The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-28

pSst 10 o'clock MI Ayicu X WOOdsOn
was gathered 10 bis fathers. Prior to last
September Mr WO0dsOn. "a robust. active
man, gave no sign of failing health He
was the picture OF life Shortly after
wards he was attacked with a cOmplica-
tion OF diseases which the physicians
said was iaundicc supcrinduced Dv liver
and kidney ir0uhlcs he was well al.
tended tO. soon rallied, aud was at his
post Of duty.
Letter on, about January Isl, the same
trouble arose, keeping him at home under
medical treatment several days He
again rallied and was at his Office, but
was again attacked never TO lcave his
house again, excepting va "a carriage,
when on saturday and Sunday, March II
and Is, he came 20 the City Hall This
was his last visit. Since then be had
seen but few visitors, aud lailcrly no one
but his physician ana his wife and
nurses were allowed in his room.
For the past few DAYS 10 was thought he
could nOl live, ana The day before he died
he was unconscious. Yesterday morn.
ing about O'Clock hc rallied, looked
about him, and remained conscious some
time He then calle for his wfe, and
said. IL want 10 see John Mcanlcy lie
then gasped rapidly, and the last words
heard were Tell him and gasping,
died
Tie wife and children surrounding The
bedside were kindly taken away and the
body prepared for burial
lie died peacefully, and last night his
face, excepting for the white pallor,
looked as though he was asleep
At ~
mond nearly all his life As youth he
entered the Agricultural Implement and
Plow Works of he elder W illiam Palmer,
became foreman and remained rs such
with the nterTcgnum oi the war, until
1875 when lhe pop1la. vote OF Tie city
elected him Clly Collector This position
he bad held up t0 the hour OF his death,
being reelected oitcntimcs without OPP
position In The discharge Of the duties
of this office there has not been a stain
ON his character, rcclitulc, or integrity
The entire real estate and personal prop
crly and license taxes of The city passed
through his hands. He leaves his office
clear tor "a successor 10 take.
LOng before TIE war be was a member
OF Thai crack company, the Young Guard, /
which was the pride Of Richmond in |
lS55-'j6. Later he Joined tho Rich
m0nd Cray. and as a private in
the ranks entered the Confederate |
service with that company ln 1862 !
he became "a member of the Thomas |
Artillery of Richmond, which was subse
quenty merged in the litmp'len Battery. |
With il he fought, becoming, successive
ly, corporal, sergeant. arld lieutenant !
This latter advancement happened when |
the llampden battery was doing gallant |
work I'm front of Petersburg in 1854 AT
his home can be seen his AppomattoS
parole, which shows that be surrcndei as
Lieutenant IN Company "C. Thirty eight
Battalion, Virginia Artillery.
The deceased was married three times.
First 10 Miss smith, 10y whom he had one
daughter and one son. il's second wife
was Miss HOdswolh sister o. Mr.. viii
liam + Hnldsworth of this city. BY her
be- had three daughters and one son.
His last wife was Miss olivia Bnrford
Burton. daughter of Mr. John \. Burton
0t BrunsWick county, Va, VINO survives
him By her he had three children, two
sons and daughter one son and
daughter died and The only one living is {
Ayleit llillman WoOisou, a baby. lie
leaves q wife ANA seven children, W. Il
Wo0lson, with Julien BinfOrd; Shirley
Woodson, with T II Gum * Co Mrs.
A 5 Goode, three young unmarried
daughters, and the baby.
Mr WO0dson was member OF Rich
mond Lodge, knights OF Honor; Lodge
80, 4. +. ana A. NJ; ROlnc Lodge, |. Q. l,
y. +, and Damon Lodge X. of /. He
was "a member Of several building fund
associations and carried life insurance !
policies TO the amount Of $4,000 lie
was So years old last February.
HoSoRs TO HIS MEMORY
Yesterday evening at 5 o'clock all the \
city officers met IN the Council Chamber
There were present about forty. Judge
samuel b Wit presided and Mr. Ben +,
August acted as secretary .
A committee consisting of Mr.. Carlton
Mccarthy, Judge Thomas NJ Atkins, 4,
Auditor Miles Turpin, Treasurer 5. c. y
5reeahow, and Chief OF Police Poe were 4
appointed committee to draft suitable q
resolutions. !
They reported tie following, which
we're unanimously adopted T
RESOLUTIONS.
The officers OF the City Government &
laylng heard with unfeigned sorroW the v
iealh OF their friend and associate in n
,fHce. Aylett H. WoOdson, deeming il 1T
md proper that they should express to a
be puDlic aud 10 he family aud friends p
II the deceased their SORROW at his un- n
imcly end, and their appreciation Of the II
qualities which made him beloved by b.
Many, hereby %
Resolve, lst That in the death OF II
Aylolt X. Woodson the city loses an OIL CO
er Of unimDeachable fidelity to his trust, lo
4 genial aud accommodating spirit, a
sithiul, generous, and kind.
Resolved. 2d. That we who kne"
i'm a. friend and fellow citizen, knew
be greatness of bis heart, the sincerity "
4 his attachments, the breadth OF his q,
harily knew, also, the beneyoience OF CT
is nature, which dominated every other of
loved him because he loyed al
Is fellow men. That we remember Ills ii,
tithiul aud devoted services AS soldier,
rs sincere attachment 10 his native city,
nd h,s countless acts OF kindness TO the
Oor and needy. 4,
Resolved 81 That we tender. In these 80
esoiuli0ns, TO his wife and fatheriess ~
hildren. our sincere sympathy in their 90
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