Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-03-25
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At the residence of her son on LinvilPs creek.
Rockingham county, on March 3rd, Mrs. HAN
NAH SHAVER, widow of Geo. Shaver, dec d, in
the 05th year of her age.
On March 14th, at Dayton, Va, JOHN G. M.
THAcKEn, aged 10 years, 9 months and days.
Near Mt. Clinton, Rockingham county, on
the 18th inst, REUBEN CoFFMAN.
In Bath county, on Feb. 10Th. of consumption,
LEWIS GINGER, in the 47th year of his age
At her residence in Highland county, on the
31st of JAN, of consumption, Miss ELIZABETH
LocKRIDGE, in the 72nd year of her age.
On the 18th INST, at his residence on Middle
River, JOHN TEFoED, aged rs years.
At his residence on Jackson's River, in Bath
county, on Feb. 2Srd, DANIEL MONROE, aged IS
years.
Die1 of spotted fever, after an illness of about
seven hours, near Hagerstown, Wayne county,
Indiana, JOSEPH HENRY, little son of John A.
and Mahsla Huffman, aged years, l month and
Is days.
Near Koner's store on South river, Mrs. MA
RY FRAMES BUNCH, wife of Mr.. David Bunch,
aged IS years.
In Staunton, st the residence of her daughter.
Mrs. A. G. Scott, on March 22nd, Mrs. CATHA-
RINE l.. BENSON, wife of the late Judge N. E.
Benson, of Montgomery, Alabama, in the 73rd
year of her age.
Athis residence on Kerr's Creek, Rockbridge
county, on March Goth, Mr.. ROBERT CUNNING,
aged 81 years and TO days From long and init
mate acquaintance with Mr. c.. we know that he
WAS kind husband, and an affectiOnate father,
good neighbor, and useful citizen, and con-
sistent member of the Presbyterian church, and
died in the full triumphs of faith. &c.
On the morning of the 18th of March, in the
23rd year of her age, Mrs. MARY LIZZIE FRAN
CISCO, wife of Harvey @. Francisco, and daugh-
ter of Robert j and Mary j. Glendy, calmly
and cheerfully surrendered her spirit unto God
who gave it''
Her body has been laid to rest in the grave.
yard of the Presbyterian church at Rocky
Spring, with which church she was in full COM
munion for nearly eight years before her death.
Her illness was short; yet she met death with
that degree of composure and cheerful resigna-
ton, which could have resulted only from life
that was spent in earnest piety and constant ex-
pectation of the coming of the LORD.
From those, whose privilege it was to gather
around the bed of the dying christian, much of
the bodily pain she endured was carefully con
cealed. She did not wish them to know the ex-
and excruclating pain of body were manifested
by her Intellectual efforts to sing some of her fa-
vorite hymns. With sthese hymns, and espe-
cially the one beginning with the words, IN ear
er my God to Thee" we can never fail to assO-
ciate that voice which is now tuned to brighter
anthems of praise and now swells the chorus of
the upper sanctuary. She often spoke of her
departure as near at hand, and counseled those
entreating them to meet her in the bright world
above, the glory of which had already burst up
on her own vision and was growing brighter and
brighter as the world gradually faded from her
view. The skillful and faithful efforts of the
physicians who watched at her bedside we're in.
effectual. Those ''ministering spirits sent to
minister to them who are the heirs OF salvation,
were already lowering about her, and on that
bright morning Of early Spring, leaving her
mourning husband her little babe, unconscious
Of its loss, and a large circle Of weeping friends
she was carried by angels up to the Paradise OF
God. We thank God for such glorious testi-
mony Of the power of Divine Grace, as was Civ
en- en- N her CHRISTIAN llte, and peaceful death
row. it is a sorrow chasten ed and frightened by
hope, ''for if we believe that Jesus died and rose
again, even so those also which sleep in Jesus
will God bring with him. ''And Jesus said
unto her, sm the resurrection and the life; he
that believeth on me though he were dead, yet
shall he live" w.