Lucy Kemp Canter

 

 

FROM THE CARTHAGE COURIER   Carthage, TN   THURSDAY   24 SEP. 1931

 

Transcribed by Fay Cantor Leonard

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Canter, Lucy Kemp  1847 - 1931

 

 

MRS. LUCY KEMP CANTER DIES AT RIPE OLD AGE

(By a Friend)

 

Mrs. Lucy Kemp Canter, beloved wife of Wm. B. (Billy) Canter died at her home at Difficult Thursday, Sept. 17, 1931 after an illness of several weeks.  This good woman was born June 17, 1847 and was married to Wm B. Canter Jan. 18, 1870, making her sojourn on earth 84 years and 3 months.  Her husband is 85 years of age and walks erect and enjoys fairly good health despite the weight of many years.  This good and honored couple were born and reared in communities adjacent to Difficult and were married in Smith County.  They were members of the church for half century and for frugality, home making and the rearing of a good family and in many other noble attributes their splendid example is worthy to be emulated by all people.

 

Mr. and Mrs. Canter came as near as is humanly possible to embodying the idea of two hearts beat as one and two lives for a single purpose as any couple the writer can recall.  Their paramount purpose was to serve their Lord acceptably and they demonstrated by their every day lives that the best way to serve the Master was to serve his people.  Mrs. Canter with her pretty features and Mr. Canter with his erect carriage were conspicuous in their bearing and thoughtfulness and kind consideration at all times of each other and those with whom they came in contact.  Seven children blessed their union, three of whom, James Canter and Mrs. Williams of Difficult and Burford Canter of Bowling Green, Ky., and a number of grand children survive. The unusually large outpouring of neighbors who turned out to honor Mrs. Canter at her funeral and burial was a splendid tribute to a splendid character.

 

J. M. Cox, a friend of the family, conducted the services.  Interment took place at the burying ground on the farm of John A. Kemp.  Mrs. Canter was the mother of the late Gene Canter whose passing was noted by the Courier three weeks ago.  A multitude of friends extend deepest sympathy to the bereaved in the passing of Mrs. Canter and may there be many others whose life will be as a benediction as was hers.

 

 

 

 

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Lucy Kemp Canter was married to William B. Kemp his obituary also appears on the website:

 

 

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