Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1907-08-02
Baby WOOdrum A"
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Willela Virginia, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. J w. Woodrum, better
known rs Baby Woodrum, " was
born in Pearisburg, April 30, 1905.
was TRANSLATED TO her heavenly home
July 10, 1907. This short life of
twenty-five and one-half months was
not lived in vain. Unconsciously TO
herself, by her winsome WAYS, and
her sweet little tongue, which gave
utterance to so many bright latle
words, the memory of which will be
Is ointment poured forth, she drew
many hearts 10 her. I'm the town
where her parents and grand parents
reside, she WAS an universal favorite.
No more beautiful, attractive. love-
able and bright child was ever lent
To mGtaIs than was Baby Wood
rum This was what she called her
self. She was often with her grand
father on the streets ;she knew almost
every body in town, and TO say we
all loved her dearly would be alto
gether too inadequate To express our
feelings. To finite minds, il is strange
that one so dear 10 our hearts, one
who was the chief joy-the sunshine
OF the home-should be taken from
us just at that stage OF child life,
which of all others is most interest,"
ing. 1t would be tho part OF unwis-
DOM in us, 10 go behind the curtain
\ In hi - 4.
spoken. But lie has said. Suffer the
little children To come unto me. and
forbid them not for such is the king
dom OF heaven. Take heed that
We despise not one of these little ones.
for in heaven their angels do ALWAYS
behold the face of my Father which
is in heaven"
Her illness latsed about one month.
and though she was young, she could
be coaNed To say she was better, at
any time; and when affectionateIy
urged by her grand father TO get well
for Papa, she would shake her little
head and say, Baby no better; baby
not get we'll"
The lamented b. p. Watts resided
i'll the WOodrum home-was sick
there for weary months-died there.
lie was very fond of her. That was a !
happy meeting, never To be |
broken, when "Tousin Bali" and
Baby Woodruff meet in that
house not made with hands eternal |
in the heavens. Many times when the
writer visited him, she would meet
him at the door and say, Baby show
Builder Owen Tousin Balls room. -
Her picture, seated ut the table with
bowed head saying To her grand |
father Papa say somethin' PAY
papa, the waves of time will |
not efface from the memories of the
family.
Her funeral was conducted m the |
Methodist church by the pastor of
me family, assisted by DIR. b. Hob
son, ON Sunday, July Dist, in the pre-
sence OF one of the largest congrega-
tons that ever assemblies there for
worship. All eyes were bedimmed
with tears.
The little body, worn out, and
by disease, was placed i'm
a beautiful casket, and laid i'm a
vault made of concrete, and arched
with the same material, carefully
where it VIII remain In
TACT for centuries. The grave was
lined throughout with white cloth.
and girdled with evergreen. 1t real
~ looked more like beautiful bed
where one is laid to sleep than like a
receptacle for the departed. The
mound was literally covered with
resh fragrant flowers, and all turned
away feeling that it was well with
he child. 1t is for the survivors TO
'ay whether we will meet her again.
Hope looks beyond the bounds OF
time,
Nhen what we now depiore
Shall rise in full immortal prime.
And bloom To fade no more"
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