Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1895-11-28
DEATHS OOINcS.

serious illness was told of in our last is-
cue, died at p. NJ. Tuesday Of brain
clot and paralysis the 5lst anniversary
OF bis birth. He was born at Crab Orch
/ erd, where the greater part Of his life
/ was spent and where lac and Mr.. j. Il.
+ Gilkersou ran successful merchantile
business for number Of yesra, Though
mere youth at the time, be joined Cap
tain Tom ShaEks' Co. b., Oh Kentucky
( Cevalsry, horRan's Command. and
fought through the war for the cause he
loved, but which Was destined to be lost
A few years after his return home his
married Miss Mary Allison, OF Bourbon,
and she with four children, W S, Sam
J. aud Misses E5sie and Mary Burch,
survive. A dozen oT d Ue years ago, he
N owed bis family 10 this section and HIS
since made lis home with us, adding
co instantly TO the long list Of friends,
" bich his courteous bearing and gentle
manly conduct won for him. He wss a
Chesterfield in manners and q Baysrd in
onor, and was AZ transformations as he
YVES clever and obliging.
The people Of Crab Orchard several
Il mes honored Judge Burch with the po.
lice judeeship and when Col. G. II.
X odes was made collector OF this district
he made him a storekeeper and gsuger,
which Office be WAS filing in Anderson
county, when he was Frustrated by die
ease aud from whence his wife brought
| him as soon as she learned of his condi-
ton. Judge Burch was educated at
Georgetown College and was a man of
excellent sense He Was a member of
the Baptist church, the church Of his
Old mother, who past fonr-score, is
bowed with grief and for whom, the wife
and children great sympathy is lelt. The
! funeral services we're held at the Presby
/ terrain church at ii A. NJ. yesterday by
Rev. r X. Nosl, assisted by Rev. s. NJ
Logan, after which an unusually long
procession of friends followed the re.
mains 10 Buffalo Cemetery.
A friend OF his youth and maturel
years contributes the following: "Ir
Memoriam."
Died at his home, in Stanford, Nov
%, 1895, on the 5lst anniversary of his
birth, Judge Stephen Burch, OF Lincoln
county. This announcement will carry
genuine snd Profound sorrow to a larga
circle OF his friends and comrades
throughout Kentucky.
Stephen Burch " as born at Crab Orch
ard, and wsa lineal descendant of one
Of the Oldest aud best OF the pioneer
stocks. His great grandfather, on the
maternal side, was the famous aud pic 70
tutesque Old Indian fighter, Col. VIM
Whitley, who fell at the River Raisiu
He received good education in his ear.
ly youth. and retained throughout bis
life an intelligent taste and fondness for
books. Before reaching the age OF Is
ne became Confederate soldier and in
the famous Cavalry Command of John
Morgan, served bravely and faithfully
until the close of the civil war. All the
years since then have been lived by him
in the unobtrusive pursuits OF merchant
and farmer in his native county.
A friend, who knew him long and
well, finds melancholy pride aud pless
ure in saying of him that no truer man
and no truer gentleman, in the fullesi
meaning Of these words. ever lived
among rs He was az incapable of a
mean or little act as he was a stranger
to all ignoble or soried thoughts. Mod
est, gentle, spirited aud deIcately hon
orable, whether in the role of civilian or
soldier, he has fallen suddenly ia the me.
ridian of lifs leaving to his friends the
unsnadowed memory, and 20 his family
the priceless heritage OF a stainless name
After lle's ftiul fever may he sleep
well. A CoMRADE,