Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-07-16
THE TOMB.

Died-At Higginsville. Lafayette county No..
July II. Miss LIMA FIELD.
AT Mayview, Lafayette county. No.,
July 9, Mrs. KATE ISLE. aged about Is years.
- Near Higginsville, Lafayette county, Mo-:
July II, Esquire P. B. HUDSON. aged about 70
years.
- At Eureka Springs, Arkansas, July 9Th.
Col. JOHN WILLIS. Of Dover township, Ia
Col. Willis was one of the most intelligent aud
worthy OF our old citizens, and his loss Is deeply
deplored by the community.
- In Middleton to wnship. lafayette county,
Mo-. July s, Mr.. JAMES YOUNGER, aged ~
years.
Mr.. Younger was a substantial farmer ana .
good citizen. Dying as he did in the very prime
and flower of life, his loss Is deeply felt ny MS
large circle OF friends.
4th, alter a lingering illness. Capt. JAMES
LAKE HENRY, u native OF Lexington. KY,
and late of the U: S: army, aged g. ;S yes sts ,ns ans
ut 5 O'Clock, p. M, from his late residence, No.
2O4O + street northwest.
The subject of the above notice was o brother
OF our fellow-countyman, DR. f. G. Henry, OF
| Dover. Graduating ut West Point with distin-
| guished honor, mastering six languages in early
manhooj, he remained in the army until the
close of the Mexican war. Stationed FIRST at
Columbus. N. Y, removed thence to Bangor,
Me-, and thence to Detroit, Mich, where he re-
ceived the appointment of Aid to BrIgadier-
General Thomas Marshall, of Kentucky, with
whom he served his country we'll. Us a few of
his old companions, now living in this county,
will testify. They will learn Of his d-ath with
sorrow. lie married a daughter of Gen. Phil.
Kearney who. with three children, still survive
him. His deep devotion to his mother was q
remarkable trait. which, together with his UNI
daunted bearing on the battlefield, outlive the
gallant old soldier now.
- At his home, near MAYHEM, Lafayette
county, Mo-, July 9th. 1881, ut s:l5. a. m,' o.
cholera mortus. GEORGE HOUX. aged 81
years and 4 months.
Mr.. Houx was taken down on Thursday morn
ing from the effects of fatigue. cutting weeds ant
drinking coplously of water. He was borI
March 9th, 1897, being "a years and 4 months o
age. He was a very remarkable man, and yer!
extensively known in all western Missouri, AM
was more completely embalmed in the hearts o
his fellow-citizens than any man known to tn
writer of this sketch. Were it not that his Inf
and career have but a short time since been pub
lished in your valuable paper, it would affor
I me 4 great deal OF pleasure to recount some 9
his virtues, having been on very intimate term
r with him for the last twenty years. Sufhcie1
to say at this time that such a mans histor
ought to be ofimmense value to the rising gen
Grafton, never having read or heard of one, eve
among the old patriarchs, who could be q bette
pattern; Il perfect, model christian T! Never i'd
u moment, even in his old age; sober, kind
all. benevolent, generous and liberal to q
o churches, schools. societies. preachers and til
n poor; never had a quarrel or fight in his life, An
. never owed any man anything but love. Tt
worlds heroes ale those whose abilities lea
them to executive, commanding or literary pul
suits successfully. Gods heroes are those WI
do good. and wait in obscurity. A young ms
was heard to say not long since. "ItI was
good as old Uncle George, 1 would be willing
e die now" His granddaughter. Mrs. Kate ISL
died on the same day, about g O'Clock. p. m
a some eight miles away, consequently there Wi
!, a double funeral at Mount Hebron church g
;. Sunday at IL O'Clock, u. M, attended by &
" extremely large cencourse of friends and rel
10 tiyes. VENICE.