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- Sarah Ann Bardwell Obituary:
Sarah Ann Bardwell, daughter of H.C, and S.M. Tolland, was born in Jefferson County, Mississippi Sept, 24, 1841 and died at her home in Clark County, Arkansas at 2 P.M., May 14, 1888. She was converted and joined the Methodist Church, South at Anon, Mississippi, Jan. 22, 1858, and came to Arkansas Dec 24, 1870. She was the Mother of nine children only one of who has preceded her to the grave.
When dying she told her daughter Janie she was prepared to go, and she wished the Lord would take her, and not let her suffer so long.
She was in agonies of death about twelve hours. She then expressed a desire to talk to all the family. And it seemed that strength was given her in tht last hour to do so. Her Husband came first to the bedside and she said to him. "Take care of my Children, try to get them to live right, and use the rest of your time in preparing to meet me in Heaven."
She told her oldest son to live a better boy and to try to persuade the others to live better. "She told James, another son to take care of his little brother and to mee her in Heaven". To her youngest daughter she said "Be a good girl and do not throw yourself away, and never attend a dance." To her baby boy she said, "Try and make a good man," and pointing upward said, "Meet me up Yonder."
Buried at Thompson Chapel Cemetery, Clark County, Arkansas
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