TITLE: Clarrissa Elizabeth Reeder Dickson

SOURCE:  Keowee Courier

SUBMITTED BY:  Susan Brock-Booker

FORMATTED BY:  Kim Grissom, Jun 2003

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DICKSON, Clarrissa Elizabeth Reeder (1845-1924) Tugaloo Tribune 
January 29, 1924,  DEATH OF MRS. CLARRISSA ELIZABETH DICKSON, 
Westminster mourns the passing of one of her beloved women and one who 
had lived in the town for upwards of thirty-five years.  Death came to 
Mrs. Clarrissa E. Dickson at one o'clock last Thursday morning, 
bringing much sadness to all who had known and loved Mrs. Dickson so 
long.  Mrs. Dickson had not enjoyed good health for several years, 
being a sufferer of Bright's disease, but many of her friends did not 
know she was critically ill.  She had been confined to her room and 
bed since a few weeks before Christmas.  Born and reared in the South 
Union section of Oconee, Mrs. Dickson was well known and possessed 
scores of friends wh can bear testimony to her estimable traits of 
character and her sunny disposition.  Her father was the late Samuel 
Reeder and of his large family one son, Mr. John L. Reeder, survives.     
Mrs. Dickson was widow of John Milton Dickson, who died twenty-five 
years ago last August and whose resting place in our cemetery s marked 
by one of the handsome monuments erected by the Woodmen of the World. 
Mr. Dickson is remembered as one of the first saw mill men of the 
town and lent a hand to the upbuilding of Westminster in various ways.
Mrs. Dickson was married August 31, 1871.  The deceased is survived 
by four children and twelve grandchildren;  the children being Mrs. W. 
A. Dickerson, Mr. Samuel W. Dickson, Mrs. O. K. Poore and Mr. W. Aden 
Dickson.  Mrs. Poore lives at Belton.  After appropriate funeral 
services conducted at her late residence by her pastor, Dr. Ira E. D. 
Andrews, the interment was made in the family plot in Eastview 
cemetery.  Mr. John M. McCoy, of the Shelton Furniture company, was 
funeral director.  The pall bearers were Messrs. S. F. Reeder, F. M. 
Cross, E. G. Poore, J. S. Carter, J. E. Gaines and Ira S. Pitts.  
Many beautiful floral emblems were on the casket.  Mrs. Dickson was a 
consistent member of the Westminster Baptist church.  She was 78 years 
old her last birthday, having been born September 10, 1845.  To the 
children and brother is extended the condolence of a large circle of 
friends and acquaintances.  Contributed by: Susan Brock-Booker, 
sbrockbooker@aol.com 

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