Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-07-05

OBITUARY.
tFrom the Kansas City Times, June -.
Captain David Russell depsrted this life on
All about II O'Clock on that day, and in appar-
ent good health, he was Frustrated by q sudden
stroke of apopleXy, from which he partially
breathed his last about I O'Clock p. M. Of that
day.
The deceased was born in Winchester, Clay
county, Kentucky, May slst, 1884. When quite
a boy his parents removed with HIM to Rich
mond. Ky, where he made his home from boy
hood until his removal to Missouri, in January,
1876. Alter engaging Ia mercantile business At
breckenridge. Mo-, for some time. he removed
10 6rm h of Msw TifI: ana ct became 2 partner in the
During the war he was captain of Z company
In Col. r. "A. Dudley's regiment. 2lst Ky.,
United States Volunteers. and dsmeaned him:
self rs u brave soldier. an incorruptible officer,
and n gallant gentleman. He was a genial, kind
hearted man, of noble impulses, and Tine social
and MOI al qualities. Generous and true to his
friends. and faithful and devoted to his family,
with Il cheerful dsIneanor and pleas ant suavity
OF manners, none knew him but to honor him for
his worthy and noble character istics.
He leaves II wife and one child 10 mourn their
irreparabie loss, and his untimely departure TO
tue silent shades OF mortality.
The funeral services took place On Tuesday
evening, the Sd inst, at his recent resides CO,
on Wyandotte street: hev. Madeira Officiating.
He was buried at Union cemetery where, latter
LIES ftiul fever, he sleeps we'll"
Though we shall see his genial face no more,
which now lies hidden in the narrow chamber
" 'hot II liz tHal us
spirit has crossed the dark river and the sha-
dowy shore, where God hath said,
Soar. soar, soar, thou spirit uncagsd from clay!
Soar TO a dome on the golden shore,
mere suns never set ut the close OF day,
And souls are at home ever more. W.
j. HOW ARD
From the Winchester. W., Times. June IL I
Dled-At his home in Hayneld, Frederick
county, Va. June 9th, 1873. in the 4oth year Of
his age.
lie was the seventh child Of james and Ann
Gather; was married to Mlllicent, daughter OF
Jonah and Mary Ltpton. and was born within
tvs" miles OF the farm on which he lived and
died. lnheriting a very delicate constitution he
lived for years IN expectation Of ac early death.
In the tall of 1877, he went to Nebraska, hoping
to build up his constitution that had been shat
tered by copious hemorrhsges from ths lungs;
but returned in the following summer little If
any better. He continued to decline until he
tell asleep in the midst of muny friends and rel
atives.
By his death society has lost one OF ita most
useful members, and the church one on whom it
leaned perhaps too heavily. He was.wise In
word of promise. He filled up the measure OF
his responsibility, both To God and man with
fidelity. His familiarity with the
bOok-and that was ''the book OF books.'' 1t
seemed always to he in his reach when well. and
bed. Ills mind was stored with its doctrines and
his heart flied with its promises. His life was
q commentary upon it that all could read. He
stilled the orphans cry and wiped away the
WIDOWS tear. He was a p~sacemaker between
brethren ut enmity- And while he knew well
how t. provide for his own, he yet seemed to
live more for God and for othsrs than for him
self. To have known such a man was a privilege.
And surely. now that he is gone, to those who
knew HIM well there inust be less pleasure in
life and less pain in death.
1t pleased Cod, during his last illness, to send
such a conviction of the sinfulness of his nature
into his heart as surprised some Of bI. friends.
But those well versed in religious experience
readily understood this to be the ripening of the
| grain to harvest. In the darkness OF this convic-
ton there was u calmness OF mind that nothing