JONES, AMBROSE--It is with a sad and broken heart with me to write these few lines in memory of the life of my dear old father, Ambrose Jones. He was born April 3, 1836, and answered the roll call of death December 11, 1907, aged 71 years, 8 months and 8 days. About the year 1853 father first married Anna Blankenship, and unto them was born 7 children. Father enlisted in the civil war in the year 1862, and was mustered out April 15, 1865. After his first wife died, he married Martha Balden, about the year 1872, and as a result of this happy union, to them was born 11 children, by both marriages he was the father of 18 children, of whom two are dead, one of whom belonged to the old Regular Baptist church when she died. Father was sick from August to Dec. 11, 1907. He professed a hope in Christ and shouted and praised God, and charged his children to have no doubts about his eternal salvation for when I leave here I am going home to glory, and said: "Children, I heard the prettiest singing the other night. I saw Christ coming with His angels from every direction in the brightest cloud I ever saw. Children, I could tell your mother's voice from all the rest, she was in the lead. They were singing the song of Moses and the Lamb by and by. Me and my company crossed and started meeting them, singing the same song." This was his favorite song.
Composed by Mahala Jones August 1, 1908  Written by Dial Frasure

JONES, MARTHA--To the memory of a dear mother, it is so sad with me that I can hardly bear to write a sketch of the life of my dear mother who has gone home to glory to reign with Christ. Mother was born about March, 1850, and was married to Ambrose Jones at the age of 22 years. She was the mother of 11 children of the 18 of father's family. She was a true and gentle mother until her death. Two of her children had professed a hope in Christ. Mother had a severe stroke of paralysis May 16, 1905. She lay 4 months and 7 days before she professed a hope in Christ and called on Elders John M. Akers and C. C. Mitchel to come and hold meeting at her house, who at the close of the service published and open door for the reception of members by experience and baptism, when mother gave her hand and told them what good things the Lord had done for her soul. I was present at the time she professed a hope, she told them she wanted to go down into the water and be buried with Christ in baptism. They carried mother on a chair to the water side, she went into the water praising God and came up out of the water and shouted praise to the Lord at the top of her voice. It was a great comfort to her insomuch that when any of the brethren and sisters would come in to see her and try to comfort her in her afflictions she would shout and rejoice, and her children, when they would start for home, mother would give them her hand and bid them farewell. Mother left three little orphans behind to mourn her loss with the rest of us, one afflicted with white swelling. Mother lived 13 months and 20 days in the fellowship of the church, before God called her home. Her favorite song:

NEWSOME, JARVEY--It is with a sadness of heart that I try in my feebleness to write a short sketch of the loving memory of a dear father, to wit: Jarvey Newsome. He was the son of old Fed Newsome, and was born in Pike county, Ky., in the year 1841, and departed this life on the first day of August, 1901, aged 60 years. Father was married to Ellouisa Hall about the year of 1863, to them were born two children, while in her blooming state she and her two beloved little sons were called from the shores of time from on high, and on the first day of April, 1871, father was married to Drusilla Osborn, the daughter of old Neal Osborn, and to them were born 11 children, 9 sons and 2 daughters, of whom 7 are living and 4 dead, 3 died in infancy and 1 died at the age of 21, and 2 out of seven living have professed a hope in Christ. Father was baptized in the fellowship of the Enterprise Church in the year 1900, was baptized by Elder John Hopkins in the waters of Beaver Creek and lived a faithful member of that church until the first day of August, 1901. It was a sad day when mother and children and near relatives, with bleeding hearts, saw the death angel come and soon he fell into the silent sleep of death. We believe that he took his flight to that world above where he will roam along the glittering streams of everlasting enjoyment and that he was carried by the angels over the bridgeless gulf to the far off city of light. A part of his family have crossed the river of life and part are crossing now. May the great God of the universal world direct his children to think of part of the family being just across the stream and may he direct them to join the battle against sin, with their mother, and together wage a warfare until God shall bid them to go and meet father where we shall part no more. May God bless us and make an undivided family of us around his glorious throne.

