The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-02-08


In obedience to the stern and in
evitable summons of death, Mrs. W.
J. otNeill died of consumption, at
her home III Hurricane, this county,
Friday, january 10th, 1888, just one
month after the demise of her hus-
band, Dr.. Wm. J. O'Neill.
He was born at Harrisburg, Va,
May 29th, 1858; graduated from the
Louisville Medical College about the
year 1875, Immediately began the
practice of his profession, in Win
field, and on September 29th, 1880,
was Joined in marriage to Miss
Blanche Burlington Bowyer, who
was born at Winfield, Putnam
county, West Virginia, January 13,
1861, and was the daughter of Geo.
G. Bowyer, sr.
The Doctor was an excellent ply
'sician, and the possessor of those
traits of character which not only
made friends, but bound them to
him in the inseparable tie of broth
erly affection. She lacked none of
those attributes that characterize
pure, noble, and self-sacrifcipg wo-
men. Always pleasant, she ever
cheered those who enjoyed her
presence. The devotion and CON
stancy with which she attended her
afflicted companion in his lingering
illness, earned for her the title of
heroine without fame gE
The obsequies We're conducted
Sunday the 22nd, at the residence.
of Mr.. George G. Bowyer, by Rev.
R. B. Ward, of the Point Pleasant
NJ. E. Church, who delivered an ap-
propriate and impressive discourse
from Job 16 chapter and % verse.
Her remains were laid to their long
rest in the family burying ground
beside her husband, who had but
SO recently gone before.
."rill death us part. The solemn words.
In hushed and reyerent tones are said,
While hearts that throb with hopes and fears,
Feel all their import. sweet yet dread.
Hand clasped in hand. heart answers heart
The sacred, solemn rite Is done,
By Hand Divine the bond is sealed,
And two young lives hcnceforth are one.
Till death shall part The untried years
Are stretching dim and far away,
AL vi ID from eyes that fain would see
What lies beyond the bridal day.
Through good i'll, through n pain.
For better or worse, were one:
So each repeats, while love illumes
The lifelong journey just begun.
Shall few or many be the years
Ere that dread messenger shall come
Whose voice IN accents stern and cold,
Shall speak the dreaded words of doom!
Let them be few or many, Love,
Our paths must one day severed be:
Despite of change. our hearts shall beat 8ig
In love and union ceaSelessly.
Unchanged through all the vanished wears
fher love has burned day after day, tr.si
While all things else, relentless Time
Has traced with change and sad decay u
Farewell, farewell My lonely path, f,5 q.
Without thee, shall BIZ dark as night:
But twill be short, tor Death. know
Our severed hearts shall soon unite.
All! shorter, even. than she dreamed,
The path her lonely feet must tread,
Few were the days. her heart bereft, tt
Was called mourn the spirit fed a't te--a
Death can! came again. with healing hands.
And whisperings e hope sublime;
And so the lately severed chain
Was welded by the Hand Divine.
Forever and forevermore q q
Those reunited lives shah flow,
Safe sheltered IN the fold above,
Ali who but He, the all-wiSe God,
Could plan so sweet and grand close
Two lives whose hopes and aims were one,
Through long, long years of joys and woes"