The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-10-08
DEATH OF JUDGE lIPUY
NATIVE OF PRINCE EDWARD.
For Twenty-Five Years Resident OF
Roanoke.
From the Evening News,

From the Evening News, Of Roa-
noke:
Judge James A. Dupuy died yes
terday afternoon in his room AT No.
7O3 III nry street, :. W. To the ell
tire community the announcement OF
his death came as a great shock. 1t
had been known for months that Judge
Dupuy was not enjoying good health,
and for some weeks il was evident to
his friends that his condition was be-
coming more serious. No one, how
ever, dreamed that the end Of his days
was so near at hand. Saturday after
noon he was down town and seem"d
to be as cheerful and hopeful as ever.
The attack which proved fatal first
came upon him while he was in his
Office i'm the Strickland building. 1t
was early Saturday evening, and Dr.
BucKner, who was called in to attend
HIM, accompanied HIM 10 his room,
where he gave him an examination
and administered remedies. The pa
tlent complained of suffering some
pain, but the symptoms at that time
did not appear to be critical. Al about
9 o'clock d nephew of Judge Dupuy :
went to the room TO spend the night,
and at l. o'clock he found il necessary
to call in several physicians. The
Judge was suffering from cOnVul-iOns
and was unconscious. His condition
was found 10 be most precariOus.
Everything possible WIS done 10 give
the patient relief, bat he became rapid
~ worse, and az 2:45 o'clock yesterday
afternoon without recovering con-
sciousness, he breathed his last
Seldom i'm the b story Of this COM
munlty has the announcement OF the
death of citizen brought with it 80
much sorrow and regret. Judge Du-
puy was in the prime Of life and up TO
a year ago, enjoyed splendid health
and vigOr, aud apparently had every
promise Of attaining TO ripe old age.
His pleasant and genial manners, bis
courtesy and happy outlook on lie'
won for him the friendship and love
of all who learned 10 know him, and
seemed 10 peculiarly iit him for a long,
active and useful career. Throughout
the city his demise has been received
with eX XpressiOns OF grief, and nun
dreds o people have paused IN theiI
daily occupation TO pay to his memory
a tribute of honor and esteem.
Judge Jane. Asa Dupuy was bort
i'm Prince Edward county iiity-iiy,
wears ago. and he was son of tine late
Joseph Dupuy. lie was reared IN
Prince Edward and receil ed his acade
mic training in Hampdeu-Sidney Col
lege, an institution for which he al
ways entertained an afiect0nate re
membrance. Graduated IN law IRON
the University of Virginia. Judge
Dupuy located in Rocky Mount ioi
the pracu e OF his profession, bat afte
a few years removed To Roanoke, be
coming resident Of this city abOu
twenty-five years ago, when ROANOKE
was i'm lis infancy His practice her
brought him success, and ne was sOOi
recognized as a leader of the bar hn
eminent qualifications rs "A Jurlst an'
fine judicial ability gained for hin
the position of circuit judge, and owe
that court he presided with sigma
ability for number of years, winning
the confidence of the members of TIT
profession and the honorable endorse
meut of The people lie was a jus
Judge, an impartial Judge, but his ac
tiOns were tempered with mercy an'
with that kindness and gentlenes
which were as ilhereni in his natur
as the sunlight i'm a summer day. Iii
manners were those of an old VII
giuia gentleman, cordial, polished an'
{ sincere. and they found their inspira
ton in a heart that was filed will
happy courage. The passing O
Jud &c Dupuy leaves void IN thi
community He was always deepl.
interested i'm every movement tha
could i'm any way advance the welfar
and prosperity Of his city, and he los
no opportunity To- contribnte to lis up
building, labOring always not only L
promote its material interests, but 1
/ develop those nObler qualities Of cit
zenship which constitute the tru
foundation of any successful munlcl
pality.'
Funeral services were held in tn
2nd Presbyterian Church and then thl
: remains we brought to Farmville an
buried in our town cemetery, the Rev
Arthur Rowbotham, of Roanoke, an
the Rev. Mr.. King, of Hamoden
d Sidney, officiating, with the following
- pail bearers: Judge A. D. Watkins
. Messrs. j. NJ. Hart E. f. Hundley
T. c. johnson and c. C. Taliaferro.
Mr.. f. /. Dupuy. Of Worsham, ant
| a daughter, Miss Rochet Dupuy, sur
? vive him. and in their sorrow the
have the loving sympathy Of host G
friends.
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