The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-11-02
DEATHS.

der, to the wife Of Mr.. Chris. Kamer-a
boy.
DEATHS.
Died, near Odessa, Oct. Is, 1895, Thomas
Weaver, Jr., aged about q years.
Died, Sunday night, Oct. "a, near Alma,
infant child of MIR. and Mrs. Henry
Hensick.
Died, at Wellington, Oct. %, 1896, of
fever, Mrs. Mary ]. johnson, aged SO years.
She was a niece OF Sheriff Zach w.
Wright and leaves six children.
Died, in Kansas City, Oct. %. 1895, Mrs.
Dorothea Gelzer, in her 48th year. tf..
Mrs. Gelzer went to n hospital in Kan
sas City, Kansas, to have a surgical ope-
ration performed. From the effects of the
operation she died. She was a good
woman,a kind mother. What more
could be sal OF any one?
Died, near MAYHEM, Oct. 20, 1895, OF
general debility. Mrs, Nancy Marshall
aged 90 years. ,
She came to Missouri from Tennessee In
In 1917, and married Absolem Marshall,
who preceded her to the grave % years.
Mrs. Marshall's health had been failing
for some time, but her death was not OK
pected. She leaves four CHILDREN, q. p.
and A. w. Marshall. Of Navy lew, and ].
s. MARSHALL and Mrs. J. M. Roberts Of
Marshall. She was a devoted member of
the Cumberland Presbyterian church,
being the Oldest member of that church
in the county. She vas buried at Mt.
Hebron last Sunday, Rev. Logan preach
ing the funeral sermon. She was q
woman OF the Grandeat traits Of character
and succeeded well In stamping her
noblest virtues on her children who live
to mourn her death. They have the sym
pathy Of the entire county in their sad
Lersa~ehens. af
OBITUARY.
Died, at the home OF her son, r. p.
Marshall, near Mount Hebron church,
October 26th, 1895, of old age and general
debility, Mrs. Nancy Marshall, familiarity
known as Aunt "Dolly Marshall, }" aged 90
years, Q mpntho and Is days, being born
10 Cock, now Union county, Tenn, March
%, 1903. f7f
She was the daughter of William White,
who came to this state, then q territory,
in 1877, living for q short time at Old
franklin, in q fort; moving from thence
"a this county, locating near Dover, In
what was called Tabo Grove. on the land
on which Berlin il built. This county
was then embraced with several other
counties, called Cooper county. alter
wards divided and this called Lillard,
end again changed to 1Lafay cite.
She was married TO Absalom Marshall,
February, 1881, who preceded her to the
grave twenty three years. In 1888 they
located on eighty acres OF entered land
near the Methodist Female college, on a
part of which Riverton is built, remain
Ing there until 1850; moved from thence
to the place she died.
She was, as far as known, the Oldest
pioneer IN the county, She was the AFst
the county, aud the second receiving the
ordinance of baptism, being baptized by
that pioneer Cumberland Presbyterian
preacher, Rev. Robert Morrow, il which
Shuich she lived a consistent aud deYoted
christian TO the tipe Of her Geath;
living: j. l.. Marshall, Mrs. M. +. Rob-
erts, Il. r. and A. W, Marshsll. She was
the grandmother OF twenty-five children,
sixteen OF whom are living, and great
grandmother OF one.
Her funeral services were held In Mount
Hebron church on Sunday evening, Octo-
Der "a. Of which she had been a member
since It's organization; in 1850, conducted
by Rev. Mr.. Logan, the pastJr, ftoLp tbs
very appropriate and fitting text, JOB
5:26-fThoU shalt come to thy grave in G
full age like AS a shock OF corn in bic
season." Would hat space would per-
nit to give q synopsis of that most excel
lent sermon. Her remains were inferred
in Mount Hebron cemetery, beside her
husband and relatives who had gone
before, followed by a large ~concourse of
friends.
II hao been AUNT Dolly MARSHALL" In
Lafayette county q long time. just think
of it-92 years, 0 months and % days
almost a century. So great q number
deserve reflection. How many now living
will attain this num-ei? Few, indeed.
many strange and checkered vicissitudes
this long life must have experienced
She was OF a family OF eleven children, all
of whom she outliyed several years, no
two being buried at the same Ilsss.
She was the last OF that bright band
She lived to see every friend OF her girl
hood and much OF womanhood pass away.
Such is life, and while this wal indeed q
long, long time, what is 1t compared to
eternity?-that new life she has Just
begun, which will never end. A mere
meteor-but o moment.
Yes, mother is deadi-how sad the
thought-"the truest friend man eve,
had No three words send a keener paug
to the heart than these three: "Motbe;
is dead" She died when
"rhe melancholy days had had come, tbs
saddest of the year,
or wailing winds and naked woods, and
meadows brown and sere.
In the cold, moist earth we laid her, when
the forest cast the leaf"
Now typical of the close of her life.
4" We watched her breathing as she passed
away,
Her breathing soft and low;
Her suffering ended with the day"
Mother, when l learned thou was dead,
Say, was thou conscious of the tears
shed?
lowered thy spirit DER thy Borrowing
Perhaps thou gavest me, though u%ufelt, g
kiss;
Perhaps a tear, il souls can weep in bliss
All, that maternal smile' II
Yes"
] saw The crpwd IN thy burial day s.
saw the hearse that bore thee slow away,
Aud turning from thy grave drew
A long, long sigh and wept q last adieu,'
Mother, thou art gone Leforo us;
And thy sanity soul has fiown u
Where tears are wiped from every eyo 81
And SORROW is unknown.
Thy languishing head Is at restE
Its thinking and aching are OR
Thy quiet, immovable breast 49,