Clara Lee Spilman, daughter of Rev. Jonathan Edwards Spilman, D. D., and
Eliza Taylor Spilman, was born in Covington, Kentucky, July 17, 1857. Her
early life was spent in Kentucky. She finished her education at Sayre
College, Lexington, specializing in music.
Her father moved his
family to Salem, Illinois, in 1877, where she met Geo. Wm. Andrews, whom she
married July 29, 1879. She leaves to mourn their loss, her husband; three
children, Georgia Pritchett, of Springfield, Illinois; Edward S. Andrews, of
Flora, Illinois, Jeanore Anderson, of Clay City, Illinois; four
grandchildren, one brother, Lewis Spilman, of Knoxville, Tennessee; two
sisters, Miss Anna Louise Spilman, of Flora, Illinois, and Mrs. Byrd Spilman
Dewey, of Palm Beach, Florida.
Mrs. Andrews spent the greater part
of her married life in Flora, Illinois, where she was an earnest and
faithful member of the Presbyterian church. Later she with her husband,
moved to Mississippi, where she resided until failing health necessitated
her being brought to the home of her daughter, Mrs. Anderson, at Clay City.
In spite of all that loving care could do she passed away at 3:10 on the
afternoon of July 5, 1930, aged 72 years, 11 months and 18 days.
She
possessed a remarkable personality, meeting the duties of life squarely,
sincerely and efficiently. Her thoughtfulness of others, her unselfishness
and her willingness to serve was recognized by all. Her southern
hospitality, her easy, charming and gracious manner won her a host of
friends. In over fifty years of wedded life she proved herself a devoted
wife and a loving mother.
Asleep in Jesus! peaceful rest!
Whose
waking is supremely blest;
No fear, no woe, shall dim the hour
That
manifests the Savior's power.
Extracted 12 Jun 2017 by Norma Hass from 1930 Pictures and Biographical Sketches of the Business Men of Clay City, Illinois.
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