Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-21
DIED..

At the residence of his son, John G.
Huffman, a successful farmer near
Fletcher, Adams county. Washington.
December 6. 1904. at the ripe old age Of
81 years and II days. after brief illness
of only three days. of paralysis, Barney
Huffman.
Saturday. the grid of December, he
went about his routine work as usual.
giving no evidence to the family that he
was suffering from i'll health. at each
meal of the day receiving his food with
pleasure and good cheer. and when the
evening came retiring with no visible
sign of discomfort, but soon after mid.
night his body became pafalyzed. except
his left arm. His power of speech was
gone and he was never able to speak
again, though his death did not occur
until three days later.
About thirty hours after he was para.
lyzed he was turned on his side. closed
his eyes and continued to lay in this po-
sition. never moving, seeming all the
time to breathe with ease and comfort
until at last he gasped twice. and the end
of temporal life came to this faithful
man and patient soldier Of the cross. who
was in his Masters service for more than
half century.
Barney Huffman first made his appear
ance on earth near Hillsville. the county
seat of Carroll county. Virginia. Novem-
Der IS. 1891, just eight days prior to the
date Of Hon. James Monroe's fifth an.
nual message. which was the beginning
of his second administration as presi-
dent of the United States.
Thus. his infancy and. childhood began
under Monroe. his boyhood under John
Q. Adams. his youth under Andrew Jack
son and continued under Martin Van
Buren,. and his manhood and majority
found him at the polls casting his pr.
mary viva voce suffrage for James K.
Polk. In his 10Th year, in 1870, in the
battle Of life. he enlisted for faithful
discharge of duty with Lucritia VIII.
liams, until death should end their Ca
reer, and this relation of husband and
wife continued for more than 81 years.
He observed the old Virginia rule and
got his wife within the smoke of his own
chimney, his wife being resident of the
same county.
They began this new:relation in.lifs in
their native county. and were blessed
with three children. Lavinia. Laura and
the unnamed baby boy. who died when
three weeks old. while they resided there.
In I84o desire to better their condition
caused them to fall in with the tide Of
emigration that was drifting many of the
sons and daughters of the Old Dominion
into the state Of Indiana. hating near
Manhattan. Putnam county. Indiana.
where they remained in the farm life un.
til 1868. when they moved to near New
Hartford, Pike county. Illinois. IN 1850,
while residing near Manhattan, Indiana.
they were thrown in contact with the
Restoration of the Bible and the aband-
oning Of all human creeds, and they at
once united with the Church Of Christ
on the firm foundation that where the
Bible speaks, We speak. and where it is
silent. we are silent" For 81 years
Brother Huffman has continued faithful
in the body Of Christ.
When the writer set in order the con-
gregation near Fletcher. Adams county,
WASH. he appointed Barney Huffman as
one of the elders of that congregation.
the highest Office to which brother can
be appointed in the Church of Christ.
In 1883 Brother and Sister Huffman
again found themselves in the food tide
of emigration westward. Their son. John
c.. having embarked before them. they
Tended near Fletcher and found habi.
tation with him. continuing there without
interruption until death found our broth
or in the dischatge of his duty. both spir-
itually and temporarily.
Brother and Sister Huffman were
blessed with II children. three. Lavinia,
Laura. and the unnamed baby boy. have
all gone over the river of Death, but
John c., Philip, and Hanna Scott. Rub
bic Purcell. James. Robert. Daniel and
Linzy still live. and all live in Washing
ton but Robert, who resides in California.
They have IS grandchildren and 10 great
grandchildren. This large list Of de.
scendents speaks volumes in their favor
in these days of wicked child murder in
the high civilization of fashionable Amer.
lean society.
While death occurred on the 9th Of
December. his body was not put out of
sight until. the 10th. in order that his
children might have an opportunity to
attend the funeral services, which were
by the writer in the presence
of numerous relatives and the commun.
ity generally.
After an acquaintance Of Isyears with
this faithful and valiant Soldier Of the
Cross. the writer regards him Is high
type Of Christian manhood and one Of
the most patient men he ever knew. His
daily walk and his chaste conversation
was living epistle of the religion estab-
lished BY our Lord and Master. Rev.