The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-02-21
IN MEMORIAM.
nrS. Sue B, Aston,

AS one who wraps the draperies OF
his couch about him and lies down to
pleasant Dreams" so entered into rest
at her late residence, ''Jessamine Cot"
near Townsville, n. c., Mrs. Sue b. Ais
ton, in the 9th year OF her age. She
was the youngest daughter of the late
Capt. John T. Hunt and a grand daugh-
ter OF DR.. ThOs. Hunt. who at one time
owned and who built the residence upon
the estate near WILLIAMSBURG known as
BURNSIDE Her mother was Fannie
NJ. Bullock, who was a daughter of the
late VIM. Bullock, who owned and lived
on the Cross Roads estate including the
site OF the railroad station which bears
his name. Her father and mother were
married about 1927 and lived at Bon
ME Doom, the present residence of Mr.
Il. \. Wilson near Stovall.
1t was here that the subject of this i'm
perfect and unworthy tribute was born
She was the youngest daughter Of large
family. Upon the death of her parents
she was adopted, together with her
younger brother, Capt. j. Nj. B. Hunt
into the comfortable, though childless
home OF her uncle, the late John Nj. Bull
lock. 1t was here that the acquaintance
OF this writer by reason OF the tender
years of each OF us begins and which has
continued through period of more than
three score years. After attending the
neighbOrhOod schools her education was
completed at the Warrenton Female In
stitute which was presided over by the
late Rev. \. 7. Graves and Mr.. Julius
Wilcox, who were noted educators of
their day
In 1853 she married Jos. r. Aston.
Their early married life was passed at
the Aston homestead on Hickory Noun
tain In Chatham county. Later her hus-
band purchased the present homestead
tie preceded her to the grave several
years At the time of his death this
writer recorded his appreciation of a
man so true and knightly Space here
forbids to speak OF him save as it is nat
urally included in tribute to his wife.
Theirs was an ideal married life for more
than forty years They made their home
a centre OF sweetness and light of gener-
Gus hospitality and Christian loneliness,
Here large family gathered about them
and bloomed into beautiful manhood and
womanhoOd; here a goodly company of
grandchildren We're wont to gather and
| again the patter OF little feet and the
clear voices ofchildren filled the old home
with earth's sweetest music. And now.
the rounded life has reached the full
measure OF human growth, has touched
the circle at every point of earthly exist
ence and passed into higher sphere.
In long life rich in variety of experience
she had touched every string in the harp
| OF life and sung the song through all
its measures. dripping with tears for
nome was more than once opened to the
| death angel, or bright with Joy, or quiet
and full in steady glow of the matured
| faith and chastened love.
After a long and painful illness borne
with singular patience and true Chris
tan fortitude, on the 9th of February.
1907, the drifting ship auickened its
speed and she met her Pilot face 70
lace. and under His guiding hand sailed
swiftly
out to a haven, out to a shore.
Where life is love for ever more"
. how rich are the consultations of di
vine mercy! How blest are the homes
IN which the vacant chair TODAY gar
landed with sober, bnt confident hope
and where the irrepressible yearnings bu,
Tor one touch of the vanquished HAND
and the sound of voice that is stilled'
are answered by the Savior's COMFORTING
words, LET not your hearts be troub
led, Believe in me- Sadly we laid he,
to rest under the shadow of the sanctuary
whose sacred aisles her infant feet has
trod and where she in her maturer year
SO faithfully served the God of her Fla
theirs. r
! Montperier. N. c., Peb. 9. 1907.