Hardee - Blanche
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday, 22 April, 1898
A chain of five links has been broken. She has given away with weakness here, but will rise in strength in heaven. O, how the dear parents’ affection and sister and little brothers’ love hovered about this little one. But she has gone to that beautiful land and another chain is being woven and soon the chain will be all linked together once again. Different is this earthly chain from the heavenly chain. Here it can be separated, but in heaven it will remain joined forever. The death angel has been hovering around the parental door, and when the Lord said enter, it came in and claimed our dear little Blanche for its own, and what is our loss is gain for her. It seems sometimes that the hand of God is cruel, but no, God is merciful.
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Blanche Hardee was born June 7, 1888, and departed this life April 17, 1898, aged nine years, 10 months and 12 days. Her life was like the beautiful sun. In the morning she came up, she cast beauty and sunshine all around her, and as the sun sets in the evening so did she lay down her cross to awake in her Savior’s arms, bearing a beautiful crown. He has said, “Blessed are the little children, for of such is the kingdom of Heaven.” Her little face was bright and full of promise and she gave words enough to tell us all that she knew death was near. To see the beautiful expression on her face as she lay in her little white casket was enough to tell parents, sister, brother, relatives and friends that her soul was with her Savior and all was well. She will be there all robed in white, with her Savior to greet us when we come. May the remaining ones prepare so that they may join hand in hand, link with link, around the beautiful throne in Heaven. The funeral was conducted by Rev. Williams at the M. E. Church in Yountsville. Interment was at the New Market Cemetery. -s