Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1882-05-10
OBITUARY.

Another Of esrth's fair daughters has iei' u
Another who believed In the son Of God, and who
trusted In Him for redemption, eternal salvation
and glorifcaton, has died In the faith OF The
gospel Of he grase Of God. Sophia Helm SUCK
lev, was born at Helmswood, Loudoun county, Va.
Sept 10Th, 15I2, and died at Woodstock, shenan-
doah county, Va. April IS, 1892, at the age OF 80
yeers, 6months and 2e days. She proiessed con-
version in the Methodist Il. Church, In her native
county, In the fall Of 1870. She was married to
Col. T. Z. stickley in the spring Of 1870. She had
four children; three of whom she has ieft for Q
while in the care Of her loving and beloved nus
band to the tender mercy OF her LORD She began
10 decline about Feb. 1, 1881. And she lett thsir
beautiful homo in woodstock, April, 1882. for
her more magnificent and celestial home beyond
the stars. Being new with her beautiful- angenc
daughter, "Josie," who preceded her short time
before; at whose separation she mourneo' put now
at the reunion 9TH whom, she rejoices. Both VIII
await the coming Of their now sad husband,
father, mother, grand parents, kindred and
friends where and whom they msy all meet
again to remain together forever. About IA years
under the same roof. I can therefore say, and
take pleasure In saying, she wasa woman OF good
sense OF Independence OF thought, OF rennement,
OF high toned standard Of morality and RELIGIOUS
sentiment Having been trained up By her truly
devoted father and afectionate mother, the fsthsr
a Methodist preacher, she WAS true to her re-
liQiuus training and profession till death.
she, tho Of Q delicate frame, managed her
household Affairs, with admlrtDle skill hno pro-
priety. Her husband and she, faithfully perform
ed respectively, their duties to each other In the
fear Of the Lord. He provided amply and bonn
tifully the necessariss and comforts OF life with
which he surrounded her; and abe with common
dabls prudence and propriety arranged thtm for
proper use SO Just before she died, reviewing her
married life and looking upon 1t as without os.
tentations, she said to her sympathetic husband:
eve have been plodding along together for nearly
twelve years. but the end is now nearly GOMEZ
Her husband keenly feels that he has lost dear
wife, his children their dear mother, an irrepar
able loss. But as true christian man and father
he win not mourn as those WIN have no hope"
But resigned to the will Of his Heavenly Father,
20 on "plodding,' his way to the home OF his
beloved departed wife and angelic daughter, Josie!
Like David he can say II know they cannot come
back to me but can 60 TO thom." The God Of all
grace. in his great mercy, will soon allow her aged
and declining parents to their departed child,
.ssophie," face to face, in Heaven II faithful to
the end. Likewise will the goodness OF the Lord al
low ali who are obedient TO Is will, In due time,
to meet with al their friends, mot lost, but gone
BEFORE And above all to enjoy the divine society
of the Holy Spirit Of Christ the son OF God and of
God the Father who Ia above all, through all, and
in all. Amenl Dr.
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