Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-05-28
OBITUARY.

OBITUARY.
Last Friday at LAO p. M, VIM.
M. Sims of this city died at his resi-
dence in South Mexico. He had been
sick for two years and in spite of the
best of medical aid and an extended
trip to California for his health, he
succumbed to the grim destroyer.
Mr.. Sims was known far and near
and respected and honored by all
who knew him. He was one of our
most substantial, worthy and honor
able citizens-always living as neal
up to the golden rule as it is possible
for nan to do. He was noted for his.
public spirit and the interest he took
in schools and churches. He was
n of the most liberal men that
founded Hardin College, of which
institution he was director, and the
pupils and teachers showed a touch
ing regard by adjourning school the
day of his funeral and heavily dra-
ping the college building with Grape.
He was instrumental in the erection
of Liberty church, and that was be-
fore he was a member of any church.
But we can not begin to notice his
various deeds of good, for many we're
known only to himself and his God.
He was one among a few who did not
let his right hand know what his left
did and never gave that the world
might know, but for the good that
would result. He held many posi-
tons of honor and trust which he
filled with honor to himself and credit
to his friends, always attending to
matters entrusted to him as he would
his own business. As q business man
he bore q most enviable reputation,
scrupulously honest in all his dealings.
| Providence smiled on him and be was
q living monument to the proverb,
"Honesty is the best policy" After
he professed religion he was a devoted
church member. He died in the faith
with the words on his lips, "Thy will
be done" As a citizen, a neighbor,
a Christian, a husband, a father, he
was a model. His place will be hard
to fill in this community and his men,
DRY will ever be green in the hearts
of all who know his good traits.
He was born in Madison Co., KY,
September 9th, 1917; his parents
lived there about mi year after bis
birth and moved to Old Franklin,
Howard county, Mo-, which place
they made their temporary abode
while his father looked them up 8
home, and built his log cabin which
was erected in Boone county neal
Mlllersburg, on the Two Mile Prairie,
but not liking the prairie he moved
further back eastward into the timber
where they lived until his death,
which occurred the End of Feb. 1912
VIM. NJ. spent his youth and grew te
manhood at these places. He was
industrious and frugal from youth uI
but had but little opportunity to cul
tivate and develop the good amount
of native intellect he possessed
When he became of age his father
presented him with a fine mare, sad
die and bride, which was his custom
as fast as his children became of age
He then started out into the world OF
the voyage of life, battling for him
self, which he did nobly; stopping
but a moment to collect his capital
which he found consisted principal.
of a good constitution and a deter
mined will, he put it to work splittin!
rails &C so cents per hundred, which
!, was the most lucrative business pre-
sented, and by using the strictes
economy and close attention to bust
ness he had saved up three Or fou
hundred dollars when he marrie'
/ Miss Fannie Ann Barnes, Marc
: 31st, 1912. They lived with hi
widowed mother one year and moved
from there to ear Hunts Mill o
Cedar, in Boone county. Not feelin
that locality a good place t
use his God-glven capital he came t
Audrain and located at his late home
stead, six miles northwest OF Mexico
first buying two cabins, just south O
where the barn now stands, for SIC
: living there but a short time he er
tered the 40 acres, where the res
e dence now stands, also the gray
i. yard, and shortly afterwards built
log house upon it which at that tim
was considered a good structure
being a story and a half high an
containing two or three rooms. Il
occupied that but a few years unit
:. he felt able to build a frame, whic
: he did it was quite a large two-stor
house, some larger than the. or
standing at present, but not as we
built. It burned down in Januar.
1868, and during the same year |
built the house that now stand
: there. When he moved to Audra'
q be brought with him the little amour
tof money he had saved and a neg
boy by the name of John Mile
whom be inherited from his father
. estate, being his part in full. II
boy grew to manhood and lived WI
his master until the proclamation
II emancipation was issued by Lincol
d As soon as the proclamation "
r. Unpublished in the papers he took
home and called John and thirte
!" other slaves that he then owned Al
read it to them. He told them Il
they were then free TO act for the