Richland beacon., 1889-05-18
DEATH OF HON. Fl. +. VICKERS.

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year ago. Being a man of great
strength, he partially rallied from the
effects of the disease, and having such
great will power, he battled against ,
fate. a few weeks ago we heard he
was very sick; had pneumonia, ac-
companied by this paralytical efec-
ton. Satisfied then, that dissolution
was inevitable at no distant day, and
feeling a great interest in the long
evity of this good man, we feared for
the worst, and for several days we
enquired of every one passing as to
the condition of his health. One
would say he is not doing well, while
another would say he is much better;
yet we were prepared to hear at any
time of his death, which occurred just
as the shades of night were casting
their darkness upon the earth, on
Sunday, May 18th, 1889.
TO attempt to describe the many
good deeds of this good man would be
impossible. That he had his faults
none will deny, but his acts of kind
ness overbalanced all his shortcom-
ings. AS to his Christianity, we
never knew one that we had more
confidence in than Capt. Vickers. A
consistent member of the Baptist
church for many years, Jealous and
faithful. With all the vicissitudes and
disappointments of lite he never fall
tered in his conduct as a christian.
Few men lie down in death that leave
brighter evidences of Divine accept
ance than the subject of this notice.
For time he was Jealous member
of the Masonic. lodge at this place,
but the cares of life together with
other fraternal relations caused him
to cease his visits to the lodge of late
years.
Hon. II. F. Vickers was faithful
X. of ?. and also a member of the A..
L. of H., in both of which he leaves
for his family policies of insurance; in
the former $4,000 and in the latter
$4,000. Deceased married a Miss
Boughton, the mother of Mrs. Hemler,
only child of the first marriage. After
the death of his first wife he was
united in the holy bonds of matrimo-
ny to Miss L. Virginia Riley, who
survives him, to which union is two
daughters aged Is and II years.
We sympathize with the bereaved
widow and orphans, for so good Q
man could scarcely be otherwise thar
an affectionate husband and devoted
father. Hon. H. F. Vickers was a
| one time a member Of the Legislature
from Richland parish. He was CHAIR
table and generous to a fault. HI
.. was slow to forsake an old friend to-
a new one. He had the will to resis
, the temptations so common in on
country and to the last held out il
his temperate habits. He was Ger
tainly an exception to the general rul
> in this particular. The writer becam
acquainted with Capt. Vickers il
1865 and from that time (neary 2
years. always found him the sam
consistent christian gentleman.
{ Would that we were capable Q
t. portraying the many noble traits {
$ this mans character. He has gon
!. to his reward, and the vacancy cause
: by the death of this man will be har
IS to fill in the community of which b
II was so worthy member.
e Since writing the foregoing, we,
d company with several members of tt
re lodges, X. of P. and A. L. of II
e drove down to assist in the last sa
+ rites of the burial of our decease
At brother. Arriving at Alto about
a. IN. we could see the people comm
in from every direction, and by 10
m. there must have been over sc
persons attending the funeral. II
l. Farmers Union were out to ASST
g the two lodges The funeral servi
y of the X. OF P. were read by Stepht
g Faulk, Esq, the A. L. of H. had on
three or four members out side OF Il
70 X. of P. order; so they simply depos
% ted badge upon the coffin. II
90 burial ceremony of the Farmers Uni
If was read by L. NJ. Montgomery. A
;s ter this Rev. T. N. Rhymes made
70 few appropriate remarks at the gra
10 and engaged in prayer. This was t
" largest funeral procession We ev
al attended in the country and goes
Cd show the esteem the deceased W
held in by the community. We new
attended funeral where such de