Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1863-02-17
DIED.

AT his residence, on the 18th inst DAVID STER
RhTT, Esq, in the 10Th year OF his age.
At his residence, near Stanton, on the 10Th inst
Mr. ThOS. G. BURWELL, about Gu years of age
At the residence of his son-ln-law James Gilkeson.
Esq, in the afternoon of Monday the I'd of February
JAMES B. TRlABLE, Esq, in the 18th year of bis
age. lObtuary nextweek
On Middle River, in Augusta County, on the
18th Of February of inflammation OF the bowels SAL
LIE BELL daughter Of e. L.. and ELIZA HOUFF,
aged SIX months and % days.
iberia, WALTER SCOTT, son OF Richard L. and SEQ a
W. Patterson, aged years and months.
Little Walter bright and lovely boy lovely in
person and lovely in disposition he loved to talk Of
heaven, and to hear Gods holy Word, and would
often repeat to his mother of its promises
to comfort and console her in her hour of trial when
surrounded by the cruel Yankees, but alas the
little comforter has been taken away and is a
bright and shining angel swth crown upon his fore
head and a harp within his hand. e..
AT the residence of her grand mether in Pendleon
county, on the 9TH instant, Miss MARGARET A.
MCCOY, aged 81 years, months and % days.
1t has pleased the DispOser of all human events in
His wisdom, to call from time to eternity Miss Mccoy
She Was taken from the embrace of kind relations
| and friends In the vigor of her strength She was
much loved and highly esteemed by all who had any
| acquaintance with her. In her youth she gave her
heart to God, md lived for some time in the enjoy
ment OF that religion (which sweeter than life aud
stronger than DEATH she did not. however, CON
tinue this happy state of mind but as many others
have done suffered herself to grow cold in the cause
OF Christ, and lived without the smiles of his coup-
tenance until disease laid hold of her mortal frame
When she saw that death was inevitable, and that
her latter end was fast approaching, she became much
concerned about the salva of her immoral SOUL
She knew in whom she had trusted, and who had
pardoned her sins in former days. She sought Him
in prayer and she again felt that He had power on
ear 10 forgive sins, and she enabled In her dy-
ing moments, to shout the praises of God.
/ She requested her relatives and friends not to
mourn after her, as she was going to exchange a
world OF sorrows, difficulties and trials fer that land
OF joy and felicity where there shall be no more sor
row, pain and death, but where she should Join in
singing he praises of Him who hath loved her and
given Himself for her," See has left many kind
relatives and friends to mourn her loss, but she has
lett them an everlasting testimony that their loss
her eternal gain This should console their hearts IN
their sad bereavement, and they should submit with
christian foTtlude and resignation to this dispense
ton of kind Providence and teach them o to live
that when death shall come up;n them, they NAV
meet 1t as she did, die she died. and meet her al
last IN the Kingdom OF everlasting joy and felicity.
Feb. III 1915 due yet
On the morning of the 18th of January last, of thai
dreadful seoErge ct our climate. .Consumptio,
MARY GLOYINA McGAHEY, IN th652d year of hel
age. 1t was the good fortune of the writer to be for
many years an intimate friend and acq uaintance OF
the deceased, to whose many endeariDg qualities and
enduring virtues he bears cheerful testimony. Bui
neither friendship the kind regards of those who
love as, can shield us from that ssgrm King of Ter
rors'.-death. He lays bis icy hands on whomsoever
ne will, and there are none to dispute his sway
Cruel cruel art thou oh DEATH aud steeled to pity
IS thy heart thanks be to God who gyeth to yir.
tue the victory thou canst only destroy that which
mortal of us. Thou canst pollnte the body, but the
vrtuous soul dees thee and will live forever beyond
the skies! Oh, Dolly, the familiar name by which
the deceased was called by her iriends,) our dearly
beloved friend, who vast ever ready to sympathlze
with those who mourned and to serve those in attic
ton. all that was mortal of thee now lies cold in the
embrace of death but thy virtues shall never die
Thou art gone but the remembrance of thee of what
thou hast done of the sympathlzing tears thou hast
sned OF the kind attentions thou hast given to those
whose hearts were bowed down in sorrow: of the
END words thou hast snoken to those in distress
VIII never pass away, hat will be garnered up in
Heaven and be PEI petua record of thy deseryinps
Peace and everlasting JOY be with thee. e.