Person:Narcissa Bewley (1)

Narcissa Evalina Bewley Obituary: Died of heart disease Aug. 4, 1885, Mrs. Narcissa E. Bowden. She was as well as usual to within twenty minutes of her death. Subject of the above was a daughter of R.S. and Evelina Bewly. Born in Pope county, Arkansas, January 4th 1834, was married to the Rev. J.J. Bowden Aug. 12, 1852, and happily converted to God on the 4th Sunday in September, 1854, at Gum Log camp-meeting, and she ever afterwards lived a faithful and devoted christian. The writer during the past 11 years has often met with her around the sick beds of her friends, children and husband and on her own sick bed we were frequently called to administer and wait on her, and always found her the same dignified, modest, prudent christian with a heart full of sympathy and kindness for her friends and family in times of affliction, Sister Bowden was a woman of fine native intellect, energetic and industrious. She leaves a husband, one daughter and six sons to mourn her departure. But while she leaves those of mature years she has gone to meet those three little ones on heaven's eternal happy shores. Her funeral will be preached at Gravel Hill camp meeting, embracing the 2d Sunday in next month. May God comfort the bereaved. C.L. Kirksey