Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-01-28
OBITUARY NOTICES.

Died. 10 Selma Ala, at the residence Of g. Beck.on,
on Monday night Jan 5h at hafpsst eight o'clock Rurus
Mr. Herrings health had been declining with consump-
on for several months. The immediate cause Of his death
removing his family and property Of theencmy reach
and in nursing and removing the wounded from the late
battlefield near kinston C.. where he overrained HIM
self His suffering intense more than his feeble CON-
stituon could bear He arrived this place Just in time
tode 1t will be consolation to his friends in n
to know he received every attention from ska physi
clans and sympahisng friends although amongst strang
ers he found many friends who did all in their power
relieve and comfort him.
Mr. was very aectionate husband. devoted father
and ndugent master, and died with full assurance of
going to Heaven, where the wicked cease from troubling
and the weary are at rest He leaves aectionate wife
ass d We stn @ wh" ore his
death bed before May Heavenly Father be with them
and comfort them in this their sad bereavement.
with masonic honors.
DoRcAs l., HANNA. dsughtsr of Capt. W. D. and H. G..
Hanna was born in Castor county, n c. Oct 15h 1884,
and died 10 Mecklenburg county. n C, Dec 27th 1862
ne SUBJECT Of this memoir was pleasant and amabe
girl, esteemed and beloved by all who knew her, Al
though she had never formally connected herself with the
Chure the sanctuary was the place of her
whenever she did not have opportunity of attending
The Church to which her parents belonged he Associate
Reformed she always respectful attendant on the
ministry any other Christian denomination which might
be more convenient. During her last Illness she was
deeply impressed that she would recover from the
fatal malady (Diptherla) with which she was afflicted
prospects of death, aud the pleasure of seeing little
brother who had died in infancy years before The
evening before her DEATH she requested that the Rev. Dr.
s. Pharr of the Presbyterian Church. should be sent
for to converse and pray with her. After Dr. Pharr had
spoken to her relative TO her future prospects, she was
asked if there was portion Of the Sacred Word which
she desired read before prayer! She requested that the
18th chapter Of the book of Eccesiastes should be read
" Remember thy Creator in the days of thy YOUTH A
rhort time before her DEATH when her friends were weep.
ing GROUND her bedside and her voice 80 that she
could not be heard by all around as the attending phy.
stefan was endeavorng to give herssome stimuans she
addressed him and said Tell them not to gevs for me;
cant shed tear" She was then asked If she felt vii.
ling to de' She answered. unexpectedly wling"-
She was asked Do you feel that you would be happy
You should die" She answered, "Yes yes" This was
about her last request and conversation Few minutes
after this she breahed her last and the spirit returned
to God who gave it." [Con.
Departed this life the 18th January 1858, Mrs. SAL
LIE A. Dixon, consor Of Joseph Dixon Esq., of Greene
County, N. G. Mrs. Dixon member of the Christian
Church, and veda Christian fe She left no children
but aeetionate and kind husband and numerous rea
tives mourn her loss W.
~ The Biblical Recorder will please copy.
Died. the 9Th inst at the residence Of her father In
Granville County, Lizzie CHANDLsR, aged IA years.
Sleep on sweet Lizzie; take thy rest;
God took thee, for he thought twas best.
REV