Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-01-19
THE TOMB.

Disdi-I1 Lexington. ky. January 9th. MIR.
uncle of Mrs. Mary K. Bowman. of this city.
n M Of . An1lyi, m.n hai.y:'ss C No Jsnu.r,
John W. and F. II. ~Endl-y-aeed ! years.
- In johnson county. No, January 9Th, Of
nenbr.ns2ns Group; LAURA daughter of Rob.
Of W. Boon Major, ESQ. Of this county, aged
s wears, 2 months and Is days.
Little Lollie Was . child OF remarkable intel.
iigence and sprightliness lor her age, OF very af.
t,ctionate disposition, aad was idolized by her
parents and grand parents. Her loss 10 q severe
blow 10 all the loved ones around her, who
watched the development OF her active mind
with much interest. The funeral was preached
m Thursday. Al IL O'Clock, q. M, At Oak
Grove church. by Elder C. A. Hsddrick.
"Safe In the arms OF Jesus,
SAFE on His gentle breast,
There. by his love o'ershadinR.
sweetly this Child shall rest"
-NesT Hlgginsvilie, Lafayette county. Mo-.
tuesday. January l4th, O. diahrtis, after n long
and distressing Illness, Mr. WM D. McCDRD.
,ged IS years. His remains were Inferred al
u 'chpelah cemetery at this place. Wednesday,
January 18th.
Mr.. McCord was a sstive of Msdrso,, county.
KY. and removed from there to Lafayette eoup.
u IN the year 1859 He was a farmer, q man OF
considerable means, and lief, his wife and SIX
surviving children. al: comfortably situated,
upon farms which he had al different time.
given them. He had been an invalid, affected
with his fatal mLlady. and loss of eyesigh;, al
most since the time OF his removal to the county,
and had. consequently, lived out Of the world,
and was comparatively little known by his con.
temporaries. He was a man OF excellent bus
iness capacity. kind and thoughtful to bis
children.
Richmond. Ky, papers please copy.
OBITUARY.
s@,A' Buncston; Coops. county; Missouri.
III the 18Th year Of bis age
Mr.. Locke WAS bora in Mason county, Ky,
and reared to manhood and married in Shelby
Vile. Ky. In the year lSiO he removed to this
place. where he continued to reside until with IN
9 few years Of his death. His last sickness Con-
tinued but q short time. when be peacefully fell
asleep on the bosom Of that Savior he had served
for more than slxty-six years. Ii will be remem-
bered by our people that Mr.. Locke Was BE, ious.
iy injured by falling over q wall on Franklin
street, In this city several years ago, and doubt
less this had q tendency to shorten his DAYS,
though he had passed the bounds OF three score
years and ten. Mr.. Locke saw Lexington In her
infancy. and helped, by his labor, means and
counsel TO build her up to her present proper
tions. He was q man Of strong native intellect.
and OF decided opinions. and was always ready
aud able TO maiuiaiR them. He raised q family
Of TOUR sons and one daughter. His wife and
one OF his sons, Powhattan B. Locke, preceded
him to the grave. His remains were brough, to
this place Tor Interment. Ii was . beautiful
sight TO see his old companions and brethre of
the church assembled in the house h, 90 long
"orshipped in. to pay their last tribute OF res
pect to the rename OF this venerable old man,
and to hear the Pastor Of the II. F.. church,
South. Of which he was a member for nearly
three score and ten years. point our weary feet
to the road that father Locke SO long travelled,
and that leads TO the land of rest, where jesus
has gone to prepare n place for them. Peace to
his sleeping dust. ''Rn
Lexington, Mo-, Jan. 18th. 1873.