The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-02-17

Death of Mrs. Lavina Marina
duke of Saline County.
The Mother Of the Governor OF
Missouri Passes AWAY.

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The following telegram from 81. Louis
bears sad but not unexpected news to the
many friends of the Marmaduke family in
this and other states:
st. Louis, Feb. l4,-Mrs. Lavina Marina.
| duke, mother of Gov, Marin aduke. of this
state, died In Marshall, Mo-, today. Near
iy all the members of her family, and
other relhtlves were present, and the gov
efnor Will reach Marshall tonight. The
funeral takes place tomorrow.
Mrs. Marmad ke was the second dsugh-
ter OF Dr. John Sapping,On, Of SappiDgtOn's
pills fame. The doctor was born In MARY
land, May 18th, 1776. In early life ia
parents removed TO where Nashville Ten
neS>ee, now stances but which place WAS
then wild cane b.ak IN Al uncuItiya. ed
and almost uneXplor,L VII !erness, here he
grew to manhood, anu in 1904, at the aye
OF twenty eight year. vas united In mar
rage to Jane, daugh er OF VIM and ri IL
BETH Breathltt, OF RI'selivilie KentGckv.
tie then settled In Franklin Ien1esSra
where he prtcticsd medicine until 1861
when ne went 70 Elk,on, Kentucky, retaru-
ing To- Franklin again IN 1909, ia 1871 he
came 10 Missouri ami set lei near The pres
eEt site III Glasgow 3nG In ISIS he removed
TO Saline cCunfy, tive miles west Il Arrow
k,Ck where he sided until his dea-L.
Sbica occarre" September 1th, IS:J6. Ii
was Ia his olNt year and his death W.
caused BY cancer on his forehead.
He left eigh. chilIr-n. of
whom Mrs Ma.maauk- was ths
second, the first, tnird AMI fourth hav-
ing been IN succession the wives II
Gov. L. +. Jackson, the fifth the wife ii
Capt. LIS. kidlLS, o. Howard county. TIE
six Ia the wiie vi Dr.. Vim. Price, of Saline
county, the seventh dieG at the aye Of IS.
aud the remaining child, son, was The
third child born.
Miss LavIna S-ppingtor became Mr..
M2rn aduks, on the I'm dav Of Jsu.ary.
1876, at her fathers re-iience, the marriage,
he rS peIlcrmed by Rev. PryiOn NowI,u .
BaptI>, munster. Shr was 4 woman of
great talent ana tne education, teiEg A
graduate al the kea;s seminary, In SouIb-
EN- kentucky, and her long and event'Ul
HE has beeu one filled with al that so-s Ia
make the true woman, wife aud mother
During her Lille she has reared family Of
ten children. nlne Of whom are now living.
NAMELY Col. Vincent, tiov. John : Mere
diIh NJ, jr., DsrSin W., II. Leslie, Mis-.
Jane 3. harwoOd, Mrs. Sarah Ycrbv and
Layina Bruce, all of whom were al her bed
side when her spirit departed 20 the hi her
shore To join that OF her loved spouse. who
preceded her March %, 1864.
IN all the state, perhaps, there vas no
woman more widely known or more sin
rsreiY loved and respected by old s:d
young, rich and poor, amt no woman who
will ne more sincerely mouIned or greatly
missed by her many friends and nuu. er5gs
progeny. = true type OF the old fashioued
southern aristocracy, she possessed all lis
,OJitesy, hospitality, grandeur and hauteur.
ElIh few of Is iolbleS and none of lis con-
,elts. IraICed from early childhood, AMID
ne rugged scenes OF frontier lie, 20 regard
loyalty integrity ana energy Is
he indispensable adjuucts OF true manhood
mi mCdtsty, courtesy and hospitality As
n necessary requisites Of nus wOmanhood.
me over and ABOVE ali faith in God aLd
christian lie and labor; the GrsI du;y Of
humanity, 1t Is not To be wondered at that
n her old age she con;enledly draws
Ter mantle around her and lies
Town 10 pleasant dreams. after seeing
ler offspring Without IKE, ptiCn, among the
OTemOst and most useful and LonOred
members OF society. Surely she has been
.reeted in tie br;gh, beyond with the vel
ONE words Well done, thou good and
sithf.l servant and however bitter the
irtlng ~ dear ones below, IL cannot he
ainted with that bitterness which mourps
Tithout hope. And while the sympathy of
III VIII be extended to them, it will be
nth the telling that they are hCnored liz
heir dead, ana have h ID bequeathed to
hem the sacred remembrance oi one whose
6ample will stand for all time, TO oil peo-
lie, As worthy Of emulation.
There IS sweetness AID peace in sleep.
Thst comes when all the day mas been well
spent,
AUD tho ybove the dead We Weep
Iet faith must gladden. every SAD lament
She climbed the hill and went far down is
Slope,
And in the valley he has claimed MS own:
Bet Ond there dweils life'S grand eternal hone
~h.sE IN fh.rp nar yif