The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1899-03-09
Mrs. Sue w. Buckley.

We clip the following from The luscum'
bia tAla.) Dispatch, of February 10th
The object Of this sketch has many rela
tives and friends in Virginia and for this
reason we give IL space in our paper:
On Saturday afternoon, the 18th inst,
al ) o'clock, the immortal spirit of Sue
W. Buckley passed to its eternal and rich
reward. A good and great woman has
departed this life, and hundreds join the
bereaved family in mourning their loss.
Mrs. Sue ". Buckley, nee Sue W. Jackson
daughter of James and Sarah Jackson
was born and raised at the Jackson home,
near old Spring Greek camp ground, six
miles southeast of Tuscumbis in this,
Colbert (tncn franklin county, Alabama.
Having been early impressed by the
earnest teaching and exemplary Christian
lives of her parents, she protested religion
at a revival in the Methodist church at
Tuscmbia, while Mrs. Nancy Napier, OF
our city, was talking with her at the altar.
This profession of religion was bright and
satisfactory. Forty years of Christian
experience and development, transformed
the bright, sweet school girl into the
sanity woman whose death NC mourn so
deeply. All these years we're lived in
beautiful harmony with her early pro-
f~ession.
In 1862 her father died of heart failure
at his home place. In the Same year her
only brother, Jimmie, died in the Confed-
crate army-leaving Sue, Julia and Ma
nerve (three s%istersl as the only stay and
comfort to their widowed mother. Feb
II, 1871, there was a double marriage in
the Jackson home. Sue W. was married
to her late consort, +. l.. Buckley, and
Juliu to DR.. T. W. YOung-sll under the
same ceremony performed by the veneer
able John S. Davis, of Leighton, Ala.
After the ceremony was performed (here
and there) Rev. John S. Davis took Mrs.
E. L. Bickley's subscription to the Nash
vile Christian Advocate, which paper has
been continued without interruption for
the last 20 wears. AS a wife the deceased
was always patient, affectionate, tender,
considerable and true; nobly fulfilling her
highest duties to her noble and devoted
husband. God gave no children to this
home, but a much loved niece, Katie
Buckley, was practically adopted, and now
in full.orbed young ladyhOod mourns the
death of her sanity and glorifed auntie.
Mrs. Bickley's chief concern and great
est delight has ever been in and for the
welfare Of the church. The Sunday school
peculiarly the sphere of her conse-
Grated activities. The Aid Society, Mis-
Society-all departments of
Church work, she loved. In her Bible
now these words are ESPECIALLY marked, 81
was glad when they said unto me, let us
20 into the house of the Lord" This life
ever solicitious for the welfare of
seeming at times unconscious of
her own Affections.
Her home was the preachers home.
Nothing gave her so much pleasure as the
associations Of the church she SO much
owed.
How did the end come! 1t came as
lalo of peace to crown her life that had
,een lived. In perfect consciousness the
we're said. Triumph set its
seal on the pale features, Perfect
,eace and upliftedness held sway until
lnconsciOusness came on. In sleep the
,reathing ceased and the pure spirit was
one to its God.
The funeral was conducted at the family
esidencc yesterday morning at 10 o'clock
" Rev. ". f. Andrews, after which her /
emains were inferred in the family ceme- {
cry, 6 miles from this city. near Spring
The Dispatch extends its pro- i.
oundest sympathy to all that have been
,ereaved.