The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1893-11-08
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Anna B. McKemy.

DPAiHS9i nhOHAOC county, w. a, NlrS
ma b. McKemy, of August county, Va.
died of heart disease
Mrs. McKemy was formerly Miss Anna
Nj. Buchanan. She was born in Rock
bridge county, April 18th, 1886, and was
married to Captain w g. McKemy, June
10th, 1868. Three years ago she was left a
widow with four children, all of whom sur
vive her, Miss Lizzie II McKemy, MIR.
Charles B. McKemy, DR.. William NJ Nc.
Kenny, and Miss Anna King McKemy, the
youngest now about grown
For the past year she had been under a
hard strain of mind, and heart and bow,
all of last winter her Oldest son. Mr. G. b.
McKemY, lay very i'll, many times on the
very verge of the grave, in the spring, with
her son still an invalid, needing her con
slant care, her Oldest daughter, Miss Lizzie,
was strickened down. At the time of her
death, she was at the Red Sulphur, where
she had gone with her invalid children.
hoping the waters would bring health TO
them. For more than twenty wears she
had been suffering from thi disease which
caused ner death, all these years she had
Known that at any moment the summons
might come, but so bright and cheer
tul was he at all times her life so filled
with interest, thought, and service for 9th
ers that no one would ever think she was
consciously walking so near the grave.
Those OF her own household, though they
knew her condition, could never realize it
in the presence and under the blessing of
her bright, happy,and unselfsh life. So her
death though long threatening, coming at
last without a moments warning, was a
terrible shock to the community in which
she lived where her name is as ointment
poured forth" because of a life filed with
the good will and the good works of char
NY 30 faithfully and so completely was her
part filled out in every sphere of the life
she was called upon to live that ii is hard
% say where her best qualities were seen
and her gifts best developed but perhaps
1t was in her home, he place of ali places
where the wife and The mother finds her
greatest and hottest work Here in her
nome she was blessing, she was a faith
tul and brave wife to the noble man 10
whom she had given her heart with her
lie. The heart of her husband safely
trusted In her. She did him good and not
evil all the days of her life, (Prov. xxi:
II, l2) mother tender but firm, loving
but faithful, der children rise no to cali
her blessed" prov XXN:2SJ But it was
not only here that her light did shine, and
that her good " Orks were seen TO the glory
OF God. In the social circle she was ever
helpful, and more than welcomed for the
brightness, and the breeze which her CHEEKY
talk and loving charitable heart ALWAYS
DOW, and in her tongue was the law of
kindness" prov. XXXi:2G) The poor
loved her and called her friend because
OIL sympathy and help, never withheld in
time OF need, "She stretched out her hand
10 the poor" prov. xxi 2O)
About forty five years ago she gave her
heart and life by faith to Christ and united
with New Providence church, and ever
since to her death, she was not only a con
sistent Christian, in the sense in which
That phrase is so often used (meaning that
there Is o positive, or very great wrong
she was m ore, Christian whose faith. and
love and zeal was ever expressing itself i'm
words and gifts and deeds for he church
and the Saviour she loved. In this respect
she has possibly left no superior i'm the
church long noted for its faithful. efficient
working Cody women. Like Tabitba
she was full of good works and aims
eeds which she did ~ acts ix:3G) She
was always the friend Of her pastor For
the sake of bis office she always gave him
her sympathy and her earnest supDOrt
Loving her church intensely and deeply
interested i'm the Lord work, she loved To-
talk with her pastor about his work. and
never failed to show that interest i'm his
" ork, and that sympathy with him i'm his
efforts TO keep 10 mp, and well done, which
are ever so grateful and helpful, and rest
iui 10 the faithful pastor, wearied out as
he so often is with the ceaseless labor of
body and mind and heart
Her Sunday school work was her speciaI /
delight, living five miles from the church
with a very rough road TO travel over
nothing she could control ever kept her
from her class The Sabbath before She
leii home for the spi ings, after the lessons /.
were over She gathered the little girls of |
her class close around her, and LOVINGLY. /
tenderly, and plcadingly bcsOught them TO /.
give their young hearts 20 Jesus alet |.
ter to her pas or written the day before her
dea.h, she said, while speaking of missing \
church services, "my greatest cross bias
been to oe ahsen from my Sunday school /
children so much Well, God hsth taken /
her up higher TO a higher work Great rs /
the loss Of the church, great is the loss of /
the pastor strong stay has been taken .
from under him, great is the loss of the /
the bright and loving and be- /
loved friend IS missed IDexpressibly and /
great is the loss of the children .
she has left. But above all this loss and .
suffering and hal owing it, shines this bless