RHODA ANN (BARNES); MRS. J.C. TALLMAN

BARNES, TALLMAN

Posted By: Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert (email)
Date: 3/9/2002 at 14:01:13

Decatur County Journal
Thursday, February 3, l9l6

WELDON NEWS:

Another one of God's faithful, loving
children has passed to her
reward. Another soul is at rest in the
presence of Jesus. Another life
has been completed, lived as an immortal
testimony of the peace and
contentment which may come into the human
heart when it is presided over
by the loving direction of our Heavenly
Father.

The life of RHODA ANN BARNES began in Greene
County, Pennsylvania,
February l8, l846. Reared in a Christian
family, she early made her
choice for a life linked with Christ and has
never wavered. United in
marriage to JOHN TALLMAN, March 30, l870, she
spent forty-six years as a
loving wife and companion. During the span
of years the influence of a
Christian home has been felt in whatever
community they have lived. Few
nights and mornings when it was possible, did
they miss having family
worship.

She will be missed as a loving wife, but the
great prayer of a devoted
life has been answered. She was cared for
till the last. All of the
love which existed between this aged and
devoted couple will make the
meeting in Heaven all the happier. "He shall
wipe away every tear from
their eyes, and death shall be no more."

Into this home came seven children. BERTHA
died in childhood, and
HESTER at the age of 35. FANNIE, ELLA,
ROXIE, CARL and BRUCE, with the
bereaved husband mourn the death of a dear
mother. Her ideals of a
Christian life, her purity, her desire to
sacrifice herself for the good
of others, her love and faithfulness, have
made her passing away the
greater loss. In the hearts of her children
she will ever be surrounded
with all the honor, love and devotion that
give so much meaning to the
word "mother." As a sister, her life has
been one of willingness to
help and serve. She is survived by two
brothers and two sisters; one
brother and one sister, who are present to
pay her a last loving
tribute. Fourteen grandchildren have lost
one who can never be
replaced. Her home was always filled with
welcome and sunshine for
them.

This Christian home came to Weldon
twenty-eight years ago and the heads
of it united with the Methodist Church.
Since then MR. and MRS. TALLMAN
have always been found in their place of
worship if it were possible to
be there. As a neighbor her life has been
one of service.
The needy and the sorrowing ever found in her
a loving friend. This
life has gone from us, but our loss is her
gain. Her suffering is
over. She is at rest. While we, as loved
ones mourn her passing away,
our hearts shall ever be filled with
gratitude to our Heavenly Father
for a devoted Christian life so long spared.
Her memory shall ever
remain.

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CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to thank the friends and neighbors
who so kindly assisted us
during the illness and death of our wife and
mother. For the kindly
sympathy shown by all and for the beautiful
floral offerings.

J.C. TALLMAN AND
FAMILY.

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March 8, 2002