Though men keep my outward man
Within their locks and bars,
But by the faith of Christ I can,
Mount higher than the stars.

TACKITT, ABLE --By the request of friends it becomes my sad duty to write a short sketch of the life of old Bro. Able Tackitt. In making the feeble attempt I desire to say to the aged, bereaved and dearly beloved companion and mourning children, relatives and friends of Bro. Tackitt, that I feel almost too unworthy to sketch the life of such a noble husband, father and friend. He was the son of William B. and Sarah Tackitt, (better known as Uncle Buck and Aunt Sally), he was born on Long Fork of Shelby Creek, Pike County, Ky., July 27, 1833. As a faithful and obedient son he resided with and labored for his parents until his marriage with Rebecca Caudill, February 22, 1855. Being born of poor but honest parents, he began his married life with a determination to overcome poverty. He persevered and conquered. Hard work, honesty and fair dealing was his motto, which principle, we believe, he imbibed from the early councils of a good father and mother. Unto Bro. Tackitt and his wife were born fourteen children, nine sons and five daughters. All of which lived to bare him grandchildren. Six sons, two daughters and seven grand children have professed a hope in Christ, and we trust, became his brethren and sisters in the Lord. Having himself previously been changed from natures darkness into the marvelous light of God's dear Son, he joined the Old Union church of Regular Baptist and was baptized by Eld. William Cook, the first Sunday in November, 1875. After which he seemed to lived a devoted and Godly life, scattering the sunshine of peace and love; setting good examples before his children and neighbors children. At all times meeting his brethren and sisters with a heart expressive of gratitude and love, extending to each and every person a friendly greeting and a welcome to his home. He was generous, kind and accommodating to the poor and needy, and at the time of his death, which occurred Nov. 30, 1907, his friends and neighbors owed him borrowed money to the amount of $7,000.I am persuaded that such love and hospitality could come only from a heart wrought upon by the mighty love of God. His morals, honesty and whole Christian life is a crown of virtue which can never fade nor perish from our memories. They are monuments of truth and fidelity worthy to guide and to be remembered by his children and all who knew him. It was almost heart rendering to his companion and children to see him struggling with the last enemy, death. But he met it with the courage of a warrior, and we believe through Christ Jesus our Lord, he conquered and is now praising God in the sunny climes of immortal glory. Yes, bathing in the pure river of water of life clear as crystal, which John saw proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.---Rev. 22--1st.
Written by Willard S. Akers  September 28, 1908

TACKITT, TAPELY--Having a desire and feeling it a duty I now make the feeble effort and it is with a sad feeling that I try to write a short sketch in memory of Tapley Tackitt, who was born in Pike county, Ky., October 13, 1824, deceased this life January 17, 1908, aged 83 years, 3 months and 4 days. Was married to Betty Hamilton, in the year 1844, to them was born 11 children and 9 of them survive his death. He was a loving and pious father, he tried to live up to the golden rule, as the scriptures say: "Bring up your children in the way you would have them go and when they are old they will not depart from it." Father was loved by all who knew him, and his conversation was of a godly sort, always advising good and trying to teach his fellow man the way of God and Godliness. Father did not belong to any church. He was afflicted with that dreaded disease called heart trouble, which grew worse until the sacred ties of relatives, sons and daughters and kindred affections were severed and broken, all combined could not keep father any longer. We must say and do believe with all our hearts when it pleased the great love wonder of heaven to call for father, there was a band of friendly angels that come to his rescue, with his dear wife and two of his babes in their company, to waft his spirit home to glory. We believe his soul is now contemplating the beatitudes of the matchless scenery of the land of the heavenly Canaan. When soul and body parted the old ship of Zion was standing waiting to welcome father on board to carry his soul over into the paradise of God, where there is one continual day of peace and happiness. Yes, we are living in hope some day that we can see father again and live with him in the bright world above. Then we can sing and shout hallelujah, amen. A few lines of a poem which father composed and often sung: