Walker County AlArchives Obituaries.....Venila Lucretia O'rear March 16 1934 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Willie Barton WBarton102@aol.com August 14, 2003, 5:33 pm The Mountain Eagle newspaper 3/?/1934 Mrs. G.D. O'Rear, 76, died of pneumonia early Friday morning at the family residence, after an illness of several days. Although Mrs. O'Rear's health had been failing for the past few years, her sudden illness and death cast a gloom over the whole town, where she had lived so long and was so beloved. Mrs. O'Rear's maiden name was Venila Ducretia (Lucretia) Sanders and was the eldest daughter of the late Samuel Sanders and Nancy Cain Sanders. Her father was a Confederate war veteran and Bible student. Her maternal grandfather, James Cain, introduced the bill into the State Legislature to create Walker County. The deceased was born January 24, 1858 at the old Sanders place south of Jasper. She was married to G.D. O'Rear, Jan. 18, 1880 and they celebrated their golden anniversary in 1930. Surviving are her husband, five children, Caine O'Rear, Mrs. W. W. Woods, Miss Mabel O'Rear, Judson and Maynard O'Rear, eight grandchildren, Neilsen O'Rear of Montgomery; Mrs. Bruce Jones, Misses Cleste Woods, Patricia, Emma Lucretia, Maynard Reilly, Caine Jr. and Martha Ann O'Rear and two great-grandchildren, Bobby Jones and Guy Reeves O'Rear; four sisters, Mrs. W.F. Kitchens, Jasper; Mrs. Lucy Catchings, Fort Worth, Texas; Mrs. S.B. Smith, Birmingham and Mrs. Vada Rosser, Jasper and also a wide family connection on both maternal and paternal sides. There are four children dead of whom one is Guy O'Rear, former sheriff of Walker County, and grandchildren dead including George M. O'Rear. No woman ever reared here had a wider circle of friends or a greater influence and many hearts were saddened by her passing. Her greatest acts of mercy lay in her visits to the sick and the bereaved. She was ever present to help, to comfort and to cheer. Mrs. O'Rear joined the Baptist church in 1881, and in her younger days there was never a more devoted church worker. She did much toward helping to build and adorn the present church for its dedication. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at the family residence with Dr. W.F. Yarborough officiating, assisted by Dr. J. R. Turner and Dr. J.P. Aiken, with interment in Oak Hill Cemetery. The pall bearers were Geo. Gallagher, Joe Simmons, Paul Boteler, Clinton Stovall, Arthur Sartain, Leo Standiffer, John Lacy and Karl Hare. The many beautiful floral offerings were handled by the grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Mrs. Caine O'Rear and Mrs. Bert Stephenson had charge of the music, the former, by request of the family singing "Nellie Gray" an old favorite of the deceased. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/alfiles/ File size: 3.1 Kb