OBIT - Thompson Creek Baptist Church


From Volume 1, page 263, 264, as written

Obituary

Piety JANES died at her home seven miles east of dresden.  Death has made its inroad into our church at Thompson Creek taken away from us sister Piety Janes.  Sister Janes was born in Kentuckey and moved to Henry Co. Tenn. with her parents at an early date.  She was born December the 11th 1819.  Died February the 20th 1899.  age seventy nine years two months and nine days.  She was married to Edward Janes July the 28th 1836.  She was a daughter of Harris and Meca Elisabeth Berry.  She was a mother of fourteen children.  She leaves behind five daughters one son a host of relatives and friends to mourn her death.  She professed faith in Christ at the age of thirteen and joined birds Creek Baptist Church and moved her letter to Senter.  from there to Thompson Creek where she lived and died a consistent member.  Resolved in her death the Church has lost a consistent member one that loved to attend the house of Lord.  Resolved that the Church and bereaved family have our deepest !
 sympathy.  that a copy of those resolutions be spread on the Church book and a copy furnished the family a copy sent to the Baptist and Reflector for publication.

Comm.}  J. F. ALLMAN
             H. W. JACKSON   
             E. P. BAUGHMAN