The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1908-05-08
CONSUMPTION
Has Taken Another Fair Daugh.
ter From the Preston Fam.
lily.

beulan, daughter OF j. Henry Pres
ton and Nancy Hays Preston, died
at their home in Louisa on Fri
day evening, May 1st, at the age Of
twenty years. The funeral took place
Sunday morning, from the M. e.
Church South, and the interment
was made in Fulkerson Cemetery.
Rev. o. F. Williams, pastor, conduc.-
ed the services, delivering a message
OF comfort from a God OF love and
mercy. The church was crowded with
sorrowing friends Of the family.
The pail bearers were George Rob-
erts, Fred Vinson, George Lewis, VIII
Barksdale, Ed Spencer and Labe
Wallace. The honorary pail bearers
were Misses Lizzie Bromley, Martha
Vaughan, Willie Frazier. Ida Hew-
lett, Mexie Carey and Ethel Spencer.
Beulah was converted and Joined
the NJ. e. Church South about three
years ago.
The circumstances surrounding
this case and this family are unus-
ually sad. Twenty years ago when
the family moved from johnson coun-
ty to Louisa Mr.. and Mrs. Pres
ton brought with them three little
girls, Beulsh being the youngest and
only three months old. No other
children were born to them. These
little girls grew into beautiful young
womanhood all too soon, it seems,
as we look back over the few short
years that were allotted to them.
Modest and retiring, and sweet of
manner oand disposition, they were
the idols of their parents, fayorites
amongst their playmates, and much
loved by all associates. On Christ
mas day four years ago Lizzie was
laid to rest on the hill overlooking
her earthly home. Almost two years
later, on Thanksgiving day, ELIAS
body was tenderly placed alongside
that Of Lizzie. And now, Beulah.
the last Of the trio, just after the
passing Of an Eastertide, joins her
sister in the City Of the Dead
Three exquisite examples of pure
young womanhood, only one of whom
attained the age of twenty-one
years
They were not ruthlessly removed
by the heavy hand of Providence for
. mysterious reason, as some are In
the habit Of saying; but all fell
victims to that awful, insidious dis
ease, pulmonary consumption, to
t which the human race is subject un-
der the laws that govern the world.
lThey were christians, truly convert
! ed during their girlhood, and en-
) joyed the peace and hope that be-
{ long only 10 those who have been
born into the kingdom. Death had
l no sting for them save the regret
2 over a brief separation from father
and mother. For they had the happy
r knowledge that their parents are
prepared to meet them in Heaven
an assurance that is sufficient in its
4 self to take away the horrors Of death
And to the deeply bereayed parents,
i what consolation is the lively hope
: Of that reunion! The loss OF all
S their children would be almost be-
y yond the powers of human indurance
!. without the sustaining influence and
K spirit of the christian religion. But
7. being thoroughly imbued with this
Q spirit, these good people are enabled
q to look beyond this world of sorrow
; and run the race that is set before
them, with full knowledge that all
will be we'll throughout eternity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston took Beulah
to California last October in the
hope of restoring her to health. ant
after providing her the best medical
attention for several months, they
!. were told that the case was hopeless
About six weeks ago they arrived
I home and she steadily failed uAts
: the end came.