The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1868-02-06
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Mrs. Caroline Rundv.

Mrs. CAROLINE BUNDY, wife OF Hon
H. s. BUNDY, and daughter OF Judge
DAVID and ABIGAIL PAINE, was born
May 25th, 1877, and after an illness ol
about six weeks, died at her home In
Jackson county, Ohio, where she had
always lived, january 4th, 1853, aged
fifty years, ten months and seven days.
Sister BUNDYwas blessed with ear
ly religious training, and experienced
religion when about fourteen years OF
age, and ever lived a consistent Chris
tian until her death. ,rrv .o..,T
Hers was emphatically q life of toll
aud suffering, but having been made
"perfeet through suffering" and faith
in Christ, her death was in holy tri-
5umPh.s giving to- the world another
evidence ofthep power ofeSperiment-
al Christianity in the hour of death.
She had always been n friend to the
poor, and her efforts were directed to
their relief, In her house the minis
ter Of the gospel always found a com
Portable and welcome home. Many
who are still upon the walls of our
common "Zion," can call to remem.
brance the hospitable entertainment
received at her hands. In all her
varied duties, beth domestic and 9TH
erwise, and to the demands upon her
christian and Social character, there
was an affectionate, untiring response,
ever giving attention to the interests
Of her household, and those connect
ed with Eer IN family relationship.
During her last illness there were
intervals when the fainting hopes of
husband and friends revived for a
time, but the disease would suddenly
assume a different form, and BATTLE the
untiring efforts of the physicians in
attendance, until those revived hopes
OF her recovery at last sank to rise no
more.
-. Much of the time for the last three
hours before her death was spent by
her In arranging in detail, for the in
terests of all the members of her fam
lily, distributing to each, her dying
charge, and in arranging for her tu-
neral services, selecting the minister
to preach her funeral sermon, and
designating the 14th verse of the eth
chapter Of Revelations, as the text for
the occasion. After all this was done
she said, snow 1 am ready 4 and a
flame of glory lighting up her dying
face, and the ''lightof Heaven shining
there" she saw it-realized it--andin
a holy, christian triumph, exclaimed:
sit fills the room--it Is Heaven--an-
gels are gathering around" And the
the last lingering words, distinctly
heard by her husband, her two daugh-
ters and kindred. in the. room, was
HGlory.p Then life's .feeblest rings
were united, and Sister BUNDY died
in peace. 4,
Thus, another christian wife and
mother calmly slept in Christ. 4
In connection with the above, we
are called to record the death of an
other member of the SAME family,
whose funeral was preached at the
same time: ,f't"' 'i ,a'".
WILLIAM SANFORD, only son Of Hon.
II. 5, BUNDH was born July 7th, lS4l,
and died January 25th, 1867, of
wounds received while in the service
Of his country, at whose call he re-
sponded at once, and remained in the
service until wounded in battle by
bursting Shell, and he received an
honorable discharge. From the time
Of his return from the army his wound
grew worse, battling all surgical skill,
until at last heexpred, leaving wife
and one child, bereaved father and
friends to mourn theTf loss.
Before his death, he became desi-
rous to obtain preparation for death
prayed fervently, and in great ear
lestness, and short time before he
lied gave evidence In the midst of his
terrible suffering, that his 'peace was
made. with heaven,.and gave his in
'ant son in Holy Baptism to Cod"
His father being.at Washington as
member of Congress, at the time of
MS death, the funeral services were
deferred, and in theprovidence of God,
became connected with those of Mrs.
BUNDY.
And thus In less than one year,
leath has entered the family circle
he second time, seizing for its VIC
inns, first an only son, and afterwards
/ mother.
In this bereavement the father and |
friends have the prayers and sympa-
hy Of a christian community. ''-a
May the same power that sustained |
he dying wife and son, sustain him,
lis aged mother, and other friends, in
III time to come.