The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1884-05-03
SAMUEL cURNgY.

An a~nectlonate husband, \ dsv0tHd
father, a true frIsRa, . gould ciuzsa
AHd an exemplary ehtis.iaa gsAlIe.
man. HIS disease was apOpIex
aud he lived only a few hours after.
he received thu stroke. Mr.. Cur
ney belonged TO II generation Of
men but few OF when survive him.
He was bora il Tie city of New
Ysrk, July 2Srd, 1901, andhsnee.
was eighty-two years and nine
months old WHEN be died. Ii his.
early bOybO"i he was apPrsnticed
to y pV' llshinE house il the city Of
Bree.Lyn, where he served the fall
tel IA Of his apprenticeship antI be.
came an expert in the art Of book
binding. Uader the combined ia.
ilusnce Of 4 rigorous climate lad q
~sedentAry life, failing health in,iac
cd him to abandon tina trade Co.,
which he had besn trained, and to
turn his steps Southwark 10 search
Of health and q fature home. In
1887 he located in Tuscam bia, Ala
barna, whsFs his mOdsst bearing
and strict attention to business soon
won for him the lasting friendship
Of his nsWly made associates, AMI
was made 70 feel that be was vel
come in his adopted home. Som
after his arrival il Tuseumbia, BE
made the acquaintance Of Miss Re-
bscca |. ThOmas Of Williamson cOGn.
ty, Team. This acquaintance. ri.
pening into affection, Mr.. GHrAey
and Miss womas we're married in
the year 1914. In the latter part
of the year 1850 they moved from
Tuscumbia to TippAh county, and
settled on the place where they
have since resided, four miles East
Of Ripley. Here as elsewhere his
sOlid worth sooa became known,
and his prOverbial industry support
ed by Judieisus economy enabled
him 20 9 y n family who will prAe-
tice his virtues when all save tina
memory Ofhis worth is fOrgOtteR.
In the year 1871 Mr.. Quincy profess.
ed religion and attached himself. to
the Missionary Baptist church, aud
to the day Of his death his zeal for
the Master" was SO pronounced as
to challenge the confidence of all
who knew him. and for some time
prisr to his death, though bowed
down HRder the weight o. gathering
years, he seemed greatly sustained
by that Word" on which the Mas,
ter had caused him to trust.
To the Christian, while "croAsing
the dark river" it must be ehsering
TO feel that ITO die is gain" because
in the great hereafter there can be
10 anxious anticipatOns-Ro dsubt-
full GOrebodings Of an vsknOws fu.
ture, but all iS rejoicing IN the full
frui,ion Of present felicity and in the
assured expectation of incenceiva
BILE bliss. So far as our venerable
friend Is concerned, the battle Of
life has been f0ugAt aud we think
we are warranted in the belief that
10 him the result has been u most
glon0us victory. We have \ right
10 believe that he has fought a
good fghLn and that he today
wears The crown Of righteousness,
"whIch the bord the righteous Judge
shall give" The intirmities Of age,
the irailties Of accumulated years,
follow as ROt iAiOl the great heFeaf-
ter, bat there these are exchanged
for the freshness aAd strength 81 An
eternal youth. The death Of Ike
Christian always i subjest Of deep,
sst interest, becomes Intensified III
interest in the case eff venerable ia.
thsF, who, like hr. Carney, 81 tas
ripe age Of fOHF score and three
years, leaves behind him . noble
Christian example, IS q precious
heritage e those near and dear to
him&tsthe church Of which he was
so bright e. eFnamsnt and 10 the
community where the influence o.
that example will long live to
psint hsavenward the eFfing steps
of.thOse who were associated with
hlm in life. While the death Of
Mr.. Garnsy was net unexpected
either 70 himself or to his frIeals,
yelit came suddenly and il such =
way as TO afford him no oppsrlunitv
Of delivering his dying tsslim6ay,
he having bsen speechless rem the
beginning OF bis attack. But the
witness Of the tongue IL hssllsss
where the testimony 81 . life points
10 q better ground Of hope.
After az appropriate inNsral