Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-09-27
Obttuary,

DIED, on The pad April last st The residence ci
Mel B Gsr. in the county Of Fluvsnns, MADI-
SON TALLEY. Esq, in the seventy first year
of his age.
In his esrly youth Mr. Tsllcy ha.! been resi-
jert Of Shelby county in the State OF Kentucky,
snd lived thsre when The war CT 1879 broke out.
During 'hst war, l,s served in The csmnsign of
[; ,nersl HOPKINS ngainst the Indians OF Indians,
snl WIS known ~ u brave soldier, who n!ways
did his duty. He returned to Virginia about tho
year OF 1915, and never left tho State during the
rest of his life. He was man nf great energy OF
ctaracter, remarkable for industry, htnahfness
anJ perl ,verunce. Hia integrity and truthiulne6s
were 80 we'll known thsr his word was rs good IN
his bond, ard every mau knew that he wonld ba
sure 10 10 whatever hs once promised DE had
been for many years resident OF PoWbssn
County Bot having become entirely blind 6tter
u long and painful disease of the eyes at the
est o. treaty of his biotherin.lsw and lister. Mr.
and Mrs. Gay, he removed TO their hougc, thai ho
might be better attended 10, about year ago.
lie left many warm friends whose regard he had
attracted by the sterling integrity Of his Chaisc-
,.r and the warmth of his own friendship for
them, f,r few Iuen were capable Of stronger and
more d4votsd attachments. lie had never been
married.
Ga the 18th of the same month, at the SRme
place, MIS- MARTHA GAY. only surviving
sist r nf the above, and wife ct Mel Il. Gay, III
the sixty eighth year OF her SRe
Mrs Gsy was the model Of a Virginia matfon
of the oldon time. Modest, unaffected, retiring, de-
vctsd 10 her duties, she filed thA post which
WOMAN seems made 10 dli: that Of making homo
the dearest and tho hsppiast spot Oh earth -
iu9bsnd aud children. Exemplary So wife.
exemplary as u mother, exemplary asa shtsrr
exemplary NJ IL mintre's. exemplary M anoigther.
husband CHI ldren and Ssrvsnts dsplored her loss
as The greatest calamity that could befS!l taem.
i l.-. So. DO fnlk hat hItat
moved from their midst whose place they could
hardly hope 10 fiji. She WAS sincere chIietian
ard bad been many years member OF tue DsP>
list church. She lift behind her much That is
desirable to the children OF tbis world devoted
husband, most fflectlonste children, plossart
neighbo,s and smple cnmpetarca. Bot sho has
exchsneed them for lite everlasting and crown
of glory, in The world beyond the grave.
On the 9th of June, at the anue psce, MEL
BUCHANAN GAY, husband Of the lady, md
brcihtr-iD.lsw OF the gentleman whose denih9 We
have recorded above, 10 the 73l year OF bis age.
Mr.. Gay was one of thote persons wEom we
sometipes meet with W who eeem bern to be big
| sing to his noigbohood. He waa mac OF great
scjiyi,y ard Derse erersnce, II warm friend Hnd tho
kiuJes: and best of nsig hbors. He Lad beer
| r,o,ed throughout l'i1 for his etcring integrity
and his s,ric, regard for his word. No shadow o:
| su.n;ciou, upon any one cccssiOn Of q life pres
L
| p7eIr:st. ever fell upon his truth or his honor.
! lie nal HOOPS OF friends aud no enemies WHEN
| hs ,liel H- ARd prcfessed conversion many
| years bofcre bis death, aud swslk through iifu
Indicated converted man but be never jot:.e1
! himself 10 any church,
There WAS something Very touching in tho CIR
cumstancss Attending the deaths Of these excel
lent old pecple. The calamity which had fallen
on Mr.. Talley had brought them together. with
every pr'Gpsct ofsptnding notwithstanding the
! advanced nSes Of each, so7iral, peIhsps msuy,
years in the enjoyment Of each others society.
| TIE sister and brother wers devoted to earh
other, and the bro,her.iu:law Was loved llRa @
bro:har by fis connection: But j. was The wlll
| OF Providence thnt it should be otherwise. The
brother wa, taken down with I'D iilIess thAt
urorsd.fsta! The aister, wearied with nursing
and watching, snd Il orn down with sor!ow .i'r
tbe ,gs, OF her fatteiS children save h:rseif ftl
lowed him In six days t. the grave. THO huf'
bad wss left alone. Hs was man OF EreE!
.piri: ar d muck fcr:itude, bat the blow VAS iuo
heavy fer him Fer forty-6vs years he had will
him a companion who shared all bis griefs aid
his joys, his friend and counsellor Ill sll cases
of Gificul'y, one whose presence shed ligL
through his house and through his heGit
That light was now guenched fcreYfr, aud .ts ~
tirc.ion left him cheerless and cesoiate. III
stove to bear his lot like man snh a Christian
but il was too much for him. He neve: held nj
|, his head again, and in less than two months h
followed to tha tomb her from whom toI ne!%:.
half century he had never been separated ii
life.