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Cleric Superior Cowl
THE CLEVELAND COURIER
Vol. 18, iNo, io] Cleveland, Ga., Dec, 29,1916 [Price %j.oo
IN MEMORIUM.
The death of Parks Boggs on
vSept. 16, 1916,’brought sorrow to
many hearts. -lie was a son of Mr.
and Mra. Joseph Boggs, of Leaf,
Ga., R.F.D. 1. Was born April
22, 1883, and was married about
ten years ^go to Miss Minnie Jones
of near Rhea, Okla.
Parks joined the Baptist church
at White Creek when he was six¬
teen years of age and made a true
and consistent member during- ids
r*>
stay in Georgia* When he went
to Rhea, Okla., he joined the
church at tffiR place, where his
body was laid to rest when he died.
I was Parks’ teacher for two
years and found him always ready
for duty, both in the school-room
and in the playground*. His man¬
ner was pleasant and he wore a
smile among his playmates which
guaranteed-them that in him they
had a friend in need. There was
not a better, truer or more noble
young man in White county, than
Parks. He was cheerful always
and it seemed to be one of his in¬
dividual ways of letting his light
shine, and another was that he al¬
most invariably had something
worth while or pleasant to say a
bout someone in bis circle. He
ignored the mistakes and imper¬
fections of his friends. He was
faithful in*the practice of his virtu¬
es which mean in their last an¬
alysis, sel/dsacrifice, loveliness and
manhood.
He is survived ‘by his father,
sixty-six years of age, his mother
fifty-seven, and by his wife, two
children, three brothers, three sis¬
ters and many friends. He was
preceded to the land of rest by one
child, four sisters and one brother.
To those who are left behind we
would say it behooves you to fol¬
io w the example Parks set before
you while he was yet walking
among you.
It is easy to see God’s providen¬
ces when the brooks of happiness
sing to the sea of joy, but in sor¬
row it is more difficult to to under¬
stand the divine will. We often
wonder that the heavenly father
would permit such affliction. Those
who trust the Lord will soon under
stand it ail. It sooths our sorrow
to remember that “The Lord tak
eth away, blessed be the name of
the Lord.” We may ask,
“Does He watch us from those windows,
As we roam this far off shore,
Will He know 7 when we are coming,
Will He meet us at the door?”
His teacher,
A. L. Dorsey.
Cleveland, Ga.
