Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-11-20
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I IA fhsal o. Mn-as. b EIkins, whieA tsok
place ftpm her lsfe, esidxnce ysssrrsay snefnoon
was i1rgefy ~atreadeiby ali eissseS u our citizens,
ceased v.s 30 universally mad b osr comnuni-
Ind - iilsse shil4r.a len eonpaisnleas ana
D0ehef3ess ~ TIE Hnddea md sd hADw ofber |
dssfh. The corpse u is shroad, fsskisocdLy
the loving hands q ffiends, was plscrC il rit b
and hsndsome cofan. which was placed .
sms. ersssashrmuns MSescse. I'd m.ny Oh :
nowers were wan tasteful and loving profusion |
a. an ,ae soa nso ana 5n s, s,sf an, ~S, eSs NM, t ..sn ssrs, .,d
impresstve, werr condncted by the Rev. Dr. Nc.
fsriand. The body Was borne to the cemetery
many others OF our distinguished citizens, The
remains were Deposited II the cemetery In ID Q
city, from whence they will soon lie removed, in |
death. to be Iinally Entered at Wellington, Mis-
OUR, by the side OF her deceased father. |
While upon the ears of the afflicted, In the frst
shock Of their grief, We knew that even the most
tender exI'rsssiouso OF siacerest svripathy fall Lot
harshly IN their insunaciency"t condolsnce; vet
esteemed IN our mids.. should pass from US With
noaaeensas ors :Ss. .A. All must Mssi se. .It an inter- IN.
estin tfs sara. life Of aus who went into her
grAy. ner:: lrsm a life which ". all saw and
-, sen denying devotion 10 those about her.
I aud which commanded the esteem AID Affection
l OF all WnO Knew her.
Mrs. Eikins was, ri the time Of her death, which
occurred In this city On the 18th inst. , about thir-
ty-one years Mage, having been born IN Clinton
resided with her parsnss until she was about six
years of age, when. with them, shr remove l to
Wellington, Lafayette county, in the same state.
Her education was completed at Daughters
College, at Harrodsburs, r. ntucky. in lsei, thu
institution then being under the presidency 9th:
Rev. John Augustu. Wiillams; Her course ~
good conduct aud assiduous attention to her
studies. which brought To hsr a high seholsstis
standing. while her quiet umiabiiity and
active kindness placed her strong in the an-c-
ions Of all who were associated with her. Pres
ident, professors and her trllOw-students, while
they held her scholarly sttainm.nts In the high
est esteem, felt for her that kind regard and al
fection which, in after life, was manifested by
MI who eams IN contact with the c,;sie Si her ini
and from acquaintance with the President Of the
college spranS u mutual regard aud respect,
which resulted in y correspondence maintained
up to . short time before her death, upon matters
connected with her previous studies anu her nap
sue made public profession OF her religious Faith
and became q member OF the Christian Church ri
Wellington, Missouri. Her life, rs al, here know
WAS Que III constant and entire consouance will
; the dictates oil the faith OF which sue 50 carl!
made public profession, and her spirit passet
from earth calmly and happily in the peace whict
She was married to the Hon. S. d. Elkins, n
Wellington, Missouri, June 5th, is5d, and with
= i've otAtSu iik1AiAcoiAeCfs . ta>
plains for her new home in this city, where
with the exception or three visits to her eastern
: friends, she had constantly resided up to tn,
. time OF her death, which was rs sudden as sad
her last illness lasting from October ~ TO octo'
: Der d. although NO apprehension was felt, un
. til within n lew days OF her decease, that hci
sickness would terminate fatally. With hci
: sorrowing husband she leff her tive little girls
a Lizzie and S.llte, aged respectively two M,
i've years. Too young to feel tine full force o
: the blow that has fallen upon them, in their low
and care the father will mud some solnce In re
During her illness, all tlst the constant watch
fulaess aud Kind Offices ol friends, all that In
utmost skill Of faithful and able medical attend
anee, all that the Anremittins, devoted care o
. loving and anxious husband could suggest
devise or perform, was done, bus without avail
8 and calmly and peacefully she passed iro,
her Borrowing friends, dying ~ she had Lived
. firm and devoted christian.
While gifted with every charm 70 atorn tn
U more extended circle vi general society, il
r which her appearance found her surrounded al
- ways by appreciative friends, Mrs: Eikins
happiness WAS in the bosum OF her family, i
the affection of her husband, and in the love an,
care OF her little children. Tie full measure {
her faithful devotion to her husband and ofhe
If children, is Inown only to those who were in
49, innate in her own home circle. The humble
" poor and suffering found in her one whose cnaI
but one who, with kindly soiicitude, ascertsine
10 their needs, and administered not only b.
n bounty with open hand, but her thoughtful Wort
Of sympathy, instruction and advice. Her n
q tainments, her sterling sense, and her Twin
y interest in the affairs Of one TO whom she WI
50 deeply attached, enabled and induced her
contribute much ~ the success which marke
y the professional and other efforts OF her hu'
band. She was to him not only = loving cois
70 paniUn, but an able assistant in all OF his plan
r. in her death the community has been deprive
!, OF one whose infiuruo., while quiet and unul
~trusive, WAS markedly and powerfully for gou'l
e. the Christian Church has lost y faithful AL
earnest member her immediate circle Of frieut
D" one whom they knew but TO respect and love
10 and from her family has gone the dcv otcd chri
10. tian companion and vile, the loving, kint
- careful, seif-sacriiicing guardian and mother.
ut ~ contemplated visit to The Atlantic State,
i, aud \ stay there during the coming winter, wi
y Mr.. Eikius, is now changed into the snrrowf
vt journcyins OF the grief stricken husband and h
J, two lille children, bearing the mortal rcmaiI
Of the wife ami mother to n final resting pla,
s. near her kindred. We know that We but rope
h. the sentiment vi our entire community. when "
say that in his sad dep rture Mir. Elkius hss Il
X kin lest, heartfelt sympathy of all, aud that
!, his %afliction the community share with tenders
" and most respectful memories OF the departed.