Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-03-05
SUDDENLY SUMMONED.
James A. Abbay Passed Away Peace.
fully at Ten o'clock Saturday
Night.

b Angel OF Death has again visit
ed us and suddenly plucked from our
midst an old and highly respected
citizens James A. Abbay. All that
was mortal of him who a week ago
was an unusually active man of his
age, now lies meath the sod, his soul
having gone on to join the "great
majority"
AS stated in Saturdays Evening
LEDGER, Mr.. Abbay was taken sud-
denly with a fainting spell on the east
side of the square about four o'clock
Saturday afternoon and carried into
Robertson's hardware store, where
two physicians attended him. He
soon got better and it was hoped that
nothing serious would result and he
was taken to his home in the extreme
eastern part of the city and went to
bed. From this time on he gradually
sank and, despite the medical aid that
was constantly brought to bear, at ten
minutes past ten O'Clock he sank into
a sleep from which he never awoke.
He was conscious to the last and only
a few minutes before his death he sat
up in bed and conversed with those
around him. The family and rela-
tives are grief stricken and have the
sympathy of the entire community, in
which the LEDGER joins.
The funeral was held from the
Christian Church at 2 O'Clock Monday
afternoos. The church WIS iifed
with friends of the family and the
services were conducted by Rows.
Shouse and Headington. The pail
bearers were VIM. Vivion, Louis
Steppelman, Joseph Inflow, ]. MAR
maduke, w. Fl. French and Geo. Mar
shall.
James Anthony Abbay was born in
Stanford, KY, on April 20, 1927, and
when he was four years old his par
ents moved to Rails County, Mo.
Here he grew up and lived for many
years. In 1857 he married Miss Jaala
K. Menefee, of Rails County, who
now survives him. In the CO.'S he
moved to Audrain County, living here
until some time in the 70's, when he
returned to Rails County. In 1874 he
was elected Assessor of Rails County,
which office he held for four years.
In 1881 he moved to Mexico and set
tied in the place where he was living
at the time OF his death. He was
elected Treasurer of Audrain County
In 1890 and again in 1892, and no mar
who has ever held this office left be-
hind him a more en> liable record for
honesty and efficiency. After leaving
this office he lived rather a retired
life up to the day OF his death, but
was unusually active for n his age.
Mr.. Abbay had always been a mem
Der of the Christian Church and few
men have lived better lives. In pol
itics he was a true Democrat, always
ready to do anything in his power for
his party. He and his wife never had
any children of their own, but have
whom looked TO him as their father,
and he, in turn, treated them as il
they had been his own children. He
was fond of saying that all his chill
dren were "born with their boots on
Those whom he and his wife raised are
John Abbay, of this city, and his wife
who was Miss Nellie Hopkins, Herbert
and Allie Menefee, his nephews, ant
; Maggie Menefee, and Dick Menefee,
VINO mas I'VE WITH them ror uhe
past few years and who Is broker
hearted over Mr.. Abbay's death
i Few men are more charitable than hi
: was and in him we lose a true gen
- tieman, an honest citizen and a con
sistent Christian.
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