Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-09-11
THE TOMB.

Died-In this city; Friday night. Sept. 8, of
dropsy Mrs. NANCY a. FERGUSON. wife OF
horn. aged 80 years ana 6 months. She leaves a
large family of children, one u babe only two
weeks old. .
= In HigginsvIlle. Ii fayette county. Mo-.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. D.. Wilson, aged IA months
and II days.
- In Dover township, Lafayette county,
No. Sept. n, Of old age and general debility.
MIR. VIM. DOAk. aged 81 years. Mr.. DOak
WAS one of the earliest settlers IN this county,
having been here some so years.
IN Dover township, Lafayette county.
Mo-. September 9Th. of heart disease, CATH
ERNIE. wife of John II. Allstadt, aged about
to years.
Mrs. Allstadt was the mother of Nc. Charles
II. Allstadt. of this city. had lived in Lafayette
county many years, and was an estimatle lady
in all the relations oflife. -
IN ~MEMoRIAM.
lS05-lSS0. The life and death of Mrs. Mary
A. kavanaugh. is encompassed within the fore
going dates. How varied and important have
been the incidents in the worlds history in the
last seventy-Gve years! What q transformation
in Missouri alone, since the year 1890, the date
of her arrival in Cooper county, Mo-, with the
family of her father, the Rev. FInis Ewing.
She lived to see II sparsely settled territory
assume the habillments of u sovereign state, and
luCTedSc u pOpuldtlOQ u perhaps lou, UUU 10
nearly 9. 500. 900 inhabitants. She saw the keel
boat displaced by the steamboato on the waters of
the Missouri river, and the steamboat almost
superseded by the railway-the wigwam of the
Indian give place to the more enduring abode of
the white man-the log school-hOuse give way to
the academy, and the Hnlversity-the worship of
God in groves, tents and private dwellings.
transferred to the magniaeent temple. both in
What a privilege to be permitiei to live in such
IN era of the worlds history. That Mrs. Kav-
anaugh. in her appropriate sphere acted well
her part in all these benefcent changes no one
acquainted with her need be told. Her most ex-
| cellent judgment and pleasant surroundings,
pre- eminently fitted her as II leader in society
| waited character can not be measured by the
flight OF time or the lapse of years. 1t is true,
that the impress of a correct mode of life can be
seen and felt IN this sphere OF existence; bat its
grander development, only, in that realm where
each thought, every word spoken. and all
OF our actions are taken particular account of
Our dead friend will have perhaps, as little to
fesr as anyone on this aGc6unt, when the Impair
tial Judge shall erect the great white throne and
| Judge her from the book OF His remembrance
a consistent christian course of conduct for fifty
years Is the example that Mrs. Kavanaugh has
left to the world. Her piety was practical and
con inuous. She accompanied her prayers with
her aims and noble deeds of charity to the poor
and afflicted without ostentatioG.
Prelhptness in the discharge of every known
duty was one of her distinguishing characters
tics, it matters not whether it related to the dis.
charge OF domestic duties about her household
istrations OF the GOSPEL. visiting the sick o,
comforting the distressed, she exhibited til,
same intelligent zeal in the accomplishment O.
whatever her hands found TO do.
1t IS quite natural, that having so long resided
In this p 'rtion OF the state. she should have AZ
eEtensive acquaintance. all of whom sincerely
dtpiore her death. But lew persons t
a greater extent possessed the power
to attract and retain friends. she
never appeared to look on the dark eide OF u pic
lure, the world seemed resplendent with sun
light. the teids to be always clothed with yer
dure, the fountains never dry-everythIn
the ills OF life she expressed thankin.ness that l
was no worse. as she remarked to the writer o.
what proved to he her death bed. that 9TH
stroke might have been worse
Mss Mary A. Ewing was united in marriag
Jaly IL. 1921, TO Archibald Kavanaugh, a soidie
OF the war of 1912. MIR. kayanauGh Was by Oc
cupaiion a merchant in Boonville. Missouri
was left with six children to care Tor, whic
she did with singular fidelity. The eldest, Col
! e. b Ksvanaugh, a soldier in the Mexican wal
under Col. Doniphan, and !. the confederal
las II. resides in California, William l.. died
l the confederate army, DR.. F. E. Kavanaug
was II surgeon in the same army and died |
Mexico. shortly after the close Of The war. Mrs
r.. +. Letton resides in New Mexico. Mrs Ann
W. Davis, widow IF Rev. g. A. Davis, d. ID
5 Is q resident of Memphis, Tenn.
, Mrs. Kavanaugh was a member of the Gun
y berland Presbyterian church for nfty year
C. She resided IN this community for about for
five years. her last illness was caused by
. shock OF paralysis, Which che survived abo
Q three weeks. dying Aug. 20. 1850: Her funer
was preached by the Rev. y. a. Moore.
, She sleeps in Macpelah cemetery, after havir
, fought the battles of life Tor three-fourths Of
century. That large heart that once beat SO r
sponslvely to earth's sorrowing ones. Is 81
C now-as still as the cold white marble all abo
her. She WAS an honor to her sex and to h
, race. -.