Mrs. Susan W. Overton, daughter of J.C. Wharton, was born in Lawrence District, S.C., September 23, 1836, moved with her parents to Tennessee, thence to Arkansas in 1848. She accepted Christ and was baptized in 1849. Married to Mr. J.H.W. Overton, August 3, 1854. With her husband, they settled in Bradley (now Cleveland) county, and began their youthful married life near Toledo by settling down to farm life. They were not afraid of hard work and soon opened a good farm and by industry and good management, prosperity was the result. On this same farm they lived and reared a large family--ten children, eight sons and two daughters. Four of these preceded their mother to the "home over there." In 1860 Bro. Overton was converted and was baptized by Eld. Solomon Gardner into the fellowship of New Hope church. Immediately he and his wife went into the organization of Zion church, in which she lived a faithful and zealous member till her death, which occurred at 1 o'clock a.m. June 3, 1900. Her death was the most triumphant the writer ever witnessed. She was perfectly conscious till the last, and called all to her bedside and bade us all goodbye. She told us not to weep, but to meet here where there is no weeping. Her children were all present except one. My language fails, my pen is too weak, to describe the death-bed scenes of Sister Overton. Her life was a constant living power, but her death the greatest of all. May our dear Savior comfort Bro. Overton in these his saddest moments of life, and all the children and grandchildren meet one another on the shining shores of sweet deliverance. The deceased was my eldest sister and the wife of Rev. J.H.W. Overton. By: A.J. Wharton, Bremond Texas Arkansas Baptist Newspaper October 24, 1900 page 15 col 2. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos -- now, 100 FREE prints! http://photos.yahoo.com