The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-08-26
IN MEMoRIAM.

Died, at her home, near Corder, August
4, OF typhoid fever, Mrs. Lucy Starke
Fleet, wife OF Mr.. William b. Fleet, aged
IS years, 10 months and 8 days.
Mrs. W. b. Fleet (nee Lucy Starke)
was born near Dover, Mo-, September -,
1868. She was the daughter of the late
Burwell and Fannie l.. Starke. Her
mother died In 1891, In the sixty-ffth
year OF her age; her father 10 1870, In his
ninetieth year. They were Virginians,
and among the early settlers OF Lafayette
county. No .ooo
Mrs. Fleet married on January 28, 1892.
Her home was always In this county
She died near Corder, Mo-, on August 4,
1899. Her husband, three children, hve
brothers and two sisters, with many
other relatives, survive her.
Upon one more home the shadows ialil
Upon many more hearts, Oppressed with
awful sense OF loss" darkest night sits
brooding,
Though our pen ~falters, though our
head is bowed in grief, and though our
ewes are blind with weeping we Affection
ately offer this testimony OF appreciation
Of the winsome life which God has
transplanted.
MANY personal traits OF character en-.
deared Mrs. Fleet to a large circle OF
friends. She was ever considerable OF the
rights and wants Of Others. P~roverbialiy
true to her friends, she stood ever ready
Tor any sacrifice In their behalf. Her
admirable u~nselhshness and uniform
cheerfulness made her a pleasing associate
and friend; her suavity OF name aud
culture OF mind, an ornament ana stay
to society. While she possessed an inde,
pendence Of character that COMMANDED
admiration and respect, her whole ne
was a sweet story Of gentleness, helpiul.
ness aud devotion. That her counsel ana
compauionship will be greatly missed
In the community In which her lie had
been spent, and where live her
OF days gone by, Is attested by the large
c~oncourse Of sympathizing friends VINO
attended the funeral. d,
Her home was her kingdom, and In II
abe reigned a gracious, loving queen
Industrious beyond her strength, she
was economical and iudiclous IN the
management OF her household. She was
the most affectionate helpmate to heI
husband, and the most self-sacrinclng
nj mothers, Her children were her JOY
and her crown; to educate them In hear
and mind was the ambition OF her life.
She was the idol OF her aged father, FOL
whom, in addition to her own family, tt
her everlasting honor be II spoken, sht
ministered, through the many years o
his life's decline, with afectionate de
%votion.
But words are inadequate to portray
the beauties Of her christian character
Converted In early childhood, b wa
ever, amid her pleasures, tolls OF trlals
characterized by fidelity TO ner Lore
She loved her Bible, her church and he
God. With her the performance o
christian duty was no forced task, ou
the spontaneous outflow OF a heart iull o
love to Christ, She had a high concep
tion of the obligations that religion
enjoins, which found expression In actlv
effort. One Of the greatest privations Q
her life was that household duties, II
health or distance from church prevented
her more regular attendance upon IN
worship Of the. sanctuary. Though her
was a busy life, yet she found time I
exemplify In her walk and conversatlo
the highest type Of christian refinement
Her answering faith and the grace g
God enabled her to meet and bear LIE
shifting fortunes with a heroism an
fortitude, which plainly declared that so
knew whom she had believed, ana ths
he was able to keep that whlch she ma
committed into his hands
But "loosed Ia the silver cord, an
broken the golden bowl" She ha
served her generation, honored her pre-
%fession, aud died 10 the faith.
In the home there will be one Vacar
chair; in loving hearts, an aching vol
Inadvertently, ever and anon, we sha
await her coming. we snail listen !.
the sound oil her sweet voice, But v
shall be answered by the stiilnesS
eternal silence.
raIationa of life, her constant affection
her habitual kindliness, her untirir
isitbiuIness made her q beloved supper
an uniailing comfort, whose remov
leaves US crushed and desolate.
But we murmur not, nor complai