The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-04-23
Deaths.

At Selma near Staunt0n, the family
residence. on Saturday morning, Lucy
Peyton, daughter Of Judge Jno. N. Hen
dren, died in her seventeenth year, after a
brief illness of pneumonia. but nItle
more than week before she was appar-
emily in good health, with the exception
of a severe cold, and not until the MONDAY
preceding her death were serious appre-
tensions entertained. On Wednesday
evening there was a decided change and
the patient gradually grew worse until tile
end came. The blow fell with crushing
force upon those near and dear to her, and
was keenly and sorely felt by her many
friends and acquaintance. She was an
only surviving daughter, and with the ex-
ception of younger brother, the last OF q
large family of children. Bright, attrac-
| tive. and in every sense lovely character,
she was well worthy of the deep heart
affection lavished upon her, and her
death in the morning of life, in the first
blush of beautiful womanhood, has created
a void no earthly agency can fill. Wehave
| never known a sympathy more widespread
and sincere than that manifested by this
! community for the bereayed parents. 1t
has been just a year since the hand OF affllc-
lion was laid upon them, and an elder
daughter called away, and now in the dawn
of natures new day, the sacrifice of the
home idol is demanded of them. The
ways of Providence are indeed past finding
out. The deceased was member of the
large class recently confirmed in the Epis-
copal Church, but at the time of the
Bishop s. visit was unable to attend.
The funeral took place on Sunday eve
ming from the Episcopal Church. A large
congregation attended the services and ac-
companied the remains to Thornrose,
where all that was mortal was laid be-
meath the sod. Her schoolmates, of the
Virginia Female Institute attended in a
body.
In Mobile, Ala, on the 18th. Miss Lille
Hoffman, former pupil Of the Virginia
Female Institute. died from the effects of
! measles. The deceased was we'll known
! in Stanton. not only us Il student. for
after she had finished her education she
spent several summers here She was a
Young lady OF rare endOwments of mind
and person, her bright intellectual face
rejecting as pure type OF womanhood
and as noble character as is given to
| mortsts
Miss Hoffman was the warm friend of
Miss Annie Hendren. afterwards Mrs.
| VIM. Patrick. the attachment formed
in school days growing with their growth
\ into an almost sister-like devotion. Re-
Gently a beautiful memorial window. to
Mrs. Patrick, was placed in the Episcopal
! Church by Miss Hoffman. and tbs rather
a singular coincidence that the latter's
death occurred on the same day as that OF
! Mrs. Patrick's sister, Miss Lucy Hendren
| and just one year from the date Of Mrs
/ Fatrick's burial. They were Il lovely trio
| in life, and are united now in a land where
I there are no shadows, no parting, no pain
| Mrs. Susan NJ. Wren, wife of Mr.. A. d
| Wrea. and daughter of the late John b
| Breck enridge, died at the residence of hel
son in Richmond on Monday evening She
had been in delicate health for some time
| She was a most estimable lady. and theii
floss will be most seriously felt by her large
| family asd many friends.