The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1868-01-30
OBITU AIRY.
Lt..COI. David Dove. son of Co

hC.-COl. DAVID Dove, son of Cole
man and Elizabeth Dove, was born Nov 21, 1888
and after long and painful illness, died at his
residence in jackson County, Ohio January 12,
1868, aged twenty-nine years, one month and
twenty-one days.
At an early age he gave evidence of a strong
desire to qualify himself for the business and re-
sponsibilities of life, and by industry and perse-
Verence, under the most trying circumstances
the powers of his well-balanced mind became
developed and having obtained liberal English
education, when quite young, was employed for
some time in teaching school, in which capacity
he gave great satisfaction to all concerned.
AS man of honor and nobleness of purpose,
there was but one voice in the neighborhood in
which he was born and raised, and spent the
most of his life, the whole community awarding
to him, as by common consent, high, manly,
and noble purpose in life.
When the war broke out in 1861, COL DOVE
was among thehrst to respond to the call of his
country, entering the army as private soldier
determined to discharge the duties of loyal
citizen of the United States, in the hour of danger
and throwing his life into the terrible breach
went forth in all the manliness of a true soldier
to the faithful discharge of duty.
Soon after he entered the army, the company
to which he belonged, seeing his moral worth,
elected him Captain of their company, and as
such, he soon after received commission from
the Governor of West Va. to serve for three
years, unless sooner discharged in which ca
paelty he served his country faithfully until
severely wounded in May, 1868.
In the discharge of duty, as an officer, there
were none more prompt; and for his coolness and
courage in the hour of danger, he was promoted
Lt.-COl. of the Second Va. Cavalry, (that being
the Regiment to which he belonged to date
from the time he was wounded, and in which
capacity he remained until honorsby discharged.
From the time of his return to his home from
the army until his death, he was subject of
continued and painful suffering, until his con-
stitu tion gave way, and death marked him as
victim. But his sufierings were all borne by him
with great patience and fortitude, still carrying
with him the same cleverness of intellect, and
fixed principle of right to the very day of his
DEATH
At various times, before he was confined to his
room, in conversation on the subject Of Christi
anity, he talked freely and with much interest,
protesting to be strong believer in the Prov-
dence Of God and the Christian Religion.
Soon after he was confined to his room, he be-
came greatly concerned as to his personal &C.
ceptance with God, and preparation for death,
and was much engaged in anxious inquiry and
fervent prayer but talked calmly, and with great
confidence as to his future.
About four weeks before his death, whilo in
conversation on the probability of his approach
ing destiny, he talked with much feeling and
anxiety-spoke of his business as having all been
fixed, aud his greatest desire was to be ready if
death should soon come.
A few days before his death, he was visited at
his own request by Rev. L. B. Bradrick, and Others
at which time he gave satisfactory evidence that
his peace was made with God.
Much of the time fer the last two or three
hours before his death was spent by him in ar
ranging for his funeral services, selecting the
minister to preach his funeral sermon, and his
place of burial; also making request that his
little child, who had died year or two SINCE
should be taken up and buried near him, After
this was all done, he gave full evidence that he
was ready to die, and on Sunday morning about
n inc O'Clock A. NJ, Col DOVE finished his earthly
pilgrimage, and died in peace leaving wife
and one child, and aged father and mother, and
many friends to mourn their loss.
L. A. ATKTNaoN