Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-02
CHG TOMS.

Died-At Tiptou, Mo-, December IS, Mrs:
JOHN RAINIER. aged 40 years. sister OF
Mrs. G. W. Stealey. of Higginsvilie.
- At Alma. Lafayette county, Mo-, Mrs.
HERMAN KEUCK.
- At Wellington, Lafayette county, Mo,
December 30, Of pneumonia, Mr..
CRUT-INGER, aged b years. MIR. Crut-
singer had been married but two weeks, to
Miss Sallie Garvin.
- At Philadel pha. Pa. Dec. %, Mrs.
HOWARD II. GRAFT, daughter of the
late Col. Oliver Anderson, aged about ~
years.
- In this city, December %, Mrs. MARY
BURKE, wife OF MIR. Nicholas Burke, aged
% years.
- About three miles southwest of
Odessa, Dec. 90, Mr. OLIVER GAM, aged
about 10 years.
Mr.. Gam was an old citizen of this county
and widely known.
- In Paola, Kansas, December %. OF
ACME pneumonia, Mr.. DANIEL BATES
aged u years.
Mr., Bates was born in Madison county
Ky., February IL 1913; came 10 LAFAYETTE
county, NO., in March, 1853; moved to PaOla
November 1888. Mr.. W. 5. Dale. writing to
MIR. JnO. S. Blackwell, says of him:-"He
seemed to be broken up after leaving the old
home. He never become much interested lr
new friends. We, who were with him. die
not notice 1t so much Us Others who haC
known him in former days and seldom saw
him. They often remarked hat he had aget
and was failing viSibiy in the three years
He looked eagerly for The Intelligencer evers
week aud was always glad to hear from ole
friends, directly. Your God bless The oil
man, IN your letter to me, warmed the oil
mans heart to old times and old friendships.
Mr.. Bates left many friends in this count.
who will regret to hear of his death.
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Manyilie +. Buford, Esq. died ut his HON
in Wayerly, December 81, 1881, aged 70 years
He was horn May IL, 1897, in NoodfOr
county. Kentucky; the Oldest son of Majo
Simeon i5ufOrd, and connected to many q
the oldest and most aristocratic families Q
: the state. Was married TO Miss Elizabet
Shelby, Nov. %. 1880, in Lebanon, Ky, an
moved to this state in 1884. settling nea
Wayerly. Lafayette county, Mo; joined tn
" Baptist church at Dover in 1910, and has eve
IL since led an exemplary Christian life. Com
ing to this county with means sufficient t
locate lands, he had by assiduity and attel
ton to business. amassed a handsome FORUM
which he leaves 10 his beloved wife and chi
dren, Mrs. B. A. Chinn and Travis Bufort
n Lexington; Mrs. Grundy Young, Springfield
Mrs. u. H. Davis and e. N. Buford, Waiver
". 1t is easy to weave Il garland OF VOL
tints on the death only of a Christian, but
retrospect Il lite of even half The allotment
man, and say there il nothing reprehensiv
would be undutiful, and but open an avenl
&c to criticism. Our friend often wrestled wi
himself in prayer to overcome the evi
which beset all mankind. and yet in the ma
he was not only devout. humble follower
1T Christ. an upright respected member OF 81
e. ciety. but the beautiful hOme-ffe he led.
g to us in memory a lovelIer picture than pr
can paint, a hallowed interval too sacrt
. here to touch. With his arms around t
IL cross he met death without a fear, and turn
as his eye in triumph to the bright anticipate
- of the raptures in his eternal home: and til
= the life of au honored citizen has ebbed a
II flowed until at last it has passed away o
m into the mid-ocean of eternity to mingle
Joys with the thrOng of the redeemed.
Springfield papers please copy. i =,