Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-23
MRS. ELIZABETH NJ. CHAMBERS.
From the Missouri Republican, January,

From the Missouri Republican, January,
Editor Inteiligencer:-Will you kind
ly reprint the following obituary no
tice from the st Louis Republican,
':The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth NJ.
Chambers. relict OF the late A. h
Chambers, formerly one of the proprio-
tors of the Missouri Republican,, took
place yesterday morning from the resi-
dence of her son-in-iaw, Mr.. Edward
q. Hull, 26O2 Chestnut street. There
was a very large attendance of the
friends of the deceased and predom-
nance of old people who had known
her in her younger days when she and
her husband were prominently identi-
fed with the enterprise and progress
of St Louis. There were fearful faces,
wrinkled with age, that had smiled
with her in her youthful days and
forms bent with the cares OF years that
had mingled with her and her friends
in the social gatherings of St. Louis
when it was scarcely more than vii
lage. ,sMany were there who will soon
follow the deceased. to, the next life,
and this fact, ii-cOnnectiOn with. otRer.
surr oundings, made the assemblage
one of unusual sadness. There we're
a number Of very beautiful and apprO-
pirate floral tributes, and the grave
was literally covered with bright, ira
grant buds and blossoms. The hand
some casket was covered also with =
mass of flowers.
The burial service of the Episcopal
church was used, Bishop Robertson
officiating, assisted by Rev. W. W. Boyd
of the Second Baptist church. Mrs.
Chambers was member of the Bap-
tist church, aud usually attended DIR.
Boyd's, but she had been q lifelong
friend of Bishop Robertson, and to this
fact was due his having charge of the
services. He delivered q brief eulOgium
at the house and finished the service at
the grave. Touching music was also
rendered by select choir chosen by
Mr.. Robert Carr.
The honorary pall-bearers were
Messrs. w. G.. Carr, 4. f. Carr, James
E. Yeatman, John Knapp, A. Kemp
land, Judge Breckenridge, Gerard b.
Allen and D p. Dyer. The active
pall-bearers were six grandsons of the
deceased: Lucien Carr, Jr.; Paytou
Carr, Jr ; Alfred Carr, Jr.; E. B. Hull,
Jr.; Thos. Bankhead and Benz. G..
Bankhead.
The remains were inferred in Belle
fontaine cemetery in circular lot pur-
chased years ago by the late George
Knapp and the husband OF the deceased.
The lot was divided through the mid
die. each family taking an equal share
And thus has passed over the river
one of the typical rresentatives oi
the gracious and cordial hospitality,
and OF the elevated refinement and wo.
manly dignity of fhe st. Louis society
| of third of century ago, when home
was home and heart was heart, ,withou
the veneering of the more modern time
There are those outside OF the family
circle, who would, with grateful ven
Grafton, mingle tender sympathies will
those more Immediately bereft.
Of her union with Col. A. B. Cham
bers, who will be remembered as the
public spirited and Iarge-hearted pro-
prietor of the Missouri Republican, in
association with MIR. Geo. Knapp, two
daughters, worthy of such mother
hood, survive, their brother Ben hav.
ing fallen in Virginia whilst battling
for the confederacy OF her former
marriage, with Mr.. Carr, two SOM
survive, the elder Lucien filling with
marked ability the chair of archie ology
in Harvard University, and the young
er, Alfred Carr, known through.
out Missouri as our efficient Stat
Insurance Commissioner. M.