The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-12-26
DEATHS.

Died, at his residence in this city. De-
cember %, 1895, of paralysis, DIR. PaschaI
ID. Chambers, aged ~ years.
He had been i'll for a number of months,
suffering with troubles of the head, and a
short time ago he was stricken with
paralysis, which was the immediat tie cause
of his death.
DR.. Chambers was one of the Oldest resi-
dent physicians in the county. He was
a native of Kentucky, and was born in
the CITY of Louisville, February 8, 1924.
His father, Geo. w. Chambers, was also a
native of that state, and was a noted law
yer in his day. His mother was Sarah
who was killed in the celebrated battle
at the River Raisin.
DR.. Chambers graduated with high
honors from Miami university, Oxford,
Ohio, in 1S45, and moved to this county
the same year. He studied medicine with
DR.. j. B. Alexander, deceased, and after
wards studied at the medical university in
Louisville, graduating in the spring of
1850. Since that time he had been prac-
ticing his profession in this county, where
he has always enjoyed the highest respect
and esteem of the general public for his
many fine traits of character, his sterling
honesty, his splendid social qualities and
Christian piety. He had long been a
member and officer of the Presbyterian
church, and gave much of his time and
means to the good of the church organi-
cation. His motives were always pure,
and his sentiments lofty and calculated to
elevate and ennoble those about him.. As
q nhuaiaion ha Woo hf0hIU Gn0aoccfnI
though he was too generous and philan-
thropic to accumulate a competency from
his extensive practice. He served for a
number of years as county physician, and
filled the place with great a~cceptability to
the public. He was a member of the Old
Mems club of this county, and had been
an active participant In many Of the nota-
BILE gatherings of the organization. For
several years prior to the war he resided
at Dover.
Mr.. Chambers a been married three
times. His first wife was a sister of Hon.
H. G. Wallace. Four sons were born to
them, three OF whom are living, and all
are fine young business and professional
men. His second wife was a sister of
Hon. j. d. Shewalter. No children were
born of this union. His third wife was
Miss Augusta Stokes, a lady who is noted
for her amiability, Christian piety and
earnest efforts in behalf of all charitable
enterprises. Three children blessed This
union, and they now reside here with
their widowed mother. DIR. Chambers
was a Mason of long standing, and had
filled high positions In the DeMoIay COM
mandery.
The funeral services were held yesterday
morning at IL O'Clock in the Presbyterian
church, Rev. A. 8. Moffett, the pastor, and
Rev. ]. M. Clancy, OF Independence,
officiating. The funeral was conducted
with Masonic honors. and the cortege
was a large and imposing one. The
church was crowded with friends of the
deceased, and the impressive ceremony
made a deep impression on all present.
The bereaved widow and children have
the sincere sympathy of the entire COM
munity in their great sorrow. Truly it
may be said that a good man has zone to
his reward, and long will he be remem-
bered by those who knew and loved lin.
This paper offers its sincere coincidence to
the grief-stricken family and friends of
the deceased.