Alexander Wilson Perry, familiarly known as "Grandpa" Perry, quietly passed away at his home near Carrollton, Texas, on Sunday morning, May 22, 1904, after a brief illness. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. E. Newton at Union Church Monday at 11 o'clock a.m.  All of the seven living children of the deceased with many grandchildren and great-grandchildren, were in attendance. The deceased was married in 1840 to Miss Sarah Hoffman. The union was blessed with fourteen children, half of whom have passed from earth. His companion also preceded him to the better land several years. His surviving children are now mature man and women, all of whom were well provided for years ago.  He had been prosperous in live, and had honored God with his substance.

Grandpa Perry was a native of Illinois, but came to Texas in 1844 and has lived here ever since. He lived a long and useful life, and was 84 years old at the time of his death. He was a good citizen, a kind husband and father, a sincere and practical Christian, and a consistent and valued member of the Baptist church. His death was truly "the death of the righteous," and his lat end was peace. We extended condolences to the bereaved ones.

Of Carrollton, one of the old landmarks of Dallas County, passed away May 22.  He had a long and prosperous life and died apparently without a pain. Bro Perry was born in t eh State of Illinois, in the year 1819. He was married to Miss Sarah Huffman January 9, 1840, and moved to Texas in 1844, and settled at a place now known as Trinity Mills and located his headright certificate of 640 acres which he received under the Peters Colony immigration act and has lived in the same community ever since.  He joined Union Baptist Church July 1850, and has lived a faithful member and an acting deacon all these years. The writer was his pastor for ten years and never made an appeal to Bro. Perry for any line of denomination or charity work in vain. He leaves seven living children, thirty-four grandchildren and twenty-three great-grandchildren, the most of whom were present at the funeral, the writer conducting the service. It was a tender and touching scene to see his three sons and three sons-in-law act as pallbearers and place the body so tenderly and lovingly by the side of his faithful wife, where they shall rest together until that glad morning when Jesus shall say "It is enough; come up higher," and then, hand in hand, as they walked through life, they will go forth to meet Him whom they loved and served in life.  May God bind up the many broken hearts - (Rev.) E. Newton, Grapevine, Texas.