Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-11-03
OBITUARY

DIED, in this city, on Monday October 23rd,
Mrs. LOUISA RuCKER, consort OF Mr.. jackson
Rncker, and daughter of Capt. John billiard, OF
Amherst County, in the Both year Of her age,
leaving diseonsolatc husband and six little chill
dren. whose tender years made them Unconscious
of their great loss. Mrs. Rucker WIS naturally
gifted with meek and gentle disposition kind and
obgng manners, and Il patient and submlss
spirit-.Ihese lovely attributes of heart were ev-
or visible in all the relations of life, and in the
hour of afilietion enabled her to bear the tedious
and wearying suifcrings Of a long illness with
patience and fortitude. Her mind was clear and
rational, aud betrayed no fear of death--no ter
ror at the approach of the King of Terrors. Du-
ring her illness she became awakened to the dan
ger of her condition as Alien from God, and
directed her mind to the blessed promises and as
surances of the Gospel and Selling hold of them
with the hand of faith, had the blessing of God
youchsafod to her in the remission of her sins
and an acceptance to the divine favor.
May God sanctify this painful dispensation of
his providence To the eternal good of her bcreay-
ed family. MAY they follow her example, and
look to Jesus for that favor which will enable
them to join her at the right hand of God in
Heaven.
Died in Staunton, ON Friday morning, Oct
2lst after lingering and painful illness, which
She bore with the most exemplary patience and
christian fortitude and meekness, Mrs SUSAN
CAROLINE THOMPSON, wife of Judge Lucas
i. Thompson. In her death, the social circle of
which she was a shining and beloved member, has
sustained an irreparable loss, and language
can depict the deep anguish and unutterable woe
the sad bereavement has produced i'll that heart
stricken family of which She was the idol. But
whilst they mourn they grleye not as those with
out hope and her surviving relatives and friends
derive secret consolation from the knowledge that
she died the death of the righteous, and that her
latter end was peace, rejoicing in bright and live
ly hopes of "a blssiul Immortality beyond the
grave, and prayerful and truthful confidence
that by the providence and goodness Of God, those
tenderly beloved objects of her earthly affections
her husband and children, whom she was about
to leave, would be separated from her but for II
little interval of time and that after lifc's short
at best and ftful fever was over they would a
gain bc reunited and "make family id Heaven
without one wunderer lost
Since their loss, great and rreparable asst is is
hereXceeding and eternal gain; since she has pas
sed peacefully, calml y and ndismayed by the
king Of terrors through the dark valley of the
shadow of death to mansions of eternal rest, they
ought not and would not if they could. caH back
her happy spirit from its abode to drink again of
the cup of earthly sorrows and again to languish
in mortal agonies upon the bed of derth. Rather
letthem rejoice in the hope and consolation that
"She Is happy now and we
soon her happiness shall See,
STAUNToN, October %, 1853.
Departed this life, ON the goth of this month,
at the residence of her son, Mr.. John j. Mosby.
in Richmond, Mrs. SUSANNAH MOSBY, wild
ow of Wade Mosby, late of Powhatan county, de-
ceased.
Mrs. Mosby had attained the mature age of SO
years, and was tcnderly loved, not only by her
own numerous family, but by all-and they were
many-who had the happiness of being intimate
ly acquainted with her. Such, indeed, was the
benignity of her nature that it was impossible to
know her without loving her. The poor, espe-
cially, knew, in her, a never. failing friend and
beneiactor, to the utmost extent of her means
While she discharged in so exemplary a man
ner, her duties to her fellow-creatures, she was
equally distinguished by the feryor of her picty.
She was, for many years before her decease, n
member of the Protestant Episcopal Church.
She repoSes IN the burying ground at Grace
Church, IN Powhatan county. Light lay the
consecrated earth upon her revered breast
This poor and imperfect tribute to her memo
ry Is paid by one who knew and loved her