The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1901-09-27
Death of a Young Man.

James Neuable Richardson, son o
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Richardson. o
this place, d led IA the town Of Oakley
Kansas, on the morning If the DIST, III
the 18th year Of his age.
Our young friend had been i'm failing
health for some years, and not long
since left for the far West, accompa-
MED by Mr.. w. T. Bailey, with the
hope building up his wasted body.
They travelled to Kansas City by rail,
and there purchased a complete outfit
for trip across the country. For
three weeks they moved towards tine
land of the setting sun, camping out
at night after travelling on an aver
age Of some % miles each day. "Nen-
ME, " as he was Familiarity and alice
tionately called, enjoyed the changing
panorama as it opened before him,
took lively interest in the details of
camp life, and sent cheerful letters
home, the brightest of them all having
been received just befoie the sad tele-
gram which announced his death.
Twenty-four hours before the end
came, his travelling companion and
faithful friend, noticed a change for the
worse, and advised him to rest over at
hotel in the little town nearby. A
physician was summoned who, on eX-
animation, confirmed the fears of the
attendant. From that on, all that
skill and loving care could do was done
to make smooth the dying pillow, and
the last enemy" was met with serene
faith and the spirit of conqueror.
Though far from home and among
strangers, friends were there, and gen.
tie, loving womanhood filled the death
chamber with something akin to
mothers presence and frightened it
with fair flowers.
The body reached Farmvile on the
evening of the 9th, and was borne by
tender hands to the home Of his par
ents, where it remained until 3 p m.
Of the following day, when the funeral
services were conducted by Rev. DR..
Harding, assisted by Rev. Mr.. Hunter
and Rev. Mr. Thompson.
The pail bearers were Messrs. Her
bert Stokes, r. b. Byerley, II. J. Du-
vail, George Miller, w. T. Bailey and
A. V. Russell
The flower bearers: DR.. w. +. An
derson, DR.. J. K. Spencer, Messrs. J. p.
Lancaster, J. V. Cralle, Elliott Booker
and J. l.. Hart.
The large outpouring of friends, with
the wealth Of flowers, bore silent but
striking testimony to the esteem in
which our young friend was held 10y
the entire community.
The Farmvile Guard, of which or
ganization he had been an honored and
faithful member, attended the remains
to the grave, and after it had been hid
ucu DtutdtD WlutIutSS VI lpNtiSt
fired the soldiers farewell and left their
comrade to await the resurrection
morn.
Measured by years the life Of James
Venable Richardson was brief one,
but tested by duties well and nobly
done, it was rounded and complete.
As son he honored father and
mother, a. student he was dilIgent and
obedient, as friend true as steel, as
citizen loyal, as soldier chiyalrc and
courageous. Had he been spared, his
genius would have shOne out conspic-
uousy on the field of invention, and !
he would have made his mark broad |
and deep.
Why the young so gifted, so loving |
and so loveable, should die, will remain
among the unanswered questions Of
life, but that death loyes shining
mark" remains true, but truer still,
that the God in whom he trusted,
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