago Mrs. Pierce became a lovely bride, and in all these years she was faithful and true.  We offer our sincere sympathy to the entire family in their sad bereavement and would love to speak of her more at length but our time and space forbids at present.  At a more convenient time we hope to speak of her again.
Additional Comments: Note: Eliza Pierce and her husband are buried at the Steed Family Cemetery in Talbot County, Georgia.  Their gravestone information is listed below:
Pierce, Cader                  
3FE1832  16JE1911
Pierce, Eliza C (Steed)               
26JA1836  26MH1894 
Wife of Cader Pierce 

A big thanks goes out to Carla Miles for submitting this information!

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