Individual Details

Death

The death angel came last Wednesday evening about 4 o’oclock and relieved Mrs. Malinda Mann, of her suffering. – a visitor she had longed to see for a time, as she had been practically helpless for many years. The was one of the oldest, if not the oldest persons in the county, having almost reached the century mark, being 94 years, 5 months, and 5 days old.

During her long and useful life she had been a help and blessing to the motherhood of this and adjoining counties, and the hundreds and hundreds who passed by her casket and viewed her beautiful features, felt a real friend had gone and tears of sincere love wre shed for her.

She came from an aristocratic family, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jonah Love, and was married in young womanhood to Dock Mann. To this union were born ten children, nine of whom are living and all were present at the burial except one. The daughters are Mesdames M. L. Goodman; Mt. Pleasant, L. C. Little, Concord; E. A. Furr, Stanfield; W. Little, Locust; L. W. Honeycutt, Unionville; R. N. Furr, Albemarle. The sons are: J. L. Mann , of McKinney Tex.; J. A. and W. D. of Stanfield. There are six living grandchildren and possibly175 great grandchildren.

The deceased made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Williamson Little, and was given every attention.

Although helpless and requiring the continual care of members of the family she was loved as few aged persons are. She was not scorned and wished out of the way as many grandmothers are, and the grief of the bereaved ones was pathetic.

Until some years ago she had been a member of Love’s Chapel Methodist Church, when she transferred her membership to Beulah Presbyterian Church.

Interment was made in the cemetery at Love’s Chapel, following a short service in the church by her pastor, Rev. T. F. Honeycutt.

The house was filled many times beyond its capacity and the casket banked with beautiful flowers, which gave their silent testimony of love.